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Wedgewood sharp for Colorado in Stanley Cup playoffs

DENVER — Logan O’Connor scored for the first time in a year, Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 on Sunday. O’Connor’s third-period tally was his first since Game 4 of a ...

Fever’s Clark gets back to work

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark looked right at home inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday. She wore her favorite Indiana Fever practice gear. She stretched and ran with teammates. And she of course flashed her trademark smile. While she didn’t line up any 3-pointers during the open ...

Francisco Lindor defends manager Carlos Mendoza

CHICAGO — The losses are piling up for the New York Mets, and Francisco Lindor thinks the criticism surrounding the team is about to get very loud. It’s already pretty noisy. New York dropped its 11th consecutive game when closer Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss to ...

Penguins, Flyers meet again in postseason

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to. Told that Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet — an assistant with the Penguins when Pittsburgh won ...

Young NHL stars move into playoff spotlight

It looked like this would be the spring of the past two No. 1 draft picks, Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, making the NHL playoffs at 18 and 19 years old. Then Schaefer’s New York Islanders and Celebrini’s San Jose Sharks fell short. There is plenty of youthful talent in the NHL ...

Ex-Angel Garret Anderson dies at 53

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Garret Anderson, the multi-talented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels’ career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, died. He was 53. The Angels announced Anderson’s death Friday morning without immediately disclosing the cause or ...