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Knights host football jamboree
ROYAL CITY — The football season is set to start Friday evening with the annual jamboree between the Ephrata Tiger…
Fleury, Golden Knights beat Blackhawks for 3-0 series lead
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
Garcia doubles in 10th, Brewers hand Cubs 1st 2-game skid
CHICAGO (AP) — Avisail Garcia doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cubs 6-5 Saturday, handing Chicago its first two-game losing streak this season.
D-backs beat Padres 7-6, nail runner at plate for final out
PHOENIX (AP) — Speedy Padres pinch runner Jorge Mateo was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on a single to end the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego 7-6 on Saturday night.
Islanders, Canucks, Flames try to get one win from advancing
New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz knows just how capable the Washington Capitals are in coming back from an 0-2 series deficit.
Rays-Jays halted by rain; finish Sunday, then 7-inning game
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays had their game against Tampa Bay suspended in the fourth inning because of rain Saturday night, a hazard of playing in their temporary outdoor home in Buffalo.
Bruins win without Rask, take 2-1 lead over Hurricanes
TORONTO (AP) — Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goalie Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs and Charlie Coyle had a goal and assist to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Saturday f…
Liberty University and Falwell: A bond that's hard to break
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has been toppled, at least temporarily, from the presidency of evangelical Liberty University, but whether he will break permanently with the Christian institution that is syn…
Frontier Conference moves NAIA football schedule to spring
WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — The Montana schools in the NAIA Frontier Conference are moving their football schedule to the spring, league Commissioner Kent Paulson announced Thursday, two days before practice was to beg…
Young, hot-shooting Aces beat Mystics for 7th straight win
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jackie Young had 16 points to lead five Las Vegas players scoring in double figures and the Aces beat the Washington Mystics 88-73 on Saturday for their seventh consecutive win.
Williams hits 7 3s, Sparks beat Fever for 4th win in a row
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Riquna Williams hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 90-76 on Saturday for t…
Betts hits tying homer, Dodgers beat Angels 6-5 in 10
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Taylor scored on Max Muncy's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecu…
D-backs beat Padres 7-6, nail runner at plate for final out
PHOENIX (AP) — Speedy Padres pinch runner Jorge Mateo was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on a single to end the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego 7-6 on Saturday night.
Gibson, Dietrich lead Rangers to a 6-4 win over Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Kyle Gibson pitched into the seventh inning for his first win with Texas and newly signed Derek Dietrich hit a two-out, three-run home run in the eighth as the Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 Sa…
Surging Orioles drop Nationals into cellar with 7-3 victory
BALTIMORE (AP) — The unpredictable nature of this wacky baseball season can best be summed up by the current status of a team that's coming off two straight 100-loss seasons and a club that last fall won its first …
A's do it again: Canha's 3-run HR in 9th beats Giants 7-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sean Murphy started things off in the ninth inning with a home run and Mark Canha had one thought: “Here we go again!"