National Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby become the 15th player in NHL history to reach 1,500 career points, scoring two goals and adding an assist in Pittsburgh's crucial 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

The NBA wants to know why the Dallas Mavericks held out several key players in their next-to-last game of the season, even while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods can thank good friend Justin Thomas for helping the five-time champion extend his streak of consecutive cuts made at the Masters to a record-tying 23 on Saturday.

MIRAMAR, Fla. — Toronto's Aaron Brown finished third in the men's 100-metre final at the Miramar invitational track and field meet Saturday. Brown posted a wind-aided time of 9.97 seconds to finish behind Jamaicans Oblique Seville (9.

Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli has been named the recipient of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, recognizing the top player in American college hockey. The Minnesota-based Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced the award Friday.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Lina Ljungblom scored four times to lead Sweden past Hungary 6-2 at the world women's hockey championship Saturday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — No one had an easier time Saturday morning at the Masters than Brooks Koepka. He didn't have to play, and he still had the lead going into a cold, soggy and brutally difficult weekend at Augusta National.

SINGAPORE — Canada lost to Samoa and Fiji but rallied to defeat Spain in a battle of relegation-threatened rivals Saturday at the HSBC Singapore Sevens.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a two-run deficit to spoil the Los Angeles Angels' home opener with a 4-3 victory Friday night. Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

SASKATOON — Egor Sidorov scored twice, Trevor Wong added two assists and the home team finally won a game as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the visiting Regina Pats 4-2 to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series.