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Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead

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TAMPA, Fla. — Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 shots to help Montreal move within a victory of advancing for the first time since losing to the Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2021. Brendan Gallagher got his first goal in his first game this series and Kirby Dach also scored for the Canadiens. "It's obviously exciting," said Gallagher, who was a healthy scratch the first four games. "It's been a ...

LIV Golf has a new chairman and seeks new funding without Saudi backing

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LIV Golf announced a new board and a new business strategy Thursday as it tries to forge ahead without Saudi Arabian funding that allowed the league to launch nearly four years ago with oversized contracts and prize funds. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Public Investment Fund governor who was behind the creation of LIV Golf, is no longer listed as chairman of LIV Golf. LIV announced Gene Davis of Pirinate Consulting Group and Jon Zinman of the strategic advisory firm JZ Advisors are leading a newly created board, with Davis as chairman. The focus is on securing long-term financial partners ...

Defense reigns supreme

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LAKE LINDEN — One pitch was the difference Wednesday between the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes softball team remaining undefeated, and them being in a scoreless battle headed for extra innings against the visiting Hancock Bulldogs. When the smoke cleared, the Lakes won the game 2-0, and extended ...

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

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

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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 ...