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Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series.

A handful of NHL players are voicing frustration over the league's decision barring them from participating in the Beijing Olympics.

Brett Gardner blooped a two-run single in the ninth inning that was set up by a double steal, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 for their third straight win.

If NHL players are part of the Beijing Olympics in February, Hockey Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper as head coach.

Brooklyn's James Harden has committed to playing for U.S. men's national basketball team that will play in the Olympics that begin next month.

New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.

The Red Sox have agreed to trade 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Dodgers. Included in the Boston packaged with Betts, is left-hander pitcher David Price.

An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz.

As Thursday's trade deadline quickly approaches, both the Lakers and Pelicans have re-engaged in trade talks for Los Angeles to aquire Anthony Davis in a trade, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

What a tough year it's already been for the city of New Orleans. In football, you lose Super Bowl dreams off a blown call. And today, the face of the Pelicans basketball organization in Anthony Davis announced, via his agent Rich Paul, that he will not sign an extension with the team and wants to be traded.