Brewers’ Chourio and Vaughn are beginning rehab assignments as they approach return from injuries

April 30, 2026

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn are beginning rehabilitation assignments with hopes of being activated from the injured list by Monday. Both players flew to Nashville — the home of the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate — on Tuesday as they recover from fractured bones in their left hands. Chourio hasn't played at all this season, while Vaughn appeared in just one game before going on the injured list. "It feels like it's finally here," Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said before the Brewers' 13-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. "That's a ...

Wembanyama’s double-double powers Spurs past Trail Blazers and into Western Conference semifinals

April 30, 2026

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-95 victory Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. De'Aaron Fox had 21 points, Julian Champagnie added 19 and Dylan Harper scored 17 for the Spurs, who led by as many as 28 in winning their third straight game in the best-of-seven series to advance to the second round. "We didn't want to go back to Portland," Champagnie said. "That was kind of the emphasis for the guys on the team. We just didn't ...

Matt Boldy and Wild go home with chance to clinch series after beating Stars 4-2 in Game 5

April 30, 2026

DALLAS — Matt Boldy scored the tiebreaking power-play goal in the final minute of the second period, after having one taken away late in the first, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in their first-round Western Conference series. Kirill ...

Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres

April 30, 2026

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Hampus Lindholm got the puck inside Boston's blue line after teammate Fraser Minten broke up the Buffalo Sabres' rush, and the Bruins defenseman knew immediately who to look for. Sure enough, there was David Pastrnak already heading toward Buffalo's zone. Set up by Lindholm, Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime, and the Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. "He's pretty special when it comes to those opportunities, too, so it was fun to see it go in," Lindholm said. Pastrnak ...

Draisaitl’s 2 goals lift the Oilers past the Ducks 4-1 to stave off elimination

April 30, 2026

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals and Evan Bouchard chipped in with three assists as the Edmonton Oilers staved off elimination by beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Oilers now trail the best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series 3-2 with game 6 on Thursday night in Anaheim. Vasily Podkolzin and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers who had previously allowed six separate leads to slip away in the first four games of the series. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a pair of assists. Edmonton is now 18-3 when scoring ...

Frost open PWHL playoffs seeking to three-peat, with semifinals featuring familiar mix of contenders

April 30, 2026

So much for the complaints raised last summer about the PWHL's expansion process favoring the league's newest franchises in Seattle and Vancouver. After a five-month, 120-game regular season featuring record crowds, women's hockey enjoying a significant post-Olympic boost and with more expansion on the horizon, the Walter Cup playoff semifinalists are made up exclusively of the league's old guard. The four-team field is led by the Minnesota Frost seeking to three-peat. They open their best-of-five series at Montreal on Saturday against the Marie Philip-Poulin-led Victoire, who have ...