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NHL roundup: Avalanche grab 3-1 series lead over Jets with 5-1 win
DENVER (AP) - Valeri Nichushkin recorded his first career hat trick, netminder Alexandar Georgiev turned in another strong showing and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in Game 4 on Sunday to move a win away from advancing in the NHL playoffs. Artturi Lehkonen and Cale Makar also scored for the Avalanch...
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Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hannah Green won LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Whilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of ...
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Oilers recall Jack Campbell, Philip Broberg from AHL affiliate Bakersfield
LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers are adding depth for the playoffs by recalling goaltender Jack Campbell and defenceman Philip Broberg from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors. Campbell and Broberg join the Oilers amid their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings after Bakersfield lost 3-1 to th...
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Stephen Ames celebrates 60th birthday with successful title defense in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory. A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday with a 64, Ames had two eagles in ...
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McIlroy, Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Trainer pushed a six-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry and McIlroy sharing a smiling embrace on the green. T...
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Canadian women defeat U.S. handily in Pacific Four Series rugby tournament opener
CARSON, Calif. - Captain Sophie de Goede scored 18 points, including two tries, as Canada thumped the U.S. 50-7 Sunday in the opening match of Pacific Four Series rugby tournament. Claire Gallagher scored two tries while Tyson Beukeboom, Laetitia Royer, Maddie Grant and Julia Omokhuale added singles for Canada, which l...
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Paul George, James Harden help Clippers hang on beat Mavs 116-111 after blowing 31-point lead
DALLAS (AP) - Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round series at 2-2. The Clippers won again without Kawhi Leonard, who missed ...
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Jets forward Namestnikov leaves Game 4 after taking puck to side of the head
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov left Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche after taking a slapshot to the side of the head. Nate Schmidt fired a shot from the point that was tipped before it hit Namestnikov in the slot midway through the third period. The Avalanche led 4-1 at the time. Names...
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Alejandro Kirk's first homer of the year lifts Blue Jays over Dodgers 3-1
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk went 3 for 3 at the plate and hit his first home run of the season to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing skid. Daulton Varsho and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had back-to-back groundouts in the second inning to score runners for Toronto (14-15...
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Brunson scores career playoff-high 47 points, leads Knicks over 76ers for 3-1 lead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points, added 10 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anunoby added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and took on some of the defensive assignment against Joel Emb...
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