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Sporting Kansas City beats Galaxy without taking a shot
Sporting Kansas City became the first team in MLS history to win a match without a shot attempt, as they defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on a first-half own goal., ,Sporting Kansas City (3-7-1, 10 points) is now 3-2-0 in five matches under interim head coach Kerry Zavagnin. It...

Bullpen big for Cardinals, who finish sweep of Mets in twin bill
Right-hander Michael McGreevy was solid in 5 2/3 innings of relief to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Mets, sweeping Sunday's twin bill series and claiming the three-game series.,McGreevy (1-0) struck out five and held the Mets to one hit and one walk in his f...

Diamondbacks scratch RHP Corbin Burnes, Ryne Nelson to make start
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes was scratched from his Monday night start against the New York Mets due to shoulder inflammation.,Right-hander Ryne Nelson will start in Burnes' place.,Burnes, 30, has experienced issues with his pitching shoulder in recent outings, and the team sent h...

Jets D Josh Morrissey makes early exit from Game 7 vs. Blues
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey was injured midway through the first period of his team's Game 7 clash against the St. Louis Blues.,Morrissey was on the receiving end of a hard check from Oskar Sundqvist at the five-minute mark of the clash, and slowly made his way to the bench where he conf...

Sidney Crosby to compete at world championship for first time since ‘15
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will compete for Canada at the IIHF World Championship this month, the Penguins announced Sunday.,This will be Crosby's third turn at the Worlds, and first since 2015. Crosby, 37, also competed for Team Canada in 2006.,Overall, this will be the ninth time Cr...

Pacers take Game 1 in series vs. top-seeded Cavaliers
Andrew Nembhard scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points, 13 assists and three blocked shots as the Indiana Pacers pulled away for a 121-112 road win over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night.,Pascal Siakam and Aaron Nesmith ea...

MLB roundup: Royals smack franchise-record 7 HRs, blast O's
Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City's franchise-record seven homers as the Royals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Royals star Bobby Witt Jr.'s tiebreaking home run came in the seventh inning and was immediately followed by Vinnie Pasquan...

Celtics G Jrue Holiday (hamstring) set to return vs. Knicks
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is no longer on the team's injury list and is set to play Monday night against the New York Knicks in the series opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,Holiday missed the final three games of the five-game, first-round series against the Orlando Magic due to a...

Josh Morrissey injured by check in Jet-Blues Game 7
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey was injured midway through the first period of his team's Game 7 clash against the St. Louis Blues.,Morrissey was on the receiving end of a hard check from Oskar Sundqvist at the five-minute mark of the clash, and slowly made his way to the bench where he conf...

Rangers fire offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker
The Texas Rangers announced Sunday they fired offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker after three-plus seasons in the role.,No other coaching changes were announced.,The Rangers are off to a 17-18 start this season (fourth in the AL West), just two seasons removed from a World Series championship. ,Texas...

Joey Logano shines to win Wurth 400 title
Joey Logano punched his ticket into the NASCAR Cup Series postseason by winning a two-lap overtime dash in Sunday's Wurth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.,Following the 13th caution after Michael McDowell's wreck after being passed for the lead by Logano, the...

Stallions shine on offense, defense in win over Brahmas
Case Cookus tossed a pair of touchdowns and Ricky Person Jr. added one on the ground as the host Birmingham Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brahmas 26-3 on Sunday.,Cookus competed 16 of 23 passes for 166 yards and Andrew Peasley also saw action off the bench, going 5-for-8 for 79 yards for Birmin...

Nats' 3-run outburst in seventh leads them to victory over Reds
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in two runs, including a go-ahead home run in the seventh, and the Washington Nationals defeated the host Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Sunday.,The Nationals took two-of-three in the weekend series.,Tyler Stephenson homered for the Reds.,Washington scored three in the seventh inning t...

Trey Sweeney, Kerry Carpenter help Tigers bash Angels
Trey Sweeney drove in six runs and Kerry Carpenter drove in five on Sunday afternoon to power the Detroit Tigers to a 13-1 rout over the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a four-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,Sweeney, Carpenter and Colt Keith each homered for the Tigers, who have won four of their...

Stewart Cink beats Retief Goosen in Insperity Invitational playoff
Stewart Cink rolled in a no-pressure birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat South Africa's Retief Goosen and win the Insperity Invitational on Sunday at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.,Cink, 51, notched his second title on the PGA Tour Champions since becoming eligible for the circuit l...

Rested Thunder prepare to host battle-tested Nuggets in Game 1
It's been nine days since the Oklahoma City Thunder last played.,The Denver Nuggets are coming off a grueling seven-game series against the Clippers that ended just Saturday night.,That contrast in schedules may be a factor as the Thunder and Nuggets meet in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifi...

Willy Adames goes deep twice, Giants dump Rockies
Willy Adames had his first two-homer game for San Francisco, Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores chipped in with two-run hits and the Giants bombed the visiting Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Logan Webb (4-2) coasted through seven innings for his ninth career win against the Rockies, helpi...

White Sox take rain-shortened game, series from Astros
Lenyn Sosa drove in two runs and Mike Vasil pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 win against the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday in a game shortened due to rain.,Luis Robert Jr. and Edgar Quero had two hits apiece for Chicago. The game was called in the ...

Scottie Scheffler finishes Byron Nelson -31 for first win of '25
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler won a tournament for the first time this year and did so in a big way, shooting 8-under-par 63 in the final round Sunday for an eight-stroke victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas.,He tied the PGA Tour record for lowest 72-hole score at 31-under 25...

Oscar Piastri wins 4th race of season, taking Miami Grand Prix
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- McLaren Racing's Oscar Piastri claimed his series-best and career-high fourth victory of the season in Sunday's Formula One CRYPTO.com Miami Grand Prix, the Australian surging forward from a fourth-place start to the lead by lap 15 and holding off his teammate, 2024 Miami race...