NEW YORK — Matthew Schaefer tied the NHL record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and the Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Thursday night in Peter DeBoer’s first game as New York’s coach. Cal Ritchie had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 13 saves as the Islanders snapped a four-game skid. Brayden …
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points as the Raptors rolled to a 128-114 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday as Toronto closed in on a playoff berth. Ingram added seven rebounds and seven assists as Toronto (45-35) won both games of a back-to-back with Miami. The victory put the Raptors into a tie …
NEWARK, N.J. — For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beating New Jersey, ending their post-season drought that lasted three seasons. They had made 16 post-season appearances in a row before that, last missing …
The New York Islanders star tied the single-season NHL record for goals by a rookie defenceman on Thursday. Schaefer did so by potting his 23rd of the year against the Toronto Maple Leafs, matching the mark set by Brian Leetch in 1988-89. The 2025 No. 1 overall pick already became the youngest defenceman to reach …
The Montreal Canadiens star found the back of the net against the Tampa Bay Lightning for his 50th goal of the season. With the goal, Caufield became the first Habs player to reach 50 since Stephane Richer did it in 1990. Caufield is now one goal behind Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead. He joins …
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters, one year after his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy. Might be better off that he’s not back in the lead, too. Rose has held at least a share of the first round lead a record five times at Augusta National, including last year, but he’s never been …
The Wisconsin Badgers are one win away from capturing their first NCAA men’s hockey title in 20 years. The underdog Badgers beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2-1 on Thursday in the first semifinal of the Frozen Four in Las Vegas. If Wisconsin wins Saturday’s final, it would mark only the second time a school …
Northern United posted a sweep of the Typhoon Curling Club on Thursday afternoon to move to the top of the Rock League standings. A day after allowing the first sweep in Rock League history in a loss to the Alpine Curling Club, Bruce Mouat’s Northern team rebounded to improve to 3-1 in the league’s inaugural …
The Aces are finalizing an agreement for Jackie Young to return to the franchise, sources told ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. The deal is expected to be for one year at the regular max ($1.19 million), per Philippou. Young has been with the Aces her entire career, making four all-star teams and two All-WNBA teams. She also …
Trey Yesavage made his second minor-league rehab start of the season on Thursday, allowing four runs while striking out six and walking one over 2.2 innings with the class-A Dunedin Blue Jays. The 22-year-old right-hander’s first start was on April 3, starting the 30-day clock on his rehab assignment. Yesavage opened the season on the …