Author: Michael

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Sunday.
Crosby has eight goals and 15 points during a 10-game point streak. Crosby also extended a 13-game home point streak. Ridly Greig was called for hooking with three seconds remaining in the third period, giving Pittsburgh the overtime power play.
Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for his 20th career shutout and his first of the season.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored twice, Sebastian Aho had a goal and two assists, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-4 on Sunday.
Dmitry Orlov, Mark Jankowski and Logan Stankoven also scored for Carolina, which has won two straight. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 27 shots.
Pierre Engvall scored twice, Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, and Anders Lee also scored for the Islanders, who have lost five straight (0-3-2). Bo Horvat had two assists and Marcus Hogberg finished with 24 saves.
Lee tied the score 4-4 at 4:05 of the third period.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Rivals Camp Series stop in Miami came with a side of mother nature, limiting the event to the morning session of offensive line and defensive line recruits.
The big bodies came from throughout the Sunshine State and made a strong collective impression. From top-100 prospects securing hardware to new recruits to know, many of the top performers on the scene will have a hand in making a move in the next rankings update.
Rivals looks back on the trench talent who moved the needle Sunday.

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A quiet panic ensued for the Auburn coaching staff during the second half after Johni Broome went down in the second half with an apparent elbow and leg injury. You could feel the silence inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta as Auburn fans started shifting their focus from the game against Michigan State after the Tigers won 70-64, to the health of their star player. 
The obvious storyline coming out of the Tigers win over Michigan State is that Auburn is moving on to the Final Four next weekend in San Antonio.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.
Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip, while Michigan State (30-7) fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his ninth national semifinal. Auburn’s only previous Final Four appearance came in 2019, also under coach Bruce Pearl.
The South Region champion Tigers, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, became the last of the No.

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If you’re the type of person who loves the NCAA Tournament because of the upsets, 2025 is not the year for you. For just the second time since the NCAA Tournament expanded in 1985, the Final Four entirely comprises the four number-one seeds. 
The Auburn Tigers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in the final game of the weekend to become the fourth top-seed to win its Elite Eight matchup and advance to the Final Four. They are set for a rematch against SEC rival Florida in the Final Four, a team that beat them in Auburn, 90-81, in early February.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 shots to help the Utah Hockey Club beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday.
Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist. Nick DeSimone and Kailer Yamamoto each scored their first goals of the season and Logan Cooley also scored.
Joe Veleno and Ryan Donato scored for Chicago. Arvid Soderblom made 26 saves.
Takeaways
Utah: Utah ended a two-game losing streak after falling 8-0 in Tampa Bat on Thursday night and 2-1 in overtime Friday night at Florida.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a towering 438-foot, two-run homer in the sixth to give Seattle the lead and Bryan Woo pitched six dominant innings and the Mariners beat the Athletics 2-1 on Sunday.
Rodríguez’s go-ahead home run gave the Mariners offense a much-needed boost. Before Rodríguez stepped to the plate, A’s starter J.P. Sears had retired 16 of the previous 18 Seattle hitters, with the Mariners managing just three singles.
Sears (0-1) allowed two runs and five hits over 6 ⅔ innings, with no walks and seven strikeouts.

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