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Wild open up second round against high-scoring Avalanche
The celebration Thursday was a decade in the making for the Minnesota Wild, but now the road gets tougher. Minnesota eliminated the Dallas Stars in six games to advance for the first time since 2015, and the reward is taking on the Colorado Avalanche, the Presidents' Trophy winners, in the second ro...
Fire, Cincinnati bring unbeaten streaks into rematch of draw
Two weeks after playing to a draw, the Chicago Fire and visiting FC Cincinnati battle again on Saturday.,The 3-3 draw in Cincinnati on April 18 contributed to both teams' ongoing unbeaten streaks in MLS play. FC Cincinnati (3-4-3, 12 points) are 1-0-3 in their last four regular-season matches, while...
Dynamo strive for more clinical finishing vs. Rapids
Houston Dynamo coach Ben Olsen wants a sharper offensive performance when his club hosts the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,The Dynamo (4-5-0, 12 points) have struggled to capitalize on possessions around the box, a trend that Olsen said must improve.,"We are a little toothless in our attack," Olsen s...
Galaxy in need of 3 points vs. Whitecaps
While there's a lot of time left in the MLS season, it's also true that every result you book now means one less you need in October.,That's why the Los Angeles Galaxy could use three points from Saturday night's fixture with the Vancouver Whitecaps in Carson, Calif.,While Vancouver (8-1-0, 24 point...
Lamenting lack of rest, LAFC face slumping San Diego FC
Los Angeles FC have experienced dominating results on the field this season but coach Marc Dos Santos is not too happy with the MLS schedule-makers entering Saturday night's road match at San Diego FC.,LAFC are coming off a big 2-1 victory over visiting Toluca FC in the first leg of the CONCACAF Cha...
Soaring Nashville has date with struggling Union
Nashville SC will look to continue their winning ways when they return to MLS action Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa.,Nashville (7-1-1, 22 points) is unbeaten in its last three matches in league play but returns to the pitch Saturday following a 1-0 midweek loss to Tigre...
Dallas hunting for first win at Red Bulls in 20 years
FC Dallas are winless in their past 11 visits to the New York Red Bulls across all competitions. The skid dates back nearly two decades.,The Red Bulls rarely conceded goals in those matchups and hope to clamp down defensively Saturday night in Harrison, N.J., especially after their most recent MLS h...
Improving Minnesota United aim to snag win at Crew
Despite a pair of losses, Minnesota United coach Cameron Knowles is optimistic about grabbing a historic win at the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,Minnesota United seek their first win in Columbus since joining the league in 2017, but due to quirks in the schedule they have played there only twice -- lo...
Revolution put perfect home record on line vs. Charlotte FC
The New England Revolution will aim to climb up the Eastern Conference standings in a pivotal home match against contenders Charlotte FC on Saturday evening in Foxborough, Mass.,New England (5-3-1, 16 points) has burst out of the gate this season, claiming fourth in its conference thanks to a five-g...
Atlanta United, CF Montreal enjoying rare positive streaks
Atlanta United strive to build on a promising run of form when they face visiting CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Atlanta (2-7-1, 7 points) enters the match just one step above last place in the MLS Eastern Conference standings. But it is on a two-game winning streak across all competitions, which in...
With Orlando in town, Miami seeks first win in new stadium
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami make a fourth attempt at earning their first win in their new stadium on Saturday night when they welcome an Orlando City squad managing an unusually busy recent schedule.,The Herons (5-1-4, 19 points) earned consecutive away wins in their first two matches following the...
Daniel Vladar, Flyers confident against East-best Canes as second round begins
The Philadelphia Flyers pulled off their first postseason upset since 2012 when they knocked the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Wednesday.,The Flyers begin their quest for another upset when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., to kick off their Ea...
76ers looking for historic comeback in Game 7 vs. Celtics
The Boston Celtics will try to avoid a series collapse Saturday night when they face the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series., ,Second-seeded Boston held a 3-1 lead in the series, but lost Game 5 at home and then dropped Game 6, 106-93, in Phi...
Mammoth return home with season on line vs. resilient Golden Knights
After their second consecutive 5-4 overtime loss on Wednesday, you might expect the Utah Mammoth to be a little demoralized heading into Game 6 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights.,But the mood around the Mammoth was surprisingly upbeat heading ...
Rockets take stab at tying series with turnover-prone Lakers
The one distinct advantage the Houston Rockets carried into their Western Conference first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers was a youthful core that, if deployed effectively, would yield an unmistakable edge.,Playing without Kevin Durant for the fourth time in the series, the Rockets relied ...
Sabres bring road success into Game 6, try to finish off Bruins
The Boston Bruins have life.,After winning in Buffalo for the second time in three tries in their Eastern Conference first-round series, the Bruins look to bottle up their solid road play as the scene shifts back to Boston for the final time.,At the same time, Game 6 on Friday marks a second opportu...
Cavs hope 'mental toughness' leads to series-clinching win at Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers feel they passed the toughness test in winning Game 5 at home.,The next step is to show the same grit on the road Friday night in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors and clinch the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Cleveland took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven se...
Canadiens ready for home chance to eliminate Lightning in tight series
The Montreal Canadiens are aware of the opportunity before them as they prepare to host the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Friday.,Thanks to a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in Tampa for a 3-2 edge in the Eastern Conference first-round meeting, the young Canadiens...
Down 3-2, Pistons shift pressure to Paolo Banchero, Magic in Game 6
Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero are proving they know how to put on a show, and they're going to be called upon in another possible elimination game in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.,Cunningham's heroics Wednesday night bought the Pistons another game as No. 1 seed Detroit v...
Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr seeks first homer, wins in series vs. White Sox
It's safe to say that no one had San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. getting to May 1 without a homer on his stat sheet.,But that's the case as Tatis and San Diego gear up for the first game on Friday of a three-game weekend series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,It would be ironic if T...