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New York takes losing streak into matchup with Chicago 03/27/2026 04:11am • Chicago Blackhawks (27-32-13, in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (28-35-9, in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -171, Blackhawks +143; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers play the Chicago Blackhawks as losers of six in a Jets visit the Avalanche following Scheifele's 2-goal showing 03/27/2026 04:11am • Winnipeg Jets (30-30-12, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (48-13-10, in the Central Division) Denver; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets visit the Colorado Avalanche after Mark Scheifele's two-goal game against the Colorado Avalanche in the Jets' 3-2 loss. Colorado is Bruins host the Wild after overtime victory 03/27/2026 04:11am • Minnesota Wild (41-20-12, in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (40-24-8, in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Minnesota Wild after the Bruins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime. Boston is 26-10-1 in home games and 40-24-8 overa Stars take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Penguins 03/27/2026 04:11am • Dallas Stars (43-18-11, in the Central Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-20-16, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars enter the matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing four in a row. Pittsburgh is 36-20-16 overall and 17-11-8 in Today in History: March 27, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during Oscars telecast 03/27/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, March 27, the 86th day of 2026. There are 279 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony; Smith won the Oscar for best actor just minutes later. (Smith later resigned from the Acade WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager 03/27/2026 04:09am • Don’t worry about the fog, it’ll burn off! WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week. Marlins and Rockies play in season opener 03/27/2026 04:00am • Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-0); Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marlins -196, Rockies +162; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins open the season at home against the Colorado Ro Dodgers play the Diamondbacks with 1-0 series lead 03/27/2026 04:00am • Arizona Diamondbacks (0-1) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (0-0); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -223, Diamondbacks +184; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1 Bonus Bracket Breakdown: Blue bloods battle in DC's regional round 03/27/2026 03:52am • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. View his ballots here. Welcome to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, as the wheat and chaff were separated over a six-day stretch that began with Howard posting its first win in the Big Dance and ended with the dreaded 9:45 p.m. tipoff that sadly is the A nonprofit in France is fighting fast-fashion waste, one sneaker at a time 03/27/2026 03:17am • PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them and ask a simple question: Can a shoe be saved? The nonprofit SneakCÅ“urZ is in the business of sorting the shoes to check which ones can be resold or redistributed, and which have to be Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes oath of office months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government 03/27/2026 02:58am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes oath of office months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government. Ilya Sorokin makes 26 saves to lead Islanders past Stars 03/27/2026 02:57am • NEW YORK (AP) — Ilya Sorokin gave the New York Islanders the type of elite goaltending they needed facing one of the NHL’s top teams while in the thick of a playoff chase, making 26 saves to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night. Sorokin was locked in from the drop of the puck, denying Col Ovechkin's 34th career hat trick powers Capitals past Mammoth, 7-4 03/27/2026 02:55am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had his 34th career hat trick, Ivan Miroshnichenko scored twice, and the Washington Capitals beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4 on Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Anthony Beauvillier and Rasmus Sandin also scored for the Capitals, while Logan Thompson Guardians' Chase DeLauter homers in 1st regular-season at-bat 03/27/2026 02:39am • SEATTLE (AP) — Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter entered the first regular-season game of his major league career with plenty of high-stakes experience at the sport’s highest level. The top prospect debuted in the AL Wild Card Series last fall, but that didn’t stop a handfu Houston’s season ends in tears after 65-55 loss to Illinois in NCAA Tournament 03/27/2026 02:32am • HOUSTON (AP) — Playing in the NCAA Tournament just two miles from campus, the stage was set for the Houston Cougars to have an advantage over Illinois on Thursday night. Problem was, they couldn’t get their shots to fall. Houston was limited to its lowest point total of the season in a 65-55 los