MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Ovechkin padded his NHL goals record and moved up a couple other big lists in the Washington Capitals' 8-4 romp over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Ovechkin had his 33rd career hat trick to tie Brett Hull for fourth in NHL history and added an assist as he ...
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist to move into second place on the franchise scoring list, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night. MacKinnon's three points broke a tie with Peter Stastny. He ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting, Emanuel Sharp added 15 points, and No. 2 Houston beat Rider 91-45 on Thursday night. Mercy Miller scored 14 points off the bench, Joseph Tugler finished with 12 points and nine rebounds and Chris Cenac Jr. had 12 points ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jaden Schwartz scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period as the Seattle Kraken scored three in the third period to rally past the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night. Tye Kartye and Shane Wright also scored in the third for Seattle, which trailed 2-0 after two ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 54 points and tied the game by hitting two free throws with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers' 123-114 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots, Sam Reinhart scored in the opening period and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night. It was Florida's first 1-0 regulation win in the regular season since Dec. 23, ...
TORONTO (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime and also had an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night after blowing a two-goal lead. Dmitri Voronkov added a goal and an assist for Columbus. Jet Greaves ...
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points, Keldon Johnson had 25 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third straight without Victor Wembanyama, toppling the Atlanta Hawks 135-126 on Thursday night. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a career-high 38 ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Max Shabanov had two goals and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Thursday night. Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist, Matthew ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored the winner with 1:09 left in overtime to rally the Philadelphia Flyers past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night. Justin Faulk scored two goals in the first period for the Blues, but Rodrigo Abols scored for the Flyers in the second period to ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 20 points in 17 minutes for his highest-scoring game in nearly two years, and No. 14 St. John's routed Bucknell 97-49 on Thursday night. Hopkins who tore his ACL in January of 2024 and played only three games for ...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades resigned Thursday, a week after he took a leave of absence for personal reasons. Rhoades had also stepped down last week from his role as chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee. Linda Livingstone, the school's ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shedeur Sanders seemed to drop hints in the months leading up to the NFL draft that he would love to play in Las Vegas, whether by posting a video of himself driving by Allegiant Stadium or by chatting with Raiders and Aces owner Mark ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brian Schottenheimer blared the music in his office this week, loud enough that the executive assistant to the Dallas Cowboys coach wandered in to say it was a nice thing to hear again from the self-described "big music ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer With the way New England quarterback Drake Maye is performing and the struggles of Cincinnati's defense, Joe Burrow's potential return on Sunday may do little to change the outlook for the Bengals. Cincinnati's franchise quarterback has been a full ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan governing board publicly declared its opposition to the possibility of giving up a stake of the Big Ten in exchange for $2.4 billion in private investment. "The University of Michigan Board of Regents met ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald's commitment to pursuing greatness made him a Super Bowl champion, a Los Angeles Rams legend and one of the best defenders in NFL history. Donald has shown the same resolve in retirement, shifting his full focus to family ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Defensive end Alex Wright has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday worth $33 million, including $21 million guaranteed. "It's life-changing. I feel like this is the best fit for me, not only this defense but playing alongside ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced Thursday, noting that is the highest opening total in 15 years. That ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb says he and fellow Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens were benched for the first series of a 33-16 victory at Las Vegas because they were at a casino past curfew. Lamb told reporters Thursday that he and Pickens had dinner and a few drinks at the Red Rock ...