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Upstart Pistons face final regular-season test against Bucks
While their first playoff appearance since 2019 is set in stone, the Detroit Pistons visit Milwaukee on Sunday looking to get one back on the Bucks to wrap up the regular season.,Despite losing to Milwaukee 125-119 on Friday, Detroit (44-37) will be seeded sixth in the Eastern Conference for the pos...
Canadiens' Lane Hutson Leads Calder Trophy Race as Record Books Loom
Lane Hutson leads a stacked rookie class and eyes history as the Calder Trophy favorite in the 2024–25 NHL season....

Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans nine as Dodgers shut out Cubs
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating t...

Chandler Smith outduels Kyle Larson in Bristol Truck race
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- After Chandler Smith charged into the lead Friday night in the Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, his work was far from over.,The driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford then had to hold off NASCAR Cup Series moonlighter Kyle Larson over a seven-lap dash to...

Anthony Davis' triple-double powers Mavericks past Raptors
Anthony Davis notched his fourth career triple-double, tallying 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a blowout 124-102 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Despite being locked into next week's play-in, Dallas played with a palpable sense of urgency. The ...

Shane Pinto nets pair as Senators end Canadiens' win streak
Shane Pinto scored twice for the Ottawa Senators, who kept the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot thanks to a 5-2 victory on Friday that also snapped a six-game winning streak for the visitors.,The 24-year-old center's two goals give him 50 for his career. Ridly Grieg scored a goal and...

Bucks clinch Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed by edging Pistons
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed in the playoffs with a 125-119 win over the host Detroit Pistons on Friday night.,Bobby Portis had 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and...

Western Michigan on brink of first national title; Boston U. eyes 6th
Western Michigan is one win away from its first NCAA men's ice hockey championship.,To earn the first national title in any sport for the Kalamazoo school in 60 years, the Broncos must go through long-time Eastern power Boston University in the championship game Saturday night in St. Louis.,Fourth-s...

Stubbs: Bristol an ideal venue for Hamlin’s race for three straight
Denny Hamlin has the chance to reach a mark no NASCAR Cup Series driver has reached since all the way back in March -- and despite the fact that only a month has gone by since it was last accomplished, it would be very impressive.,Christopher Bell's three wins in a row at Atlanta, Circuit of the Ame...

Dynamic duo leads Minnesota United against Toronto FC
Minnesota United will aim to extend their point streak to seven matches on Saturday afternoon when they visit winless Toronto FC.,The Loons (4-1-2, 14 points) rebounded from a season-opening setback to Los Angeles FC by piecing together points in their last six matches.,Tani Oluwaseyi boosted his te...

Blue Jackets face must-win game vs. playoff-ready Caps
The visiting Washington Capitals continue their pursuit of the Presidents' Trophy when they open a home-and-home series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,The Capitals (50-19-9, 109 points) trail the Winnipeg Jets by three points for the top seed in the NHL playoffs but have a game in ha...

Titans 2025 draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Soliciting a package of top-100 picks and repeating the sentiment in media sessions that the franchise is "open for business" didn't bring a flotilla of trade offers to the Tennessee Titans.,So are the rebuilding Titans up a creek without a trade partner at No. 1?,Not exactly.,The franchise is armed...

Denny Hamlin brings momentum into Bristol bullring
After Denny Hamlin's 56th career win at one of the most tire-degrading speedways on the schedule, Darlington Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Tennessee mountains for Sunday afternoon's Food City 500 in the border-straddling city of Bristol, Tenn.,That's right: The drivers are leaving one ...

Dynamo acquire GK Jonathan Bond from Watford FC
The Houston Dynamo acquired former LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond from England's Watford FC.,Bond, 31, is signed through 2026 with a club option for 2027, the team said Friday.,The Englishman will occupy a domestic roster slot as a season-ending injury replacement for goalie Andrew Tarbell (knee...

Reports: Texans S Jalen Pitre gets $39M extension
The Houston Texans and safety Jalen Pitre agreed to terms on a three-year, $39 million contract extension, multiple outlets reported Friday.,A second-round pick in 2022, Pitre posted 65 tackles, eight passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble in 12 starts last season before sustaining ...

Pistons, Bucks open two-game set with seeding on line
The Detroit Pistons thrived in a playoff-style atmosphere on Thursday. Their last two regular-season games could have postseason implications as well.,Detroit faces the Milwaukee Bucks in back-to-back games on Friday and Sunday.,The first of those games will be held in Detroit, with the rematch in M...

Boston U. ousts PSU, reaches first hockey final since '15
Jack Hughes and Cole Eiserman scored second-period goals Thursday night as Boston University edged Penn State 3-1 in the second semifinal of the Frozen Four in St. Louis.,The Terriers (24-13-2) advance to the Saturday night championship match to oppose Western Michigan, which got past defending cham...

Filip Forsberg, Predators earn shootout win over Utah
Filip Forsberg scored the lone goal of a shootout, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased a 2-0 deficit by scoring three goals within a six-minute span bridging the second and third periods. Dylan Guenther brought Utah l...

Cade Cunningham leads Pistons past Knicks
Cade Cunningham poured in 36 points and recorded eight assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 115-106 victory over the New York Knicks in a preview of a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday night.,Jalen Duren supplied 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons (44-36). Tobias H...

Mavericks trying to pull out of funk as Raptors visit
The Dallas Mavericks will set out to snap an untimely three-game losing streak when they play host to the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,The Mavericks' recent skid has caused them to fall into the 10th and final play-in spot in the Western Conference, and a turnaround doesn't seem likely based on recent...