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Luka Doncic helps Mavs take down Wolves in Game 1
Luka Doncic scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 108-105 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Kyrie Irving added 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting for Dallas. Daniel Gaffor...
Jesus Luzardo, Marlins shut down Brewers
Jesus Luzardo pitched eight scoreless innings and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Wednesday night in the rubber match of a three-game set. ,The Marlins, who at 17-34 have more losses than any other team in the National League, have won three ...
Vancouver's Rick Tocchet named NHL Coach of the Year
First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL's 2023-24 coach of the year.,The trophy honors the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.,Tocchet, in his fir...
Rays OF Josh Lowe injured, leaves game vs. Red Sox
Tampa Bay outfielder Josh Lowe suffered another setback in his injury-marred 2024 season when he exited Wednesday night's game against the visiting Boston Red Sox after 1 1/2 innings because of "right side tightness," according to the Rays.,Lowe started in center field and took an awkward swing in s...
Stars preparing for Oilers' stellar offense in conference finals
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game.,It should come as no surprise that the Stars and Oilers are meeting when the Western Confer...
Falcons release TE Tucker Fisk, sign two wide receivers
The Atlanta Falcons signed wide receivers Daylen Baldwin and OJ Hiliare and released tight end Tucker Fisk on Wednesday.,Fisk, 25, had been with the Falcons since 2022, mostly on the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster multiple times in 2023 and played in six games, making two start...
2024 Charles Schwab Challenge: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour makes its fourth and final stop in Texas this season for the Charles Schwab Challenge, which begins Thursday at the historical Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.,In addition to featuring world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, there is additional intrigue with players attempting to qualify for...
Reports: Devils hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach
Sheldon Keefe was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports. ,Keefe was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. ,The Devils finished 38-39...
Seeking 5-0 start, streaking Liberty host Sky
In their initial season in 1997, the New York Liberty won their first seven games and 10 years later they won their first five.,This version of the Liberty (4-0) is off to an unbeaten start with the hopes of another dominant regular season as New York attempts to extend its season-opening winning st...
Adam Scott looking to add to Texas legacy in Colonial return
Australia's Adam Scott looks to add another Texas-sized win to his ledger when he makes his return to the Charles Schwab Challenge this week.,Scott won the 2014 tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, but is back at the event for the first time since 2018.,"I can't believe it's bee...
Jordan Spieth: Lack of patience 'has gotten me in trouble'
Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth said Wednesday that patience has not been his strong suit at times during his career, adding that a lack of it "has gotten me in trouble.",Spieth made the comments at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, ahead of this week's Charles Schwab Challenge.,Spie...
Max Kepler, Carlos Correa power Twins past Nationals
Max Kepler homered, doubled and scored two runs and Carlos Correa also hit a home run to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Steven Okert (1-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Si...
Roger Goodell resurfaces potential 18-game season at NFL meetings
At the NFL annual spring meeting in Nashville, commissioner Roger Goodell resurfaced the idea of playing 18 games.,Goodell closed the three-day rules and planning session Wednesday with another round of discussion about the potential of an 18-game regular season. The NFL season as constituted is 18 ...
'Refreshed' course awaits golfers at Charles Schwab Challenge
As the world of men's golf comes off its second major championship of the season, it will not be the players but rather the course itself that takes center stage at the Charles Schwab Challenge, beginning Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Colonial Country Club is the PGA Tour's longest-running venue fo...
Yankees reinstate RHP Tommy Kahnle from IL
The New York Yankees reinstated right-hander Tommy Kahnle from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, paving the way for the key bullpen arm to make his season debut. ,Kahnle, 34, was placed on the IL in spring training with lingering shoulder inflammation that also landed him on the IL at the end of...
Brewers' Freddy Peralta looks to secure series win vs. Marlins
Right-hander Freddy Peralta will attempt to bounce back from a rough outing when he starts for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday evening in the rubber match of their three-game series against the Miami Marlins.,Peralta (3-2, 4.17 ERA) gave up five runs and eight hits over five innings in h...
Guardians hope Triston McKenzie continues recent roll vs. Mets
After a rather rough start to the season, Triston McKenzie appears to have hit his stride for the Cleveland Guardians., ,That likely doesn't bode well for the New York Mets, who continue to struggle against AL competition this season. ,Looking to continue his recent run of success, the right-hander ...
With slump over, Twins look to take series from Nats
One day after ending their seven-game losing streak, the visiting Minnesota Twins will look to win their series against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington won the series opener 12-3 on Monday, but the Twins routed the Nationals 10-0 on Tuesday. After two games in which their...
Brewers score three in eighth to rally past Marlins
Former Marlins star Christian Yelich slugged a go-ahead, two-run triple in the eighth inning, leading the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over Miami on Tuesday night.,William Contreras went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the win. He also walked and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth.,Miami sh...
Byron Buxton hits 2 HRs as Twins rout Nationals to end skid
Joe Ryan pitched seven shutout innings, Byron Buxton hit two of Minnesota's four home runs and the visiting Twins routed the Washington Nationals 10-0 on Tuesday to snap a seven-game losing streak.,Jose Miranda and Willi Castro also homered for the Twins, who ended their longest losing streak since ...