Reilly Smith scores with 0.4 seconds left, Golden Knights stun Oilers 4-3 in Game 3
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Reilly Smith scored with 0.4 seconds left on a shot that deflected in off Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl’s stick to give the Vegas Golden Knights a stunning 4-3 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night. Vegas cut Edmonton’s lead to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series after Oilers star Connor McDavid tied it with 3:02 to go with a centering pass that went in off defender Brayden McNabb’s skate. After Corey Perry gave Edmonton an early 2-0 lead, Nicolas Roy and Smith tied it with goals in a 54-second span late in the first period. William Karlsson put the Golden Knights in front with 2:55 left in the second. Adin Hill made 17 saves for Vegas. Game 4 is Monday night in Edmonton.
Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov pounced on a loose faceoff puck for his sixth postseason goal to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Frederik Andersen had 21 saves in the shutout. Jack Roslovic scored a power-play goal late in the second for Carolina, while Eric Robinson and Jackson Blake each had third-period goals. Logan Thompson finished with 24 saves for Washington. The Capitals managed just 10 shots through the final 39+ minutes of the game. Game 4 is Monday night in Raleigh.
Houston pitcher McCullers receives death threats directed at his children after tough start
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. received online death threats directed at his children after his tough start against the Cincinnati Reds. McCullers, who was making just his second start since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series, allowed seven runs while getting just one out in Houston’s 13-9 loss on Saturday night. Afterward, McCullers said he had received the threats on social media and that people had threatened to “stab my kids.” The Astros said that the Houston Police Department and MLB security had been alerted to the threats.
Saints QB Derek Carr is retiring because of ‘significant degenerative changes’ to his right shoulder
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints say veteran quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear in his right shoulder and “significant degenerative changes” to his rotator cuff. The 34-year-old Carr has played for 11 pro seasons since being selected out of Fresno State by the then-Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. Carr was acquired by the Saints as a free agent in 2023 but had mixed results in New Orleans, going 14-13 as a starter while also struggling through oblique, hand and head injuries that caused him to miss seven games last season. His retirement comes two weeks after the Saints selected Louisville QB Tyler Shough in the second round of the draft.
Aaron Judge hits 2 homers in his return to the Sacramento area
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge celebrated his return to the Sacramento area by hitting two home runs in a losing effort for the New York Yankees against the Athletics to extend his major league lead to 14. Judge is playing in the Sacramento area for the first time since college in New York’s first visit to the A’s temporary home near California’s capital. Judge was born in Sacramento and grew up not far away in Linden and had many friends and family in the crowd of 12,113 at the minor league park that is hosting the A’s.
Corbin Burnes throws 7 dominant innings, leads the Diamondbacks over the Dodgers 3-0
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Burnes threw seven scoreless innings, Eugenio Suarez hit his 12th homer of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Saturday night. One day after the Dodgers won a thrilling 14-11 slugfest, Burnes and L.A.’s Dustin May had an impressive pitchers’ duel. Burnes hadn’t thrown in a game since April 30, skipping a turn in the rotation after getting a cortisone shot because of shoulder inflammation. He gave up just five hits and two walks while striking out five. May was nearly as good, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings.
Hack-A-Robinson? Knicks fans cheer their big man through his free-throw shooting woes
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Celtics continued with their strategy of fouling Mitchell Robinson intentionally. They kept on doing it long after it seemed necessary, sending the New York Knicks backup center to the line even with a 29-point lead in the second half. Robinson finished just 4 for 12 in the Knicks’ 115-93 loss that cut their lead in the series to 2-1. Fans at Madison Square Garden tried to encourage Robinson through his struggles, standing and cheering when he went to the line for what became his fifth straight miss to open the game and then giving him a loud ovation after he made the second.
Straka, Lowry handle blustery conditions at Truist, head into final round tied at Philly Cricket
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Sepp Straka shot a 4-under 66 and Shane Lowry had a 67 in blustery conditions Saturday to share the lead heading into the final round of the Truist Championship. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th on the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course to finish at 14 under. Keith Mitchell, the leader after 18 and 36 holes, labored through a round of 1 over. He was 11 under with Justin Thomas, who charged up the leaderboard despite bogeys on the two par 5s in a 67.