The New Jersey Devils acquired forward Timo Meier from the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, several outlets reported. Meier, a 26-year-old winger, was considered one of the best players on the trade block in advance of the NHL's March 3 trade deadline. The overachieving Devils, second in the Metropolitan Division, added a key asset as they hone in on a playoff berth. It was not yet known what the Devils were sending the Shark
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 23 shots he faced Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Islanders, who blanked the skidding Winnipeg Jets 4-0. Varlamov, making his first start since Feb. 18, posted his second shutout of the season. He made 21 saves in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 4. Bo Horvat scored a short-handed goal in the first period, Alexander Romanov and Brock Nelson scored in the second and Ada
Rochdale Mayfield end Cornwall's hopes of a debut Challenge Cup triumph as they come away from Penryn with a 20-14 second-round win.
Newly-crowned club world champions St Helens open their bid for a fifth successive Super League title with victory at Castleford.
Catalans Dragons edge out victory against Leigh Leopards for a second successive Super League victory in 2023.
DeMar DeRozan scored 11 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and Zach LaVine added 27 points to help the host Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards 102-82 on Sunday afternoon for their second straight victory. Washington has lost two straight, as its lead over Chicago for the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament shrank to a half-game. Coby White scored 17 points for the Bulls, who le
Trae Young scored 34 points and sank the game-winner at the buzzer to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 129-127 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday for their second straight win. The Nets tied the game at 127-127 on Cam Johnson's 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Young took the inbounds pass from Dejounte Murray, dribbled and scored on a 12-foot pullup jumper as the horn sounded. Young, who also
For much of the first half of the season the Dallas Stars could do little wrong, collecting wins as if they were on sale at the store and making everything look so simple and seamless. So imagine the shock when they lost five straight games in late February, only snapping the skid on Saturday night when they beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. "We were a little slow out of the gate," said Stars coach Peter DeBoer. "I'm g
Baylor may not win the Big 12 Conference regular-season title, but the No. 9 Bears displayed their championship mettle on Saturday. Down 18-4 8 1/2 minutes into their conference game with No. 8 Texas and without Keyonte George (ankle), Baylor rallied for an 81-72 home win that dropped the Longhorns out of their first-place tie with Kansas in the conference. The Bears don't have much time to celebrate, though, as they ha
Jose Trevino hit a grand slam and the host New York Yankees held the Atlanta Braves to one hit in a 7-0 win on Sunday in Tampa, Fla. New York's Clarke Schmidt, Albert Abreu, Deivi Garcia, Will Warren and Clayton Beeter combined to strike out 11 Atlanta batters, with starter Schmidt responsible for five in two innings. Nationals 3, Astros 2 With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Wilson Garcia scor
With both Tadhg Furlong and Finlay Bealham injured, Tom O'Toole stepped up in Ireland's win over Italy.
Ireland have won their first three games but Mack Hansen says the side are not getting carried away.
Penrith's Olympic venues will undergo a major overhaul, while issues with the management of Penrith Whitewater Stadium have been resolved. The post Upgrades for Olympic venues; State Government to manage Whitewater Stadium appeared first on The Western Weekender .
Kirill Kaprizov capped his hat trick on a goal with 19.9 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday in Saint Paul, Minn. On a two-on-one in the waning moments of overtime, Calen Addison set the puck in front of the net for a wide open Kaprizov to record his 37th goal of the season and second career regular-season hat trick. The tally a
Two stars of the NHL go head-to-head for the first time this season as the Edmonton Oilers host the Boston Bruins to begin a three-game homestand on Monday night. The game features the top two goal scorers in the NHL in Edmonton's Connor McDavid (48 goals, 113 points) and Boston's David Pastrnak(42 goals). Pastrnak had scored three goals in two games before being held scoreless in Saturday's 3-1 Bruins win in Vancouver.
The Charlotte Hornets qualify as one of the hottest teams in the NBA while on a four-game winning streak that they take into Monday night's matchup against the visiting Detroit Pistons. Only two teams held longer winning streaks heading into play Sunday, and with the Pistons the only team in theEastern Conference with a worse record than Charlotte, the Hornets will sample the role as favorite for Monday's game. "Just ke
San Francisco Giants outfielder Luis Gonzalez will likely not be ready for Opening Day after being declared out for at least four to six weeks due to a lower back strain. Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Sunday the back issues are similar to ones Gonzalez dealt with during his rookie campaign last season. He had been held out of recent workouts after reporting discomfort last week. Gonzalez, 27, had been hoping to play f
Despite all of its troubles, North Carolina still has a chance at a 20-win regular season if it can win its final two scheduled games starting with its trip to Tallahassee, Fla., to face host Florida State on Monday night. The Tar Heels (18-11, 10-8 ACC), who were the national runner-up to Kansas last season, remain on the NCAA Tournament bubble and were listed among ESPN's "Last Four Out" entering the week. North Carol
Jrue Holiday scored 33 points, Brook Lopez recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied despite playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo, picking up their 14th consecutive win in a 104-101 decision over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Antetokounmpo was a scratch from the lineup, stemming from exiting Milwaukee's win over the Miami Heat on Friday with a quad contusion. Despite playing without the 3
France relaunched their floundering Six Nations campaign on Sunday following a hard-fought 32-21 victory over Scotland at the Stade de France
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Dylan Cozens delivered his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the visiting Washington Capitals 7-4 on Sunday. Tage Thompson scored his 40th goal of the season for the Sabres, who have won three straight. Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, while Cozens added an assist for the first four-point game of his career. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves in a game between teams competing
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 27 (ANI): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said that his government wants to ease the path for Indian information technology experts to obtain work visas in Germany, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported. "We want to simplify the issuing of visas. We intend to modernize the whole bureaucratic process in addition to legal modernization," Scholz said while visiting India's Silicon Valle