• Ivan Barbashev scores twice as Knights top Jets

    Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period and Logan Thompson made 39 saves to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel also scored goals and William Karlsson had two assists for Vegas (40-25-8, 88 points) which extended its points streak to five games (4-0-1) while completing its second straight regular-season series sweep of the Jets with a victory. Thompson won his fourth consecutive start,...

  • Isles top Panthers, who clinch playoff spot despite loss

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to help the New York Islanders rally for a 3-2 win over the host Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise. It was just the second win in the past nine games (2-6-1) for the Islanders (31-26-15, 77 points). New York is four points out of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers (46-22-5, 97 points) have lost six of their past seven games (1-5-1) but clinched a playoff spot when the Detroit Red Wings...

  • Nick Suzuki scores 30th goal as Canadiens top Flyers

    Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-1 win against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Mike Matheson had three assists, and Cayden Primeau made 29 saves for the Canadiens (28-32-12, 68 points), who have won three in a row. Owen Tippett scored, and Samuel Ersson made 13 saves for the Flyers (36-28-10, 82 points), who have lost four of their past five games. Suzuki gave Montreal a 1-0 lead at 12:58 of the first period. Juraj Slafkovsky quickly dished...

  • Pirates outlast Marlins in 12 innings to kick off season

    Jared Triolo blooped an RBI single to right in the top of the 12th inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates rally to a 6-5 Opening Day win over the host Miami Marlins on Thursday. The Pirates got 6 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen, including Luis L. Ortiz (1-0), who earned the win, and Jose Hernandez, who posted the save. Hernandez got the last out on Bryan De La Cruz's fly to the warning track in right. Pittsburgh hit three home runs, including a two-run shot by Bryan Reynolds. A pair...

  • Yankees move RHP Gerrit Cole (elbow) to 60-day IL

    Any dreams of a speedy return to the mound for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole were dashed Thursday when the New York Yankees moved the right-hander to the 60-day injured list due to elbow inflammation. On March 16, Cole said he wouldn't throw for three to four weeks in an effort to heal his ailing throwing elbow, telling reporters that nerve irritation and edema were the source of his problem, with rest and recovery the prescription. The Yankees finalized their...

  • Alex Rodriguez, partner strike out in bid to control Wolves, Lynx

    The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx are no longer for sale, majority owner Glen Taylor said Thursday. Taylor confirmed the expiration of the option of retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez and former Walmart eCommerce CEO Marc Lore to acquire controlling interest of the NBA's Timberwolves and WNBA's Lynx. Rodriguez and Lore exercised their option to buy another 40 percent of the teams in December, opening a 90-day window to close the deal. That window shut on Wednesday. "I will continue to...

  • Kevin Durant, Suns turn back Nuggets again

    Kevin Durant had 30 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots, Devin Booker had 17 points and nine assists in his first game against Denver his season, and the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the Nuggets 104-97 on Wednesday night. Grayson Allen scored 13 points and Bradley Beal and Eric Gordon finished with 10 each for Phoenix (43-30). Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Denver (51-22), which lost for just the third time in 18 games. Two of those losses have been to the...

  • Spurs defeat Jazz, get rare consecutive wins

    Devin Vassell scored 31 points and Victor Wembanyama contributed 19 points in his return to the lineup as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 118-111 on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Julian Champagnie, Jeremy Sochan and Malaki Branham each added 17 points as the Spurs won their second straight game. This marks only the fifth time all season that San Antonio (17-56) has won consecutive games. Collin Sexton led Utah with 26 points and nine assists, but the Jazz (29-44) lost their...

  • Utah brushes aside VCU in NIT quarterfinals

    Gabe Madsen scored 18 points and Branden Carlson added 17 to lead Utah to a 74-54 NIT quarterfinal victory over VCU on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Deivon Smith tallied 15 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds for the Utes, earning his second straight triple-double and fifth overall this season. Utah (22-14) led wire to wire to advance to the NIT semifinals for the first time since 2018. The Utes will face Indiana State in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The final is scheduled for April 4. VCU...

  • Rockets top Thunder in OT for 10th straight win

    Jalen Green scored 37 points to lift the Houston Rockets to a 132-126 overtime win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Rockets have won 10 consecutive games, their longest winning streak since the 2017-18 season. The Thunder have lost two of their last three. Houston was 7 of 11 from the floor in overtime, scoring 20 points in the extra period. Dillon Brooks started overtime with back-to-back 3-pointers after Oklahoma City came back to force overtime in the closing seconds...

  • Bulls knock off Pacers, end 3-game skid

    DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 27 points and Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond both had double-doubles to help the host Chicago Bulls defeat the Indiana Pacers 125-99 on Wednesday to stop a three-game losing streak. Six Bulls scored in double figures compared to five for Indiana, which has lost two of three. Held under 100 points for the first time this season, the Pacers are two victories ahead of the idle Miami Heat for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Indiana (41-33) has clinched a...

  • Timberwolves pull away from Pistons with big run

    Naz Reid had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a late third-quarter run to take control in a 106-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. Jaden McDaniels had 20 points and Kyle Anderson supplied 14 points and five assists off the bench for Minnesota. Rudy Gobert added 11 points with 14 rebounds and Nickeil Alexander-Walker also scored 11 points. All-Star Anthony Edwards was limited to nine points. The Timberwolves (50-22), who are...