EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored three goals, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Ducks 6-0 on Saturday night to clinch their fourth straight playoff berth. Zach Hyman also had a goal and an assist, and Darnell Nurse also scored, and Mattias Ekholm had two assists to help Edmonton win its fourth straight and earn at least a point for the 10th straight game (9-0-1). Jack Campbell stopped 36 shots for his 10th career shutout —first since last April 26 against Detroit. John Gibson was pulled in the third period after giving up five goals on 36 sh ..read more

SEATTLE (AP) — Pheonix Copley made 25 saves, Sean Durzi, Carl Grundstrom and Kevin Fiala scored, and the Kings moved to the cusp of clinching a playoff spot with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night. Durzi scored at 11:45 of the second period thanks to a deflection that left an open goal and Grundstrom stole the puck from Brandon Tanev and beat Martin Jones glove side with 14:38 remaining to give Los Angeles a 2-0 lead. Fiala added an empty net goal with 45 seconds left, his 23rd of the season. The victory by Los Angeles likely ended Seattle’s hopes of catching the Kings in the ..read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — John McCarthy finished with four saves for Los Angeles FC and William Yarbrough saved two shots for the Colorado Rapids as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night. It was just the second time in nine all-time meetings where the home team wasn’t victorious. The only road win in the series was a 3-0 victory by LAFC in 2018. LAFC (3-0-2) has gone unbeaten through five matches in four of the last five seasons. Colorado (0-3-3) entered play with three straight home wins in the series. The Rapids have scored just two goals through six matches, their lowest t ..read more

LOS ANGELES – Trayce Thompson served up bangers and mashed Saturday. Thompson – who spent part of his spring playing for Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic – drove in eight runs with three home runs as the Dodgers hammered the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-1. “That’s a good month right there. You could sit on that for a while,” Clayton Kershaw said of Thompson’s night. Thompson became the third player in franchise history to hit three or more home runs and drive in eight or more runs in a game. He joined Gil Hodges who did it in 1950 (four home runs and nine RBI against the Boston Braves) a ..read more

INGLEWOOD — Professional wrestling fans swarmed to SoFi Stadium on Saturday, April 1, with championship belts, bright-colored shirts and luchador masks for Night 1 of the WWE’s two-day WrestleMania 39 event. In a town that has become accustomed to giant football games and massive music concerts, this time it was WrestleMania goes Hollywood as more than 75,000 filled the state-of-the-art stadium — perhaps no surprise really, since in the first 24 hours after tickets went on sale, fans bought 90,000 of them for Night 1 and Sunday night. The sheer pilgrimage of the wrestling faithful to SoFi itse ..read more

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 36 points, bringing fans to their feet with an array of clutch, mid-range jump shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Clippers 122-114 on Saturday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans (40-38), which won for the seventh time in eight games and pulled within a half-game of the Clippers (41-38) for sixth place in the Western Conference. Los Angeles lost its second straight despite getting 40 points from Kawhi Leonard, who played 41 minutes in New Orleans after being restricted to 18 minutes during a loss at Memphis a ..read more

LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney, looks on prior to the start of an MLS match between the LA Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LA Galaxy defender Martín Cáceres, left, kicks the ball against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LA Galaxy defender Lucas Calegari kicks the ball against the Seattle Sounders du ..read more

PALOS VERDES — Saturday was moving day at the LPGA DIO Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club and no player in the field did more moving than Georgia Hall. Starting the day nine shots behind the leaders, Hall went out and matched her career low score of 9-under, highlighted by a front nine 29 which included two eagles in the span of three holes. As a result of her spectacular play Hall finds herself alone in third place at 10-under 203, four shots behind leader Ruoning Yin heading into Sunday’s final round. “I was like 7-under after 9 and I was like, wow, I’ve never had this before,” Hall s ..read more

By JILL COLVIN NEW YORK — When Donald Trump steps before a judge this coming week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. It will also be a reckoning for a man long nicknamed “Teflon Don,” who until now has managed to skirt serious legal jeopardy despite 40 years of legal scrutiny. Trump, who is the early front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, is expected to turn himself in Tuesday. He faces charges including at least one felony offense related to hush money payments to women during his ..read more

LOS ANGELES – Miguel Vargas has never been much of a walker. During his four seasons in the Dodgers’ minor-league system, he drew one walk for every 10 plate appearances. In his first taste of the big leagues last season, he walked just twice in 50 plate appearances. Then he had to stop swinging after suffering a hairline fracture in his right pinkie this spring. Like a bite from a radioactive spider, that injury seems to have given Vargas a new superpower – or at least a greater appreciation for plate discipline. “Yeah, for sure. It makes me be more patient at the plate. I saw more pitches ..read more