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Panthers even finals vs. Oilers on Brad Marchand's 2OT goal
Brad Marchand has made a career of looming large in the biggest of moments, and the Florida Panthers are thankful for it after he netted the double-overtime winner in a 5-4 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday to even the Stanley Cup Final.,In a back-and-forth affair, Marchand's second br...
Panthers even Cup series with Oilers on Brad Marchand's 2OT goal
Brad Marchand scored the overtime winning goal to give the visiting Florida Panthers a roller coaster-ride 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and evened the Stanley Cup Final.,After the Panthers surrendered a final-minute Oilers goal to force overtime, they recovered thanks to Marchand's...
Super regionals roundup: Oregon State rallies late, stuns Florida State in 10
After rallying from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning, Oregon State upended Florida State 5-4 on AJ Singer's walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning in the opener of the Corvallis Super Regional on Friday night. ,With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 10th, Florida State got a f...
Nick Gonzales' walk-off sac fly lifts Pirates past Phillies
Nick Gonzales' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth scored Adam Frazier and lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in a game that began late following a one-hour, 23-minute rain delay.,Gonzales' walk-off RBI secured the Pirates the...
Late goal lifts surging Louisville over slumping Utah
Sarah Weber's first NWSL goal was a huge one for Racing Louisville as the rookie's header in the 85th minute lifted the hosts to a 3-2 victory Friday over a short-handed Utah Royals squad.,The forward, who got the start due to Kayla Fischer serving the first of her three-game suspension, scored the ...
Super regionals roundup: North Carolina produces fireworks in 18-2 win
No. 5 North Carolina pounced on visiting Arizona early in an 18-2 victory in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament on Friday.,The Tar Heels (46-13) capitalized on the Wildcats' (42-19) shaky pitching in the first inning. Arizona starter Owen Kramkowski allowed two ...
Thomas Bjorn-Darren Clarke duo lead at TPC Wisconsin
Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke combined to shoot a 12-under-par 59 Friday to grab the early advantage at the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison, Wis.,Friday's four ball (best ball) format, which takes the lower score of a pairing of two golfers on each hole, is predisposed to the prol...
Tiger-Cats, Stampeders clash after last-place 2024 seasons
Bo Levi Mitchell takes aim at his 100th career regular-season victory when the quarterback's Hamilton Tiger-Cats face the host Calgary Stampeders in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.,Mitchell will be making his 141st career start and would be fastest to reach 100 with a victory. The curr...
Phil Mickelson: 'Likelihood' this will be final U.S. Open
Not wanting to close all doors, six-time U.S. Open runner-up Phil Mickelson admitted that next week probably will be his last chance at winning the event that has brought him so much heartache.,Mickelson has won six major championships, including the Masters three times, and showed in 2021 that he d...
OKC, SGA deal with shock and gnaw of blown 15-point lead
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Tyrese Haliburton stuck a game-winner with 0.3 seconds on the clock on Thursday to give Indiana its only lead of the game and a 1-0 lead in the 2025 NBA Finals.,Reeling after a blown lead of 15 points in the fourth quarter and stunned by Haliburton's latest heroics, league MVP Shai ...
Phillies aim to resume winning ways against Pirates
Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter, coming off the best month of his career, will look to keep his personal momentum going while flipping his team's in the right direction when the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.,Falter (4-3, 3.14 ERA) will pitch for the first time against ...
BetBoom Team sneak into Group Stage 2 at Austin Major
BetBoom Team squeezed past Wildcard with a pair of overtime map wins on Thursday to clinch a berth in Group Stage 2 at the BLAST.tv Austin Major in Texas.,Two other teams advanced out of Group Stage 1 with 2-0 wins, as OG swept NRG and Nemiga Gaming topped FlyQuest.,In the three elimination matches ...
Adam Silver: NBA 'should be exploring' expansion
Commissioner Adam Silver offered hope to cities looking to land an NBA franchise, saying Thursday that the league "should be exploring" expansion.,Silver addressed the media in his annual state-of-the-league talk ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the host Oklahoma City...
Bantamweight title doubleheader tops UFC’s return to New Jersey
UFC 316 will be headlined by a pair of bantamweight title fights -- a rematch of Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley for Dvalishvili's title, and a women's bout between champion Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison -- as the UFC returns to New Jersey for the third straight year on Saturday night in Newa...
Panthers hope to use 1-0 Final deficit to their advantage vs. Oilers
The defending champion Florida Panthers are not on the ropes, but they are well aware they need to counter-punch when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday.,Florida appeared to have the series opener in hand when they held a 3-1 lead early in the second period,...
Sizzling Blue Jays dominate sliding Phillies
Myles Straw and Tyler Heineman each had three RBIs, Chris Bassitt pitched seven effective innings Thursday and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 9-1.,Toronto's Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer in a two-hit game in the rubber match of the three-game series to extend his...
Giants OC: Team targeted QB Jaxson Dart ‘relatively early’
Before the New York Giants' organized team activity session Thursday ended abruptly with a fight, the team's trio of quarterbacks cycled through their reps and a pecking order began to take shape.,Russell Wilson practiced with the team's projected starters, but rookie Jaxson Dart took over for him f...
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman buy Australian SailGP team
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman announced Thursday they have taken over the Australian SailGP team.,It is hardly Reynolds' first foray into sports ownership, while Jackman joins him in the endeavor as an Australian icon and avid fan of the sport.,"We're incredibly excited to set sail together in this...
Music City GP plans Palou party, envision 'Monaco of the South' by '27
At his current pace, Alex Palou might turn the season finale in Nashville into a championship celebration by clinching his fourth title in five years prior to the Music City Grand Prix in Tennessee on Labor Day Weekend. ,Sponsors and Indy Car officials understand the reality of the circumstance, wit...
Report: Villanova football leaving CAA for Patriot League
The Villanova football program is leaving the Coastal Athletic Association to join the Patriot League, ESPN reported Thursday.,The move will take effect in 2026 for the Wildcats, who joined the CAA (formerly Colonial Athletic Association) of the Football Championship Subdivision in 2007.,Villanova f...