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NHL: Kings top Oilers in overtime

Trevor Moore scored a power-play goal at 3:24 of overtime to give the host Kings a 3-2 victory over the Oilers in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Connor McDavid scored two goals for the Oilers.

In Sunrise, Fla., Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots and the Bruins topped the Panthers 4-2 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla., to take a 2-1 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round series

In St. Paul, Minn., Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Ryan Hartman had a three-point game as the Wild beat the Stars 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

MLB: Smyly falls short on perfect game

Drew Smyly lost his bid for a perfect game when he collided with catcher Yan Gomes while trying to field David Peralta’s eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Cubs’ 13-0 victory over the Dodgers in Chicago. Smyly struck out 10 and walked none in 7 2/₃ innings.

In St. Petersburg, Fla., Christian Bethancour­t hit a leadoff homer in the ninth and Brandon Lowe followed with a walkoff two-run shot off Reynaldo Lopez to lead the Rays over the White Sox 8-7.

In Atlanta, Yordan Alvarez hit a tiebreakin­g, two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Astros rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Braves 6-4 in a matchup of the last two World Series champions.

In Baltimore, Ryan Mountcastl­e hustled home from third in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring on Adam Frazier’s grounder to give the Orioles their fourth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tigers.

In Anaheim, Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high 11 and allowed two hits over seven dominant innings, and fill-in catcher Chad Wallach hit a two-run homer in the Angels’ 2-0 victory over the Royals.

NBA: Wembanyama enters draft

Projected No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama officially declared for the NBA draft. The 7-foot-5 Wembanyama, who played in the top French pro league, is the most anticipate­d draft-eligible prospect since LeBron James in 2003.

GOLF: Gooch takes 1st round lead

Talor Gooch upstaged the more-fancied names on the LIV Golf tour by shooting a 10-under 62 to take a four-stroke lead after the first round of the inaugural Australian tournament at The Grange in Adelaide. Two more players in the unfancied category — Richard Bland and Dean Burmester — shot 66s and were tied for second.

In Avondale, La., Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler shot a 5-under 67 in alternates­hot play to maintain a one-shot lead through the second round of the Zurich Classic.

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