Tampa, Fla. — Anthony Cirelli scored a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Thursday night, moving the Lightning into first place in the Atlantic Division; key contributors included Nikita Kucherov, Zemgus Girgensons and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. The victory improved Tampa Bay’s recent form to...
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff spot after a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night, with Matt Boldy scoring his 39th and 40th goals and Kirill Kaprizov adding his 40th, sealing the result in the Wild's 75th game this season. Minnesota's win leaves the Wild...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 90th Masters Tournament runs April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club, featuring a 7,565-yard, par-72 layout and a 92-player field; defending champion Rory McIlroy returns after his 2025 victory, while Tiger Woods will not compete following his March 27 arrest. Organizers confirmed the field, priority spots and...
Indianapolis — Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd announced Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium that he will remain with the Wildcats as the program reached its first Final Four in 25 years after wins over Arkansas in the Sweet 16 and Purdue in the Elite Eight. The announcement follows a week of speculation...
Indianapolis, the University of Illinois men's basketball team (No. 3 seed, 28-8) will face second-seeded UConn (33-5) in the NCAA Final Four semifinal at 5:09 p.m. CT on Saturday after Illinois advanced through tournament sites in Greenville and Houston this week. The winner advances to the national championship to play the...
Los Angeles. Trevor Moore scored 1:56 into overtime Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on April 1; Adrian Kempe had opened the scoring and Anton Forsberg made 23 saves. The win moved the Kings into the Western Conference...
LOS ANGELES — Gavin Williams struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and José Ramírez hit his first home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, with Gabriel Arias adding a solo homer in the third inning. The win...
San Jose — Macklin Celebrini scored with 1:39 remaining and assisted on a late game-winner as the Sharks rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Wednesday, completing a four-point night; Will Smith also scored, and Troy Terry had tied the game earlier after a Dmitry Orlov turnover. The victory prompted fans...
Indianapolis — No. 1-seeded Arizona and No. 1-seeded Michigan will meet Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Final Four, competing for a place in Monday's national championship; Arizona advanced by defeating Purdue in the Elite Eight, and Michigan reached the semifinal after its regional final win this week. Indianapolis...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Wednesday night the New York Knicks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 130-119, snapping a three-game losing streak after a 111-94 loss in Houston; OG Anunoby scored 25 points and Karl‑Anthony Towns recorded a 20-11-11 triple-double. The victory moved New York into third place in the Eastern Conference, a...
