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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...
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...
USC star JuJu Watkins wins Wooden Award
Southern California star guard JuJu Watkins became only the third underclassman to win the Wooden Award, presented to the most outstanding player in women's basketball, on Saturday.,Watkins, who is also the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year and Associated Press Player of the Year, won the ...
Sidney Crosby's hat trick lifts Penguins over Stars
Sidney Crosby recorded his 14th career hat trick, and Blaze Lizotte scored the go-ahead goal with 1:43 remaining in the third period, lifting the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.,Crosby's heroics allowed the Penguins to overcome the second career hat t...
With 6-run 4th, Twins pick up win over Astros
Jose Miranda hit a three-run home run during a decisive six-run fourth inning, and the Minnesota Twins went on to defeat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Matt Wallner doubled in a run and scored for Minnesota, which bounced back from a loss in the series opener and has ...
MLB Over/Under Bet: Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants, April 5
Betting preview for Mariners vs. Giants: Expect a low-scoring matchup behind strong starting pitching and a pitcher-friendly park. Take a look at the Under 8....
Royals acquire INF/OF Nick Gordon from Orioles
The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday for cash considerations.,Gordon, who signed a minor league deal with the Orioles in the offseason, was 4-for-13 in four games at Triple-A Norfolk.,The 29-year-old Gordon has played in the major le...
UAB standout Yaxel Lendeborg transfers to Michigan, will test draft waters
Yaxel Lendeborg, listed by 247Sports as the No. 1 transfer player in the nation, has committed to Michigan.,The 247Sports transfer portal listings confirmed the move on Saturday. He spent the past two seasons at UAB after starting his career at the junior college level at Arizona Western.,Multiple o...
Angels aim to overcome setback in rematch vs. Guardians
Despite posting a franchise-record 99 losses in 2024, the Los Angeles Angels have a growing sense of optimism about this season.,The Angels are off to a good start, including two wins in extra innings on a season-opening road trip.,Los Angeles, however, will look to bounce back from an 8-6 loss in t...
With first win in the books, Braves look for more against Marlins
The Atlanta Braves will hope to keep their new-found offense rolling when they host the Miami Marlins in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.,The pitching matchups feature a pair of right-handers -- Atlanta's A.J. Smith-Shawver (0-1, 4.50 ERA) against Miami's Cal Quantrill (0-1, 13.50...
Hurricanes prepare for playoffs as Bruins struggle for wins
The Carolina Hurricanes will look for a bounce-back performance as they continue their playoff preparation, visiting the Boston Bruins for the first and only time this season on Saturday night.,It's the second night of a back-to-back for the Hurricanes.,Carolina (46-25-4, 96 points) took a 5-3 Frida...
Grizzlies meet Pistons with postseason seeding on the line
Ja Morant likely understands how former Memphis Grizzlies teammate Dillon Brooks felt.,Brooks, now with the Houston Rockets, earned the nickname "Dillon the Villain" for his physical play, mean mugging and accumulation of technical fouls. While Morant, the Grizzlies star guard, hasn't reached that l...
Sporting KC face St. Louis in first game under Kerry Zavagnin
For the first time since 2009, Sporting Kansas City will play under new leadership.,When they host St. Louis City on Saturday night, SKC will be run by longtime assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin. Sporting (0-5-1, 1 point) parted ways with Peter Vermes on Monday after the team lost 2-1 at FC Dallas on M...
Jose Ramirez's 3 homers power Guardians past Angels
Jose Ramirez hit three home runs and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Ramirez hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, both coming off Angels start...
Luka Doncic puts up 35 as Lakers pound Pelicans
Luka Doncic scored 35 points and Austin Reaves added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers helped their prospects for a top-four finish in the Western Conference with a 124-108 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,LeBron James produced 27 points and eight assists and Jaxson Hayes had 12 ...
Stallions build big lead, hold on to beat Panthers
Harrison Mevis made all three of his field-goal attempts, leading the Birmingham Stallions to a 21-12 win over the Michigan Panthers on Friday in Detroit.,The Stallions (1-1) held an 18-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Panthers (1-1) got back in the game on a 9-yard touchdown pass from ...
Pistons top Raptors to clinch playoff berth
Jalen Duren had 21 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks and the visiting Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff berth with a 117-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 points for the Pistons (43-34), who swept the four-game season series with Toronto (28-50). Mali...
Celtics set season record for 3-pointers in win over Suns
Jaylen Brown tossed in 31 points and the Boston Celtics broke the NBA record for made 3-pointers in a season during a 123-103 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday night.,The Celtics (57-20) set the record on their eighth trey of the game, a bomb by Payton Pritchard with 8:19 remaining in...
Braves' pitching, offense finally click in first win of '25 vs. Marlins
Spencer Schwellenbach threw eight scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves won their first game of the season, beating the visiting Miami Marlins 10-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Schwellenbach (1-0) extended his streak of scoreless innings to 14 in notching the longest start of h...
South Carolina dumps Texas in Final Four, earns shot at repeat title
Joyce Edwards posted 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists off the bench, and South Carolina moved within one game of becoming the first repeat Women's NCAA Tournament national champion since 2016 with a 74-57 rout of Texas in a national semifinal on Friday in Tampa.,The Gamecocks (35-3) outscored ...