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Mason McTavish's OT goal caps Ducks' comeback vs. Rangers
Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the overtime winner to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.,Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger each had a goal and an assist and Alex Killorn also scored for the Duc...

Knicks hold on for 1st season sweep of Bucks in 12 years
OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mikal Bridges added 26 to lead the New York Knicks to a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks 116-107 on Friday night.,New York, which has won three of its last four, got 14 points and 10 boards from Karl-Anthony Towns. Josh Hart added 13 points with 14 rebounds and e...

Mason McTavish OT winner caps Ducks' comeback win over Rangers
Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the overtime-winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.,Alex Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger also scored for the Ducks (32-32-8, 72 points), wh...

Battlehawks run all over Roughnecks in UFL season opener
The St. Louis Battlehawks ran roughshod over the host Houston Roughnecks, compiling a UFL record 273 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns in a 31-6 victory on Friday night in the league's season opener.,Jarveon Howard (13 carries, 115 yards, one TD), Jacob Saylors (16-98-1) and Manny Wilk...

Eugenio Suarez goes deep twice as D-backs down Cubs
Eugenio Suarez hit a pair of two-run homers, Pavin Smith and Alek Thomas had three hits apiece and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 for their first victory of the season in Phoenix on Friday.,Suarez hit a 438-foot blast in the second inning and a 418-foot shot in the fourth, each t...

Novak Djokovic reaches Miami final, aims for 100th career title
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic committed just five unforced errors while cruising to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 14th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Friday afternoon to reach the Miami Open final for the eighth time.,Djokovic converted 4 of 6 break points to go with an 87 percent accuracy on his fi...

Earthquakes, Sounders meet in matchup of struggling teams
One thing was pretty obvious to San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye minutes after a 4-1 loss on March 22 in Charlotte.,"This is not the way we want things to go," he said. "We understand some games aren't going to go the way we planned so we need to go back to the training field, watch...

Pavel Dorofeyev's late tally lifts Knights past Blackhawks
Pavel Dorofeyev scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:11 left and Victor Olofsson had two goals to boost the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,William Karlsson earned three assists and Mark Stone had a goal and assist as the Pacific Divisi...

Knicks sweep season series from Bucks
OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mikal Bridges added 26 to lead the New York Knicks to a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks 116-107 on Friday night.,New York, which has won three of its last four, got 14 points and 10 boards from Karl Anthony-Towns. Josh Hart added 13 points with 14 rebounds and e...

Tennessee's defense smothers Kentucky, books trip to Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS -- Zakai Zeigler and Tennessee booked a spot in the Elite Eight with a 78-65 win over Kentucky, avenging a pair of regular-season losses to advance to a regional final for the second consecutive season.,The second-seeded Vols (30-7) went from Sweet to Elite on Friday with a super-sized ...

Jackets rally from 3-goal hole, top Canucks in shootout
Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Kent Johnson scored the only goal in the three-round shootout.,Jenner has four goals in his past three games for the B...

Panthers' Sam Bennett notches both goals in OT win over Utah
Sam Bennett's second goal of the game with 42 seconds left in overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.,Sergei Bobrovsky made 13 saves for the Panthers (44-25-3, 91 points), who won their second straight.,Defenseman Sean Durzi scored for the Ut...

Stars look to move closer to clinching playoff spot vs. Kraken
The Dallas Stars are spending the weekend in Seattle as they will play two games in three days against the Kraken starting Saturday night. The Stars can officially clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Kraken and a St. Louis Blues' loss to the Colorado Avalanche.,While the Kraken (31-36-6, 68 po...

Aneesah Morrow, LSU overtake NC State to reach Elite Eight
Aneesah Morrow scored 30 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as No. 3 seed LSU rallied past No. 2 seed N.C. State 80-73 in the semifinals of the Spokane 1 Region of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Friday in Spokane, Wash.,The Tigers scored the game's final 10 points in the last two minutes.,Sa'Myah Smith ...

Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake clash in playoff rematch
Minnesota United has a hole to fill in the midfield after losing versatile Hassani Dotson to knee surgery.,The Loons will try to overcome Dotson's absence when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dotson was injured during the first half of last weekend's 2-2 tie with the ...

In wake of coach's firing, Grizzlies turn to face Lakers
Searching for answers before postseason play, the Memphis Grizzlies made the surprising move of firing coach Taylor Jenkins with nine games left in the regular season.,The Grizzlies will reportedly tap assistant Tuomas Iisalo as their interim head coach as they open a three-game homestand Saturday w...

D-backs RHP Brandon Pfaadt agrees to 5-year contract extension
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Friday a five-year contract extension with right-hander Brandon Pfaadt that, according to multiple reports, is worth $45 million.,Pfaadt, 26, is due to earn a reported $799,400 this season before his new deal begins in 2026. The contract includes a $21 million c...

Mavs, Bulls bring play-in tourney aspirations into clash
Fresh off a memorable buzzer-beating win, Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night with both teams looking to improve their playoff positions.,Giddey sank a 46.5-footer to stun the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday night. The shot capped an incredib...

Top seed South Carolina holds off No. 4 Maryland to advance in Birmingham
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points off the bench and defending champion South Carolina prevailed 71-67 against fourth-seeded Maryland on Friday in the Birmingham Region 2 semifinal of the Women's NCAA Tournament.,Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the top-seeded Gamecocks, who withstood...

Spokane Region 4: Without JuJu Watkins, USC takes on Kansas State
Superstar guard JuJu Watkins' season-ending knee injury looms large over Saturday's Spokane Region 4 Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Southern California and No. 5 seed Kansas State.,USC (30-3) rallied after Watkins sustained the injury in Monday's second-round 96-59 blowout of Mississippi State,...