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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...
Celtics' stars shine in high-scoring win over fading Heat
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 43 points and Jayson Tatum had a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night., ,It marked the seventh time Brown has scored at least 40 points this season. Sam Hauser made 5 of...
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 ...
Paul George (39), Sixers shoot lights out vs. Wizards
Paul George set a career high in a Sixers uniform with 39 points and visiting Philadelphia, playing without Joel Embiid, had an offensive outburst in a 153-131 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,George was 15 of 22 from the floor and made six threes while playing 30 minutes. Tyrese Maxey ...
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.,...
Andrew Painter fans 8 in big-league debut as Phillies edge Nationals
Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in his major league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Tuesday.,The Phillies' top pitching prospect, Painter (1-0) allowed one run, four hits and a walk against a Nationals team that entered the game tie...
Jalen Duren pours in 31 as Pistons pull away from Raptors
Jalen Duren scored 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons topped the Toronto Raptors 127-116 on Tuesday night.,Daniss Jenkins supplied 21 points, five rebounds and five assists for Eastern Conference-lead Detroit (55-21), which won for the 10th time in 13 games. Duncan Robin...
Alex Ovechkin scores twice, Caps end Flyers' road win streak
Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each scored twice, Jakob Chychrun added a goal and an assist, and Pierre-Luc Dubois handed out four assists as the Washington Capitals ended the Philadelphia Flyers' eight-game road winning streak with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday.,Ryan Leonard added a goal and an assist for...
Max Scherzer has strong season debut as Blue Jays beat Rockies
Max Scherzer pitched six effective innings in the 41-year-old's season debut Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-1.,Scherzer (1-0) allowed one run, four hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings.,Jesus Sanchez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nat...
Panthers embark on five-goal first period to wallop Senators
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones each recorded three assists during the Florida Panthers' five-goal first period in a 6-3 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Noah Gregor and Mackie Samoskevich notched goals in the first 1:06 of the ga...
WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu nabs first win since July
Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada went the distance to secure her first win in eight months, beating Hungary's Dalma Galfi 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina.,Andreescu, who's dropped to 140th in the world rankings since hurting her ankle ...
Sizzling Spurs have lofty target heading into match with Warriors
The San Antonio Spurs take their nine-game winning streak and hopes of catching the Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference standings on the road when they tip off a three-game trip in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.,The Spurs (57-18) head west 2 1/2 gam...
ATP roundup: Sebastian Baez returns to Bucharest with stylish win
No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina kicked off his stay at the Tiriac Open with a breezy 6-3, 6-1 win over Lithuania's Vilius Gaubas in Round of 32 action Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.,A finalist in this event a year ago, Baez saved all five break points he faced while converting 4 of 5 against ...
Blue Jays RHP Cody Ponce sprains ACL in return to majors
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce has been diagnosed with a sprained right ACL and will miss significant time, manager John Schneider said on Tuesday.,Ponce, 31, made his first big-league appearance since 2021 on Monday night in a start against the visiting Colorado Rockies. He injured his k...
Celtics visit Heat after one of Jaylen Brown's 'worst games'
Jaylen Brown will be looking for a bounce-back performance when the Boston Celtics visit the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,Brown had 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists during Monday night's 112-102 loss at Atlanta, but admitted his stats were deceiving. Brown was 9 of 29 from the field and 8 of 14 f...
Broncos' Sean Payton excited to add 'explosive' Jaylen Waddle's versatility
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton anticipated the question about where he puts new acquisition Jaylen Waddle in the wide receiver pecking order.,"We're not just going to have, and I know someone's getting ready to ask me, ‘Is he receiver (No.) 1 or 2?' So we don't have (that)," Payton said Tuesd...
Reeling Ghana fires head coach ahead of World Cup
Just 2 1/2 months ahead of their World Cup opening game, Ghana fired head coach Otto Addo, with a replacement yet to be named.,Ghana, which was drawn into Group L of the World Cup along with England, Croatia and Panama, is on a five-game losing streak that included a 5-1 loss to Austria on Friday. T...
Report: Doc Rivers, Candace Parker among 2026 Hall of Fame class
Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers, former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire and women's greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne are part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The class is slated to be formerly announced on Saturday.,Rivers ranks sixth in NBA histo...
Fleet sign Czech Olympian Noemi Neubauerova
The Boston Fleet signed Czech national team forward Noemi Neubauerova to a reserve player contract ahead of Tuesday's PWHL roster freeze.,Neubauerova played for the Toronto Sceptres in 2024-25, appearing in 20 games after being selected in the fifth round of the 2024 PWHL Draft.,A two-time Olympian ...