Sports
April 18

Israeli soccer facing Palestinian calls for action by FIFA at annual congress

Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month.
Sports
April 18

China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu.
Sports
April 18

Stars beat Blues 2-1 in shootout after clinching No. 1 seed in Western Conference playoffs

Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three attempts in the shootout as the Central Division champion Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in their regular-season finale Wednesday night.
Sports
April 18

Party's over: Coyotes end tenure in the desert with raucous atmosphere before move

Mullett Arena buzzed like few times in the two years since the Arizona Coyotes moved in, the fans amped for one last desert hurrah.
Sports
April 18

Coyotes close out 28-year tenure in Arizona with 5-2 win over Oilers

The Coyotes closed out their 28-year Arizona tenure as winners, getting a goal and an assist from Dylan Guenther in a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
Sports
April 18

Dallas Stars clinch top seed in Western Conference by getting to overtime against Blues

Jason Robertson, coach Pete DeBoer and the Central Division champion Dallas Stars took a breath when the regular-season finale was tied at the end of regulation. Their fans had been cheering throughout those closing seconds.
Sports
April 18

Coby White scores career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in game

Coby White drew roars from the crowd early on with vicious crossovers and spins toward the basket. He was so effective he had fans chanting his name as the final minutes ticked away.
High Schools
April 17

Wednesday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro area.
Sports
April 17
The 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, talks with the Heat's Jimmy Butler after host Philadelphia won the teams' NBA play-in game 105-104 on Wednesday night.

Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

The 76ers needed all the improbable tricks they could summon to even have a chance at winning their first play-in game in team history.
Gophers
April 17
Frank Mitchell ranked fourth in the nation in rebounding with Canisius.

Gophers men's basketball lands big-man transfer Mitchell from Canisius

Canisius transfer Frank Mitchell, the nation's fourth-leading rebounder this past season, committed to the Gophers on Wednesday.
Twins
April 17
Brock Stewart has proven himself to be a clutch relief pitcher for the Twins.

Twins reliever Stewart builds on impressive 2023 season

Righthanded batters haven't gotten a hit off Brock Stewart this year. They are 0-for-13 against him in 2024 with seven strikeouts.
Sports
April 17

Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4

Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night.

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