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BaseballMLB roundup: Aaron Judge homers, Yanks blank Giants again
Cam Schlittler allowed one hit over 5 1/3 innings and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each homered, fueling the visiting New York
Sal Lombardi·
HockeyNHL roundup: Caps down Mammoth behind Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick
Alex Ovechkin produced his 34th career hat trick and the Washington Capitals rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Utah Mammoth
Al Grant·
BaseballMLB roundup: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers fan 20 White Sox in opener
Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered and hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski shook off a leadoff home run to strike out 11 over five
Sal Lombardi·
BasketballNCAA Tournament roundup: Purdue nips Texas in last second
Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a shot with 0.7 seconds left to give the second-seeded Boilermakers a 79-77 win over 11th-seeded Texas in
Bill Blatt·
BasketballNBA roundup: Celtics end Thunder’s 12-game winning streak
Jaylen Brown had 31 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics end the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder’s 12-game
Bill Blatt·
NWSLNWSL roundup: Denver Summit knock off defending champ Gotham for 1st win
Denver Summit FC won their first match in club history in dramatic fashion, stunning defending champion and host Gotham FC 2-0 on
Kyle Parker·
HockeyNHL roundup: Connor McDavid hits 400-goal milestone in Oilers’ win
Connor McDavid scored his 400th and 401st career goals, the first of which gave the Edmonton Oilers the lead for good in
Al Grant·
BaseballSpring training roundup: Rays’ Steven Matz finishes strong spring vs. Phillies
Southpaw Steven Matz put a punctuation mark on his excellent spring training by tossing five scoreless innings Monday as the Tampa Bay
Sal Lombardi·
HockeyNHL roundup: Islanders blank Jackets to move into wild-card position
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 26 shots he faced and made Bo Horvat’s goal on the first shot of the game stand up
Al Grant·
BasketballNCAA Tournament roundup: Iowa edges defending champ Florida in thriller
Alvaro Folgueiras drained a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner with 4.5 seconds left to give Iowa a dramatic 73-72 victory over
Bill Blatt·
BasketballNBA roundup: Timberwolves earn rare victory in Boston
Bones Hyland scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels finished with 19 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-92 win over the
Bill Blatt·
BaseballSpring training roundup: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays crush Rays with 19-hit attack
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed his first spring home run in a six-run first inning and George Springer drilled a three-run shot in
Sal Lombardi·