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6:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Matthew Schaefer tied the NHL record for goals by a rookie defenseman, and the Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Thursday night in Peter DeBoer’s first game as New York’s coach

6:37 PM on Thursday, April 9

Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114

6:32 PM on Thursday, April 9

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was a late scratch before Thursday night’s game at Utah due to an upper-body injury

6:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

Evgeni Malkin scored as part of his two-point game, Sidney Crosby set up two goals and Kris Letang had an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot by defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night

6:19 PM on Thursday, April 9

Hannah Hidalgo has announced on social media that she will return to Notre Dame for her senior season

5:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Facts and figures from the opening round Thursday at the Masters

5:33 PM on Thursday, April 9

Arvell Reese could be the first defensive player off the board during the first round of the NFL draft on April 23 in Pittsburgh

5:25 PM on Thursday, April 9

Cole Caufield is the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades

5:02 PM on Thursday, April 9

FIFA has added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this year’s World Cup, asking up to $4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the U.S. opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12

5:01 PM on Thursday, April 9

Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters

4:40 PM on Thursday, April 9

The 15th hole at Augusta National over the years has been the third-easiest hole at the Masters

4:34 PM on Thursday, April 9

Five Ohio State players plan to attend the first round of the NFL draft on April 23

4:30 PM on Thursday, April 9

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan appreciates the endorsement from team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf

3:22 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Dallas Wings have traded Diamond Miller to the Connecticut Sun for Rayah Marshall in a swap of frontcourt players

2:43 PM on Thursday, April 9

1:12 PM on Thursday, April 9

Joel Embiid had an appendectomy in Houston after Philadelphia’s star big man was stricken with appendicitis overnight

12:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official

7:05 AM on Thursday, April 9

As Rory McIlroy was warming up on the practice range, Jack Nicklaus was busy touting the star from Northern Ireland by saying he had a “very, very good chance” to repeat as Masters champion

10:16 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Rory McIlroy has been savoring his Masters win all week at Augusta National

11:54 AM on Monday, March 30

The Masters is heating up as big names like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are on the verge of missing the cut after tough first rounds