Sports News

12:33 AM on Monday, March 9

Vasily Podkolzin, Leon Draisaitl and Kasperi Kapanen scored in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night to tighten the Pacific Division race

12:27 AM on Monday, March 9

Biko Johnson had 19 points and Isaiah Brickner scored 15 — all in the second half — to propel Idaho to a 78-74 victory over No. 2 seed Montana State in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal

11:55 PM on Sunday, March 8

Scoot Henderson scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the skidding Indiana Pacers 131-111

11:53 PM on Sunday, March 8

Joel Hofer made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, Jonathan Drouin scored in his Blues debut and St. Louis beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Sunday night to sweep a four-game trip

11:52 PM on Sunday, March 8

Russell Westbrook had 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his NBA-record 208th career triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 126-110

11:48 PM on Sunday, March 8

A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the Las Vegas Raiders will acquire cornerback Taron Johnson from the Buffalo Bills after the teams agreed to a trade

11:18 PM on Sunday, March 8

Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored 19 points to lead top-seeded North Dakota State to a 70-62 victory over North Dakota, winning the Summit League Championship and earning an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament for the Bison

11:05 PM on Sunday, March 8

Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, De’Aaron Fox had 20 points and 10 assists and the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets

10:36 PM on Sunday, March 8

Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and the Orlando Magic cruised to a 130-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who rested Giannis Antetokounmpo in the second game of a back-to-back

10:33 PM on Sunday, March 8

South Africa has joined Fiji atop the World Rugby Sevens Series men’s standings after beating Spain 38-12 in the final of the Vancouver Sevens

10:30 PM on Sunday, March 8

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10:24 PM on Sunday, March 8

Trent McDuffie and the Los Angeles Rams are closing in on a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history

10:20 PM on Sunday, March 8

The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to a multiyear deal with fullback Alec Ingold that reunites him with coach Mike McDaniel

10:15 PM on Sunday, March 8

Bam Adebayo remembers what people thought of him nine years ago, when the Miami Heat drafted a then-teenager out of Kentucky after his lone college season

9:53 PM on Sunday, March 8

Trey Murphy III scored 24 points, Saddiq Bey added 23 against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the reeling Wizards 138-118 to extend Washington’s losing streak to eight games

9:49 PM on Sunday, March 8

John Gibson and Cam Talbot combined to make 31 saves, Dominik Shine scored his first NHL goal and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday night

9:25 PM on Sunday, March 8

Josh Doan opened and closed the scoring with power-play goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-7 on Sunday night in a wild and feisty showdown for the Atlantic Division lead

9:22 PM on Sunday, March 8

Dániel Sallói scored late in the second half behind a clean sheet from Luka Gavran and Toronto FC defeated FC Cincinnati 1-0

3:06 AM on Sunday, March 8

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 at Tokyo Dome and assure first place in its first-round group