Venus, Halep win, Wozniacki upset at Indian Wells Venus Williams defeated Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 7-6 (8), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday as the oldest woman in the draw. The 37-year-old American was coming off a straight-set victory over younger sister Serena a […]

Barbashev leads Blues to 4-2 win over Ducks Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Monday night. Robert Bortuzzo, Vladimir Sobotka and Patrik Berglund also scored for the Blues, who have won consecutive games after losing nine […]

Kings back in playoff position with 3-0 win over Canucks Kings coach John Stevens decided to put “That 70’s Line” on hiatus for a night. Instead, having forwards Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson play with center Adrian Kempe gave Los Angeles’ chances of making the postseason a much-needed reboot. Toffoli […]

Lillard, Blazers beat Heat 115-99 for 10th straight victory As the Portland Trail Blazers keep winning, Damian Lillard should keep climbing in the MVP conversation, according to Miami coach Erik Spoelstra. Lillard had 32 points and 10 assists, and the Trail Blazers beat the Heat 115-99 on Monday night for […]

Ovechkin reaches 600 goals as Capitals beat Jets 3-2 Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 600 goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov had the overtime winner as the Washington Capitals returned to first place by beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday. Ovechkin scored in each of the first two periods to […]

Case Keenum to sign with Broncos when free agency opens Case Keenum, who is coming off a magical, out-of-nowhere season with the Minnesota Vikings, is about to become the Denver Broncos’ new quarterback. The Broncos and Keenum will have a short-term deal in place when free agency officially opens at […]

Staal scores 37th goal, leads Wild over Canucks 5-2 Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Minnesota Wild surged past the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Friday night. Staal has 11 goals in his last nine games, giving him 37 for the season — just three […]