NBA-SCHEDULE Lakers top Jazz in OT UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers won a matchup of short-handed teams as they try to scramble a top-4 seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Dennis Schröder (SHROO’-dur) hit the tying basket to force overtime and finished with 25 points as the Lakers downed the Jazz, 127-115. LA carried a 14-point lead into…
NBA-SCHEDULE Lakers top Jazz in OT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers won a matchup of short-handed teams as they try to scramble a top-4 seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Dennis Schröder (SHROO’-dur) hit the tying basket to force overtime and finished with 25 points as the Lakers downed the Jazz, 127-115. LA carried a 14-point lead…
MLB-SCHEDULE Matz marvels as Jays beat Royals 5-1 in doubleheader opener UNDATED (AP) — Steven Matz held the Royals without a hit into the sixth inning, and Jonathan Davis and Vladimir Guerrero (guh-REHR’-oh) Jr. homered, to give the Blue Jays a 5-1 victory in the seven-inning opener of their doubleheader Saturday. Matz improved to 3-0 on the year by only…
NHL-SCHEDULE Ovechkin scores 2, Capitals beat Flyers 6-3 UNDATED (AP) — Alex Ovechkin (oh-VECH’-kin) scored twice to move within one goal of Marcel Dionne for fifth place on the NHL’s career goal scorer list as the Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov (kooz-NET’-sahv), Conor Sheary (SHEER’-ee) and Anthony Mantha each added goals while John Carlson…
MLB-NEWS Yanks’ Sánchez exits after being hit in hand by foul ball UNDATED (AP) — Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez has left Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay after taking a foul ball off his right hand. Sánchez’s throwing hand was unprotected when the Rays’ Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY’-nuh) tipped a pitch that appeared to hit Sánchez in the knuckles in the fourth…
MLB-NEWS Royals trade Heath to D-Backs UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have traded outfielder Nick Heath, who had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitcher Eduardo Herrera. The 27-year-old Heath made his big league debut last year, appearing in 15 games in the shortened season for Kansas City. The…
MLB-SCHEDULE DeGrom and Mets may finally get to play UNDATED (AP) — Jacob deGrom and the Mets hope to finally play some baseball. New York has had four games in six days either postponed or suspended due to weather, including a snowout for Friday night’s opener of a series at Colorado. Saturday’s forecast in Denver looks chilly but clear, making…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jazz beat Pacers but finish without Mitchell UNDATED (AP) — Jordan Clarkson came to the rescue for the Utah Jazz after Donovan Mitchell was helped off the court. Clarkson came off the bench to score 18 points and the Jazz rallied to beat the Pacers, 119-111. Mitchell went to the locker room after suffering a right ankle sprain with…
