Alcantara sharp, Marlins win home opener over Phillies 4-3
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings, Joey Wendle had two RBIs and the Miami Marlins won…
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Two-time champion Lightning beat Ducks, lock up playoff spot
By JOHN KREISER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Cirelli scored 1:58 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks…
Continue ReadingSenators erase early deficit, beat Bruins 3-2
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Tim Stützle each scored a goal in the second period and the Ottawa…
Continue ReadingMaple Leafs rout Capitals 7-3, close in on team victory mark
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander, Michael Bunting and Ilya Mikheyev each scored twice, Auston Matthews had two assists to reach 101 points and the…
Continue ReadingCrosby, Guentzel lead Pens past Islanders, back to playoffs
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored twice, Sidney Crosby also had a goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a…
Continue ReadingNCAA’s No. 3 scorer Antoine Davis enters transfer portal
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mercy guard Antoine Davis is entering the transfer portal, making the nation’s third-leading scorer available to another…
Continue ReadingNedeljkovic shuts out former team, Red Wings top Hurricanes
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic had 46 saves in a sharp performance against his former team, helping the…
Continue ReadingTarasenko’s 5-point outing fuels Blues’ 6-2 win over Sabres
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored three times as part of a career-best five-point outing, and the St.…
Continue ReadingHjo Joo Kim shoots second 67, takes 3-stroke lead in Hawaii
By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim birdied three of the final six holes for her second 5-under 67 and a…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: MLB celebrates Robinson 75 years after debut
By The Associated Press Players across the majors will don Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 — and all of them in Dodger blue this year — for the 75th…
Continue ReadingJack Newton, who lost a British Open playoff, dies at 72
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Jack Newton, who lost to Tom Watson in a 1975 British Open playoff and tied for second…
Continue ReadingWoodruff returns to form as Brewers defeat Cardinals 5-1
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff threw five shutout innings and Omar Narváez homered and doubled as the…
Continue ReadingDeChambeau has surgery on left wrist, likely to miss PGA
KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau says surgery on his left wrist has been successful. The former U.S. Open champion reports on Instagram he…
Continue ReadingNo regrets for Roberts, Kershaw after pulling ace
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t second-guessing his decision to pull Clayton Kershaw while pitching seven…
Continue ReadingLefty Gore scheduled to make MLB debut for Padres on Friday
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres top pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore is scheduled to make his big league debut with a start against the World…
Continue ReadingAmerican figure skater Malinin shatters junior world record
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — American figure skater Ilia Malinin shattered the world record in the short program at the junior world championships on…
Continue ReadingMiles Bridges fined $50K for throwing mouthpiece into crowd
By The Associated Press The NBA has fined Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd after being…
Continue ReadingStephen Curry optimistic about returning for Game 1
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry says he’s optimistic about his chances of being on the court for Golden…
Continue ReadingCameron Young shoots 8-under 63 in RBC Heritage debut
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Young showed it doesn’t always take years of practice to go low at…
Continue ReadingWild’s Hartman routes donations for fine to children’s fund
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman sure has plenty of support in Minnesota. The Wild center was fined $4,250 by the NHL for unsportsmanlike…
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