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Red Sox beat O's in first game since Alex Cora's firing
Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run and Connelly Early pitched into the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox won in their first game after a surprising weekend managerial change, beating the host Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Chad Tracy was in the Boston dugout as interim manager a...

Jesus Sanchez hits tiebreaking HR as Blue Jays beat Guardians
Jesus Sanchez homered and drove in three runs on Sunday afternoon to help the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Vladimir Guerrero had three hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who took two of three from Cleveland. Toronto starter Patrick Corbin went 4 ? innin...

Spencer Torkelson ties franchise record, as Tigers defeat Reds
Hao-Yu Lee belted a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer and Spencer Torkelson had three hits and homered in his fifth straight game as the visiting Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Cincinnati.,Kerry Carpenter doubled and tripled, while Gleyber Torres added th...

Chris Sale notches 150th win as Braves take rubber match from Phillies
Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings to earn the 150th victory of his career as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Sale (5-1) retired the first eight batters he faced and allowed only one hit, a single to Trea T...

2-time Super Bowl champion OT Donovan Smith announces retirement
Nine-year veteran offensive tackle Donovan Smith announced his retirement from football on Sunday.,Smith played 136 games in his NFL career. He was a second-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was immediately plugged into the starting lineup and was a PFWA All-Rookie sel...

Bruins F Viktor Arvidsson (upper body) won’t return vs. Sabres
The Boston Bruins said forward Viktor Arvidsson won't return to Game 4 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.,Arvidsson appeared to be hurt after receiving a hard check from Buffalo defenseman Mattias Samuelsson in his left arm duri...

Raptors win low-scoring Game 4 over Cavaliers to level series
Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes each scored 23 points Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 93-89, to even the best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 2-2.,Game 5 of the series is Wednesday at Cleveland.,RJ Barrett added 18 points for the Raptors, ...

Penguins look to stave off elimination again vs. Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally earned a win in their first-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers, but they don't have much time to celebrate.,The Penguins' season is on the line again Monday when they host the Flyers in Game 5.,Philadelphia already has won in Pittsburgh twice in this series, po...

Report: Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury, ESPN reported hours before the start of the Sunday night game.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets.,Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, accordi...

Reports: Saints to sign LB Anfernee Jennings
The New Orleans Saints agreed to a contract with outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not announced.,Jennings, 28, was a third-round pick by the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL Draft. After a few years of being a rotational play...

Angels place Logan O'Hoppe on IL, DFA Jordan Romano
The Los Angeles Angels placed catcher Logan O'Hoppe on the 10-day injured with a left wrist fracture prior to Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals.,The Angels also designated right-handers Jordan Romano and Shaun Anderson for assignment. Right-hander Jose Fermin was recalled from Triple-A Sa...

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama cleared to play in Game 4 vs. Blazers
San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series against the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Wembanyama sustained the injury in Game 2 on Tuesday and sat out Game 3 three days later. The Spurs ...

Athletics activate Brent Rooker, DFA INF Andy Ibanez
The Athletics activated two-time All-Star Brent Rooker from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and designated infielder Andy Ibanez for assignment.,Rooker was sidelined with an oblique injury. He was injured during a game against the New York Yankees on April 9.,Rooker is batting fourth and serving a...

Senators' Ridly Greig to have hearing with NHL
Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for roughing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker.,The date and time of the hearing has yet to be determined.,Per the Ottawa Citizen, the hearing will transpire over the phone, therefore Greig ca...

Pistons need All-Star version of Jalen Duren to hang with Magic
Detroit center Jalen Duren has been unusually quiet during his team's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.,That likely needs to change soon if the Pistons intend to earn their first playoff-series win since 2008.,Duren has been a non-factor for the top-seeded Pistons, who trail 2-1 in this ...

Texas A&M adds Loyola Marymount F Jalen Shelley
Loyola Marymount transfer forward Jalen Shelley has committed to Texas A&M, he told On3 on Sunday.,Shelley, who is from Little Elm, Texas, is coming off his weekend visit to College Station.,He averaged 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists and shot 45.7% from the field in 25 games (all starts) ...

Craig Breslow declares 'fresh start' for Red Sox after firing Alex Cora
Sitting in front of a Baltimore Orioles-themed backdrop, Boston Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy and head of baseball operations Craig Breslow explained on Sunday morning why manager Alex Cora and several members of his staff were fired Saturday.,"It really comes down to the belief that we have in the player...

Oilers not saying if Tristan Jarry or Connor Ingram will man net in Game 4
Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of their Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks.,But with the higher-seeded Oilers trailing 2-1 in this best-of-seven set heading into Game 4 in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday night, might head co...

BetBoom Team captures PGL Wallachia Season 8 over Aurora Gaming
BetBoom Team swept Aurora Gaming 3-0 on Sunday to win the grand final and the $300,000 top prize of the PGL Wallachia Season 8 event at Bucharest, Romania.,It was a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final that BetBoom Team won 2-1.,To reach the grand final, Aurora needed to beat Team Falcons earli...

Sabastian Sawe shatters 2-hour barrier to win London Marathon
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first runner to complete an official marathon in less than two hours as he broke the world record at the London Marathon on Sunday.,On a calm, sunny morning, the 31-year-old finished the marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. That crushed the previous reco...