Burakovsky scores late, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Colorado Avalanche expected a big push from Arizona after the Coyotes spent most of Game 1 on their heels.
Kershaw dominates, Bellinger 2 HRs, Dodgers drop Angels 7-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw allowed one hit over seven brilliant innings, Cody Bellinger hit a pair of two-run homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the Freeway Series with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two rounds
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tom Hoge maintained a share of the lead Friday at the Wyndham Championship, this time alongside Si Woo Kim, Talor Gooch and Billy Horschel.
Mann leads Clippers over Thunder as stars rest for playoffs
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rookie Terance Mann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:30 left in overtime and had 25 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Los Angeles Clippers, who beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-103 Friday night in a final seeding game for both teams devoid of stars.
Cardinals emerge from long layoff in Chicago
Remember the St. Louis Cardinals? Finally healthy enough to return to the field after COVID-19 raced through the organization, the Cardinals (2-3) will play for the first time since July 29 when they face the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader.
World record in men’s 5,000 caps track and field’s return
MONACO — A world record broken after 16 years. An eighth fastest run all-time in another event. A European record run by a teenager. Several world-leading performances.
At Ka’u, winning isn’t everything: Lopez took holistic approach to coaching girls basketball
Usually when you inherit a program coming off a winless season, the words “big shoes” and “fill” aren’t part of the deal.
Runnin’ with Rani: The 34th Alii Challenge continues annual tradition
The 34th annual Alii Challenge Rough Water Swim continued with tradition on Sunday as a small group of ten individuals and eight (two and three-person) relay teams braved six miles of open ocean along the Kona Coast.
Dolphins’ Tagovailoa is a playful, willing backup — for now
MIAMI — Tua Tagovailoa was easy to identify Thursday even though he wore teammate Ryan Fitzpatrick’s jersey and a mask to his first media session of training camp.
NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester.
NBA capsules: Blazers, Grizzlies advance to play-in; perfect Suns left out
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Damian Lillard sent Portland into the NBA’s first play-in series with 42 more points and a crucial steal, helping the Trail Blazers escape with a 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
Varner III, Hoge, Sloan share Wyndham lead tied at 62
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Harold Varner III, Tom Hoge and Roger Sloan each shot 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour’s final regular-season event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Six Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes win big in Aukake Classic
This year, Special Olympics Hawaii’s Aukake Classic playing field looked a little different as athletes and coaches took the state competition online.
No rush for Regrutto: Whether he likes it or not, Vuls men’s soccer coach has time on his hands
Those thoughts, however small and fleeting, that UH-Hilo men’s soccer coach Paul Regrutto used to keep in the back of his mind can now come to the front.
Financial fallout from the loss of fall sports claims Hawaii beach volleyball coach Jeff Hall first
It didn’t take long for the financial impact of the COVID-19 induced cancellation of fall sports to claim its first coaching victim at the University of Hawaii.
NBA capsules: Clippers beat Nuggets, wrap up No. 2 seed
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Paul George scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers wrapped up the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 124-111 victory over the third-seeded Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
NHL capsules: Bruins beat the Hurricanes 4-3 in 2 OT in first-round game delayed 15 hours
TORONTO — Patrice Bergeron scored early in the second ovetime and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hours to a rare late-morning start.
Big Ten, Pac-12 pull the plug on fall football amid pandemic
A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and canceled their fall football seasons.
NBA capsules: Lillard scores 61 as Blazers beat Mavericks 134-131
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Damian Lillard tied his career high with 61 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Dallas Mavericks 134-131 on Tuesday night to move into eighth place in the Western Conference.
Lightning outlast Blue Jackets 3-2 in 5 OT, fourth-longest in history
TORONTO — By the time he launched the last shot, Brayden Point was just trying to do anything he could to end the fourth-longest game in NHL history.
