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Sparks leaning on rookies as season tips off vs. Dream
Two Los Angeles rookies will make their highly anticipated WNBA debuts on Wednesday night when the host Sparks open their season against the Atlanta Dream.,Forwards Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, the No. 2 and No. 4 overall picks in last month's draft, respectively, are set to take center stage a...

Jalen Brunson scores 44, Knicks pound Pacers in Game 5
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who routed the Indiana Pacers 121-91 in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,The Knicks, who lost Games 3 and 4 in Indianapolis, now hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. New York will attempt to clinch a ...

Thunder set to push Mavericks to brink of elimination
Top-seeded and playing like it again, the Oklahoma City Thunder have stacked the odds in their favor as they head into Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series Wednesday against the visiting Dallas Mavericks.,With a 100-96 victory in Game 4 Monday, the Thunder have evened the series at tw...

Oilers switching goalies for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...

Oilers G Calvin Pickard to start Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in goal in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,It will be the first career playoff start -- and just the second playoff game ever for the 32-year-old Pickard.,"It's exciting," Pi...

Oilers reportedly switching goalie for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...

Reeling Reds turn to Hunter Greene against Arizona
Kevin Newman had two three-hit games last season as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.,He bettered the hit total against his former team in the opener of a three-game set Monday and will look to continue his recent hot streak when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Reds on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,New...

D-backs walk off Cincinnati as Reds' woes continue
Kevin Newman dropped a two-run single into right field with one out in the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 6-5 walk-off victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night in Phoenix.,Newman went 4-for-5 as Arizona won for the sixth time in its past eight games. Gabriel Moreno and Joc P...

Thunder storm back in Game 4, even series with Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 on Monday to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.,Chet Holmgren had 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Luguentz ...

Reports: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson has ankle surgery
Already ruled out for the rest of the postseason, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent a second left ankle surgery on Monday, per multiple media reports.,Robinson, 26, suffered a stress injury to his surgically repaired left ankle last Monday in Game 1 of the second-round series agains...

Green Bay G David Douglas Jr. enters portal after coach leaves
Horizon League Freshman of the Year David Douglas Jr. of Green Bay said Monday that he entered the transfer portal.,Douglas cited Sunday's departure of coach Sundance Wicks as the reason for entering the portal. Wicks was announced as Wyoming's new coach on Sunday.,"Due to the recent exit of our hea...

Oilers seek more from goalie, depth scoring in Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...

Canucks D Carson Soucy suspended for Game 4
The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for one game for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid on Sunday night.,The decision to ban Soucy for Game 4 of the Western Conference second-round series came Monday afternoon, sever...

Short-handed Knicks hope to shift series flow vs. Pacers
The last time the New York Knicks played at home, Jalen Brunson conjured up memories of the franchise's first NBA title by playing through an injury and lifting the Knicks to a memorable victory.,But the Knicks' next championship may seem even further away by the end of Tuesday night.,The undermanne...

Canucks' Soucy to have hearing for cross-check; Zadorov fined
The NHL will hold a hearing for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid at the end of Sunday night's game, the league announced Monday.,Canucks D Nikita Zadorov was fined $5,000 for his cross-check to McDavid in the same sequen...

Ascending Diamondbacks ready for rematch vs. reeling Reds
The Arizona Diamondbacks swept three games from the Cincinnati Reds last week.,The Diamondbacks will attempt to do it again this week, beginning with Monday night's series opener between the teams in Phoenix.,Arizona outscored the Reds 15-9 in sweeping a road set last Tuesday through Thursday.,That ...

Arturs Silovs (42 saves), Canucks edge Oilers, lead series 2-1
Arturs Silovs made a career-high 42 saves -- including 21 in the third period -- and the visiting Vancouver Canucks hung on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday.,Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist for the Canucks, who lead the series ...

Pacers blast Knicks to even series 2-2
Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points as the Indiana Pacers breezed to a 121-89 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday in Indianapolis to even their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.,The sixth-seeded Pacers rode a sizzling start en route to recording their second straight vict...

Diamondbacks' offense comes alive in win over Orioles
Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally got their offense going to avoid a three-game sweep, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season -- a two-run shot -- during Arizona's six-run sixth inning....

Wyoming hires state native Sundance Wicks as new coach
Wyoming hired Sundance Wicks as its new head coach on Sunday, three days after Jeff Linder departed to take an assistant coaching job at Texas Tech.,Wicks, 43, is a native of Gillette, Wyo., and served as an assistant coach with the Cowboys from 2020-23.,Wicks coached Green Bay to an 18-14 record la...