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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...

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...

ATP roundup: Tommy Paul wins all-American semi to reach Houston final
No. 4 Tommy Paul rallied for his fourth consecutive win over fellow American and second-seeded Frances Tiafoe, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7), on Saturday in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinals at Houston.,Paul clinched his first ever ATP clay-court final appearance in a grueling 2-hour, 45-minute ...

UConn muscles through Illini, set for title shot at Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- UConn acted like the team that belonged and the Huskies are headed back to the national championship game after controlling Illinois start to finish in a 71-62 win Saturday at the Final Four.,Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds and freshman Braylon Mullins had a huge first ...

South Carolina, UCLA face off in national championship game
PHOENIX -- Perennial powers South Carolina and UCLA avenged recent setbacks in the semifinals of the NCAA women's Final Four on Friday.,Each could do it again when they meet in the championship game Sunday afternoon.,UCLA (36-1) broke the Gamecocks' 43-game winning streak in a 77-62 victory in their...

Darren Raddysh sets franchise record, as Lightning topple Bruins
Darren Raddysh scored a franchise-setting, tiebreaking goal late, as the Tampa Bay Lightning closed their seven-game homestand with a three-goal third period in a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.,In a career season, Raddysh netted the game-winner, his 21st, with over five minutes remainin...

Penguins wallop Panthers behind big days from stars
Evgeni Malkin recorded his first hat trick in more than four years, Sidney Crosby climbed ahead of Steve Yzerman in the record books and a six-goal second period moved the Pittsburgh Penguins two points closer to a playoff spot as they walloped the visiting Florida Panthers 9-4 Saturday., ,Malkin's ...

William Sawalich gets breakthrough victory at Rockingham
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Grabbing the lead and control of the race after a restart on Lap 172, William Sawalich pulled away over the final 79 laps to win Saturday's North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire at Rockingham Speedway.,The victory was the first in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto...

Zavier Gozo, Real Salt Lake keep up hot start over Kansas City
Zavier Gozo had a goal and an assist on Saturday afternoon to help Real Salt Lake earn a 3-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City., ,Diego Luna and Sergi Solans also scored for Salt Lake (4-1-1, 13 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to five games. Noel Caliskan tallied two assists for...

West Virginia cruises past Creighton to reach Crown title game
DJ Thomas scored 20 points off the bench to help lead West Virginia to a wire-to-wire 87-70 victory over Creighton in the College Basketball Crown semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.,Treysen Eaglestaff added 16 points and Brenen Lorient scored 15 for West Virginia (20-14), which advances to face forme...

Report: Lakers G Austin Reaves (oblique) out for the regular season
The Lakers continue to get troublesome news in the injury department with star guard Austin Reaves sidelined for the remainder of the regular season, per ESPN.,He has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury. As a result, he is expected to miss four to six weeks.,Reaves came away fro...

Lakers G Austin Reaves (oblique) out for the regular season
The Lakers continue to get troublesome news in the injury department with star guard Austin Reaves sidelined for the remainder of the regular season, per ESPN.,He has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury. As a result, he is expected to miss four to six weeks.,Reaves came away fro...

Tigers swat 4 HRs in weather-shortened win vs. Cards
Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry and Matt Vierling hit two-run homers and the host Detroit Tigers slugged their way to an 11-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. ,The game was called after 8 1/3 innings due to inclement weather and poor field conditions.,Carpenter, McKinstry and Vierli...

Gabe Perreault's hat trick gets Rangers past Red Wings
Rookie Gabe Perreault scored twice in the third period to deliver his first career hat trick as the New York Rangers shut down the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Jaroslav Chmelar also scored a goal, Adam Fox had two assists and Jonathan Quick narrowly missed a shutout, making ...

Lakers G Austin Reaves (oblique) set to undergo MRI
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to get troublesome news in the injury department with star guard Austin Reaves scheduled to undergo an MRI on his midsection Saturday, multiple outlets reported.,Reaves came away from Thursday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with discomfort in his rib/oblique area...

UConn's Geno Auriemma apologizes for behavior following loss
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma on Saturday apologized for his actions at the conclusion of his team's loss to South Carolina in the Women's Final Four in Phoenix.,With the final seconds winding down on the Gamecocks' 62-48 victory on Friday, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Auriemm...

Senators D Jake Sanderson rejoins lineup at crunch time
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson made his return to the ice Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Wild.,He has not played since March 7, when the Senators defeated the Seattle Kraken 7-4, because of an upper-body injury.,Sanderson missed 13 games but is returning at a crucial time for Ot...

Tigers place RHP Justin Verlander (hip) on 15-day IL
Justin Verlander's first start back at Comerica Park will have to wait a bit more time.,The Detroit Tigers on Saturday placed the three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2011 American League MVP on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation. The move is retroactive to Wednesday.,Verlander had b...

Mariners ride stellar pitching performance into rematch vs. Angels
As a former catcher, Dan Wilson understands both the hitting and pitching aspects of the game.,"Sometimes when you're not scoring a lot of runs, you need your pitchers to step up," said Wilson, the Seattle Mariners manager.,That's pretty much what happened Friday night as the Mariners took on the Lo...

Twins might face Rays without Byron Buxton, who's 'good' after HBP
Minnesota's Byron Buxton knows his season could be a lot worse.,So even if Buxton misses Saturday night's game between the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays in Minneapolis, he is grateful that his status is day-to-day instead of week-to-week -- or longer.,"It's an arm," Buxton said. "It ain't broken, so I'm ...