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On verge of history, Stars host sliding Mammoth in Central showdown
As they conclude a six-game, 11-day homestand, the Dallas Stars are finding ways to grind out victories and pick up points as they look to chase down the Colorado Avalanche for the top seed in the Central Division.,Before taking on the Avalanche on the road later this week, Dallas wraps its home str...

Bulls home after 2-3 Western swing, face sputtering Grizzlies
Recent acquisitions Rob Dillingham and Leonard Miller helped the Chicago Bulls tread water during the team's five-game Western road trip.,As Chicago returns home to face the slumping Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, Bulls coach Billy Donovan hopes the "good minutes from those guys" keep coming.,"I'm rea...

Thunder blow past Timberwolves, extend win streak to eight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home Sunday.,Gilgeous-Alexander's late surge extended his record streak of 20-point to 128 consecutive. He broke Wilt Chamberlain's ...

Contending Wings eye turnaround at home vs. lowly Flames
The struggling Detroit Red Wings are hoping a return home and a visit by the floundering Calgary Flames on Monday will be just the tonic needed to turn their fortunes.,The Red Wings hold the Eastern Conference's second wild-card position, but after suffering a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars o...

Novak Djokovic (shoulder) withdraws from upcoming Miami Open
Six-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from this year's tournament due to a right shoulder ailment, the event announced Sunday.,Djokovic reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open this past week at Indian Wells, Calif., before falling to Jack Draper in a third-set tie-breaker on ...

Artemi Panarin back in New York as Kings meet Rangers
Artemi Panarin will get his first chance to face his former team when the New York Rangers host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.,In a cost-cutting move, Panarin was traded to Los Angeles from New York on Feb. 4 in exchange for forward prospect Liam Greentree and a conditional third-round pick ...

Bruins out to improve road effort, Devils aim to play spoiler
More consistent play on the road may be the key to the Boston Bruins' playoff push, which continues Monday against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Bruins lead the NHL with 51 home points, but their 29 road points (from a 12-14-5 away record) is near the bottom of the league. Ten of the Bru...

Chad Ramey records hole-in-one at Players Championship
Chad Ramey recorded his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour during the final round of the Players Championship on Sunday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,Ramey, 33, aced his shot from 169 yards out on the par-3 13th hole at TPC Sawgrass. His approach sailed over the bunker and landed on the center of the gr...

Celtics to face Suns with a 'relaxed' Jayson Tatum
Things continue to trend in the right direction for Jayson Tatum as the Boston Celtics enter Monday night's home game against the Phoenix Suns., ,Tatum played a season-high 32 minutes Saturday night to help the Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 111-100 victory over the Washington Wizards. ...

Lindsey Vonn snaps back at retirement talk
Lindsey Vonn said she will retire on her own terms, and not those of anyone else.,Recovering from a horrific crash that nearly led to the amputation of her left leg, the 41-year-old Vonn wasn't in the mood for retirement talk during a recent exchange on social media.,That chatter has grown in volume...

Charlie Woods finishes last at Junior Invitational
Charlie Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, carded an 8-over 80 in the final round at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in Graniteville, S.C., to finish in last place in the field of 36 golfers.,Woods, 17, a high school junior in Palm Beach, Fla., had a rough final round. His...

OF Seiya Suzuki returning to Cubs with knee injury
Outfielder Seiya Suzuki is set to return to the Chicago Cubs after Team Japan's run in the World Baseball Classic ended on Saturday, but his availability moving forward is in question with a right knee injury.,Suzuki was injured in the first inning of Saturday's WBC-ending defeat to Venezuela when h...

UConn's Geno Auriemma says he will return for 42nd season
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is returning in 2026-27 for a 42nd season.,He gave the news to the Hartford Courant, part of a lengthy article about the legendary coach published Sunday.,Auriemma, who turns 72 on March 23, apparently still is enjoying the grind of the job. And why not?,...

Max Verstappen sounds off after 'frustrating' result at Chinese GP
Max Verstappen wasn't too happy after he retired from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday following 45 laps due to a car issue.,That abbreviated finish came on the heels of the 28-year-old Dutchman's "disaster" during Saturday's Sprint.,"Same problem as yesterday in the start, so we were last again, an...

Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-matching 8th WC slalom this season
Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying eighth World Cup win of the season in the slalom on Sunday in Are, Sweden.,This was the final race of the season before the World Cup Finals, and Shiffrin won in a time of one minute, 43.35 seconds, beating second-place finisher Emma Aicher of...

Bryson DeChambeau wins LIV Singapore in playoff
Bryson DeChambeau forced a playoff with a birdie on No. 18, then saved par on the first playoff hole to win LIV Golf Singapore on Sunday. ,But DeChambeau's joy was Richard T. Lee's heartbreak.,Lee, a LIV wild card who qualified for the league by winning LIV Golf Promotions in January, missed a 2-foo...

Jazz take on Kings in battle of worst in the West
The two worst teams in the Western Conference will square off Sunday night when the Sacramento Kings host the Utah Jazz.,The Kings are showing life with three wins in their past four games, including an impressive takedown of the host Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night during the front end of a ...

Wild entertaining changes ahead of game vs. Leafs
Some changes could be on the way for the Minnesota Wild.,The past week has included only one victory in four games (1-1-2) for Minnesota. The team will try to get back on track Sunday evening when the Wild face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Saint Paul, Minn.,Wild coach John Hynes hinted tha...

Kraken try to keep pace in wild-card hunt vs. Panthers
Seattle Kraken coach Lane Lambert tried to temper expectations before Bobby McMann's long-awaited debut.,"Obviously he's a good player. But he's not coming in to be the savior," Lambert said before Saturday's game in Vancouver. "We have to all step up to the plate.",McMann, acquired at the March 6 N...

Fresh off scratch, Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher to return vs. Ducks
The Montreal Canadiens and visiting Anaheim Ducks both will be playing the second game of back-to-back sets when they face off on Sunday night.,The Canadiens, who reside in third place in the Atlantic Division, saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night with a 4-2 home loss to the...