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Metropolitan champion Hurricanes beat Mammoth 4-1 for 6th win in 7 games

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jordan Staal scored and reached 20 goals in a season for the first time in a decade, and the Carolina Hurricanes killed four of five penalties in a 4-1 win over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday for their sixth win in seven games. Andrei Svechnikov, Sean Walker and Sebastian ...

Soroka fans 10 as Sewald strands tying run, Diamondbacks edge Phillies 5-4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mike Soroka struck out 10, closer Paul Sewald retired Trea Turner to end the game and strand the tying run at third base, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday night. Sewald gave up a two-out triple off the top of the right-field wall ...

Tyrese Maxey scores 32 and Sixers beat Pacers 105-94 to snap 3-game skid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Paul George had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 105-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 rebounds and 10 points for the Sixers ...

Ilya Protas scores first NHL goal, Capitals defeat Penguins, 6-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday. The 100th career matchup between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin didn't materialized. The Penguins opted to sit Crosby and several other ...

Couturier and Cates have 3-point games to lead the Flyers past the Jets 7-1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist and Noah Cates added a short-handed goal and two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim and Nick Seeler also scored for ...

Couturier and Cates have 3-point games to lead the Flyers past the Jets 7-1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist and Noah Cates added a short-handed goal and two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim and Nick Seeler also scored for ...

Luostarinen, Samoskevich push Panthers past Maple Leafs 6-2

TORONTO (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen and Mackie Samoskevich had a goal and two assists each as the Florida Panthers cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Saturday night. Tomas Nosek, with two goals, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer, into the empty net to go along with an assist, provided the ...

At a warm, dry Augusta National, the scores keep getting … lower?

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The thought earlier in the week was that warm, dry weather could lead to some high scores at Augusta National as the Masters progressed. So much for that. The average score Saturday was 70.63, the lowest for a third round in ...

Metropolitan champion Hurricanes beat Mammoth 4-1 for 6th win in 7 games

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jordan Staal scored and reached 20 goals in a season for the first time in a decade, and the Carolina Hurricanes killed four of five penalties in a 4-1 win over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday for their sixth win in seven ...

Fury dominates Makhmudov in latest comeback and calls out Joshua

LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury showed little rust in dominating Arslanbek Makhmudov for a unanimous decision victory Saturday and immediately challenged a ringside Anthony Joshua to fight him next. "Let's give the fight fans what they want," Fury bellowed after going 12 rounds in his latest ...