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Deadspin | Nico Hoerner's big night helps Cubs clinch series vs. Rays
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (372+ words) Nico Hoerner homered to highlight his three-hit performance and Michael Conforto drove in a pair, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Hoerner added an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning…...
Deadspin | NHL roundup: Connor Mc David (3 goals), division-leading Oilers top Sharks
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (344+ words) Connor Mc David scored a hat trick and added a pair of assists, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Edmonton (40-29-10, 90 points) improved to 6-1-1 in its past eight games and moved…...
Deadspin | CONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres, Toluca grab 2-goal advantages
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (297+ words) Ozziel Herrera capped an impressive team play by scoring the first goal and Tigres UANL earned a 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday at San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup…...
Deadspin | NBA roundup: Thunder again clinch top seed with win over Clippers
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (964+ words) Chet Holmgren scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points with 11 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the best record in the NBA with a 128-110 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif. Isaiah Joe…...
Deadspin | Thunder top Clippers, clinch No. 1 seed in playoffs
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (401+ words) Chet Holmgren scored 30 points and grabbed14 rebounds while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points with 11 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the best record in the NBA with a 128-110 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif. Isaiah Joe scored…...
Deadspin | Suns secure No. 7 seed in West with win over Mavs
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (401+ words) Devin Booker had 37 points and nine assists, Dillon Brooks scored 28 points and made a late layup and the host Phoenix Suns held off the Dallas Mavericks 112-107 on Wednesday to clinch the seventh seed in the West playoffs. Royce O'Neale scored…...
Deadspin | Bench helps Spurs top Blazers, clinch West's No. 2 seed
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (370+ words) De'Aaron Fox poured in 25 points and San Antonio's reserves contributed 48 points as the host Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 on Wednesday. San Antonio played without Victor Wembanyama (left rib contusion) and Stephon Castle (right knee soreness) but still had…...
Deadspin | Connor Mc David racks up 3 goals, 5 points as Oilers trounce Sharks
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (388+ words) Connor Mc David scored a hat trick and added a pair of assists, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Edmonton (40-29-10, 90 points) improved to 6-1-1 in its past eight games and moved…...
Deadspin | Ron Francis exiting as Kraken's president of hockey operations
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (432+ words) Ron Francis, a key part of the Seattle Kraken organization since before the team's first game, is exiting as the team's hockey operations president effective the end of the season. The Kraken announced Wednesday that Francis and the team "mutually…...
Deadspin | Sabres top Rangers, take sole possession of first in Atlantic Division
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (364+ words) Zach Benson scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres recovered for a 5-3 win against the host New York Rangers on Wednesday. Ryan Mc Leod and Jason Zucker each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (48-23-8, 104 points), who moved into…...