Karlsson scores goal, has 2 assists, Sharks beat Capitals
Erik Karlsson had a goal and two assists, Aaron Dell stopped all eight shots he faced in relief and the San Jose Sharks ended their road trip by beating the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday.
Karlsson assisted on a goal by Evgeny Svechnikov at even strength in the first period and Alexander Barabanov on the power play in the second to give him 55 this season, good for second in the NHL. Only Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov has more assists.
He scored his 18th goal of the season in the third period on a shot from along the boards that fluttered by Charlie Lindgren. A third Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman is in reach for Karlsson, who's on pace to be the first player at that position to reach 100 points since Brian Leetch in 1991-92.
“This is a legit Norris Trophy winner,” Sharks coach David Quinn said of Karlsson, who skated a gamehigh 24:07. “There's not a better defenseman in the league right now. I know the points get a lot attention as they should, but (it's also about) all these other things you need a defenseman to do for the most part he's done throughout the season.”
Women's college basketball NO. 6 STANFORD 96, ARIZONA STATE 64 >>
Agnes EmmaNnopu had a career-high 17 points and Cameron Brink had 15 points and eight rebounds despite playing only 12 minutes to help No. 6 Stanford to a lopsided 96-64 victory over Arizona State in a Pac-12 game.
Emma-Nnopu made five 3-pointers and Hannah Jump added 12 points, making
four from behind the arc. Each made four threepointers in the first half. The Cardinal (24-3, 12-2 Pac-12) were 12 of 23 from distance, with nine makes in the first half.
“Tag-team basketbalI,” Brink said. “Everyone contributed. Everyone played really well.”
Guard Tyi Skinner had 23 points for the Sun Devils (716, 0-14), who have lost 14 in a row.
Golf SCHEFFLER REPEATS AT PHOENIX OPEN TO REGAIN NO. 1 RANKING >>
Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world.
Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes on the Stadium Course. The 26-year-old Texan took the No. 1 ranking from Rory McIlroy with his fifth PGA Tour victory.
Last year, Scheffler beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff for his first tour title. Scheffler added victories in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the WGC-Match Play and the Masters and was the PGA Tour's player of the year.
Scheffler made a 22-foot
eagle putt on the par-5 13th to break a tie with Taylor, then took a two-shot lead on the par-3 16th when he rolled in a 15-footer for par after hitting his tee shot far left on the stadium hole.
Scheffler birdied the par-4 17th with a 5-foot putt and closed with a par to finish at 19-under 265. He earned $3.6 million from the $20 million purse in the second of the PGA Tour's new designated events, created to bring the top players together more often.
Tennis YIBING 1ST CHINESE PLAYER IN ATP FINAL AT DALLAS OPEN >>
Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to reach an ATP Tour final, rallying for a three-set victory over top-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the Dallas Open.
Wu will play John Isner, who also won after dropping the first set and advanced to the final of his hometown event with a victory over fellow American J.J. Wolf.
Wu won 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4 and survived all nine break points he faced, including five when down a set and trailing 2-1 in the second. Fritz had 20 aces to Wu's six, but Wu capitalized on two of his four break chances.
Wu broke Fritz to take a 6-5 lead in the second set before breaking the eighthranked Fritz, highest among Americans, for a 3-2 lead in the deciding set.
Olympics IOC'S BACH SAYS OLYMPICS ON HISTORY'S SIDE IN RUSSIA ISSUE >>
Insisting sports had to respect the human rights of all athletes, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach denied that the organization was on the wrong side of history by helping Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
When asked at the Alpine skiing world championships if the IOC could be on the wrong side of history, Bach dismissed the suggestion.
“No, history will show who is doing more for peace. The ones who try to keep lines open, to communicate, or the ones who want to isolate or divide,” the IOC leader said.
NBA PELICANS' WILLIAMSON HAS SETBACK WITH HAMSTRING INJURY >>
New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Zion Williamson has aggravated his previously injured right hamstring, extending the timeline for his return to “multiple weeks past AllStar break,” basketball operations chief David Griffin said.
Griffin said Williamson, who has been averaging 26 points per game this season, had progressed to the point where he was able to participate in 3-on-3 drills in practice and was on the court when he experienced his setback.
When asked how Williamson handled the setback emotionally, Griffin said, “it's fair to say not terribly well because he was really diligent in his rehab.”*