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Smith stops all 39 shots he faces as Oilers shut out Golden Knights 4-0

EDMONTON - Mike Smith made 39 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. The Oilers are now six points up on Los An...

Apr 16, 2022

Fernandez tops Vismane, Canada sweeps Latvia to make Billie Jean King Cup finals

VANCOUVER - Canada is through to the Billie Jean King Cup finals after Leylah Fernandez beat Latvia's Daniela Vismane 6-2, 6-1 in a qualifier in Vancouver on Saturday. The result gave the Canadians a ...

Apr 16, 2022

Ninth-inning homer by Pache lifts Athletics to 7-5 victory over Blue Jays

TORONTO - Christian Pache hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to power the Oakland Athletics to a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. After C...

Apr 16, 2022

Steffen blunder helps quad-chasing Liverpool reach cup final

LONDON (AP) - The tame back pass from John Stones trickled toward Zack Steffen. Just a simple clearance was needed by Manchester City's backup goalkeeper with Liverpool already leading. One touch cont...

Apr 16, 2022

Ex-WNBA guard pleads not guilty to strangling former partner

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former WNBA player Shoni Schimmel was arrested Friday and pleaded not guilty to assaulting a former partner on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeastern Oregon. Schimmel, 2...

Apr 15, 2022

East-leading Panthers beat Jets 6-1, win streak at 9 games

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves, Jonathan Huberdeau and Gustav Forsling each scored twice and the Florida Panthers won their ninth straight game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on F...

Apr 15, 2022

Ilya Sorokin ruins Carey Price’s return as Islanders down Canadiens 3-0

MONTREAL - Carey Price made his long-awaited return to the Montreal Canadiens but Ilya Sorokin and the New York Islanders had the last laugh. Sorokin made 44 saves to record the shutout while Zach Par...

Apr 15, 2022

FedEx Cup champ Cantlay takes RBC Heritage lead into weekend

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay birdied the final four holes Friday for a 4-under 67 and take a two-stroke lead over Robert Streb halfway through the RBC Heritage. A...

Apr 15, 2022

In college gymnastics, the ripple effect of real "air time"

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The then-fledgling SEC Network needed content when it launched in 2014. The gymnastics programs within the conference needed a way to showcase their burgeoning talent. And "Fr...

Apr 15, 2022

Third-party review clears NHLPA of mishandling Kyle Beach's sexual abuse allegations

An independent review has cleared National Hockey League Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr of any wrongdoing in the handling of the Kyle Beach sexual assault allegations. On Friday, ...

Apr 15, 2022