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Spencer Knight stops 41 shots in Blackhawks' debut to beat Kings
Spencer Knight stopped 41 shots in his team debut and Ilya Mikheyev and Ryan Donato each tallied a goal and assist to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 win against the slumping Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,Chicago has won consecutive games for the first time since earning three straight wins...
Hawks edge Grizzlies on Caris LaVert's buzzer-beater
Caris LeVert's reverse layup at the buzzer lifted the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 132-130 victory Monday night over the Memphis Grizzlies, spoiling the first career triple-double by Desmond Bane.,LeVert's basket followed a turnover by Bane, who lost control near Memphis' free throw line with four se...
Eyeing 7th straight win, Lakers face improving Pelicans
While continuing to blow through opponents, even after drastically altering their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers will take a six-game winning streak into a home matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday., ,The Lakers are coming off consecutive victories against the Los Angeles Clippers in ...
Fabian Zetterlund's shootout goal lifts Sharks over Maple Leafs
Fabian Zetterlund scored the decisive goal of a shootout and the visiting San Jose Sharks came back to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night.,Jack Thompson and Tyler Toffoli scored in the third period for the Sharks, who ended an eight-game losing streak. Alexander Wennberg had two as...
Arkansas, Vanderbilt clash in crucial late-season matchup
Arkansas heads to Nashville, Tenn., for a Tuesday matchup against Vanderbilt with postseason implications for both Southeastern Conference teams.,The streaking Commodores (20-9, 8-8 SEC) have won three straight, all against ranked teams. The latest was Saturday's 97-93 overtime win over then-No. 14 ...
Dylan Strome lifts Capitals past Senators in shootout
Dylan Strome scored the winner in the third round of the shootout and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two assists as the host Washington Capitals snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.,Strome deked goalie Linus Ullmark and then roofed ...
Rangers stifle Islanders for second straight shutout
Will Cuylle scored on a fortuitous bounce late in the first period and added an assist as the New York Rangers beat the visiting New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday night.,The Rangers improved to 3-0-0 against the Islanders in the season series and won for the fourth time in six games since returning f...
New York nabs final TGL playoff spot; Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods out
New York Golf Club scored five points over the final four holes to pull away for a 10-6 victory over Boston Common Golf, clinching a playoff berth while eliminating Rory McIlroy's team from contention on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,New York's Xander Schauffele "threw the hammer" at the par-3 ...
Anfernee Simons puts up 34 as Blazers best 76ers
Anfernee Simons scored 34 points and Shaedon Sharpe and Donovan Clingan each posted a double-double as the Portland Trail Blazers continued their strong road trip with a 119-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.,Sharpe registered 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, while Clingan to...
Astros’ Jose Altuve to play ‘majority’ of games in LF
After experimenting with Jose Altuve in left field at spring training, the Houston Astros are flipping the switch.,The career infielder will play a "majority" of his games this season in left, manager Joe Espada said Monday.,"Right now the plan is for him to play the majority of his games in left fi...
Wild, Kraken out to build on skid-busting victories
When the Seattle Kraken play host to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night, the first 10,000 fans will receive a Philipp Grubauer bobblehead.,Grubauer will be in the building as well, which wasn't necessarily guaranteed.,The veteran goaltender was recalled from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey ...
Clippers, Suns vying to snap out of ruts
Two squads mired in skids at a bad point in the season meet Tuesday night when the Phoenix Suns host the Los Angeles Clippers.,The underachieving Suns have lost 11 of their last 14 games and sat four games out of the final Western Conference play-in spot entering Monday's games.,The Clippers have dr...
Florida State out to solve rebonding issues vs. Virginia
With the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament fast approaching, both Florida State and Virginia are looking to close out the regular season strong and build momentum heading into the postseason.,The Seminoles (16-13, 7-11 ACC) could use a boost as they travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face the Cav...
SMU hunts ACC tournament double-bye vs. Syracuse
At home for the final time in its inaugural ACC season, SMU looks to regain its rhythm Tuesday night against a Syracuse team aiming to do the exact same.,The Mustangs (21-8, 12-6 ACC) have not won consecutive games since a stretch of five wins from Jan. 25-Feb. 11. That coincides with the departure ...
Indiana, Oregon thriving at the right time
It's March, and Oregon is playing its best basketball. That's a statement that can be made pretty much annually under head coach Dana Altman, whose program is seemingly at its best when the calendar flips to the biggest month of the season.,At the same time, Indiana also appears to be playing its be...
Ducks look to make up ground against Oilers
The Anaheim Ducks will take another shot at moving up the standings when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,The Ducks missed an opportunity to close the gap on the final wild-card spot from the Western Conference when they lost 6-3 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,...
Baylor out to boost tournament resume in visit to TCU
Baylor is looking to solidify itself as a team worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Tournament when it visits TCU on Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Bears (17-12, 9-9 Big 12), ranked No. 8 in the preseason, are on the right side of the bubble by most projections. They snapped a three-game los...
Avs hope to unveil new defender in game vs. Penguins
Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby teamed up to help Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last month, and now the good friends from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will be back battling each other when the Colorado Avalanche meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in Denver.,While MacKinnon and Crosby...
Villanova takes 3-game win streak into finale at Georgetown
Surging Villanova will try to end the regular season on a four-game winning streak when it faces Georgetown on Tuesday night in Washington.,The Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East) once again relied heavily on Eric Dixon, the nation's leading scorer at 23.6 ppg, in going 2-0 last week. For his efforts, D...
Avalanche hope to unveil new defender in game vs. Penguins
Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby teamed up to help Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last month, and now the good friends from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will be back battling each other when the Colorado Avalanche meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in Denver.,While MacKinnon and Crosby...