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In a tight Pacific Division race that has just three points separating first and fourth place, the Vegas Golden Knights can point to their performances in the third period as the reason they hold a slim lead heading into a Saturday night game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights lead the NHL with nine third-period comebacks, including a 2-1 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday. W

Alexis Lafreniere scored the deciding goal of shootout to give the New York Rangers a 5-4 comeback win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Friday. The Rangers trailed 3-0 and 4-1 in the first period, but chipped away and won their seventh straight game. New York also extended its points streak (8-0-1) to nine games. Chris Kreider had two goals, and Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each h

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- On the fifth try, rain finally got the better of Daytona International Speedway -- and that was perfectly all right with reigning NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Zane Smith. NASCAR called Friday night's NextEra Energy 250 after 79 of a scheduled 100 laps, making Smith the winner when the fifth rain shower of the evening thwarted track-drying efforts. In front of the largest crowd for a NASC

The Detroit Red Wings are motoring their way into the NHL's Eastern Conference playoff race. The Red Wings have won five in a row entering Saturday night's game at Seattle and have pulled within three points of the conference's final playoff berth, with multiple games in hand on Washington, the New York Islanders and Florida -- teams above them in the wild-card chase. "We've been looking for something like this for quit

The NBA All-Star Game player draft, already moved to immediately before the Sunday game, will feature another twist. Team captains Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers will first select the reserves for their squads, then divvy up the players who are designated as starters, TNT announced Friday night. The draft will be held on the same Salt Lake City court where the gam

Viktor Arvidsson scored twice while Kevin Fiala tallied once in a three-point game to lead the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a third consecutive victory with a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Blake Lizotte and Anze Kopitar each collected one goal and one assist, while Adrian Kempe added a goal for the Kings. Starting goaltender Pheonix Copley stopped 16 of 17 shots before he was ejected with 23.3 seconds remain

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): Only two playoff spots are up for grabs and ATK Mohun Bagan will be eager to seal one this weekend as they take on Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium here on Saturday. ATKMB need three points from their remaining two games to confirm qualification, and will be looking to escape the pressure of a scrap in th

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 18 (ANI): After cementing second place, Hyderabad FC will be looking to finish their final Indian Super League (ISL) league game at home on a high as they take on Jamshedpur FC at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, in Hyderabad, on Saturday. The Red Miners are out of the playoffs race but can go level on points with East Bengal FC with a win. On the other hand, in their last five ga

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 18 (ANI): Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau was delighted with his team's performance as the Juggernauts won 3-1 against NorthEast United FC in the latest fixture of the Indian Super League (ISL), at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, in Guwahati, on Friday and said that his side has the hunger and desire to be in the top six, for which it needs only one point. After an even start to th

The Toronto Maple Leafs added forward depth on Friday, acquiring Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues in a three-team trade that also involved the Minnesota Wild. Forward Adam Gaudette and forward prospect Mikhail Abramov are headed from the Maple Leafs to the Blues along with 2023 first- and third-round draft choices and a 2024 second-round draft choice. Forward prospect Josh Pillar also is moving fro

After snapping a brief slide, the Buffalo Sabres look to stay on track when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. The Sabres are coming off a 7-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, a victory that ended an 0-3-1 skid in which Buffalo had been outscored 20-7, including three straightgames with at least five goals against. "I'm sure everyone would say it: We kind of needed that one," forward Casey Mittelstad

Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves while Matt Boldy assisted on Minnesota's regulation goal and scored in the shootout as the Wild outlasted the visiting Dallas Stars for a 2-1 victory on Friday night at Saint Paul, Minn. After more than 45 minutes of scoreless hockey, Mats Zuccarello redirected Boldy's pass at 6:37 into the third period for Minnesota's 11th power-play goal in its last 12 contests. However, feeling the press

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Veteran Australian opener David Warner has been subbed out of the ongoing second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India due to a concussion, with Matthew Renshaw returning to the side as a substitute. On Day 1 of the Test, Warner suffered blows to his elbow and helmet while facing Mohammed Siraj during his 44-ball stay at the crease. He made only 15 runs and added to his string of

Jose Alvarado of the New Orleans Pelicans swished the game-ending 3-pointer as Team Pau won the Jordan Rising Stars competition with a 25-20 victory over Team Joakim in the championship game at Salt Lake City, Utah. The long-range shot completed a 9-4 run and allowed Team Pau to hit the target score of 25. Alvarado was named Rising Stars MVP. Bennedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers had a team-best seven points for Team

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 18 (ANI): TRAU moved to third position on the I-League table with a 3-1 win against former champions Aizawl FC at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal on Friday. Fernandinho opened the scoring for the hosts early in the first half before turning creator to combine with Gerson, who added a second. Aizawl's R Ramdinthara snatched one back for the visitors before the break, but Salam Johnson

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- WNBA's New York Liberty announced on Friday that Chinese women's basketball center Han Xu has accepted her qualifying offer and re-signed with the team.

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Play-offs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicked off in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand, and will run until Feb. 23 to fill the last three berths of the 32-team finals, to be played from July 20 to Aug. 20 in Australia and New Zealand.

Andreas Athanasiou scored 2:52 into overtime to lift the visiting Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The Blackhawks erased a two-goal deficit thanks to goals by Sam Lafferty and Patrick Kane in the third period. Lafferty converted a breakaway at 10:49 of the period, and Kane scored on an odd-man rush with 3:05 remaining to cap a two-goal performance. Athanasiou ended the wild a

Max Homa snagged a one-stroke lead at the Genesis Invitational when play was suspended due to darkness Friday night in Los Angeles. Fourteen players still must complete their second rounds when they return to Riviera Country Club on Saturday morning. The cut line likely will stay at 1 over with the conclusion of the second round -- meaning Tiger Woods would make the cut on the number after his second-round 74. Homa shot

Tiger Woods shot a 3-over-par 74 in the second round of the Genesis Invitational on Friday, but he still likely will make the cut in Los Angeles. Woods, who carded a 69 on Thursday, stands at 1-over 143 through two rounds at Riviera Country Club. The projected cut line when he finished play Friday was even par, but it subsequently moved to 1 over. He is in an 11-way tie for 60th place. While 14 players had yet to finish

Dubai [UAE], February 18 (ANI): The Indian badminton team made history as it advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships and confirmed its first-ever medal in the tournament's history after defeating Hong Kong 3-2 in their quarterfinal tie in Dubai on Friday. This is going to be India's first-ever semis appearance in the tournament. In 2019, it was knocked out in group stages while it

ROME, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Serie A leaders Napoli showed no signs of slowing down as they sailed to a 2-0 comfortable win away to Sassuolo on Friday, with two splendid strikes from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen.

MANILA - The Philippines is participating in the World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka, Japan, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Saturday.

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