Warren Foegele celebrates with teammates after scoring first in a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 in PNC Arena. | Kaydee Gawlik Vincent Trocheck and Andrei Svechnikov each picked a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Nashville Thursday night. Following a lackluster effort in a 3-1 loss to Detroit Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes came up with exactly the response they needed Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The Canes shook off a bit of a choppy first period and dominated over the final 40 minutes en route to their...

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via The Milwaukee Bucks bested the Atlanta Hawks, 120-109, but more importantly Giannis Antetokounmpo is BACK, AND BOY DOES IT FEEL GOOD TO SEE THAT MAN PLAYING BASKETBALL. NBA.com Box Score 2 dribbles from half-court. pic.twitter.com/aPna1d2RXE— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 15, 2021 The game opened with a bucket from Giannis at point-blank range, and he made a point of attacking the rim often in the opening stanza (going 3/3 in the first 5 minutes). Atlanta still held serve in the first quarter, fueled by some nifty scoring from...

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via The Pens fall 2-1 in a shootout to the Flyers. Pregame Jeff Carter makes his Pittsburgh debut and the Penguins elect to dress Mark Jankowski over Radim Zohorna up front. Welcome to the lineup, @JeffCarter_77! pic.twitter.com/6K4HfChxcW— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 15, 2021 First period Uneventful first, to put it kindly. Pittsburgh doesn’t record a shot on goal until 15 minutes in when Brian Dumoulin, of all people, gets behind the defense and gets a crack at it. The Pens have two power plays in the period,...

Rick Adelman, one of, if not the most popular coaches of the Portland Trail Blazers, was announced as a 2021 finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. Adelman was drafted as a player in the 7th round of the 1968 draft out of Loyola Marymount by the San Diego Rockets. The […] Portland Trail Blazers: Rick Adelman 2021 Hall of Fame candidate - Rip City Project - Rip City Project - A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The Dallas Wings selected Texas star Charli Collier, a 6-foot-5 forward/center, with the first pick in the 2021 WNBA draft on Thursday.       

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Connor Helleybuck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

The shine came off Jack Campbell on Thursday night. Three nights after saying he was “pretty embarrassed” by his effort in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens, it got worse for the Maple Leafs goaltender at Scotiabank Arena. Campbell was pulled in the first period against the Winnipeg Jets, his night done after Winnipeg...

With the recent news that All-Star Zach LaVine will be placed in health and safety protocols for the foreseeable future, the chances of the Chicago Bulls squeezing into the NBA playoffs look slim. But if the Bulls can work on some of the aspects of their game outlined here, there still may be a chance. […] 3 fixes for the Chicago Bulls to make the playoffs - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (6-6) at Oakland Athletics (5-7) Time/Place: 9:40 p.m., Oakland ColiseumSB Nation Site: Athletics NationMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-1, 7.71 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (0-1, 5.06 ERA)

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports Or the best at using his “draft capital” We are now a mere two weeks away from the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland, and that means we’re two weeks away from the time where Minnesota Vikings’ GM Rick Spielman makes us celebrate and then turns around and trades down eighteen times in an effort to acquire the entire seventh round of the draft. It’s gonna be great! Over at NFL.com, Gregg Rosenthal has put together a set of “General Manager Power Rankings” going into this year’s selection meeting, and I think that we can safely say...

Watch as Taylor Hall powers his way into the zone and scores his first as a member of the Boston Bruins. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Come discuss the third period of Thursday night’s Blackhawks-Red Wings game with us! Scroll down to the comments to discuss the first period of the Blackhawks’ Monday night game against the Red Wings!

At least for a while, postponing Thursday's Twins game and even the weekend series in Anaheim could not be ruled out. But after a morning of uncertainty, the result was determined to be a false positive.

Red Wings hosting Chicago on Thursday, April 15, 2021       

Lakers star Anthony Davis has been cleared to return to practice, presumably the final step before rejoining the team for the first time in months.