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Oilers' Connor McDavid wins Ted Lindsay Award for 5th time
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid became the second player in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award five times on Sunday.,McDavid joined Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky in winning the award presented annually to "the most outstanding player in the NHL," as voted by the members of the N...

Report: Leafs to interview Joe Pavelski in coach search
The Toronto Maple Leafs plan to interview former NHL center Joe Pavelski for their head coaching vacancy, Sportsnet reported on Sunday.,Pavelski, 41, retired after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 1,068 points (476 goals, 592 assists) in 1,332 games with the San Jose Sharks (2006-19) and Dallas St...

Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...

Yordan Alvarez doing damage as Astros go for sweep of A's
With nine-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve back in the fold and just one position player of note -- catcher Yainer Diaz -- yet to return from a stint on the injured list, it's easy to understand how the conversation turned to the Houston Astros' depth, particularly given how well they have p...

Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...

Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...

Mystics coach Sydney Johnson ejected, escorted off by police in loss to Dream
Washington Mystics coach Sydney Johnson was ejected and escorted off by police after a heated argument with officials in the third quarter of a 109-77 defeat to the host Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.,The incident occurred after the Mystics' Alicia Florez Getino was whistled for fouling Angel Rees...

Gabriel Bonfim stays hot at UFC Fight Night, defeats Belal Muhammad
Former UFC welterweight champion and Chicago native Belal Muhammad had no answers for Brazil's Gabriel Bonfim, who secured his 20th win in 21 MMA fights by securing a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night., ,Bonfim (20-1) use...

Brazil defeat USWNT in friendly, spoil Sophia Wilson's return
The U.S. national team scheduled a pair of matches in Brazil in preparation of a return for the 2027 Women's World Cup.,After a quick start for the Americans, the host Brazilians scored twice in three minutes for a 2-1 win at Sao Paulo on Saturday.,In her return to the team, Sophie Wilson scored in ...

Golden Tempo takes 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first, third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...

Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi (calf) out of World Cup
Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi will not participate in this summer's World Cup due to a right calf injury, the team announced ahead of Saturday night's friendly against Honduras in College Station, Texas.,"Defender Leonardo Balerdi suffered a muscle injury in the soleus of his right leg and wil...

Denny Hamlin wins pole for Michigan NASCAR Cup race
The last driver to make a qualifying run around Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Denny Hamlin claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET on Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) - dashing Michigan native Carson Hocevar's hopes ...

Brazil defeats USWNT in friendly, spoils Sophia Wilson's return
The U.S. national team scheduled a pair of matches in Brazil in preparation of a return for the 2027 Women's World Cup.,After quick start for the Americans, the hosts scored twice in three minutes for a 2-1 win at Sao Paulo on Saturday.,Sophia Wilson in her return to the team scored in the 2nd minut...

Golden Tempo wins 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first and third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...

Nationals continue road dominance with win over Diamondbacks
Curtis Mead and Dylan Crews homered, Zack Littell won his fifth straight start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday in Phoenix.,Mead hit a two-run homer on the eighth pitch of the game off Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2), as the Nationals secured the series win and imp...

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' walk-off win over Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Michael Busch led off the 10th with a walk-off single that was misplayed in right field and the Chicago Cubs avenged an 18-3 shellacking a day earlier with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturda...
John Tortorella's Gamble Backfires as Hurricanes Stun Golden Knights in Game 2
The Carolina Hurricanes erased a two-goal third-period deficit and capitalized on a controversial challenge to stun the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2....
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Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (back) out again vs. Fever
Star guard Sabrina Ionescu is experiencing persistent back soreness and will not play in the New York Liberty's game against the Indiana Fever on Saturday night.,Ionescu, who had been listing as questionable for Saturday, has played in just one of the 10 games for New York (6-4) this season. She mis...

Tyrrell Hatton still leads at LIV Golf Andalucia; local favorites lurking
England's Tyrrell Hatton maintained his two shot lead through three rounds of LIV Golf Andalucia after shooting a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday at Valderrama, Spain.,Hatton got off to a fast start on the challenging Real Club Valderrama course, finishing the front nine at 3 under. He had a bogey at the...