WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — JT Compher scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225 on Saturday night. The Red Wings bounced back from a 4-3 overtime loss to Minnesota on Thursday and now have points in their last five games. The Jets have…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler finished with 21 as the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-107 on Monday. Curry was 8 of 15 from the field, while Butler was 11 of 12 from the free throw line for the Warriors, who bounced back from an overtime…
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored three goals and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday. Mattias Ekholm also scored and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four games. Stuart Skinner stopped 27 shots. Advertisement…
PASADENA, California (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most male honorees. Advertisement “To receive this award multiple times is really…
TORONTO – The ball left his hands, with a single flick of the wrist in the dying light of a frenetic fourth quarter. For an instant, the sand held its breath. The shot traced a silent arc through the humid air of Scotiabank Arena, a perfect parable of faith and physics. So, net. Nothing more…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points, Chet Holmgren had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-115 on Sunday for their 12th straight victory. The Thunder move to 20-1 with the win, with their only loss coming against the Trail Blazers on Nov. 5….
The Seattle Mariners announced Friday that they have offered contracts to 31 of their 34 eligible players. The three players who did not receive contract offers are RHP Gregory Santos, RHP Trent Thornton and LHP Tayler Saucedo, meaning each player is now a free agent. All players who have not yet accumulated the service time…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New York Yankees have fired Donny Rowland, their director of international scouting for the past 15 seasons. Rowland, who will turn 63 next month, had been with the Yankees for 23 seasons in total. Several of the Yankees’ international prospects who received large bonuses failed to advance or maintain starting…
How the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the third World Series in six years USA TODAY Sports’ Gabe Lacques breaks down how the Dodgers dominated the Brewers en route to another World Series appearance. sports pulse Trey Yesavage earned the victory in Game 6 of the ALCS, the sixth start of his MLB career. The 22-year-old…
How the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the third World Series in six years USA TODAY Sports’ Gabe Lacques breaks down how the Dodgers dominated the Brewers en route to another World Series appearance. sports pulse TORONTO – The seventh game never goes out of style. Nor does he stop humiliating even the best players to…
