The Associated PressStephen Hawkins FORT WORTH, Tex.—A broom was waiting for Kyle Busch in Victory Lane at Texas. Busch took the lead after the final restart Saturday night—completing his second NASCAR weekend sweep in a row and becoming the first driver to do that since Harry Gant in 1991. “It’s […]
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The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK—The Toronto Raptors still can get home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. If not, at least they know they are better than ever on the road. DeMar DeRozan converted a tie-breaking three-point play with 1:05 left, on a night he became Toronto’s No. 2 […]
The Canadian Press BASEL, Switzerland—Kevin Koe took a chance when he left the team he skipped to victory at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier to form a new squad with an eye on qualifying for the next Winter Olympics. His results this season have gone a long way toward backing […]
The Associated PressJohn Wawrow The N.Y. Islanders will open the playoffs at the Florida Panthers, which means Henrik Lundqvist and the N.Y. Rangers will face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third-straight year. The Eastern Conference playoffs were settled last night with the Islanders’ 5-2 loss to Philadelphia. […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUGUSTA, Ga.—Jordan Spieth couldn’t bear to watch—turning his head before another shot splashed into Rae’s Creek. Moments later, Danny Willett looked up at the large leaderboard at the 15th green and couldn’t believe what he saw. This Masters turned into a shocker yesterday, right down to […]
By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett in a green jacket was hard to believe considering he wasn’t even sure he could play the Masters two weeks ago. No one was more stunned than Jordan Spieth. Nine holes away from another wire-to-wire victory, the defending Masters […]
The Associated Press BALTIMORE—On a night when the Baltimore Orioles benefited from several impressive individual performances, one stood above the rest. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven sharp innings in his 2016 debut as Baltimore rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 yesterday for a three-game sweep. Manny Machado and rookie Joey […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—There was all sorts of sunny talk before the Washington Nationals’ home opener. And why not? Washington had allowed only four runs over 19 innings while winning its first two games on the road. General manager Mike Rizzo spoke about optimism. Bryce Harper, who collected his NL […]
The Canadian Press BASEL, Switzerland—With an emphatic rout of the tournament host, Canada has sent notice it’s the team to beat heading into the playoffs at the men’s world curling championship. Kevin Koe’s Calgary rink finished the round-robin in first place at 10-1—capping its run to the playoffs with an […]
The Associated PressNoah Trister DETROIT—If the Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs for a 25th-straight year, they can thank Jimmy Howard. Howard made 30 saves, and Darren Helm, Andreas Athanasiou, and Kyle Quincey scored, as the Red Wings took a step toward another post-season appearance with a 3-0 win over […]
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO—So much joy and so much agony in one game. Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda homered in the second at-bat of his debut with the L.A. Dodgers last night and beat the Padres 7-0—making San Diego the first team in major-league history to be shut out in […]
The Canadian Press BASEL, Switzerland—Canada’s Kevin Koe clinched first place at the world men’s curling championship with a 6-4 win over Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud earlier today. Koe now will play in tomorrow’s 1 vs. 2 Page playoff game for a chance to advance to Sunday’s final. The Canadian rink had […]
