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Portland Timbers, Austin FC battle to scoreless draw
The Portland Timbers and Austin FC were forced to split the points after a defensive-minded scoreless draw Saturday in a Western Conference match played in damp, cool and windy conditions in Texas' capital city.,Brad Stuver of Austin garnered his fourth clean sheet of the season by recording six sav...

Utah Hockey Club uses power play to down Jets
Clayton Keller, Barrett Hayton, and Kevin Stenlund each had a goal and an assist as the Utah Hockey Club defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Saturday night.,Nick Bjugstad also scored for Utah, while Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Guenther, Mikhail Sergachev, John Marino, and Olli Maatta provided assist...

Crew hold off winless Montreal
Jacen Russell-Rowe scored and had an assist when the host Columbus Crew held off winless CF Montreal 2-1 on Saturday.,The Crew (4-0-3, 15 points) and Inter Miami are the only unbeaten teams in MLS. Miami plays Toronto FC on Sunday.,Aziel Jackson in the 11th minute and Russell-Rowe in the 26th made i...

Blues nip Avs, win team-record 12th straight game
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night for their team-record 12th straight victory.,Zack Bolduc scored twice for the Blues (43-28-7, 93 points), who improved to 19-2-2 in their last 23 games.,Jake Neighbours and P...

Sabres rally, upend playoff-bound Lightning in shootout
Tage Thompson scored his 40th goal and James Reimer made 22 saves and stopped both shootout attempts to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to their third straight win, 3-2, over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday., ,Jason Zucker also scored for Buffalo (33-36-6, 72 points), which extended its ho...

Cal Quantrill homers twice as Marlins shut out Braves
Cal Quantrill pitched five shutout innings and Matt Mervis hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Saturday and even their three-game series at a game apiece.,Quantrill (1-1) allowed four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out four to earn his fir...

Canadiens edge Flyers with 3-goal 3rd period
Nick Suzuki scored and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens erased a third-period deficit to edge the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night., ,The victory, coupled with the New York Rangers' loss earlier Saturday, gives the Canadiens (37-30-9, 83 points) a four-point advantage in t...

Union, Orlando City end in scoreless draw
The Philadelphia Union more than tripled the shot attempts of visiting Orlando City but were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw on Saturday night.,Despite Philadelphia's 20-6 shot advantage, Orlando's Pedro Gallese needed only four stops to keep the Lions' first clean sheet of the season and hold the U...

Red Bulls pick up first win vs. Fire since 2022
The New York Red Bulls got goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Ngoma during a furious six-minute span late in the first half to comeback and defeat the visiting Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night in Harrison, NJ.,The Red Bulls (3-2-2; 11 points) beat the Fire for the first time since April...

Petar Musa's second-half goal helps FC Dallas salvage 1-1 draw with Atlanta United
Petar Musa scored an equalizing goal in the 60th minute as visiting FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Musa's third goal of the season tied Lucho Acosta's team lead as Dallas (3-2-2, 11 points) picked up at least a point for the third straight game, following one-s...

Desmond Bane carries Grizzlies to road win over Pistons
Desmond Bane scored nine of his game-high 38 points in the final 2:50 to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies past the Detroit Pistons 109-103 on Saturday.,Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis (46-32), which won its ninth straight game against the Pistons. Grizzlies big man Z...

FC Cincinnati keeps Revolution at bay in rainy win
CINCINNATI -- Sergio Santos picked up his first goal of the season in the 65th minute and Roman Celentano made three saves in goal to lead FC Cincinnati past the visiting New England Revolution, 1-0, Saturday night in an Eastern Conference match.,One week after earning their first road win of the se...

Anthony Edwards helps Wolves hang on for win over 76ers
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, including a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch, to help the Minnesota Timberwolves earn a 114-109 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers for the Wolves' fifth consecutive victory. ,Minnesota (46-32) avoided a costly stumble against a 76ers side coming into Saturd...

Leafs pull away in 3rd, lower Jackets' playoff chances
Nicholas Robertson and William Nylander each scored twice, Anthony Stolarz earned his 10th career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night.,Stolarz made 27 saves to earn his second shutout of the season as the Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 poin...

Gators hold off Tigers for 1st NCAA championship appearance since 2007
All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. poured in a career-high 34 points to lead Florida to a 79-73 victory over SEC rival Auburn on Saturday night in San Antonio and guide the Gators to their first NCAA championship game since 2007.,The Gators led by just one with 2:30 to go, but Clayton scored seve...

David Pastrnak's hat trick, 5-point night carry Bruins past Hurricanes
David Pastrnak recorded a hat trick and season-high five points as the Boston Bruins ended their 10-game losing streak with an emphatic 5-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.,Pastrnak finished off the trick when he took Morgan Geekie's cross-ice pass and slithered to the fr...

Roundup: Journalism rallies at Santa Anita to secure Kentucky Derby spot
Journalism secured his spot in the May 3 Kentucky Derby and perhaps also as the race's favorite on Saturday with a stirring victory in the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.,The Michael McCarthy-trained colt rallied from the back of the pack in the five-horse 1 1/8-mile race, w...

Reports: 5-time Pro Bowl OT Terron Armstead retires
Offensive tackle Terron Armstead is retiring from the NFL, according to multiple media reports.,Armstead is a five-time Pro Bowl selection and was a second-team All-Pro in 2018.,The New Orleans Saints selected him in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the franchise, st...

Angel Cabrera grabs 2-shot lead at Hall of Fame Invitational
Angel Cabrera fired two eagles en route to a 6-under 66 in a roller coaster of a second round of the inaugural James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla., on Saturday.,Cabrera, of Argentina, who was playing the back nine first, eagled a pair of par-5 holes, Nos. 16 and 1...

Gators hold off Tigers for 1st NCAA championship appearance since 2007
XAll-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. poured in a career-high 34 points to lead Florida to a 79-73 victory over SEC rival Auburn on Saturday night in San Antonio and guide the Gators to their first NCAA championship game since 2007.,The Gators led by just one with 2:30 to go, but Clayton scored sev...