DETROIT — Jesper Bratt’s scored his second goal with 3:34 left in the third period, helping the New Jersey Devils eliminate the Detroit Red Wings from the NHL playoff picture with a 5-3 win on Saturday. Detroit extended the league’s longest active postseason drought, dating to the 2016 season when the franchise earned a berth …
Alpine Curling Club advanced to the Rock League semifinals after splitting a pair of mixed-fours matches with the Frontier Curling Club on Saturday. Alpine improved to 4.5 points when their team skipped by Alina Paetz earned a 6-5 over Frontier’s Danny Casper. Frontier’s Grant Hardie beat Alpine’s Joel Retornaz 6-5 to give Frontier three points. …
TORONTO – Max Scherzer is always thinking ahead so, knowing that he came out of his last start with right forearm tendinitis, he approaches after Saturday’s batting practice, points to a large bruise covering the area and proclaims, “that’s nothing.” “This is a cupping situation — a vein burst and boom,” the Toronto Blue Jays …
The Denver Pioneers are Frozen Four champions for a record 11th time. The Pioneers rallied past the Wisconsin Badgers to win 2-1 Saturday in Las Vegas. The Badgers led 1-0 after two periods but the Pioneers got goals from Rieger Lorenz and Kyle Chyzowski in the third to win the championship game. It is Denver’s …
You don’t always get rewarded, no matter how well you play. And sometimes, when Los Angeles is playing peak Kings hockey, you don’t get rewarded with even a single goal, despite nine high danger chances (at least) around the Kings net. The Edmonton Oilers didn’t play their best game of the season Saturday in Los …
NHL Highlights (April 11)
The Senators officially clinched a playoff spot on Saturday after beating the New York Islanders and a Detroit Red Wings loss to the New Jersey Devils. The Boston Bruins also clinched a spot with the loss by the Red Wings despite losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. It is the second consecutive spring …
LOS ANGELES — Anton Forsberg made 27 saves in his third shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings greatly bolstered their playoff chances with a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Artemi Panarin scored on a first-period breakaway in the regular-season home finale for the Kings (34-26-19), who won their fourth straight game …
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The theme of the week for Nick Taylor has been staying steady. Saturday at the Masters was another perfect example of that. And now he’s trending toward recording his best career finish at a major championship. Taylor, who shot a 2-under 70 in the third round, made four birdies Saturday, including a solid one on the …
TORONTO — A broken left toe for George Springer will test the depth and resilience of a Blue Jays team that’s already dealing with more than its fair share of injuries. While Blue Jays manager John Schneider didn’t speculate on a timeline for the 36-year-old leadoff hitter and left open the possibility that he wouldn’t …