HockeyStolarz returns to help Toronto beat Seattle
SEATTLE -- Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves in his first start since Dec. 12 to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday night.
Philippe Myers, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies scored for the Leafs.
Eeli Tolvanen had the Kraken's only goal. Joey Daccord made 27 saves in his third straight start.
U.S. women beat Canada: Hilary Knight, Hannah Bilka and Kelly Pannek scored in a shootout, goalie Gwyneth Philips was perfect in the tiebreaker and the United States beat Canada 2-1 to set up a decisive Game 5 in the Rivalry Series.
BasketballSimons lead Blazers to win over Kings
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Anfernee Simons had 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 108-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Shaedon Sharpe added 24 points for the Blazers, who have won 10 of their last 11.
DeMar DeRozan had 22 for the Kings.
Around the NBA: The Thunder signed Ajay Mitchell to a multi-year contract and Branden Carlson to a two-way contract. ... Cleveland acquired De'Andre Hunter from Atlanta. ... The Wizards acquired Marcus Smart from the Grizzlies. The Wizards also received Colby Jones and Alex Len from the Kings. Washington dealt Marvin Bagley III and Johnny Davis to Memphis, the Grizzlies sent Jake LaRavia to Sacramento. ... The Wizards traded Jared Butler to the 76ers for Reggie Jackson. ... The Hornets acquired Jusuf Nurkic from the Suns for Cody Martin and Vasilije Micic. ... The Celtics traded Jaden Springer to the Rockets.
Portland's WNBA, NWSL teams to share facility: The Portland Thorns of the NWSL and the city's as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between teams from both leagues. The $150 million campus, set to open before the start of the 2026 WNBA season, will repurpose a facility formerly owned by Nike on 12 acres in Hillsboro, a city just west of Portland.
Around the WNBA: The Valkyries signed free agent Tiffany Hayes. ... The Fever signed guard Sydney Colson. ... The Aces signed 6-foot-4 forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus.
Oregon St. beats WSU: Michael Rataj scored 21 points to lead Oregon State past Washington State 82-74. Nate Calmese led the Cougars with 25 points.
Battle leads Gonzaga to win: Khalif Battle's 24 points helped Gonzaga defeat Loyola Marymount 73-53.
Seattle routs Tarleton St.: John Christofilis' 19 points helped Seattle University defeat Tarleton State 91-54.
EWU beats Sacramento St.: Mason Williams' 29 points,, including a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, helped Eastern Washington defeat Sacramento State 83-80.
No. 16 Maryland tops Oregon: Sarah Te-Biasu scored a season-high 26 points and No. 16 Maryland beat Oregon 79-61 to give coach Brenda Frese 600 career wins with the Terrapins. Ehis Etute scored 14 points to lead Oregon.
Gonzaga beats Saint Mary's: Yvonne Ejim led Gonzaga with 27 points in a 69-58 victory over Saint Mary's.
Oregon St. routs Loyola Marymount: AJ Marotte scored 16 points to lead Oregon State to a 66-49 win against Loyola Marymount.
Briefly
Baseball: MLB owners voted to install John Seidler, the oldest brother of the late former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, as the team's control person. ... Pete Alonso is staying with the Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract. ... Tommy Pham agreed to a one-year deal with the Pirates worth $4,025,000. ... The Angels are signing Yoan Moncada to a $5 million, one-year contract.
Football: Josh Allen edged Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. ... Kevin O'Connell was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. ... Saquon Barkley won the AP Offensive Player of the Year Award. ... Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was selected the Walter Payton Man of the Year. ... Ohio State coach Ryan Day has agreed to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million a year.
College: The Southeastern Conference distributed an average of almost $52.6 million to the 14 full-year members for the 2023-24 season.
Court: Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player's bank account.
Golf: Wyndham Clark shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at the Phoenix Open. ... Jennifer Kupcho shot a 6-under 65 to share the Founders Cup lead with Nanna Koerstz Madsen. ... Daniil Sokolov, a 13-year-old, shot 3-over 75 at the Qatar Masters to give himself a chance of making the weekend in just his second appearance in a European tour event.
Tennis: Bianca Andreescu will delay the start of her 2025 season after undergoing an appendectomy.
Volleyball: Florida women's volleyball coach Mary Wise, who has the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I history, announced her retirement.
Obituaries: Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. ... Howard Twilley, a key receiver for the Miami Dolphins during the team's perfect 1972 season and a Heisman Trophy runner-up at the University of Tulsa, has died. He was 81.