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Rockies break out of slump against Athletics in Chase Dollander's debut
Chase Dollander picked up a win in his major league debut, tossing five solid innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Athletics 12-5 in Denver on Sunday.,Dollander (1-0), the team's first-round pick in 2023, allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out six but was backed by Colorado's best offe...
Lakers pour in 22 3-pointers to thrash Thunder
Luka Doncic scored 30 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-99 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,The Lakers finished with a season-high 22 3-pointers on 40 attempts (55 percent). Austin Reaves had 20 points and he and Doncic were two of four Los Angeles players with four or...
Padres push past Cubs 8-7 to avoid sweep
Jackson Merrill homered while Luis Arraez rapped out four hits as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied from a four-run deficit to outlast the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Sunday.,The winning run scored in the top of the ninth when Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner threw wildly to first on Manny Machado's ...
Reports: Raiders cut CB Jack Jones after failing to trade him
The Las Vegas Raiders released veteran cornerback Jack Jones on Sunday, according to multiple reports. ,Las Vegas had attempted to find a trade partner for the 27-year-old, but found no teams willing to acquire him via trade.,Jones started 16 games (17 appearances) for the Raiders in 2024. He record...
Tani Oluwaseyi remains hot as Minnesota United blanks New York City FC
Tani Oluwaseyi scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the second minute, and Minnesota United extended its unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday.,Wil Trapp added his first of the campaign before halftime and Joaquin Pereyra assisted both goals fo...
Red Sox rally to clinch series in first part of doubleheader against Cardinals
Wilyer Abreu hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a come-from-behind, 5-4 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader.,Abreu's deciding knock to left field scored Alex Bregman from second base to win the game for Bost...
UConn routs South Carolina to capture 12th national title
UConn women's basketball became the most decorated program in Division I history on Sunday, claiming its 12th national championship in an 82-59 rout of South Carolina in Tampa, Fla.,The Huskies (37-3) capped their first national title run since 2016 with their 16th consecutive win, denying NCAA Tour...
Tommy Pham's game-winning hit pushes Pirates past Yankees in 11
Tommy Pham's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,Pham's hit helped the Pirates avoid getting swept for the first time this season and snapped a two-game skid as Pittsburgh secured the fina...
In push for playoff positioning, Heat host injury-riddled 76ers
Two Eastern Conference counterparts, the Philadelphia 76ers and host Miami Heat, meet on Monday following tough losses for both teams.,The Heat (35-43) dropped a 121-115 overtime decision at home on Saturday to Milwaukee in a game with postseason implications. Miami is locked into the play-in round,...
Cardinals’ Ivan Herrera exits with ‘left knee inflammation’
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera was injured running the basepaths Sunday and had to exit the team's 5-4, 10-inning loss against the Red Sox in Boston in Game 1 of a doubleheader. ,Herrera was unable to put weight on his left leg while leaving the game. The Cardinals called the injury "left ...
Jackson Chourio (2 HRs, 5 RBIs) powers Brewers past Reds
Jackson Chourio belted a pair of home runs and matched a career high with five RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-2 rout of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Chad Patrick (1-0), making just his second major league start, earned his first win by holding Cincinnati to two hits and one ru...
Paul DeJong, Nationals hold off D-Backs for series win
Paul DeJong had a pair of doubles and an RBI and the host Washington Nationals held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 to win their first series of the season in the final of a three-game set Sunday.,DeJong doubled and scored on CJ Abrams' sacrifice fly in the second inning for a 3-2 lead that the Nat...
Nick Castellanos' grand slam helps Phillies nip Dodgers
Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam and Edmundo Sosa continued his productive start to the season as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series., ,Sosa went 2-for-4 and has multiple hits in all five of his starts this seaso...
Spencer Torkelson hits walk-off double, Tigers sweep White Sox
Spencer Torkelson's two-run double in the ninth completed a three-run rally as the host Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday.,Torkelson's double off Jordan Leasure followed Andy Ibanez's bases-loaded walk. The Tigers loaded the bases against Fraser Ellard (0-1) in the ninth befo...
Kris Bubic pitches well, Royals beat Orioles
Kris Bubic allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings to help the Kansas City Royals to a 4-1 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Bubic (2-0) surrendered five hits, struck out eight and walked one. The left-hander threw six shutout in...
David Peterson helps Mets sweep Blue Jays
David Peterson combined with four relievers on a four-hitter as the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-1 win on Sunday.,Pete Alonso singled in a run among his two hits for New York, which won its fourth straight game and recorded its first series sw...
Duke star Cooper Flagg wins Naismith Trophy
Duke star Cooper Flagg won his second major award in two days when he received the Naismith Trophy as the national player of the year on Sunday.,One day earlier, Flagg won the Wooden Award.,Flagg became just the fourth freshman to win the Naismith Trophy, which is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Clu...
Isles top Capitals as Alex Ovechkin sets all-time NHL goals mark
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.,"They say record...
Islanders top Capitals, Alex Ovechkin becomes all-time leading goal scorer
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.,"They say record...
Coby White's shooting lifts Bulls over Hornets
Coby White scored 37 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 131-117 for a three-game winning streak Sunday afternoon.,White shot 12-for-16 from the field, including 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, in a return to his home state of North Carolina. He also made all seven of his free-th...