National Sports

WHL Playoffs: Mikey Milne's hat trick leads Ice to 10-1 rout of Raiders

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Mikey Milne had a hat trick and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Ice to a 10-1 rout of the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven first-round series 3-0.

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Predators make the playoffs despite 5-4 OT loss to Flames

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk forced overtime by scoring with a second left in the third and Elias Lindholm’s OT goal secured the Calgary Flames’ 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

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Quinn Hughes sets scoring record as Vancouver Canucks dump Seattle Kraken 5-2

VANCOUVER — The Canucks persevered for a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday but the victory wasn't enough to keep Vancouver's faint playoff hopes alive.

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Matthews scores 59th and 60th goals of the season as Leafs down Wings 3-0

TORONTO — Auston Matthews looked a little sheepish after scoring his 50th goal into an empty net last month. How the Maple Leafs sniper bagged No. 60 was a lot more like it.

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Springer hits game-tying homer in ninth, Tapia has RBI in 10th as Jays rally for win

TORONTO — All smiles after a wild 6-5 walkoff victory, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo wanted to punctuate his post-game comments with some spice after his team delivered the dramatics on Tuesday night.

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OHL Playoffs: Lleyton Moore completes rally as Generals slip past Frontenacs 4-3

OSHAWA, Ont. — Lleyton Moore scored with eight seconds left to play as the Oshawa Generals rallied past the Kingston Frontenacs 4-3 on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Kingston holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.

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QMJHL: Desnoyers and Jones help Mooseheads rally to shootout win over Wildcats

MONCTON, N.B. — Elliot Desnoyers and Zack Jones both scored in the shootout as the Halifax Mooseheads rallied past the Moncton Wildcats 6-5 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

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McDavid outshines Crosby as Oilers surge past Penguins 5-1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Five strides. That's all it took for Connor McDavid to race by two Pittsburgh Penguins and deliver a magnificent goal in what is becoming another masterpiece of a season for the Edmonton star.

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Drake Batherson's two goals lead Senators to 5-4 overtime win vs. Devils

OTTAWA — Drake Batherson scored his second of the night in overtime to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Tim Stutzle, with a pair of goals, and Thomas Chabot also scored for Ottawa (32-41-7).

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NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 tumultuous years of leading an association that has become marginalized while college sports has undergone massive changes and been besieged by political and legal attacks.

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