(Photo credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) Andrew Wiggins led a balanced attack with 23 points, Draymond Green made key plays late in the game and the Golden State Warriors snapped the Dallas Mavericks' seven-game winning streak with a 104-100 victory Tuesday night in San Francisco. The Warriors (41-34) won their fifth straight game as they attempt to secure a playoff spot. They outfinished the Mavericks (45-30) aft
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) Domantas Sabonis extended his post-merger NBA record of consecutive double-doubles with 22 points and 20 rebounds, and a dominant third quarter powered the Sacramento Kings to a 109-95 rout of the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in a matchup crucial to Western Conference playoff positioning. Sabonis came one assist shy of his 27th triple-double on the season while
(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) Alex Killorn scored twice and Troy Terry scored once in a three-point performance to lead the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday to snap a five-game skid. Mason McTavish and Cam Fowler also scored, while Olen Zellweger collected a career-best three assists as the Ducks (25-47-7, 54 points) won for only the second time in 14 ou
(Photo credit: Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Zac Gallen pitched six shutout innings and Christian Walker slugged a three-run homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night in Phoenix. Blaze Alexander went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, and Ketel Marte went 2-for-5 with two runs as Arizona handed New York its first loss of the season. The Yankees had
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Shane Bieber pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Tuesday night. Bo Naylor hit a two-run homer for the Guardians, who evened the three-game series at one victory apiece. Bieber (2-0) hasn't allowed a run over 12 innings this season after also going six scoreless in an 8-0 decision on Opening Day in Oakland. The r
(Photo credit: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports) Willson Contreras belted a two-run homer to put the visiting St. Louis Cardinals ahead for good and Miles Mikolas tossed six solid innings in a 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. San Diego starter Yu Darvish was pitching a strong game and had a 2-1 lead with two outs in the top of the sixth after slipping a called third strike past Paul Goldschmidt. But Contre
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 3 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer lauded young spinner Manimaran Siddharth for getting the prized scalp of star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between both the sides at M Chinnnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Siddharth dismissed Kohli to get his first Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket, joining a
(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) Diego Rossi scored in the 43rd minute to even up the match and the score held from there as the Columbus Crew and Tigres UANL played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday night. Andre-Pierre Gignac opened the scoring in the 18th minute for Tigres. Diego Lainez worked his way to the top-left corner of
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Tuesday night's game between the Detroit Tigers and host New York Mets was postponed because of rain and will be made up on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET. The teams waited about two hours past the scheduled start time before the game was postponed on Tuesday. Both teams had a day off Thursday, and they aren't scheduled to meet again this season aside from the current series. Tues
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 3 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Manimaran Siddharth on Wednesday dismissed star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli to get his first Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket, joining an elite company of bowlers who have got the legendary right-hander as their first-ever IPL victim. During the IPL clash between LSG and RCB at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Virat was looki
(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) Jarrett Allen had 13 of his 21 points during a 40-point first quarter, Caris LeVert led a balanced attack with 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers ran off from the Utah Jazz for a 129-113 victory on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City. Evan Mobley also totaled 21 points, Sam Merrill enjoyed a homecoming with 18 and Max Strus went for 15 as the Cavaliers (46-30) overcame the absence
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic put up 42 points and hauled in 16 rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 23 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 110-105 on Tuesday night. Jokic, who had six assists, passed Carmelo Anthony for third on Denver's all-time scoring list with 13,978 points. Michael Porter Jr. scored 15 and had a career-high 16 rebounds. He drained a tiebreaking
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Top-seeded Jessica Pegula survived an upset scare from Amanda Anisimova in an all-American affair in the first round of the Credit One Charleston Open, with Pegula escaping 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Charleston, S.C. After dropping the first set and more or less controlling the second, Pegula squandered a 4-2 lead in the third set. She leapt out to a 6-1 lead in the tiebr
(Photo credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports) Vinni Lettieri scored the go-ahead goal with 6:56 remaining in the third period, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in Saint Paul, Minn. Fellow fourth-liner Mason Shaw scored his first goal since sustaining his fourth career ACL injury last season, and Matt Boldy also tallied. Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves for the Wild (36-28-10,
(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) Linus Ullmark made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins scored three goals in the final seven minutes of the third period en route to a 3-0 win over the host Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. The game was scoreless until Charlie Coyle scored a short-handed goal with 6:42 left, lifting Boston (44-17-15, 103 points) to its second c
(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Davis Schneider belted a two-run home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Schneider launched a 1-1 slider from Astros closer Josh Hader 423 feet and out to left-center field, plating pinch-runner Daulton Varsho with his second home run. Varsho ran for Justin Tu
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Safety Julian Blackmon is returning to the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year deal, ESPN and NFL Network reported Tuesday. Blackmon's new contract is worth up to $7.7 million, with $3.2 million guaranteed, per NFL Network's report. Blackmon was a free agent after his rookie contract expired. In four years with the Colts, he has compiled 214 tackles, seven interceptions,
(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Naz Reid scored 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 113-106 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards added 21 points for Minnesota (52-23), which won for the fifth time in the past six games. Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jalen Green scored 26 points to lead H
(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) Terry Rozier drilled eight 3-pointers and had 34 points to help the Miami Heat fend off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by the visiting New York Knicks and hang on for a 109-99 win on Tuesday night. Rozier knocked down a key 3-pointer with 34.7 seconds left, and Haywood Highsmith followed up with a dunk after a Knicks miss to top off a game-ending 17-7 run. New York (44-31)
(Photo credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports) Garrett Cooper went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs en route to a 12-2 win for the host Chicago Cubs over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. Chicago starting pitcher Javier Assad (1-0) threw six shutout innings, allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out five batters. Nick Madrigal drove in three runs for the Cubs, who have won three straight g
(Photo credit: Thomas Salus-USA TODAY Sports) Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom scored in the third period as the New York Islanders rallied to earn a critical 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y. With the win, the Islanders (33-27-15, 81 points) moved within one point of the Washington Capitals, who lost to the Buffalo Sabres, for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The I
(Photo credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports) The Pittsburgh Penguins scored five unanswered goals to erase a third-period deficit and beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J. Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added an assist, Sidney Crosby added a pair of goals and Michael Bunting and Bryan Rust each had two helpers for the Penguins, who avoided being swept in the three-game season series with New Jers
(Photo credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports) Garrett Crochet pitched seven sharp innings and Gavin Sheets, Paul DeJong and Andrew Vaughn drove in runs as the host Chicago White Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Tuesday for their first victory this season. Relievers John Brebbia and Michael Kopech preserved the Chicago lead in a tight finish. Kopech navigated Marcell Ozuna's ninth-inning home run, his second solo shot
(Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports) JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 6-2 on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and two assists for the Sabres (36-35-5, 77 points), who are five points behind the Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made
(Photo credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports) Nick Suzuki scored two goals and the host Montreal Canadiens ended a seven-game losing streak against the Florida Panthers with a 5-3 win on Tuesday night. Joel Armia, Cole Caufield and Jake Evans also scored, Alex Newhook had two assists and Sam Montembeault made 37 saves for the Canadiens (29-33-12, 70 points), who have won four of five. Anton Lundell had a goal and an assis
