TORONTO (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored in regulation and twice in a shootout and the PWHL-leading Montreal Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Poulin, the Victoire captain, was playing her second game since returning from a knee injury sustained playing for Canada in the Olympics.
After Lina Ljungblom scored early in the third period to give Montreal a 3-2 lead, Jesse Compher tied it with 1:04 left and goalie Raygan Kirk off for an extra frame.
Hayley Scamurra also scored for Montreal, and Sandra Abstreiter made 23 saves.
Maggie Connors and Blayre Turnbull — on her bobblehead night — added goals for Toronto. Kirk made 31 saves.
West Australian was best known for calling AFL games
His broadcast career spanned 51 years across radio and TV
Dennis Cometti, one of the greats of Australian sports commentary, has died at the age of 76.
The West Australian became known for his incisive calling, silky voice and sharp wit in front of a microphone over the course of a career spanning 51 years, which included stints with the ABC, Channel 7 and Channel 9.
PEORIA, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 25: Nick Castellanos #21 of the San Diego Padres greets teammates in the dugout after scoring during the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels at Peoria Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The San Deigo Padres got back in the win column with a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. on Tuesday. It was good for the Padres to get a win, but the best part of the day was seeing Nick Castellanos connect on a two-run home run to left field in the top of the third inning to put San Diego up 2-1. It was no secret that the veteran outfielder was brought into the Padres organization with the expectation that he would provide some of the power the team severely lacked in the 2025 season.
Castellanos drove in Miguel Andujar, who was also added to the roster this offseason to provide additional pop, and both players had solid offensive days at the plate. Andujar walked in the first inning and Castellanos followed with a double. In the top of the third Andujar singled before Castellanos homered. Andujar singled in the fifth, but Castellanos grounded into a double play. Castellanos finished the day 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBI with a run scored. Andujar finished the day 2-for-2 with two singles, a walk and a run scored.
The Padres entered the top of the eighth inning with the game tied, 3-3. Rodolfo Duran worked a one-out walk and was followed immediately by Francisco Acuna who doubled to left, which allowed Duran to score to put San Diego ahead by a run. Back-to-back groundouts ended the inning, but Padres reliever Bradgley Rodriguez and Francis Pena combined to work two hitless and scoreless innings. The only runner to reach for the White Sox in the final two innings was Matt Hogan who drew a five-pitch walk off Rodriguez.
Nick Pivetta made his second start of the spring season and finished three innings. He allowed two runs on six hits with one strikeout and one walk. The third run scored by Chicago came off Adrian Morejon who threw one inning and allowed a run on two hits, but he did have two strikeouts.
The Friar Faithful will get to see the return of Joe Musgrove when the Padres play an exhibition game against Great Britain at the Peoria Sports Complex on Wednesday at 12:10 p.m.
MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 23 points, nine rebounds and six steals, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-98 on Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game series.
Tyler Herro added 22 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 for the Heat, who won for the fifth time in seven games.
Adebayo and Herro each had 15 points at halftime, while Jaquez and Andrew Wiggins both had 13 as Miami built a 69-54 lead. The Heat shot 53% in the first two quarters before pulling away in the fourth quarter and leading by 27.
Noah Clowney scored 17 points for the Nets, who lost their ninth straight. Ziaire Williams had 16 points and Nolan Traore added 14.
Nets leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. had a miserable night, going 3 for 17 and missing all nine 3-point attempts. He finished with nine points.
Brooklyn hasn't won since consecutive victories nearly a month ago.
Wiggins was scoreless in the second half, playing just 11 minutes and taking two shots.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 3: Casey Mittelstadt #11 of the Boston Bruins scores against Stuart Skinner #74 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at the TD Garden on March 3, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) | Getty Images
After getting partially goalie’d on Saturday afternoon, the Bruins responded with a partial goalie’ing of their own on Tuesday.
Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves, including going 28-for-28 in the second and third periods, to help lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh at TD Garden.
