St. Paul — Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves as the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Thursday night in the PWHL playoffs. Sidney Morin opened the scoring for Minnesota 3:22 into the game...
Atlanta — Ted Turner, founder of CNN and former owner of the Atlanta Braves, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87, his family said Wednesday. Turner launched CNN on June 1, 1980, built TBS into a national superstation that broadcast Braves games across the country, and sold the franchise...
PHOENIX — Paul Skenes threw eight scoreless innings at Chase Field on Wednesday night, allowing two hits and retiring the first 14 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0. Brandon Lowe provided the game’s only run with a first-inning solo homer; Skenes finished at 97 pitches and...
Tampa, Fla. Shane McClanahan extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep, marking the Rays' 12th win in 13 games and another strong home performance. In Seattle Wednesday, Bryan Woo struck out nine...
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday, when Edmundo Sosa delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Adolis García homered; Brandon Marsh collected three hits and the victory improved Philadelphia to 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly. The Athletics had led...
DETROIT — Sonny Gray returned from a hamstring injury to start for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, pitching five innings and allowing four hits, two walks and striking out two as Boston completed a 4-0, three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Jack Flaherty started for Detroit, striking out...
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series on Wednesday night, as Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod converted power-play goals while Josh Doan and Jordan Greenway also scored and Alex Lyon made 26 saves to help build an early...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series. Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and Jalen Chatfield scored, Frederik Andersen started in net for Carolina, and the Flyers failed to convert multiple power-play...
Detroit — The Professional Women's Hockey League announced on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, that it will expand to Detroit for the 2026–27 season, adding a franchise that will play home games at Little Caesars Arena. League officials said the expansion is part of a planned increase of two to four...
Oakland. The Golden State Valkyries entered Year 2 emphasizing roster continuity rather than headline signings, with general manager Ohemaa Nyanin saying Tuesday at a media day that the organization values athlete connectivity after a playoff season. Owner Joe Lacob's five-year championship mandate continues to inform decisions, including waiving second-round pick...
