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Canadiens face Leafs, try again to clinch playoff berth
The Montreal Canadiens will try again to clinch a playoff spot when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The Canadiens (39-31-9, 87 points) had a chance to reach the postseason by winning on Friday, but they lost 5-2 to the host Ottawa Senators to end their season-best, six-game win...

Rays seek to build on triumph over struggling Braves
Aiming for a series win in interleague play, the Tampa Bay Rays will look to make matters worse for the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.,Tampa Bay catcher Danny Jansen -- who entered Friday's series opener 1-for-26 (.038) at the plate -- tallied three hits (including a two-run homer) a...

Giants seek to extend blistering start in clash vs. Yankees
Hours before the San Francisco Giants continued their best start since 2003 at Yankee Stadium, manager Bob Melvin made lineup changes by moving Mike Yastrzemski up to the leadoff slot and switching LaMonte Wade Jr. from leadoff to sixth.,The move worked out for the Giants, who will attempt to mainta...

Sandy Alcantara looks to lead Marlins to rare win vs. Nats
Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara will return from paternity leave to make the start on Saturday afternoon as the Marlins host the Washington Nationals in the second contest of a three-game series.,Washington overcame a four-run deficit to secure a 7-4 victory on Friday. The Nationals are 12-2 agai...

White Sox's Chase Meidroth out to duplicate MLB debut vs. Red Sox
Losses and injuries have mounted for the Chicago White Sox in the first two weeks of the season.,"It's going to be one of these things that happens," manager Will Venable said. "We know every team deals with it, so we've got to push forward and figure out a way to pick up the slack.",An infusion of ...

Mets' Pete Alonso looks to continue torrid start in matchup vs. A's
The New York Mets spent most of the winter preparing for life without Pete Alonso.,Now, they've spent the first 13 games of the season wondering where they'd be without him.,The slugger will look to continue his torrid start to the season on Saturday afternoon when the Mets visit the Athletics in th...

Cards' Miles Mikolas bids for bounce-back effort vs. Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas wants to take a clear mind to the mound when he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.,Mikolas (0-1, 11.25 ERA) allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings in an 18-7 loss at Boston in his last start on Sunday.,...

Jackson Jobe vies for victory as Tigers chase series win vs. Twins
Jackson Jobe is eager for his first big-league victory.,The right-hander's next chance to achieve the milestone will come Saturday afternoon when his Detroit Tigers take on the Minnesota Twins in the second contest of a three-game series in Minneapolis.,Detroit is coming off a 7-6 win in the series ...

Guardians gun for 4th win in five meetings with Royals
Early on, the Cleveland Guardians have had their way with the Kansas City Royals.,Looking for a fifth straight win overall and attempting to remain perfect at home, the Guardians will try to continue their 2025 success against the Royals on Saturday night.,Cleveland opened the season by taking two o...

Rudy Gobert's career-high-tying 35 points lead Wolves past Nets
Rudy Gobert matched his career-high with 35 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets 117-91 on Friday night.,Gobert also had 11 rebounds while fellow frontcourt veteran Julius Randle added 21 points -- including 5 of 6 on 3-point attempts -- as Minnesota (48-33) overt...

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 ...

Cavaliers complete massive rally, but Knicks still clinch No. 3 seed
Darius Garland scored 13 fourth-quarter points Friday night for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who overcame a 23-point first-half deficit to beat the host New York Knicks 108-102 in the penultimate regular-season game for both teams.,Despite the loss, the Knicks (50-31) clinched the third seed in the East...

Sidney Crosby rescues Penguins in win over Devils
Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 6:39 remaining in the third period, fueling the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Stationed in the left circle, Bryan Rust wired a diagonal slap-pass that Crosby deflected home at the ri...

Newcastle United draw closer to UCL berth as Man United visit
Newcastle United can take a step toward qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three seasons on Sunday when it hosts a Manchester United side with one eye on its own ongoing European obligations.,Fifth-place Newcastle (16-9-5, 53 points) enters Sunday's clash tied with fourt...

Rain delays Orioles' adjustments by a day versus Blue Jays
The Baltimore Orioles were welcoming a day off this week, yet also anxious to get back to work and fix glitches from the first couple of weeks of the season.,Now they'll have to wait until Saturday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,The series opener scheduled for Friday night was rained...

Rays snap out of funk, extend Braves' woes
Danny Jansen went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, Taj Bradley threw six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays posted a 6-3 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Bradley (2-0) allowed just one run on five hits, while striking out seven and walking two. Christopher Morel also went...

LAFC get Igor Jesus back in time to face high-flying Earthquakes
With four losses in their last five league fixtures, the Los Angeles Football Club are clearly riding the struggle bus ahead of Saturday night's home date against the San Jose Earthquakes.,But LAFC will beef up their lineup with the return of Brazilian midfielder Igor Jesus from a one-game suspensio...

Reports: Vols QB Nico Iamaleava out of practice amid NIL talks
Tennessee football received a surprise when quarterback Nico Iamaleava opted not to attend Friday's spring practice, according to multiple media reports.,Iamaleava, 20, is attempting to negotiate for more NIL money, per On3.com, with his absence presumably tied to those conversations.,Tennessee is s...

Dynamo aim to keep defending champion Galaxy winless
The Houston Dynamo recorded their first victory last week while the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy still have a zero in the win column.,Two of the more disappointing teams in Major League Soccer square off Saturday night when the Dynamo (1-4-2, 5 points) face the Galaxy at Carson, Calif.,Los ...

Closing in on playoff berth, Blues take on Kraken
The St. Louis Blues look to snap a two-game skid and move their Stanley Cup playoff hopes closer to reality when they visit the struggling Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.,The Blues (43-30-7, 93 points) hold the Western Conference's second wild-card position, but their push to punch a ticket to the...