Sports News Roundup: Rangers win fight night against Devils; Shohei Ohtani's 1st Dodgers HR highlights win and more

Doncic's total tied for the fourth-most points in NBA history. NHL roundup: Rangers win fight night against Devils Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 4:57 remaining in the third period as the host New York Rangers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night in a game that began with a full-scale line brawl.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Baseball-Athletics to play in Sacramento ahead of move to Las Vegas

The Oakland Athletics will play their home games at a minor league ballpark in Sacramento, California from 2025-27 before their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday. The Athletics, whose move to Las Vegas was approved by MLB owners in November, will play their final season at Oakland Coliseum in 2024 before moving temporarily to Sutter Health Park, home of the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats.

ATP roundup: Fabio Fognini ousts No. 1 seed in Morocco

Italian qualifier Fabio Fognini bounced back from a rough second set to stun top-seeded Serbian Laslo Djere 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco. Djere took the second set with ease after jumping out to a 4-0 lead, and the momentum carried over into the third. Fognini found himself in a 4-2 hole, but he proceeded to win the final four games of the set, clinching the victory on his sixth match point.

White Sox look to rev up offense in series opener vs. Royals

Close contests have been the theme for the Chicago White Sox this season, with all but one of their five games decided by a single run. Those contests include Tuesday's 3-2 win over Atlanta, an outcome that snapped Chicago's four-game losing streak to start the season.

UConn, grounded by plane issues, will be late arrival to Final Four

No. 1 UConn encountered travel delays on Wednesday and is scheduled to be the last of the Final Four teams to touch down in Phoenix. An adjusted itinerary puts the Huskies in Arizona only hours before media availability and open practice on Thursday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

Records aside, Kings keeping keen eye on struggling Sharks

The Los Angeles Kings will try to continue capitalizing on a favorable closing schedule when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Los Angeles (39-25-11, 89 points) will face just one playoff-bound team over its final seven games, including four against the bottom three teams in the NHL standings.

Ascending Hawks attempt to subdue Luka Doncic, Mavericks

If the Atlanta Hawks want to continue building momentum as the season winds to a close, they'll need to slow Mavericks star Luka Doncic when the two teams meet Thursday night in Dallas. In their first meeting on Jan. 26, Doncic scored a career-high and franchise-best 73 points in a 148-143 victory in Atlanta. Doncic was 25-for-33 from the floor that night, including eight 3-pointers, and went 15-for-16 from the foul line. Doncic's total tied for the fourth-most points in NBA history.

NHL roundup: Rangers win fight night against Devils

Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 4:57 remaining in the third period as the host New York Rangers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night in a game that began with a full-scale line brawl. Before the scoring, both teams started their fourth lines and two seconds into the game there were five fights, highlighted by New York rookie Matt Rempe squaring off with New Jersey defenseman Kurtis MacDermid. Rempe and MacDermid were two of eight players given game misconducts once the ice was cleared.

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani's 1st Dodgers HR highlights win

Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run in a Dodgers uniform as Los Angeles finished off a three-game sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday. Ohtani went deep into the seats in right-center field in the seventh inning off Giants left-hander Taylor Rogers in his ninth game of the season, ending the longest season-opening homer drought of his major league career. Ohtani finished 2-for-4 with two runs.

NBA roundup: Pistons fall to Hawks despite Malachi Flynn's 50

Jalen Johnson recorded the first triple-double of his career and the Atlanta Hawks clinched a spot in the play-in tournament with a 121-113 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Johnson scored a career-high-tying 28 points on 10-for-14 shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out a career-high 11 assists. Dejounte Murray was the last Hawk to record a triple-double, doing so on Nov. 5, 2022.

Caitlin Clark wins second consecutive Naismith Award

Caitlin Clark, who broke the NCAA Division I women's single-season and career scoring records this campaign, won the Naismith National Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. The Iowa senior was honored in a ceremony held Wednesday in Cleveland, where the Hawkeyes will play in the Final Four on Friday.

(With inputs from agencies.)