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Valero Texas Open start delayed by dangerous weather
The start of the first round at the Valero Texas Open was delayed on Thursday morning due to a "dangerous weather situation" in the San Antonio Area, the PGA Tour announced.,Players were originally scheduled to tee off at 7:30 a.m. CT. The start time was pushed back to 8:15 a.m. CT.,Showers with iso...
Preparation key for Clippers against Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have put themselves in an elite class of two and can continue their impressive late-season run during a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Spurs (58-18) extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 127-113 victory over the undermanned G...
Sharks ride string of late-game heroics into encounter vs. Leafs
The San Jose Sharks are making a habit of winning games with late goals.,It doesn't matter to the Sharks how they are winning. They have high hopes that the next victory will come Thursday night when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Sharks (35-31-7, 77 points) came up with another rally in a 4...
Chasing Mammoth in wild-card race, Kraken out to trim deficit
The six-game trip the Seattle Kraken just completed was supposed to make or break their playoff chances.,It did neither.,Despite going just 1-3-2, the Kraken (32-30-11, 75 points) remain only three points out of the Western Conference's second and final wild-card spot entering a Thursday home game a...
MLB roundup: Marlins' Sandy Alcantara shuts out White Sox on 93 pitches
Sandy Alcantara pitched a three-hit shutout and Liam Hicks drove in four runs, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,Alcantara (2-0) did not walk a batter and struck out seven, throwing just 93 pitches. It was his fifth career shutout and the...
Nick Pivetta bounces back, pitches Padres past Giants
Ramon Laureano blasted a two-run homer and Nick Pivetta yielded only one hit in five shutout innings Wednesday as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep by the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 7-1 win.,Bouncing back from a frightful outing in an 8-2 Opening Day loss to Detroit on Thursday, ...
Sandy Alcantara's 3-hit shutout lifts Marlins over White Sox
Sandy Alcantara pitched a three-hit shutout and Liam Hicks drove in four runs, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.,After playing their first two series against teams that lost more than 100 games last season -- the Rockies and White Sox -- ...
NBA roundup: Victor Wembanyama nets 41 to lead Spurs to 10th straight win
Victor Wembanyama matched his season-high with 41 points and had a game-high 18 rebounds in a record-setting performance, propelling the San Antonio Spurs to a 127-113 romp over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Stephon Castle and Julian Champagnie chipped i...
Improving Blazers see play-in-positioning opportunity against Pelicans
Winners in seven of their past nine games, the Portland Trail Blazers look to continue their strong stretch run heading into the Western Conference play-in tournament when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.,Portland (39-38) moved to the right side of .500 on Tuesday, when they led almos...
John Tortorella looks to build off debut as Golden Knights host Flames
Taking over a Vegas Golden Knights team whose season was quickly heading south, new head coach John Tortorella quickly stressed one major change.,Go north.,"Trying to get the right mindset, an aggressive mindset of playing north," Tortorella said.,Tortorella, who replaced Bruce Cassidy as head coach...
Second-half surge lifts Baylor over Minnesota in Crown quarterfinals
Tounde Yessoufou poured in 19 points and Obi Agbim added 17 as Baylor used a decisive run over the first six minutes of the second half to roll past Minnesota 67-48 on Wednesday in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal game at Las Vegas.,The Bears (17-16) advance to play Oklahoma, a 90-86 winner o...
NHL roundup: League-worst Canucks blow big lead, still shock Avs
Brock Boeser produced his seventh career regular-season hat trick and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks recovered from blowing a four-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night., ,Teddy Blueger scored twice for the Canucks (22-44-8, 52 points), who set a season ...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs down Warriors for 10th straight win
Victor Wembanyama matched his season-high with 41 points and had a game-high 18 rebounds in a record-setting performance, propelling the San Antonio Spurs to a 127-113 romp over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Stephon Castle and Julian Champagnie chipped i...
Kings top Blues in OT, take West's 2nd wild-card spot
Trevor Moore scored in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Moore started the rush from his own end, skated around Blues forward Jonatan Berggren and put his shot blocker side past goalie Jordan Binnington at 1:56 of the extra period for his 11...
ATP roundup: Alex Molcan upsets Gabriel Diallo in Bucharest
Alex Molcan, participating in his first ATP Tour-level tournament since 2024, upset top-seeded Gabriel Diallo of Canada 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Tiriac Open in Bucharest, Romania.,Molcan, a 28-year-old Slovakian, has fallen from a career-best ranking of 38th four years ago to...
Oilers have found new gear as they seek fifth straight victory vs. Blackhawks
The Edmonton Oilers have seemingly fixed the kinks in their armor at the perfect time during a season filled with question marks.,The lack of depth and trustworthy goaltending options have continually been the topic of conversation when it came to the Oilers' struggles during the 2025-26 regular sea...
Kings top Blues in OT, hold West's 2nd wild-card spot
Trevor Moore scored in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Moore started the rush from his own end, skated around Jonatan Berggren and put his shot blocker side past Jordan Binnington at 1:56 of the extra period for his 11th of the season and ...
Close to a wild-card spot, Jets battle playoff-bound Stars
The Winnipeg Jets are one point out of the second Western Conference wild-card playoff spot as they prepare to face the host Dallas Stars on Thursday night.,The Jets (32-30-12, 76 points) have won four of their last five, including a 4-3 overtime road win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night...
Sharks stun Ducks with 2 goals late in third period
Macklin Celebrini and Alexander Wennberg scored in the final two minutes to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 come-from-behind win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.,The Sharks pulled goalie Yaroslav Askarov for the extra skater, and Celebrini scored with a wrist shot from just abov...
Caps must continue late surge vs. Devils to stay in playoff hunt
The Washington Capitals look to continue to gain ground in their pursuit of a playoff berth on Thursday when they visit the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Capitals (38-28-9, 85 points) have won three in a row and are 6-1-2 in their last nine games to move within three points of the Columbus B...