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Ducks visit Oilers with chance to solidify Pacific Division lead
The Anaheim Ducks can take a major step towards locking up their first Pacific Division title in nine years when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon.,The Ducks (41-27-4, 86 points) own a five-point lead over the Oilers (36-28-9, 81 points) for first place in the division and have 10...
Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson faces tall task vs. Dodgers
With one game behind them in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will unleash dueling surprises when the teams meet again on Friday night.,A pair of surprise No. 2 starters will clash when the Dodgers send Emmet Sheehan to the mound against fellow right-hand...
Alex Ovechkin's hat trick powers Capitals' rally against Mammoth
Alex Ovechkin produced his 34th career hat trick and the Washington Capitals rallied from a two-goal deficit to a 7-4 win against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Ovechkin has 29 goals this season, including two hat tricks, and an NHL-record 926 for his career.,Ivan Miroshnichen...
Dodgers open latest title defense with rout of D-backs
Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers followed consecutive World Series titles with an 8-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday., ,In the season opener for both teams, Will Smith hit a home run...
Houston homecoming for Brooks Koepka at course with his imprint
Brooks Koepka already has a number of accolades to his credit, but signature golf course designer would be a new one.,Yet that nomenclature isn't far off, because when Koepka returns to former home Houston this week for the Texas Children's Houston Open, he'll be teeing off on a course he helped red...
Mammoth out to bolster playoff position, dent Caps' chances
The Utah Mammoth look to solidify their hold on a playoff spot when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,Utah (37-29-6, 80 points) leads the surging Nashville Predators by three points for the first wild-card spot into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference.,Washington (3...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, champion Dodgers take aim at D-backs
The Los Angeles Dodgers will start the defense of their second consecutive championship the same way they ended an electric World Series in November, with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound.,Attempting to become the first three-peat World Series champion since the New York Yankees from 199...
Creighton hands coaching job to Alan Huss
Creighton officially tabbed Alan Huss as its new head basketball coach on Wednesday.,The news comes two days after Greg McDermott announced his retirement after 16 seasons as head coach of the team. McDermott will coach the Bluejays through the postseason College Basketball Crown event (April 2-5) b...
Orioles, Twins hope new managers lead to contending seasons
There'll be a double dose of managerial debuts when the Minnesota Twins visit the Baltimore Orioles for Thursday's opener.,Derek Shelton will be in his first game in charge of the Twins. New Orioles skipper Craig Albernaz is in his first managerial role.,Shelton was fired by Pittsburgh last May and ...
Yankees option Luis Gil; OF Randal Grichuk on Opening Day roster
Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will begin the season at Triple-A, and outfielder Randal Grichuk was added to the New York roster ahead of Opening Day in San Francisco on Wednesday. ,Gil, 27, had an erratic spring but threw well on March 20 with seven strikeouts in five innings against the Baltimore O...
Connor McDavid nets Nos. 400, 401 as Oilers topple Mammoth
Connor McDavid scored his 400th and 401st career goals, the first of which gave the Edmonton Oilers the lead for good in a 5-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Eight seconds after Utah's Lawson Crouse tied the game 2-2 at 11:59 of the second period, McDavid caught a break o...
Oilers hope visit to Mammoth sparks turnaround
Two Western Conference teams trying to lock down playoff spots face off Tuesday as Clayton Keller and the Utah Mammoth host Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in Salt Lake City.,This is the second of three regular-season meetings between these teams. The Oilers won the first game in Edmonton 6-3...
NL West capsules: What's stopping Dodgers from another World Series?
Los Angeles Dodgers,2025 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL West, World Series champions),He gone: RHP Michael Kopech, RHP Kirby Yates, RHP Tony Gonsolin, C Austin Barnes, OF Michael Conforto, LHP Anthony Banda, OF Justin Dean, C Ben Rortvedt, OF Esteury Ruiz,New faces: OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Edwin Diaz, OF ...
Pitt hires Charleston's Robin Harmony as head coach
Pitt named Pennsylvania native Robin Harmony as head coach of the women's team on Monday.,Harmony, 64, has spent the past seven seasons at the College of Charleston and led the Cougars to a 27-6 record and their first NCAA Tournament appearance this season.,"We are thrilled to welcome Robin Harmony ...
Greg McDermott retiring after 16 seasons at Creighton
Head coach Greg McDermott announced his retirement on Monday after 16 seasons leading the Creighton men's basketball team.,McDermott, 61, will coach the Bluejays through the postseason College Basketball Crown event before stepping down, at which point Alan Huss, who has seven seasons on McDermott's...
Mammoth's Nick Schmaltz scores twice, including in OT to edge Kings
Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game 1:46 into overtime and the Utah Mammoth beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday night in Salt Lake City.,Schmaltz entered the zone 2-on-1, kept the puck and beat Darcy Kuemper with a wrist shot.,Lawson Crouse had two goals and an assist for the Mammo...
Kings visit Mammoth amid wild-card race in West
Two teams in the thick of the Western Conference wild-card race will meet Sunday night when the Los Angeles Kings face the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City.,The Mammoth (36-28-6, 78 points) hold the first wild-card position, while the Kings (28-25-16, 72 points) are in third place, six points behind U...
FC Dallas outlast Houston with late winner in Texas tussle
Logan Farrington scored twice in the opening 14 minutes, Petar Musa scored a late winner in the 86th minute in a rare appearance off the bench, and FC Dallas earned a 4-3 victory over the 10-man Houston Dynamo on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.,Musa also helped create the second-half equalizer -- a...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 3 roundup: No. 3 Louisville pulls away from No. 14 Vermont
Mackenly Randolph posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, leading third-seeded Louisville to a 72-52 first-round victory over 14th-seeded Vermont on Saturday in a Fort Worth Region 3 game in Austin, Texas.,Laura Ziegler and Tajianna Roberts each added 12 points for the Cardinals (28-7), who out...
No. 3 Louisville pulls away from No. 14 Vermont in tourney opener
Mackenly Randolph posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, leading third-seeded Louisville to a 72-52 first-round victory over 14th-seeded Vermont on Saturday in a Fort Worth Region 3 game in Austin, Texas.,Laura Ziegler and Tajianna Roberts each added 12 points for the Cardinals (28-7), who out...