PITTSBURGH — The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and rookie Porter Martone added an insurance goal late, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 series lead. The...
DALLAS — The Minnesota Wild opened their Western Conference first-round series with a 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 at the American Airlines Center, with Matt Boldy scoring two goals and an assist and rookie Jesper Wallstedt making 27 saves in his playoff debut. The result gave...
Detroit — The Detroit Pistons will host the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in the opening game of the Eastern Conference first-round series. This follows a regular season in which Detroit finished with 60 wins and secured the conference's top seed after an 8-3 stretch while...
PHOENIX — Jalen Green scored 36 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors 111-96 in the Western Conference play-in game Friday night, securing a playoff berth. The Suns controlled the tempo throughout the contest; Jordan Goodwin added 19 points and six steals while Devin Booker contributed 20. Oklahoma...
Anaheim — The Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Friday night at Angel Stadium, with José Soriano delivering 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Yoán Moncada hitting a second-inning homer and Jo Adell adding a two-run double in the fourth. The game included a pregame tribute and a...
Phoenix — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Friday night he is uncertain about his future after the Warriors were eliminated from the play-in tournament following a loss to the Suns. Kerr said he will take time to decompress and will meet with team leadership, noting that 'these...
MINNEAPOLIS — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run double and Brandon Williamson allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Friday at Target Field. Williamson struck out two and walked four; Emilio Pagán recorded a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save in the...
PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Friday night as Austin Riley hit a three-run homer in the second and a solo shot in the ninth, while Martin Perez allowed four hits over six innings; Dominic Smith and Michael Harris II also homered, and Jose Suarez...
DENVER — On Friday night at Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-1, as Max Muncy hit two home runs and Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings allowing two hits. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5, extending his on-base streak to 49 games, and the Dodgers scored in each...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Friday night at PNC Park when Oneil Cruz hit a home run and Bubba Chandler allowed one run over six innings, earning his first victory; relievers Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto and Dennis Santana each tossed scoreless innings. On Saturday the...
