By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Friday night to move within one point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Travis Sanheim and Alex Bump had a goal and an assist each and Owen Tippett ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — Sandra Abstreiter made 39 saves to pick up her first shutout in the Professional Women’s Hockey League and led the Montreal Victoire to a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Charge Friday night. Kaitlin Willoughby, with two goals, and Abby Roque scored for the Victoire (14-4-2-5), who moved into first place in the eight-team ... Read More »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George scored 23 points, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-103 on Friday night. Joel Embiid had 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in his return to the lineup to help the 76ers remain sixth in the Eastern Conference ... Read More »
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PHOENIX (AP) — South Carolina beats two-time defending champion UConn 62-48 to advance to the women’s NCAA Tournament title game. The Associated Press... Read More »
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Chase DeLauter has developed a knack for memorable openers. DeLauter became the first Cleveland player to make his major league debut in last year’s AL Wild Card series against Detroit. On March 26 at Seattle, DeLauter became the seventh player since 1889 to hit two home runs in his first major league ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger is quite the acrobat. A Gold Glove-winning outfielder, Bellinger made a juggling grab of a ball that bounded off his right wrist to rob the Miami Marlins’ Xavier Edwards for the first out of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees won their home opener 8-2 on Friday. ... Read More »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — All of the emotions were there, from joy to jitters and everything in between. Well, almost everything. The one thing Konnor Griffin didn’t feel when the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop — all 19 years and 344 days of him — ahead of his big league debut Friday against the Baltimore Orioles was shock. ... Read More »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tristan Gray hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a cold and rainy 10-4 home-opener victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Gray’s one-out line drive off a 1-1 cutter from Yeondrys Gómez was just high enough to clear the 23-foot ... Read More »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Parker, Holdsclaw and members of the 1996 Olympic team were all in attendance as well as Amar’e Stoudemire and Mike D’Antoni. They will ... Read More »
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OGDEN — Canada’s Matt Dunstone will be playing for a gold medal on Saturday at the world men’s curling championship. The Winnipeg-based team defeated Scotland 9-7 in a thrilling semifinal Friday evening, scoring a deuce in the ninth to go ahead 8-7 and then stealing one in the 10th to beat Ross Whyte’s squad. The ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York center Karl-Anthony Towns was held out of the Knicks’ game Friday night against the Chicago Bulls because of a right elbow impingement. Towns was in a good mood as he participated in pregame warmups and took a couple of shots. However, he stood in front of the visitor’s bench ... Read More »
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