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Cutter Gauthier, Ducks rally for OT win over Flames
Cutter Gauthier's second goal of the game was the overtime winner, giving the host Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano also scored for Anaheim (35-35-8, 78 points), which erased a two-goal deficit late in the third period. Leo Ca...
Leafs sweep Lightning, take over first place in Atlantic
Matthew Knies capped a hat trick with the game-winner at 2:56 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a giant win Wednesday night, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.,After the Lightning's Nikita Kucherov failed to score on a two-on-one break, K...
Kyle Filipowski's career game carries Jazz to OT win over Blazers
Rookie Kyle Filipowski set career highs with 30 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 133-126 overtime victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.,Filipowski hit 13 of 17 shots, including a game-tying dunk with 2.8 seconds left in regulation, and finished w...
Randy Arozarena helps Mariners rally to knock off Astros
Randy Arozarena walked with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to bring home the decisive run as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the visiting Houston Astros 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon.,Seattle trailed 5-0 before Arozarena hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and ...
Joel Eriksson Ek scores 4 goals in Wild's OT win over Sharks
Kirill Kaprizov scored one minute into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both players celebrated remarkable returns from prolonged lower-body-injury absences for Minnesota (43-2...
Penn State set to face experienced Boston U. squad in first trip to Frozen Four
Talk about your dramatic contrasts.,When Penn State and Boston University meet Thursday night in the Frozen Four's second semifinal in St. Louis, it will be a clash of a college hockey neophyte against a blueblood.,While the Nittany Lions (22-13-4) are in their first national semifinal, the Terriers...
Trea Turner's 9th-inning homer pushes Phillies past Braves
Trea Turner launched a go-ahead solo home run in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday, leading the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Turner finished 2-for-4, and teammate Bryce Harper connected on a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Philadelphia starter ...
Bulls defeat Heat, inch ahead in play-in standings
Josh Giddey finished with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season and Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 11 boards to boost the host Chicago Bulls to a 119-111 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,The Bulls (37-43) pulled a game ahead of the Heat (36-44) for ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi lifts Inter Miami to semis
Lionel Messi's second goal of the night, an 84th-minute penalty kick, capped Inter Miami's 3-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sending the Herons to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,Inter Miami won the two-leg, total-goal semifinal series 3-2, rallying aft...
Tyson Foerster's hat trick helps Flyers top Rangers
Tyson Foerster recorded his first career hat trick and Sean Couturier scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:05 remaining in the third period Wednesday as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers earned an 8-5 victory over the New York Rangers,The result leaves the Rangers (36-35-7, 79 points) on the verge of e...
Joe Ryan, Twins shut out Royals
Joe Ryan continued his mastery of Kansas City hitters by tossing two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins posted a 4-0 victory over the host Royals on Wednesday night.,Ryan threw just 85 pitches, struck out four and walked none while improving to 7-0 in nine career starts aga...
Leafs sweep Lightning, take over first in Atlantic
Matthew Knies capped a hat-trick with the game-winner at 2:56 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a giant win on Wednesday night, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.,After the Lightning's Nikita Kucherov failed on a two-on-one break, Knies r...
Golden Knights have eyes on division title with Kraken visiting
After clinching home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to take another step toward winning their fifth division title in eight years when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday ...
No charges filed against Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill after domestic dispute
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and his wife were involved in a domestic dispute on Monday, but no charges were filed, according to reports.,The incident took place at the couple's condominium in Sunny Isles Beach, located just northeast of Miami.,Hill's mother-in-law reportedly called police an...
Jose Caballero’s grand slam helps Rays top Angels in homer-filled game
Jose Caballero's first-inning grand slam and Yandy Diaz's seventh-inning solo homer provided all the offense the host Tampa Bay Rays would need in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.,The Rays took advantage of the dimensions at Steinbrenner Field, the home ballpark of the Y...
Blue Jays pitchers fan 14 in 11-inning win over Red Sox
Bo Bichette hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th before Nick Sandlin pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the frame, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.,After trading single first-inning runs, neither team scored until Toron...
Magic clinch No. 7 seed with easy win over shorthanded Celtics
Franz Wager scored 23 points and Cole Anthony finished with 18 as the Orlando Magic extended their winning streak to four games by earning a 96-76 home victory against the undermanned Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,Wagner has scored at least 20 points in each of his last 12 games. Anthony and Wa...
Playoff positioning stakes remain sky-high as Grizzlies host Timberwolves
If the Memphis Grizzlies want to avoid falling into the NBA's postseason play-in tournament -- for those teams finishing seventh through 10th in the Western Conference -- the instructions are clear cut.,Close the season with three consecutive wins.,The Grizzlies (47-32) play visiting Minnesota (46-3...
Utah, Predators both look to build off seven-goal outbursts
Two teams coming off seven-goal outbursts meet Thursday when the Nashville Predators face the Utah Hockey Club at Salt Lake City.,Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Seattle Kraken was Utah's most dominant performance of the season. Utah (36-30-12, 84 points) scored the most goals in any game during the fran...
Xander Bogaerts' big day helps Padres edge Athletics
Randy Vasquez threw five quality innings and Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 and scored twice as the visiting San Diego Padres posted a 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Vasquez (1-1) allowed just one run on one hit while striking out a batter and walking ...