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Dodgers aim to end 5-game skid in series opener vs. Mets
The New York Mets are in danger of enduring their worst May in more than 30 years.,But they won't be the team trying to snap an unusually long losing streak on Monday at Citi Field. That will be baseball's perennial superpower, the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The host Mets will look to build on a dramatic ...

Craig Counsell returns to Milwaukee as Cubs face Brewers
The intense rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers moves up a notch Monday when Chicago manager Craig Counsell returns to Milwaukee for the first time since abruptly leaving the Brewers in the offseason., ,Counsell surprisingly jumped ship to the rival Cubs after nine seasons with th...

With Ronald Acuna Jr. out, Braves turn attention to Nationals
The Atlanta Braves are scrambling to regroup after learning Sunday night that star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will miss the rest of the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee that he suffered during a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the day.,Atlanta begins battling through its latest ...

Suddenly surging Rockies face Guardians in latest test
The Colorado Rockies have the worst record in the National League but have played their best against the best this month. They swept the Texas Rangers in Denver, did the same on the road against the San Diego Padres and just took two of three against the hottest team in the majors.,Colorado gets ano...

Paul Goldschmidt's 2 HRs just enough as Cardinals nip Cubs
Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday for their season-high fifth straight win.,Ian Happ hit two homers and drove in three runs for Chicago, which has lost four straight and seven of nine.,Chicago trailed 4-2 be...

Christopher Bell prevails at rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
Christopher Bell waited through a weather delay and was declared the winner of the rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Sunday night. ,Bell paced the field as rain pelted the 1.5-mile speedway on Lap 249, bringing the drivers to pit road fo...

Royals, Twins aim to start new winning streaks
The Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins will try to begin new winning streaks when they open a four-game series on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Royals had won eight in a row before they were taken down 4-1 by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.,"We won a series on the road against a good team,"...

Wings rely on balanced attack to clip Sparks
All five Dallas starters scored in double figures, including Maddy Siegrist, whose putback with 36.1 seconds left in regulation helped the Wings secure an 84-83 victory over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night. ,Dallas (3-2) entered Sunday coming off Saturday's 107-92 win over the Phoenix Me...

Boston gets by Minnesota in 2OT, forces Game 5
Alina Muller kept Boston's season alive on Sunday, scoring at 18:36 of double overtime for a 1-0 victory over Minnesota in Game 4 of the first-ever PWHL finals in Saint Paul, Minn.,Boston now has a chance to take the best-of-five series -- and the Walter Cup, awarded to the league champion -- on hom...

Team effort pushes Mavericks to 3-0 lead over Timberwolves
P.J. Washington broke a late tie with a 3-pointer, Daniel Gafford made big plays at both ends of the court down the stretch and the Dallas Mavericks outdueled the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-107 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday night to go up 3-0 in the best-of...

Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. tears ACL, done for season
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a complete tear of the ACL in his left knee on Sunday.,Acuna, the reigning National League MVP, injured the knee in the first inning of Sunday afternoon's 8-1 win at the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite...

Mavs C Dereck Lively (neck) exits game vs. Wolves
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II was forced out of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night due to a neck sprain.,After contesting a shot, Lively fell to the floor and banged his head against Minnesota big man Karl-Anthony Towns' knee with 8:...

With both teams struggling, White Sox open series vs. Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays and their feast-or-famine attack are hoping to find consistency against a familiar foe.,After taking two of three from the visiting Chicago White Sox last week, the Blue Jays head to Chicago on Monday for the opener of a three-game series between the struggling teams.,Toronto h...

Orioles return from hectic road trip to face Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles would prefer some normalcy when they get back home to begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon.,But if they keep winning at a solid clip, they can deal with some of the quirks in their routines.,The Orioles are coming off a 4-3 road trip that was ha...

MLB roundup: Tigers top Jays in offensive showcase
Matt Vierling hit a game-winning three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers outslugged the visiting Toronto Blue Jays for a 14-11 victory on Sunday.,Vierling's game-winner came off Jordan Romano (1-2) and extended Detroit's winning streak to three games. Spencer T...

Padres post 4-run sixth, cool off Yanks to avoid sweep
The San Diego Padres scored four runs in the sixth inning on Sunday to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 5-2 and avert a three-game sweep.,Jeremiah Estrada (2-0), who came on in relief of Padres starter Joe Musgrove with one out and a run home in the fifth, struck out all five batters he faced an...

Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. injures knee, undergoes MRI
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. underwent an MRI exam on Sunday after sustaining a left knee injury during the first inning of Sunday's game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,Acuna told reporters after the 8-1 victory that he expects to go on the 10-day injured list, but doesn't t...

Kayla McBride pours in 31 as Lynx extinguish Dream
Kayla McBride scored a season-high 31 points on 10-for-12 shooting and matched her career best of six three-pointers to help lead the visiting Minnesota Lynx to a 92-79 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.,Napheesa Collier added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Lynx, while Alanna...

Kyle Bradish tosses 7 no-hit innings, O's sweep White Sox
Kyle Bradish pitched seven no-hit innings and Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser homered as the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday to secure a four-game sweep.,Bradish (1-0) spaced four walks while matching a career high with 11 strikeouts. He threw 63 of his 103 ...

Josef Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indianapolis 500
SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Penske Racing's Josef Newgarden made a thrilling lap pass with only two corners remaining to claim his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday afternoon.,Newgarden won by .3417 seconds over Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward -- the two exchanging the lead repeatedly in the fina...