WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night.Ovechkin is a goal shy of 1,000 — if his 77 postseason tallies are included.AdvertisementThe Capitals are still six points out of a playoff spot with time running out, but this was an encouraging night for the franchise. Hutson made his NHL debut less than a week after the end of his season at Boston University, and the 19-year-old defenseman showed off his smooth skating and stickhandling throughout the night, finally scoring into…
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on Wednesday night.The back-to-back Major League Soccer MVP, eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup champion got it as would be expected — with his left foot, like the majority of his career goals for club and country. He took a pass in the middle of the box in the seventh minute, controlled the ball, spun and lined a low shot past two defenders and into the far…
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The San Francisco Giants played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, in the hot, hot Arizona heat, and it didn’t go particularly well. It was a game with minimal moments of note for the Giants, who played the evil villains of the baseball universe for the final time before their first regular season matchup in late April.All the Spring Training caveats apply. It was just one game. It was just one meaningless preseason game. It was just one meaningless preseason game where the stats have been proven time and time again to not really mean anything. It was just one…
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After two consecutive defeats over the weekend, the Montreal Canadiens had put themselves in a bit of a pickle, and on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre, they needed to get the two points against archrivals Boston Bruins. As if the game weren’t important enough already, it was also Brendan…
The victors erupted onto the field and into multiple dogpiles. Some wore national flags around their shoulders. Within minutes, the Venezuelans wore T-shirts that read: “The Best Baseball in the World.”The players from the United States watched from their dugout. Within minutes, they trudged back onto the field so a…
SYDNEY (AP) — Riko Ueki and Maika Hamano scored first-half goals to set Japan on course for a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Wednesday and a spot in the Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia.Japan dominated the semifinal at Sydney’s Stadium Australia against a South Korea lineup that edged…
The first big wave of free agency is over, but the second and third waves of free agency can as much impact as the initial tidal wave.Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains unsigned but is expected back in Pittsburgh. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who is recovering from a knee injury, is…
NASCAR, at its peak, was one of the most-watched sports in the United States. Its popularity and appeal among the public were next only to the NFL, and it boasted some of the country’s most admired superstars. While that crescendo has fallen far from what it once was, 23XI Racing…
Alexandre Dujeux has worked wonders at SCO Angers. He joined the club in 2021 as an assistant before promotion to the No.1 role in March 2023. He couldn’t spare Angers from the drop that season but he brought them back into Ligue 1 at the first time of asking.Since returning…
We are three weeks away from The Masters, and we still aren’t certain if the greatest golfer of all time will be teeing it up at Augusta National.Tiger Woods underwent his seventh back surgery towards the end of 2025, and did not lay out a timeline for his return. But…
The BMW i3 50 xDrive is the first all-electric New Class-era 3 Series. BMW promises 440 miles of driving range, fast charging times, and lots of tech onboard. The i3 50 xDrive delivers an impressive 463 horsepower and 476 pound-feet of torque. Since its inception, the BMW 3 Series has…
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…The Pittsburgh Penguins have fared surprisingly well in the absence of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. One of the main forces behind this recent run of form is coming from defenseman Erik Karlsson, who has been playing his best hockey to date…
The Yankees entered the offseason with a hole in center field, but it was one that was filled pretty promptly. They extended the qualifying offer to Trent Grisham, and Grisham accepted it, setting him up to start in center in the Bronx on Opening Day.But Grisham will be a free…
The debate over which player is taken first overall in this year’s NBA draft has to include Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, the clubhouse leader for national player of the year.With his double-double consistency in leading the Blue Devils to the top of the USA TODAY Sports Men’s College Basketball Poll,…
When the Miami Dolphins released Tua Tagovailoa on March 9, they didn’t just end a six-year relationship — they also triggered $99.2 million in dead cap, surpassing the previous record of $85 million that the Denver Broncos absorbed over two seasons when they released Russell Wilson after the 2023 season.The record dead…