All three goals in this game were scored within the first six minutes of the first period, with the Penguins outplaying the Bruins for large stretches in the latter half of the game.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored the Boston goals just 50 seconds apart in the first, turning what had been a 1-0 deficit less than a minute into the game into a 2-1 lead the B’s wouldn’t relinquish.
Erik Karlsson got the scoring started with a wrist shot through traffic to make it 1-0 Penguins.
After three goals in the first six minutes, you’d be forgiven for assuming this was going to be a 6-5 barn burner.
Instead, that was the last goal of the game, as the Bruins’ play tailed off a bit but Swayman stood tall to deny the Penguins.
2-1, Bruins win.
Game notes
Karlsson’s goal actually came on Pittsburgh’s first shot of the game, meaning Swayman started the game 0-for-1 and finished it 34-for-34. Feast, famine, etc.
Per the NESN broadcast, the Bruins are 6-0-2 in their last eight games following a loss. Tonight’s two points could prove to be big ones, as the Washington Capitals (four points behind the B’s) and Florida Panthers (ten points behind) both lost in regulation tonight.
Khusnutdinov will get the accolades for the wicked shot to beat Skinner, but he also deserves credit for forcing a turnover along the goal line prior to the goal. Eyssimont’s thread-the-needle pass to find Khusnutdinov in a small space was a thing of beauty as well.
Speaking of extra effort plays, Pavel Zacha deserves some credit as well. He earned a secondary assist on Mittelstadt’s goal, winning a one-on-one battle for the puck near the corner. Not exactly a “play that doesn’t show up on the scoresheet” since…well, the assist shows up on the scoresheet, but the extra effort to win the puck made the play possible.
Mittelstadt also made a great extra effort play in the last minute of the game, as he lost his stick but managed to kick the puck out of the defensive zone while Pittsburgh had the goalie pulled.
In his first appearance in nearly a month due to the Olympic break, Andrew Peeke played pretty well. The defenseman recorded 18:03 TOI, fourth-most among defensemen, and finished the night with two blocked shots and four hits.
The win was the Bruins’ 11th in a row at TD Garden, their longest streak in four years.
The Bruins will have one more game prior to the NHL trade deadline: in Nashville on Thursday night, in what is a weird, one-game road trip for the B’s.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Roy finished with 27 points, Kanye Clary scored seven of his 23 in overtime and Oklahoma State beat UCF 111-104 on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma State ended the extra period on an 11-4 run and outscored UCF 17-10. Clary hit a 3-pointer and shot 4 of 4 from the line in OT.
The Cowboys (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) have won two of their last three since ending a five-game losing streak. UCF (20-9, 9-8) has lost two straight.
Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman added 16 points apiece for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys shot 49% (35 of 72) from the floor and 80% (32 of 40) from the free-throw line.
Themus Fulks scored 22 points to lead UCF. Riley Kugel added 18 points.
With 24 seconds remaining left in regulation, Isaiah Coleman's dunk gave Oklahoma State a 94-91 lead. UCF answered with Chris Johnson's 3-pointer to knot it at 94-all with 11 seconds left. The Cowboys had the final possession, but Curry missed a field goal and John Bol blocked Roy's jumper to force the extra period.
UCF built a double-digit lead early in the first half before Oklahoma State used a 21-8 run to tie it 31-all. The Cowboys then closed the half on a 9-4 spurt for a 45-40 halftime advantage. Curry led the Cowboys with 12 first-half points and Kugel scored 11 for the Knights.
Up next
Oklahoma State ends its regular season at home against No. 7 Houston on Saturday.
UCF is at West Virginia on Friday in a regular-season finale.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Rylan Griffen and Ruben Dominguez came off the bench to score 21 and 17 points respectively and Texas A&M defeated Kentucky 96-85 on Tuesday night.
With Griffen and Dominguez (who have 48 combined starts) leading the way, the Aggies held a dominant 57-39 advantage in bench points.
