PEORIA, Ariz. – Drew Smyly had to wait nine days between spring starts, but it was worth it. On the front end of those nine days was three innings of one-hit, no-run ball for the Mariners against a Texas Rangers lineup missing many of its regulars in front of 5,400 in Surprise. Nine days later, with USA on his chest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Chris Collins was right. It was goal-tending all the way. The Northwestern coach was also wrong. At the worst time possible. After not getting the call, Collins stomped onto the court and drew a technical foul with 4:54 left in Saturday’s game, sucking life out of a frenetic comeback that fell short in a 79-73
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Allgaier acknowledges there were some very down moments in his long NASCAR Xfinity victory drought. “I’m not going to lie to you,” he said. “There are moments in my racing career when I wondered why I got up and went to the race track.” But his family’s support kept him trying, he said, and Saturday,
Mariners fans have known the name of Tyler O’Neill for a while as he’s one of the team’s prized prospects, but he’s still a bit of a mystery to many around baseball. That may have been the case for three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw before Friday night. It certainly isn’t any more. That’s because O’Neill flexed
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Smith knew toward the end of Monday night’s game that an important milestone was within reach. As it turned out, one goal was all Smith needed from his teammates to accomplish it. Smith set a franchise record with his 22nd shutout, making 22 saves to back Brendan Perlini’s goal and help the Coyotes beat the
OTTAWA — Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson found yet another way to write himself into the club’s record books Saturday night. If he keeps playing like he is now, there’s no guessing just how many club records he will own before he’s done. Karlsson, playing in a team-best 312th consecutive game, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period
There’s a fine line between confidence and cockiness in professional sports, and especially baseball, a game defined by more failures than successes. So when 710 ESPN Seattle’s Brock Huard asked minor-leaguer Tyler O’Neill Friday about where that line is, the reigning Southern League wasn’t quite sure how to answer. “I couldn’t tell you. Are you saying I’m one or the
WINNIPEG — Now, that’s what you call taking care of business. The Winnipeg Jets did exactly what they needed to do this weekend to get back into the Western Conference playoff conversation. It started with a hard-earned 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night at MTS Centre and continued with a 6-1 beatdown of the Colorado Avalanche
MILWAUKEE — The Jekyll and Hyde Toronto Raptors aren’t done with you just yet. Great defensively in the first quarter — holding the Milwaukee Bucks to just 12 points on 18 per cent shooting — the Raptors then surrendered a season-high 41 in the second quarter en route to a dismal 101-94 defeat. Coming out of Washington, where the Raptors
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started an eight-game homestand with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Oilers (35-22-8), who have won two games in a row. Anthony Mantha, Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin responded for the
