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Lauren Coughlin knows Shadow Creek and it helps her to 3-way share of the lead on LPGA 04/02/2026 09:58pm • NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Lauren Coughlin showed her familiarity with Shadow Creek by opening with a 5-under 67, putting her in a three-way tie for the lead Thursday with Nasa Hataoka and Women's British Open champion Miyu Yamashita in the Aramco Championship. Coughlin played 127 holes last yea Stankoven scores twice as Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 5-1, clinch playoff berth 04/02/2026 09:56pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored two goals in the first nine minutes, and the Carolina Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth for the eighth season in a row by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Thursday night. Alexander Nikishin added a first-period short-handed goal and Jordan Mart EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water 04/02/2026 09:55pm • The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are responding to Green scores 13, Tulsa knocks off New Mexico 74-69 in NIT semifinals 04/02/2026 09:52pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — David Green had 13 points in Tulsa's 74-69 win over New Mexico on Thursday night in the NIT semifinals. Green added five rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (30-7). Ade Popoola added 12 points while going 4 of 8 from the field. Miles Barnstable went 4 of 10 from the field to fini Duren leads Pistons past Timberwolves 113-108 in game without superstars 04/02/2026 09:52pm • DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Daniss Jenkins scored 26 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-108 on Thursday night as both teams were without a superstar. Minnesota ruled out All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, listing his right knee injury and SPHL Glance 04/02/2026 09:49pm • All Times EDT GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Senators delay the Sabres' bid to clinch drought-breaking playoff spot 04/02/2026 09:48pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Lars Eller broke a third-period tie and the Ottawa Senators prevented Buffalo from wrapping up a drought-breaking playoff spot Thursday night, beating the Sabres 4-1. Buffalo will have to wait to end its NHL-record 14-season postseason skid, the second-longest active futilit A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general 04/02/2026 09:47pm • Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client. Blanche, whom Trump elevated Thursday from deputy attorney general to acting U.S. attorney general, rose to prominence representing the president in criminal cases that consumed the North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding 04/02/2026 09:41pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that's likely to keep intact the power to decide how much money to spend and where with the legislature, not judges. The 4-3 ruling, led by Republican jus Cole Caufield reaches 49 goals as the Canadiens win their 7th in a row by beating the Rangers 04/02/2026 09:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Caufield scored his 48th and 49th goals of the season, and the Montreal Canadiens won their seventh game in a row to move closer to making the playoffs by defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night. Caufield's second was his NHL-best 12th winning goal, putting the Ca Virginia QB Chandler Morris denied a preliminary injunction as he bids for 7th season 04/02/2026 09:40pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris was denied in his bid for a preliminary injunction as he seeks a seventh season of eligibility. Morris had filed a lawsuit in Charlottesville (Virginia) Circuit Court last month seeking the injunction after the NCAA denied his medica Miles Bridges scores 25, Kon Knueppel sets Hornets record for 3s in a season in 127-107 rout of Suns 04/02/2026 09:40pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 25 points, rookie Kon Knueppel set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a season and finished with 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled past the Phoenix Suns 127-107 on Thursday night. Coby White added 19 points and LaMelo Ball had 15 points and 11 New Blazers owner says team is shifting away from development mindset of recent years 04/02/2026 09:35pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — While the Portland Trail Blazers have emphasized developing young talent in recent years, new owner Tom Dundon says that mindset is shifting toward loftier goals. “We've tried to get this message through the last couple of days that that was fun, and probably necessary, but Hubbard's bold finish gives him a 1-shot lead in Texas Open 04/02/2026 09:34pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mark Hubbard was bold all the way to the end, taking on a creek at the par-5 18th and converting his sixth birdie over his final eight holes Thursday to post a 7-under 65 at dark for one-shot lead in the storm-delayed opening round at the Valero Texas. Hubbard broke out of six-w Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran 04/02/2026 09:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran. Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position