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NEW YORK (AP) — Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonough scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with t…

Robert Wheelwright, Reggie Love, Jazz Peavy and Krenwick Sanders all have had their moments during recent scrimmages.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Friday:

MILWAUKEE — Chicago native Jabari Parker has a good idea of how challenging it might be for Milwaukee to face his hometown Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs, even if he's just a rookie.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis starter John Lackey had little trouble with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with fellow South Korean player I.K. Kim halfway through the second round of the br…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins were a little frustrated after their first seven games, having played about as poorly as possible.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jewell Loyd is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson has been cleared to return to the NFL. Now all that remains to be settled is where he will play next season.

It's not impossible, of course, for an NHL team to erase a two-game series deficit.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose has no interest in looking back, in discussing what might have been.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida State University student has filed a lawsuit against Jameis Winston accusing the NFL prospect of sexually assaulting her in 2012.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A NASCAR appeals panel on Thursday upheld a penalty against Richard Childress Racing for intentionally manipulating the tires on a car driven by Ryan Newman at Fontana.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks spent the past month doing little more than warming up for the playoffs.

The Big Ten's reputation as an underachieving football conference is so 2014.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It takes a certain self-confidence for a college freshman to embrace a potentially pejorative nickname like "The Unibrow."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will be honored at the White House.