It has been a season of change for the Calgary Flames, who are just two points out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a favorable closing schedule. Calgary's playoff push continues Friday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks, whose late-season resurgence is showingcracks as the reality of missing another postseason sets in. The Flames (34-26-15, 83 points) are optimistic about their postse
Shane McClanahan hurled six shutout innings, Jose Siri homered in his first at-bat, and the host Tampa Bay Rays started their 2023 campaign with a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. In his second straight Opening Day assignment, ace McClanahan (1-0) won the battle of left-handed starting pitchers against Detroit's Eduardo Rodriguez (0-1). McClanahan allowed just four hits and f
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The groupings for the upcoming Indian Women's League (IWL) were announced on Thursday after the draw was held at the Football House in New Delhi. Among those present in the draw was the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Secretary General, Dr Shaji Prabhakaran. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Prabhakaran said as quoted by a press release from the federation: "This season of the IWL is lik
Adley Rutschman's 5-for-5 Opening Day helped the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-9 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon. Rutschman set the tone with a first-inning homer as Baltimore logged 15 hits, stole five bases and drew nine walks to win on Opening Day. Anthony Santander, Ramon Urias, Adam Frazier and Jorge Mateo had two hits apiece for Baltimore. Urias drove in two runs, Frazier scored three and Mateo
Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov set up an all-Russian semifinal match with straight-set victories on Thursday at the Miami Open. Medvedev reached his first semifinals in Miami by defeating qualifier Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 7-5 in the quarterfinal round. Khachanov topped Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-3, 6-2. Medvedev, the fourth seed, had to wait out a rain delay that took hold five games into the first set, bu
New York Knicks leading scorer Julius Randle will miss the rest of the regular season after spraining his left ankle against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The team announced Thursday that Randle will be re-evaluated in two weeks, April 13. The season ends April 9. The first round of the NBA playoffs begins April 15. Randle was injured in the second quarter of the Knicks' 101-92 win over the Heat. Randle, who hasn't
The Kansas City Royals named 11-year veteran Salvador Perez their team captain, just the fourth player in club history to hold the honor. George Brett, Frank White and Mike Sweeney were the other players to hold the title of Royals captain. And all three players were on hand in the clubhouse Thursday to present Perez a jersey with a "C" on the right side of his chest. A seven-time All-Star, Perez helped the club to Worl
The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defensive tackle Kentavius Street. The financial terms of Thursday's deal with the 26-year-old free agent were not disclosed. Street set a career high with 3.5 sacks and played in all 17 games with the New Orleans Saints in 2022. A fourth-round pick by San Francisco in 2018, he has 6.5 sacks and 71 tackles in 52 games (four starts) with the 49ers (2019
Marcus Stroman struck out eight over six strong innings, Dansby Swanson had three hits with an RBI in his Chicago debut and the Cubs opened the season with a 4-0 home victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Stroman (1-0) was brilliant to begin his second season as a Cub, allowing three of Milwaukee's four hits and walking three on 90 pitches before giving way to three Chicago relievers. The right-hander's only real trouble
Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman made major league history Thursday, becoming the first player ever to be hit with a pitch clock violation in a regular-season game. It happened in the third inning of the Cubs' Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With a runner on second in the third inning, Stroman was late delivering a 1-2 pitch to Milwaukee's Christian Yelich. Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa called the
MetLife Stadium, the home of the New York Giants and Jets, installed a new playing surface ahead of the 2023 season -- choosing a new version of FieldTurf rather than a complete switch over to grass. The stadium, which hosts twice as many regular-season games as most stadiums around the league due to the dual tenants, drew criticism in recent years for the increasing number of noncontact injuries. Five San Francisco 49e