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Clippers hope to improve play-in seeding with win over Kings
The Los Angeles Clippers will work on improving their seeding in the play-in tournament when they pay a visit to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday., ,After holding a 6-21 regular-season record just before Christmas, the Clippers have rallied to their current 39-38 mark that has made them play-in eligib...
Lauren Coughlin leads, but Nelly Korda makes push at Aramco
On Saturday, Lauren Coughlin wasn't quite as sharp as she had been over the first two rounds of the Aramco Championship in Las Vegas, but her 1-over-par 73 was still good enough to keep her ahead of the field with a round to go.,Coughlin settled in at 7-under-par 209 after a round that saw her endur...
Jesus Luzardo bounces back as Phillies escape with win over Rockies
Jesus Luzardo pitched strongly into the seventh, striking out 11 and Trea Turner had two hits with the game-winning RBI in the Philadelphia Phillies' 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Saturday night.,Jhoan Duran retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save to secure Philade...
Yankees rally past Marlins, win 4th straight and improve to 7-1
Giancarlo Stanton hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees continued their hot start by hanging on for a 9-7 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday night.,The Yankees won their fourth straight and are off to their second 7-1 start in t...
Chicago's 1st-minute goal holds up to end Nashville's unbeaten streak
Philip Zinckernagel scored in the opening minute Saturday night and the Chicago Fire's vastly-improved defense made that goal stand up over the last 89 minutes for a 1-0 win over visiting Nashville SC.,Chicago (3-2-1, 10 points) won its second straight match and showed off a fine defensive shape, pe...
Quinton Byfield scores OT winner as Kings down Maple Leafs
Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game at 2:33 of overtime Saturday night and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6.,The Kings took a 6-4 lead with three goals in 1:36 in the third period and Toronto rallied to tie the game.,Toronto's William Nylander was st...
Miami rallies twice to earn draw in new stadium opener vs. Austin
Substitute Luis Suarez scored his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute after Lionel Messi scored his fifth and Inter Miami salvaged a 2-2 draw against visiting Austin FC to officially open their new permanent stadium on Saturday night.,Both goals pulled Miami (3-1-2, 11 points) back from a go...
Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn eighth straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...
Huskies bark, bite as 'underdog,' bury Illinois again
INDIANAPOLIS -- A gift, and not one UConn coach Dan Hurley saw coming, became fuel for the Huskies long before the team bus pulled up to Lucas Oil Stadium early Saturday afternoon. ,From Hurley's vantage point, the overall national narrative wrote UConn into the Final Four as the underdog against an...
Rays pile it on, get game back from Twins
Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz drove in two runs apiece, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Ben Williamson and Hunter Feduccia added one RBI apiece for the Rays, who evened the three-game series at one win apiece with the rubber m...
Charlotte FC edges Union after late exchange of goals
Wilfried Zaha scored in the 80th minute Saturday night to break a draw and Charlotte FC kept the visiting Philadelphia Union winless with a 2-1 victory.,Running unmarked down the left side, Zaha received a pretty centering pass from Pep Biel and wired a shot into the far right corner past diving goa...
Logan Thompson (37 saves) helps Capitals wreck Sabres
Logan Thompson made 37 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 6-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (39-29-9, 87 points), who have won four of their past five games.,Rasmus Dahlin h...
Julian Hall, Red Bulls too much for FC Cincinnati in 4-2 win
Julian Hall recorded his fifth goal of the season, Emil Forsberg and Mohammed Sofo also scored and the New York Red Bulls ended a three-match winless rut with a 4-2 triumph over FC Cincinnati on Saturday in Harrison, N.J., ,New York (3-2-1, 10 points) entered the game with five goals on the season, ...
Brendan McSorley saves point for St. Louis as NYFC falters
Brendan McSorley's 95th-minute header from the center of the box off a long ball from Lukas MacNaughton salvaged a 1-1 draw for St. Louis SC with host New York City FC on Saturday., ,The goal was just the second game St. Louis has scored in this season and denied NYCFC's bid for a third win in four ...
Seth Jarvis, Hurricanes extend Islanders' ill-timed skid
Seth Jarvis scored two goals to go with an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes' 4-3 victory against the New York Islanders on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes never led until Sebastian Aho's short-handed goal with 3:43 remaining in the second period. Jackson Blake also scored for Carolin...
FC Dallas nets four in shutout of offensively challenged D.C. United
FC Dallas got goals from four different players as they dominated D.C. United for a 4-0 MLS victory Saturday in Washington.,Logan Farrington and Patrickson Delgado scored in the first half and Osaze Urhoghide and Petar Musa tacked on goals after intermission for Dallas.,Michael Collodi had three sav...
Michael Soroka's strong outing gets Diamondbacks past Braves
Michael Soroka threw five strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored a pair of unearned runs to earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday., ,Soroka (2-0) allowed one run on four hits, striking out three and walking three for Arizona, which had dropped the first two game...
Pistons clinch top seed in East with convincing win over 76ers
Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Daniss Jenkins contributed 16 points and 14 assists as the Detroit Pistons clinched the No.1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 116-93 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.,Jalen Duren chipped in with 16 points for Detroit (57-21), which will have ho...
Kyle Connor scores twice to lead Jets past Blue Jackets
Kyle Connor scored twice as the visiting Winnipeg Jets defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night.,Mark Scheifele picked up both primary assists for Winnipeg (33-31-12, 78 points). Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves for the Jets.,Ivan Provorov scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets (38...
Dodgers SS Mookie Betts (back) slated to undergo MRI exam
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts exited in the middle of the first inning of Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals due to right lower back pain and was slated to undergo an MRI exam on Saturday night.,Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Betts won't play in Sunday's series fin...