AP National Sports

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Recently acquired Mathieu Joseph scored three times in the third period for his first career hat trick, Mads Sogaard made 27 saves in his NHL debut and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. Josh Norris scored on a power play for his 27th goal

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina rode the nation’s third-ranked defense to an NCAA women’s semifinal victory over Louisville. The Gamecocks held Louisville to 13 points below their season average and limited leading scorer Hailey Van Lith to just nine points. It was the latest in a string of stingy defensive

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game. The Gamecocks beat Louisville 72-59 in the semifinals. They will face the Connecticut-Stanford winner at Target Center on

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 5:35 left in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres extended their point streak to eight games with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Tage Thompson scored twice, including his Sabres-leading 30th, and Buffalo improved its run

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots for his 36th career shutout and the New York Islanders beat the rival Rangers 3-0. Casey Cizikas and Matt Martin also scored for the Islanders, who have won three straight and

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Hinako Shibuno shot a 6-under 66 in The Chevron Championship to take the second-round lead. The 23-year-old Japanese player had a 9-under 135 total at Mission Hills, the tree-lined course in California hosting the major championship for the final time. The tournament that started

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points and nine rebounds in his first game against his former team, helping the Washington Wizards defeat the Dallas Mavericks 135-103. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 35 points and Rui Hachimura added 21 for Washington, which won for the fourth time in five

DICK SCANLON Associated Press Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes scored 19 points apiece, Pascal Siakam added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 102-89 for their fifth straight win. Gary Trent Jr. finished with 17 points for Toronto, which took advantage of 21 Orlando turnovers.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka is playing her first final in more than a year on Saturday, which sounds like a comeback story. She doesn’t see it that way. The unseeded Osaka will meet second-seeded Iga Swiatek in the Miami Open women’s final. It’s a matchup pitting the world’s former No. 1-ranked player

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina rode the nation’s third-ranked defense to an NCAA women’s semifinal victory over Louisville. The Gamecocks held Louisville to 13 points below their season average and limited leading scorer Hailey Van Lith to just nine points. It was the latest in a string of stingy defensive

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres paid tribute to longtime broadcast Rick Jeanneret with a banner-raising ceremony in honor of his 51st and final year. The first sold-out crowd of the season chanted “RJ! RJ! RJ!” as the banner was raised to the rafters of the KeyBank Center

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are shutting down right-handed reliever Ken Giles for at least a couple of weeks due to a tendon issue in his right middle finger. Giles was expected to be a major part of Seattle’s bullpen after missing last season following Tommy John surgery. Giles had 23 saves and

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season because of a sprained ligament in his left foot. The reigning scoring champion was injured March 16 at home against Boston and has missed seven games since. He is scheduled