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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins tied an NHL record with their 62nd win of the season. Boston got two goals from Pavel Zacha in the first five minutes and held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. The Bruins have three games left to try to top

MADISON, Ala. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels’ Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas allowed one hit in a doubleheader and only got a split. Three pitchers combined on a seven-inning, no-hitter for the Trash Pandas only to lose 7-5 to the Cincinnati Reds’ Chattanooga Lookouts in the opener after wildness caused a seven-run top of

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Egor Sokolov scored his first NHL goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Saturday night. Drake Batherson, Julien Gauthier, Patrick Brown, Alex DeBrincat, Mark Kastelic and Claude Giroux, into an empty net, also scored for Ottawa. Cam Talbot made 19 saves. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel, Victor

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Mayfield, Brock Nelson and rookie defenseman Samuel Bolduc each scored and Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves as the New York Islanders kept pace in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Hudson Fasching also scored for the Islanders who

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán scored on a first-half penalty kick, Christian Ramírez added a goal after halftime and the Columbus Crew blanked D.C. United 2-0. Zelarayán staked Columbus (4-2-1) to a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute and has had a hand in nine goals (seven scores and two assists) in eight career matches

By SAMMI SILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1 minute left in regulation and had two assists as the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 for their sixth straight win. Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Carter Verhaege and Aaron Ekblad also scored for

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist to reach a career-high 98 points for the season, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs rout the Montreal Canadiens 7-1 on Saturday night. John Tavares scored twice, Auston Matthews had a goal and three assists and William Nylander and Michael Bunting also scored.  Ilya Samsonov

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered to cap New York’s three-run fifth inning, and the Yankees went on to a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Anthony Volpe tripled for his first big league extra-base hit and Aaron Hicks delivered a crucial RBI single for the Yankees. But it

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Saturday night. Defenseman Neal Pionk and forward Mark Scheifele scored to help the Jets improve to 44-32-3 in a desperate race for the final wild-card playoff berth in the

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dylan Borrero and Carles Gil scored first-half goals and the New England Revolution cruised to a 4-0 victory over CF Montreal. New England grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when Borrero took a pass from Gustavo Bou and scored. The Revolution (5-1-1) stretched their lead to 2-0 at halftime

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Eugenio Suárez drove in two runs and the Seattle Mariners got to Cal Quantrill early before handing Cleveland’s starter his first home loss since 2019 with a 3-2 win over the Guardians. Suárez hit RBI singles in the first and second innings off Quantrill, who came

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Heavy rains forced play to be suspended in the third round of the Masters, but it’s hardly the first time the tournament has been affected by Augusta’s persnickety spring weather. Four years ago, the final round was moved up much earlier in the day to ensure play would be completed before

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele pitched six effective innings and Patrick Wisdom homered, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 10-3. Trey Mancini collected three of Chicago’s 14 hits in its third consecutive win. Yan Gomes hit a solo homer in a four-run eighth, and Wisdom, Dansby Swanson,

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Rafael Devers homered twice, including his fifth career grand slam, and drove in five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers 14-5. Devers’ grand slam capped a six-run, second inning. Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer, doubled twice and scored three runs for

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryon Stott capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning with the game-winning single to right field to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Brandon Marsh ripped an RBI single to right to make it 2-1. Edmundo Sosa

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, Norman Powell added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers solidified their hopes of avoiding the play-in game with a 136-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook had 20 points for the Clippers, who have won four of their

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had the only goal in a shootout to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in a matchup of playoff-bound division leaders. Dallas has 102 points with three games left in the regular season. The Stars began the day

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — There was chaos on the Kentucky Derby trail Saturday, with bumping down the stretch and close finishes from coast-to-coast on the last weekend of major prep races before the Triple Crown begins next month. The winners were separated by a mere quarter-length. Practical Move held