Rashaun Agee had 14 points and eight rebounds and Pop Isaacs contributed 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Texas A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC), which had lost six of eight coming in. Zach Clemence had 13 points. He, Griffen and Dominguez combined to make 12 of the Aggies' 13 3-pointers.
Otega Oweh had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats (19-11, 10-7), who have lost four of their last six games. Mouhamed Dioubate scored 19 points.
Kentucky led 30-18 with eight minutes left in the first half before Texas A&M took charge. The Aggies had runs of 13-0 and 14-0 while outscoring the Wildcats 27-3 over the final minutes to lead 45-33 at halftime.
Clemence hit three 3s early in the second half and Griffen scored 11 straight Texas A&M points while the Aggies built a 73-52 lead 9 1/2 minutes into the period. Kentucky slowly chipped away at the deficit but it didn't get within single digits until Trent Noah hit a 3-pointer with 1:36 remaining to make it 86-78. Texas A&M wrapped it up with eight free throws in the final minute.
Up next
Kentucky: The Wildcats conclude the regular season with a home game against No. 5 Florida on Saturday.
Texas A&M: The Aggies finish at LSU on Saturday.
The conference tournament runs March 11-15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
After taking a one-goal lead at the end of the second period, the Columbus Blue Jackets scored twice in the third to hand the Nashville Predators a third straight loss, 3-2, on Tuesday in Columbus.
Nashville's front office was busy throughout the game as well, trading center Michael McCarron to the Minnesota Wild for a 2028 2nd-round pick.
Cole Smith, after originally being scratched, played just one shift for three seconds of ice time, signaling he may be traded next.
Adam Fantilli opened the scoring in the game, capping off a tic-tac-toe play to make it 1-0.
In the final 28 seconds of the period, Filip Forsberg scored on the power play, poking a Steven Stamkos shot from the far right goal line. It was Forsberg's sixth power-play goal of the season and third point in four games. Stamkos also has three points in four games.
Ryan O'Reilly was credited with a Blue Jackets own goal in the second period as Ivan Provorov tried to move the puck off the goal line but ended up knocking it into the net. The conversion game gave the Predators their first and only lead of the night.
On the penalty kill, Sean Monahan went on a 2-on-1 with Charlie Coyle and finished the play off on his own to tie the game up in the third period. This is the second straight game Nashville has given up a shorthanded goal on the rush.
With six minutes left in the game, a shot from Damon Severson was tipped in by Coyle to give the Blue Jackets the game-winning goal. The goal was challenged for goaltender interference, but the challenge was unsuccessful.
Since the end of January, the Predators have struggled, going 3-2-4 in their last nine games.
Justus Annunen made 24 saves on 27 shots in the result.
Erik Haula briefly left the game in the second period after getting hit in the leg with the puck before returning later in the period. Ryan O'Reilly also suffered an eye injury in the third period and did not return to the game.
Nashville falls to 27-26-8. It will face the Boston Bruins at home on Thursday at 7 p.m. CST
Mar 3, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder (8) lays up a shot beside Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson (9) in the third quarter at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images | David Richard-Imagn Images
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109 in a revenge match from last week.
All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.
James Harden
18 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 turnovers
The Cavs don’t win this game without James Harden. That’s not because he carried them by any means, but he’s raised their floor in a meaningful way since landing in Cleveland. Just having a Hall of Fame-level creator to keep the offense from falling off a cliff is a luxury few teams have.
Harden shot 5-17 from the field tonight and turned it over five times. But none of that changes what I wrote above. The pressure that Harden put on Detroit’s defense to keep him contained is what made this a winnable game for the Cavaliers.
Grade: B
Jarrett Allen
8 points, 3 rebounds, 20 minutes
Allen only played 20 minutes before leaving the game with a knee injury. Let’s hope it’s nothing worth worrying about.
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Evan Mobley
18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Mobley had some uber-aggressive moments in this game. Like his 1-on-1 drive against Duncan Robinson or a spin move around Javonte Green into a dunk. Those flashes were the best part of the game. And while he didn’t collect as many rebounds as you’d like, he did play his role in boxing out Detroit’s frontcourt and opening opportunities for his teammates to clean the glass.
