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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...
Penguins, Lightning hope to shake off erratic March in playoff push
As second-place teams having worked their way through an erratic March, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning will try to sharpen their respective games as the playoffs approach when they meet Thursday in Tampa.,The Penguins (38-21-16, 92 points), who have seven games remaining, went 8-6-3...
Timberwolves looking to avenge recent setback to Pistons
The Detroit Pistons clinched the Central Division title for the first time since 2008 on Tuesday. Now they are aiming to sew up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.,Detroit, which leads second-place Boston by four games in the East, can move closer to that goal when it hosts Minnesota on Thursd...
Hornets hope to take advantage of Suns' road woes
The Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets are both within the NBA's play-in tournament category in their respective conferences.,So when they meet Thursday night in Charlotte, it's a chance to improve their status.,The Hornets (40-36), who have won six of their last eight games, are jockeying for posit...
Deadlocked Wings, Flyers face off in critical encounter
The Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers failed to gain ground in the playoff race Tuesday, but they get another opportunity when the teams square off Thursday in Philadelphia.,Detroit (39-27-8, 86 points) and Philadelphia (37-25-12, 86 points) both trail the Columbus Blue Jackets by two points...
Sabres looking to clinch first playoff berth in 15 years in Ottawa
The Buffalo Sabres can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 15 years when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,The Sabres (46-21-8, 100 points) reached the century mark in points Tuesday with a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders, the first time they've done so s...
Canadiens seek 7th straight win at resurgent Rangers
A year after making a late run to claim a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the Montreal Canadiens are chasing their first division title in nearly a decade thanks to a well-timed winning streak.,The Canadiens attempt to earn a season-high seventh straight victory and inch closer to first pl...
Playoff-hungry Bruins start four-game road trip at Panthers
Last season, the Boston Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2015-2016. They also traded away long-time star Brad Marchand to Florida and watched him win a Stanley Cup title with the Panthers.,That was rough.,This season, however, the Bruins (43-24-8, 94 points) are currently the top ...
Blue Jackets desperate to break road drought in Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second time in three days when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Tuesday's game in Columbus was tied until 12:42 of the third period, when Nikolaj Ehlers' long-range shot beat a screened Je...
With eye on standings, Knicks eager to halt slide vs. Grizzlies
The New York Knicks are running out of time in their quest for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,Following Tuesday's loss to the Houston Rockets, the Knicks (48-28) are 2 1/2 games behind the second-place Boston Celtics with six games remaining. New York is only one game ahead of th...
Confident Rockets aim to extend win streak vs. visiting Bucks
The Houston Rockets have experienced enough uneven results executing the two-man game between All-Stars Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun that the moments of vulnerability resonate as vividly as those games when that duo appears unstoppable.,Against the New York Knicks on Tuesday in the first game of ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto to make historic start for Dodgers vs. Guardians
The Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to make baseball history when they host the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday to finish their first homestand of the season., ,When right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound, the Dodgers will become the first major league team to start a Japanese-born pitcher ...
Raptors seek faster start in encounter vs. Kings
The Toronto Raptors will aim to find their shooting touch a little bit quicker and return to a winning mode on Wednesday night when they host the Sacramento Kings.,The Raptors did not score a field goal until there was 4:51 left in the first quarter in their 127-116 road loss to the Detroit Pistons ...
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton strives to continue torrid start in clash vs. Mariners
It's not uncommon for major league teams to have a Turn Back the Clock Day.,But Giancarlo Stanton is looking for a Turn Back the Clock Season.,The oft-injured New York Yankees slugger continued his torrid start Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a 5-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners.,...
Hawks out to solidify playoff position vs. Magic
No team in the Eastern Conference has played as well as the Atlanta Hawks since the All-Star break. Winners in 17 of 20 games since Feb. 19, the Hawks have put a bit of breathing room between themselves and the play-in tournament.,Ahead of a road game with the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, Atlanta und...
Willy Adames, Giants intent on flexing muscles in finale vs. Padres
The San Francisco Giants had just four runs and 19 hits over the first four games of the season.,Then Willy Adames belted the second pitch of Game No. 5 over the fence in left, and it ignited a splurge of runs and hits. The Giants will look for another torrid offensive display when they close a thre...
Tigers turn to ace Tarik Skubal in effort to avoid sweep by Diamondbacks
The risk-it side of Zac Gallen won out.,Gallen said he turned down multi-year offers in his foray into the free-agent marketplace this past winter to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year deal, in part, to "prove my worth again," he said.,His first home appearance this season will be a te...
Cubs eager to rebound from 'challenging' performance vs. Angels
After being shut out just once at home last season, the Chicago Cubs matched that mark in 2026 with a 2-0 setback to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.,The Cubs will look to rebound from that loss in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Chicago rolled to a 7-2 victory in M...
Runs in short supply for Red Sox ahead of series finale against Astros
The Houston Astros will seek a three-game sweep when they host the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon., ,The Astros, who have outscored the Red Sox 17-3 in the first two games of the series (8-1 and 9-2 victories), have won four games in a row since an 0-2 start and have scored at least eight run...
Brewers turn to Jacob Misiorowski in series finale vs. Rays
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski on Wednesday afternoon in the deciding contest of a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays., ,The Rays will counter with fellow right-hander Drew Rasmussen (0-0. 1.80 ERA). Both Rasmussen and Misiorowski (1-0, 1.80) we...