Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's public comments about forward Raffi Torres' suspension.

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

Kila Ka’aihue registered his second multi-homer game of the season en route to a 9-4 victory for the Reno Aces over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Friday night at Isotopes Park.

The University of Nevada baseball team lost its season-high sixth in a row falling 10-4 at Fresno State on Friday night. The Wolf Pack has dropped both games of the Mountain West series after falling 2-1 in 10 innings on Thursday evening.

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.

Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.

Chris Dickerson hit a three-run homer in Baltimore's six-run eighth inning, but the Orioles' rally stalled from there.

Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense.

Keegan Bradley shot a 1-under 69 on Friday in a round that started and ended with bogeys, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi has died just 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82.

Alexander Povetkin stopped Andrzej Wawrzyk by a technical knockout at 2:29 of the third round Friday to retain his WBA heavyweight title.

Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is being put on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back.

Zach Sudfeld and Mengjiao Mi have won the 2012-13 Doc Martie & Ruth I. Russell Awards, respectfully, as the University of Nevada's top male and female senior student-athletes, athletics director Doug Knuth announced Friday.

The University of New Mexico says it has reached an agreement in principal with former basketball coach Steve Alford over his buyout.

The Browns have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer to a two-year contract, adding more veteran depth to a troublesome position.

Kansas State says sophomore forward Brandon Bolden is joining the Wildcats after leaving Georgetown.

The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent punter Chris Kluwe as a possible replacement for the departed Shane Lechler.

The Oakland Athletics say left-hander and opening day starter Brett Anderson has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot that will require further rest and time on the disabled list.

Goodson played three seasons for Carolina and one for Oakland before the Jets signed him to a three-year deal in the offseason.

Travis Tygart said after Friday's meeting with European Union sports officials that "all those who cherish the Olympic values, particularly fair play and a level playing field, deserve more."

An official with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Wu met with Rogge in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday.

Mark Cavendish won in 6 hours, 9 minutes, 55 seconds. It was his second straight stage victory and the fourth in this year's Giro.