Out of the National Hockey League playoff race for months, the Vancouver Canucks continue to be formidable “spoilers.” On Thursday, they spoiled the Nashville Predators’ wild-card chances by losing 4-1 to the Los Angeles Kings. Impacting the race at the top of the Pacific Division, the Canucks hurt the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks by …
SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning and the San Diego Padres snapped the Colorado Rockies‘ four-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory on Thursday night. Bogaerts sent a 1-0 pitch from Valente Bellozo (0-1) out to left field for his ninth career grand slam and his …
LAS VEGAS — Kent Anderson scored from the slot at 7:25 of the second overtime to back up Johnny Hicks’ 49 saves and lift Denver to a 4-3 victory over Michigan on Thursday night in a Frozen Four semifinal and keep alive the Pioneers’ hopes of winning their third national title in five years. The …
The Calgary kid who almost hijacked the Presidents’ Trophy party in Denver Thursday night wasn’t even supposed to be in the lineup. Tyson Gross, a 23‑year‑old college free agent who was supposed to be watching this one from the press box until Ryan Strome fell ill, nearly authored the Flames’ feel‑good moment of the season. …
Northern United rebounded from being on the wrong side of the first sweep in Rock League history with a sweep of its own in a win over the Typhoon Curling Club on Thursday afternoon. A day after getting swept by Alpine Curling Club, Bruce Mouat’s Northern team improved to 3-1 in the league’s inaugural event. Mouat led Northern’s …
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Joel Armia and Trevor Moore also scored, Anton Forsberg made 24 saves, and the Kings’ third straight win put them one point ahead of the Nashville Predators for the second Western Conference wild card with a game in hand. Los Angeles came into the night already controlling its path to the post-season, and Nashville’s 4-1 loss …
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Springs took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Athletics beat the New York Yankees 1-0 Thursday afternoon to clinch their first series at Yankee Stadium since 2016. Springs (2-0) lost his no-hitter on his 84th pitch when Ben Rice hit a single …
NEW YORK — Josh Hart scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson had 25 points and 10 assists, and the New York Knicks stayed alive in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 112-106 victory over Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Tatum …
Words that seemed destined to eventually be written as of the day he was drafted in 2019, just months after he scored his 56th goal to break Auston Matthews’ record with the United States National Development Team Program. Caufield finished with 72 that year, and he’s been building himself into the player who could finally accomplish …