Grade: B+
Jaylon Tyson
22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers
Can Jordyn Tyson come to every game and support his brother?
Jaylon Tyson played his best game in weeks, giving the Cavs a huge boost in the scoring department and setting the tone with his energy on defense. This game was a classic example of everything that we’ve come to love from JT.
Grade: A+
Dennis Schroder
15 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Schroder looks like he’s being shot out of a cannon on his way to the rim, at times. He’s an incredibly fun player to watch when his usage is correctly dialed in. His attacks on the basket helped to lead the way tonight.
This had the potential to be an explosive game from Merrill. He had a few open opportunities that missed the mark before Detroit’s defense eventually took him off the board as a scorer. It wasn’t until the closing minutes that Merrill finally freed himself up again for a huge three-pointer.
If Ellis is on the court, there’s a good chance the ball is being deflected in one way or another. He’s everywhere defensively, and that activity made him the first player off the bench in Kenny Atkinson’s rotation tonight. A few unfortunate calls led to Ellis fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Grade: B+
Craig Porter Jr.
7 points, 3 assists, 8 rebounds
Porter is having a weird week. He’s undoubtedly had some ugly moments, but he’s also raised the floor in certain scenarios with crucial plays to swing momentum. His offensive rebound and putback layup to end the third quarter is one example of this. A dunk over Isaiah Stewart is another.
Still, Porter’s limitations as a three-point shooter remain an issue.
Grade: B
Thomas Bryant
9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Bryant converted a four-point play in the third quarter. That alone is worth the grade I’m about to give him.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Damon Severson broke a tie with a snap shot from the point through traffic at 6:07 of the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday night to open a four-game homestand.
Both teams played Monday night, with Columbus beating the Rangers 5-4 in overtime in New York, and Nashville falling 4-2 at home to Detroit.
Adam Fantilli and Sean Monahan also scored for Columbus, with Monahan tying it at 2 at 1:52 of the third with a short-handed goal. He also had a short-handed goal Monday in New York.
Jet Greaves made 20 saves for Columbus in 51:44, missing an 8:16 stretch of the first period because of concussion protocol after Nick Blankenburg caught him with an elbow on the side of the head on a rush. Elvis Merzlikins stopped both shots on faced before Greaves returned.
Filip Forsberg had a power-play goal for Nashville, and Ryan O’Reilly was credited with a goal in the second that a Columbus player put in. O’Reilly was cut below the eye taking a faceoff midway through the third.
Justus Annunen stopped 24 shots for the Predators.
Before the game, Nashville traded center Michael McCarron to Minnesota for a 2028 second-round pick.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Brett Sullivan #26 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during the third inning of the spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium on February 26, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Spring training is in full swing, and now with the World Baseball Classic happening over the next few weeks, we’ll likely get to see more prospects get playing time in hopes of cracking the Opening Day roster.
The Rockies have a few names who are looking to make their mark on this team — which one has the best chance to do so?
BOSTON (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson scored just 42 seconds into the game, but Khusnutdinov tied it at 1-1 when he snapped the puck high inside the far post past Penguins goalie Stuart Skinner for his 13th goal of the season at 5:10 of the first.
Mittelstadt added his 13th of the season 50 seconds later when he gathered in the rebound of Nikita Zadorov's shot and fired past a diving Skinner and into an open net. Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves.
Karlsson scored on the Penguins' first shot on goal after the Bruins had two excellent scoring chances in the first few seconds requiring solid saves by Skinner. The Bruins challenged for goalie interference but the goal was upheld. Skinner finished with 26 saves.
The Bruins came in having lost three of their last four games — two in the shootout — but have now won 11 consecutive home games to remain in the hunt for a wild-card playoff spot.
Charlie McAvoy's nine-game point streak came to end. The Olympian joined Ray Bourque as only the second Bruins defenseman in the last 40 years with a nine-game point streak.
