Scores and schedule for Monday, March 9, 2026

N.Y. Rangers 6 Philadelphia 2

Chicago 3 Utah 2 (OT)

Los Angeles 5 Columbus 4 (OT)

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NBA

Oklahoma City 129 Denver 126

Cleveland 115 Philadelphia 101

Brooklyn 126 Memphis 115

Utah 119 Golden State 116

L.A. Clippers 126 New York 118

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MLB Pre-season

Atlanta 9 Minnesota 8

Boston 5 Philadelphia 3

Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 4

Houston 10 St. Louis (ss) 3

St. Louis (ss) 7 Baltimore 2

Cleveland 6 Kansas City 2

L.A. Angels 2 San Francisco 0

Arizona 2 Seattle 1

Texas 4 San Diego 1

Chicago White Sox 12 Colorado 3

Athletics 9 Cincinnati 7

L.A. Dodgers 4 Milwaukee 3

N.Y. Mets 9 Miami 0

Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Yankees 3

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World Baseball Classic

At Tokyo, Japan

South Korea 7 Australia 2

At Miami, Fla.

Dominican Republic 10 Israel 1

Venezuela 4 Nicaragua 0

At Houston, Texas

United States 5 Mexico 3

Great Britain 8 Brazil 1

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Colombia 4 Panama 3

Puerto Rico 4 Cuba 1

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Tuesday’s Schedule

(All times Eastern)

NHL

Calgary at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Nashville at Seattle, 10 p.m.

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AHL

Henderson at Tucson, 9:30 p.m.

Manitoba at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

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Ontario Hockey League

Owen Sound at Brampton, 11 a.m.

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Western Hockey League

Regina at Medicine Hat, 9 p.m.

Wenatchee at Red Deer, 9 p.m.

Penticton at Prince George, 10 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 10:05 p.m.

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NBA

Memphis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Golden State, 10 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 11 p.m.

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MLB Pre-season

Boston vs Detroit at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs Baltimore at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs N.Y. Yankees at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs Minnesota at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs Atlanta at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.

Miami vs Washington at Jupiter, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs St. Louis at Port St Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Athletics vs Chicago White Sox at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs San Francisco at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Texas vs Chicago Cubs at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs Arizona at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs San Diego at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Seattle vs Kansas City at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Colorado vs Cincinnati at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

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World Baseball Classic

At Tokyo, Japan

Czech Republic at Japan, 6 a.m.

At San Juan, Puerto Rico

Canada at Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.

At Miami, Fla.

Israel at Netherlands, 7 p.m.

At Houston, Texas

Italy at United States, 9 p.m.

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The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

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