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NHL roundup: Hurricanes prevail in second OT, go up 2-0 vs. Sens
Jordan Martinook made amends after an earlier overtime opportunity went awry by scoring with 6:07 remaining in the second OT, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday at Raleigh, N.C.,Martinook scored coming...
NBA roundup: Behind CJ McCollum, Hawks rally to even series with Knicks
CJ McCollum scored six of his game-high 32 points in the final two-plus minutes Monday night for the visiting Atlanta Hawks, who stormed back from an eight-point deficit in the last five minutes to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Hawks ende...
NHL roundup: Sabres storm past Bruins for 1st playoff win in 15 years
Tage Thompson scored two of the Buffalo Sabres' four goals in the final eight minutes of the third period in a 4-3 comeback win against the visiting Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night.,After the Sabres were held scoreless for 52:02, T...
NBA roundup: Magic lead from start, down top-seeded Pistons in opener
Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic never trailed in upsetting the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 112-101 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Every Magic starter scored at least 16 points. Franz Wagner supplied 19 points, fiv...
MLB roundup: Cubs rally late, walk off in 10 as Mets' skid hits 11
Nico Hoerner lofted a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for the host Chicago Cubs, who completed a three-game sweep of the reeling New York Mets with a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon.,Michael Conforto, who spent the first seven seasons of his major league career with the Mets, forced extra inni...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 first-serve points (78.1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova to win the championship match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.,Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, had three aces while winning h...
Transfer portal roundup: Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins
Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has transferred to Kentucky. ,His move was one of the biggest on a busy transfer portal weekend.,Wilkins excelled in his freshman season with the Paladins, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 35 games (all starts).,Listed at 6-foot-5, Wilkins showe...
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves win pitchers' duel vs. scuffling Phils
Chris Sale worked seven strong innings and Mauricio Dubon provided a two-run single to lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday., ,Sale (4-1) struck out seven and walked only one, giving up just one run and five hits. Austin Riley, Jonah Heim and O...
NHL roundup: Flyers win Game 1 of in-state playoff series vs. Penguins
Porter Martone scored a timely goal late for the Philadelphia Flyers, who skated away with a 3-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series on Saturday night.,Martone, a 19-year-old playing in his 10th NHL game, scored an insurance...
NBA roundup: Luke Kennard's 27 sparks Lakers past Rockets in Game 1
Luke Kennard scored 27 points and LeBron James added 19 points with 13 assists as the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers earned a 107-98 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series.,Deandre Ayton scored 19 points with 11 rebounds an...
MLB roundup: Mourning Angels produce shutout, end Padres' win streak
Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe homered as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Angels starter Jose Soriano (5-0) allowed two hits over 5 2/3 in...
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek both upset at Stuttgart
Top-seeded Elena Rybakina escaped in a third-set tiebreaker while No. 2 Coco Gauff and No. 3 Iga Swiatek were upset victims to Karolina Muchova and Mirra Andreeva, respectively, in Friday's quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.,No. 7 Muchova saved 12 of 15 break point...
ATP roundup: Semifinals set at Barcelona and Munich
Unseeded Slovakian qualifier Alex Molcan continued his strong run in Munich on Friday and joined three top seeds in the semifinals at the BMW Open.,Molcan defeated Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4 in 78 minutes in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 clay-court tournament. Up next is No. 2 seed Ben Sh...
NHL roundup: Oilers clobber Canucks, claim 2nd in Pacific
Matt Savoie finished the regular season with his first NHL hat trick, helping host Edmonton steam to a 6-1 win over Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, giving the Oilers home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.,With the victory in the regular-season finale, Edmonton clinched second place in...
MLB roundup: Guardians' Parker Messick loses no-hit bid in 9th, beats O's
Guardians rookie Parker Messick carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before Leody Taveras led off with a single to begin a two-run rally, but Cleveland held on for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,Messick (3-0), making his 11th major league appearance, only ...
MLB roundup: Guardians' Parker Messick loses no-hit bid in 9th vs. Orioles
Guardians rookie Parker Messick carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before Leody Taveras led off with a single to begin a two-run rally, but Cleveland held on for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,Messick (3-0), making his 11th major league appearance, only ...
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff survives slow start to win Stuttgart opener
No. 2 seed Coco Gauff overcame a slow start to beat Russia's Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-1 in her opening match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Thursday to advance into the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, Germany.,Gauff dropped the first three games of the match but won the next four to take command and ...
MLB roundup: Padres score 5 in 9th to edge Mariners, extend win streak to 7
Jackson Merrill's two-run double capped a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night as the San Diego Padres stretched their winning streak to seven games with a wild 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners.,Merrill lined a 2-2 fastball from reliever Jose A. Ferrer down the left fi...
NHL roundup: Knights rally past Kraken to clinch Pacific Division
Reilly Smith scored twice during Vegas' three-goal third period and also had an assist as the Golden Knights rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken to clinch the Pacific Division title on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,It was the 31st multi-goal game of Smith's career and his second of the seaso...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton continues successful run at BMW Open
Second-seeded Ben Shelton saved two set points in the second set, including one in the tiebreaker, in knocking off Belgian wild card Alexander Blockx 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Wednesday in the BMW Open's second round in Munich, Germany.,Ranked No. 6 in the world, Shelton is 6-1 all-time in Munich, where he re...