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Thunder storm past Nuggets late for 3-2 series lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied late for a 112-105 home win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday.,Down by nine with 8 1/2 minutes to go, the Thunder wound up outscoring the Nuggets 34-19 in the fourth q...
Junior Caminero's slam propels Rays past Blue Jays
Junior Caminero hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-9 on Tuesday night.,Daulton Varsho's second homer of the game, a three-run blast against Edwin Uceta (3-1), with two outs in the eighth had thrust Toronto into a 7-6...
Braves get to .500 as Spencer Schwellenbach tops Nationals
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.,The Braves lost their first seven games of the season and had failed on four previous attempts to reach the break-eve...
White Sox break through in 10th, sink Reds
The Chicago White Sox scored four runs in the 10th inning, capped by Miguel Vargas' three-run homer, to beat the host Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Chase Meidroth singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning off Reds closer Emilio Pagan (0-2), before Vargas' knockout blow, ...
Ex-Arkansas PG Boogie Fland exits draft, looking for new school
Former Arkansas point guard Boogie Fland has withdrawn from the NBA draft, ESPN reported, citing his agent Mike Miller.,Fland starred for the Razorbacks over the season's first 18 games but he injured his right hand on Jan. 11 and struggled during the next two games before being shut down.,He missed...
Josh Jung powers Rangers past reeling Rockies
Josh Jung accounted for all the scoring with two home runs to back the solid pitching of Jack Leiter as the Texas Rangers defeated the hapless Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won their fourth game in a row and the...
Tigers walk off Red Sox on Javier Baez's second 3-run homer
Javier Baez blasted his second three-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 11th to give the host Detroit Tigers a 10-9 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,Baez's game-winner off Greg Weissert (1-1) came after Jace Jung advanced automatic runner Dillon Dingler with a single. Baez s...
Report: Mavs unlikely to trade away 'gift' of No. 1 pick
Having beaten long odds to win the top pick in next month's NBA draft -- and blessed with an obvious candidate to become the No. 1 selection -- the Dallas Mavericks reportedly aren't planning to use it as a trade chip.,The Mavericks have their sights set on 18-year-old forward Cooper Flagg, who led ...
Mikael Granlund's hat trick leads Stars to 3-1 edge on Jets
Mikael Granlund netted his first career playoff hat trick to pace Dallas to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, leaving the Stars one win away from advancing to the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 31 saves in a sparkling performance for th...
Justin Turner's walk-off double caps Cubs' 9th-inning rally in win over Marlins
Justin Turner ripped a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning that lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,With Miami nursing a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning, Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reached on a fielding error by shortstop Xavier Edwards then ...
Isaac Paredes' socks walk-off homer as Astros edge Royals
Isaac Paredes socked a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning and the Houston Astros took a 2-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to knot the three-game series.,Paredes produced his first career walk-off homer against the third pitcher of the game for the Royals, John Schre...
Javier Baez's second 3-run homer enables Tigers to walk off Red Sox
Javier Baez blasted his second three-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 11th to give the host Detroit Tigers a 10-9 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,Baez's game-winner off Greg Weissert (1-1) came after Jace Jung advanced automatic runner Dillon Dingler with a single. Baez s...
Junior Caminero's slam highlights Rays' 5-run ninth in win over Blue Jays
Junior Caminero hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-9 on Tuesday night.,Daulton Varsho's second homer of the game, a three-run blast against Edwin Uceta (3-1), with two outs in the eighth had thrust Toronto into a 7-6...
Dodgers star LHP Clayton Kershaw to make season debut on Saturday
Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP has been sidelined after offseason surgery to repair meniscus damage in his left knee and a ruptured p...
Illinois' Brad Underwood agrees to contract extension through 2031
Illinois has rewarded men's basketball coach Brad Underwood for five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and six straight 20-win seasons with a three-year contract extension that takes him through the 2030-31 season.,Athletic director Josh Whitman announced Tuesday that Underwood's new deal also boos...
Pacers escape 19-point hole, KO Cavaliers in Game 5
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out eight assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.,Pascal Siakam put up 21 points for fourth-seeded Indiana, which closed the best-of-seven se...
Connecticut Sun owners eye sale, potential move
Days before the start of the WNBA season, the Connecticut Sun's owners hired a firm to look into a possible sale of the franchise, which potentially could relocate.,The Mohegan Tribe, which owns the club, commissioned Allen & Co. to explore its opportunities, with president Jennifer Rizzotti saying ...
Late heroics from Brett Baty secures Mets' win over Pirates
Brett Baty hit the tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who continued surging with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Mets have won the first two games of the three-game series and six of their last eight overall. Henry Davis worked a bases-loade...
Braves get to .500 after Spencer Schwellenbach's gem vs. Nationals
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.,The Braves lost their first seven games of the season and had failed on five previous attempts to reach the break-eve...
Guardians place starting pitcher Ben Lively (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-handed starter Ben Lively on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right flexor tendon strain.,In a corresponding move, rookie right-handed reliever Zak Kent was recalled from Triple-A Columbus.,Lively, 33, was warming up for the top of the fourth innin...