NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. OG Anunoby added 19 points and Josh Hart had 10 points and 14 rebounds …
DALLAS — Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Eriksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 shots in his post-season debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series. Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two …
Home fighters didn’t get the results they were hoping for on Saturday’s preliminary card as the UFC returned to Winnipeg for the first time since 2017. Canadians went 1-4 on the early portion of a UFC Fight Night event at Canada Life Centre. Calgary’s Melissa Croden was the lone Canadian victorious on the prelims, edging …
The Cincinnati Bengals are bolstering their defensive line before next week’s NFL Draft. Lawrence had requested a trade out of New York earlier this off-season. The Giants will now hold picks No. 5 and 10 in Thursday’s draft. Lawrence played his first seven NFL seasons with the Giants after they selected him with the 17th …
SEATTLE — Jenn Gardiner scored the last of her PWHL single-game record four goals 52 seconds into overtime to help the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Saturday and beat Seattle 6-5 to sweep the regular-season series with the Torrent. Vancouver (9-1-4-14), which needed to win in regulation, was eliminated from playoff contention. Hannah Miller added two goals …
MLB Highlights (April 18)
RALEIGH, N.C. — The margins are thin in playoff hockey, as the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes discovered in this year’s post-season opener. If Game 1 is any indication, good scoring chances will be few and far between. “I think at the end of every game, both teams are going to feel like there wasn’t …
Basketball fans excited to watch LeBron James and Kevin Durant go head-to-head in the playoffs once again will have to wait a little longer. “Hopefully it’s a one-game thing,” Udoka told reporters. Durant has been dealing with a knee injury after he collided with a teammate during practice on Thursday, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. It’s …
John Schneider had an unhappy pitcher on his hands following Friday’s loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the Toronto Blue Jays manager appears to have defused any tension created by Eric Lauer‘s post-game comments. Lauer came out of the bullpen behind opener Braydon Fisher in Toronto’s 6-3 loss to Arizona, something he told reporters that …
Saturday’s UFC Winnipeg main event is a tale of two fighters heading in opposite directions. Watch the event on Sportsnet.