Bobby McMann had two goals and an assist, Pontus Holmberg scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday night. William Nylander and Auston Matthews each added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (40-20-9, 89 points), who have won two in a row. Timothy Liljegren and […]
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Devin Booker poured in 32 points and Kevin Durant added 25 in just three quarters played as the visiting Phoenix Suns dismantled the San Antonio Spurs, 131-106 on Saturday. It was the first of a two-game set between the teams over three nights in Texas as well as the first of a five-game road trip
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Luciano Acosta scored his second MLS goal in as many games and third straight in all competitions to lift FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night. Roman Celentano made three stops for his third clean sheet of the young season for Cincinnati (3-0-2, 11 points), which was
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Tyrese Spicer found the back of the net in the first half and Prince Osei Owusu in the second as host Toronto FC downed Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night. Deandre Kerr prodded a pass forward to help Spicer’s 35th minute score — the first of his MLS career. Falling to his right, Spicer, the
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Mathieu Joseph and Thomas Chabot each had a goal and an assist for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Newark, N.J. Brady Tkachuk had two assists, and Joonas Korpisalo made 18 saves for the Senators (29-36-4, 62 points), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Jesper Bratt
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Dejounte Murray had 28 points and 12 assists and Bruno Fernando came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-91 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The win ended Atlanta’s two-game losing streak and sent the Hornets to their fourth straight loss. Murray, who
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Jack Lynn and Nicolas Lodeiro scored goals and the Orlando City defense did the rest as the Lions rolled to a 2-0 win over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night. Mason Stajduhar, in goal for Orlando City (1-3-1, four points) because regular keeper Pedro Gallese is on international duty for his native Peru, had his
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PITTSBURGH — DJ Burns Jr. had six points and one crucial assist in overtime and No. 11 seed North Carolina State outlasted No. 14 Oakland 79-73 on Saturday night to secure an improbable Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s South Region. Burns finished 24 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Wolfpack (24-14),
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De’Aaron Fox scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Keegan Murray added 22, and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 109-107 on Saturday. Domantas Sabonis recorded his 53rd consecutive double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Keon Ellis finished with a career-high 19 points. Ellis’ 3-pointer put the Kings
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