Mar 3, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Tyus Jones (1) passes during the first half against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images | Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images
The Dallas Mavericks were beaten by the Charlotte Hornets, 117-90 in a game that fell well short of competitive.
Dallas, still short-handed and without Cooper Flagg, was dispatched with ease by the NBA’s hottest team. With the win, the Hornetts are back to .500 and looking towards the postseason for the first time in a long time.
+51: Charlotte’s 3-point scoring differential
That Dallas was even in this game as long as they were is something of an anomaly. The Hornets came out of the gates hot and didn’t cool down all night. At the end of the first quarter, Charlotte led 31-to-23 after the first quarter, powered by a 6-of-16 effort from deep. That’s compared to Dallas’ 0-of-6 mark through the first quarter.
Much of the damage came from some familiar faces. Two former Mavericks, Josh Green and Grant Williams, combined to go 7-of-11 from three off the bench. The Hornets’ ROY-leading Kon Knueppel didn’t even get into the mix until later in the game. He was 2-for-9 for just four points at the half.
By the end, though, the Hornets had taken 51 three-point attempts and made 20, while the Mavs struggled to a 3-of-22 night from beyond the arc. Charlotte took 88 total field goals, so their 51 three-point attempts made up well over half of their shot diet as a team. Not a bad strategy if you’re going to shoot it at 39%.
+23: Dallas’ free-throw differential
On the complete opposite side of the coin, it was Dallas earning a huge free-throw disparity by trying to work the ball into the paint most of the night. The Mavs attempted 42 free throws and made 31. That’s 31 points out of a total of 90 on the night.
To cast it in a positive light, it’s an impressively gritty achievement for a team that wasn’t playing for much tonight. It certainly would’ve been much easier to pack it in and let it fly from deep or lazy jumpers instead for guys like Ryan Nembhard, who took some lumps tonight because of his focus on getting some paint penetration with his dribble.
0-2: John Poulakidas shooting night
It’s been said that there will always be a place in the league for guys who can knock down shots. That was probably the line of thinking behind signing Yale-grad John Poulakidas from the G-League to a two-way contract. The 22-year old was shooting 38.5% on five attempts per game in the G-League after shooting over 40% his final three years in college, but he’s off to a bit of a slow offensive start in his NBA debut. He took a single three-pointer and another jumper just outside the paint and missed them both.
He didn’t leave the stat sheet blank, though. Poulakidas managed to grab five boards and a pair of assists in only 14 minutes. He wasn’t brought in to clean the glass, but it’s good to see he stayed active despite not getting many shots up.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — VJ Edgecombe was ruled out for the rest of the game with lower back soreness after the 76ers' star rookie suffered a hard fall in the first half against San Antonio.
Edgecombe was fouled by Carter Bryant on a 3-point attempt on Tuesday night and grimaced as he was helped up by his teammates. Edgecombe stayed in the game and went 2 of 3 from the free throw line.
With the 76ers down 78-53 at halftime, Edgecombe did not return. He scored six points.
The No. 3 overall pick in the draft, Edgecombe, averaging 15.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists, is one of three rookies in the NBA this season averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. He ranks first among rookies in steals (1.5) and is seventh in rebounds (5.6).
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The Washington Wizards lost to the Orlando Magic, 126-109 on Tuesday night on the road.
The first half of this game was a rather even affair with Washington own 57-54. Neither team shot particularly well from three with the Magic shooting 1-of-13 from the line. There was a chance that the Wizards could win if their shooting could turn around.
In the third quarter, the Wizards shot better, 52.6 percent overall. But the Magic shot 15-of-19 from the field AND 5-of-5 overall from the three point line, so they broke the game open with a 97-81 lead heading in to the fourth quarter. Paolo Banchero scored 13 of his 37 points in that period. After the third quarter, this game was decided.
For the Wizards, Will Riley led with 19 points while Jaden Hardy added 18 points and Sharife Cooper added 16 more off the bench.
The Wizards’ next game is on Thursday when they host the Utah Jazz at 7 p.m. ET. See you then.
