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Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes grab edge over Habs with another OT win
Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime, lifting the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.,Svechnikov fired a shot from above the right circle to give Carolina a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series headin...
Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes grab 2-1 edge over Habs with another OT win
Sebastian Aho scored at 14:06 of overtime, lifting the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.,Aho deflected a shot by Andrei Svechnikov to give Carolina a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 4 on...
Knicks finish sweep of Cavs, make first NBA Finals since 1999
CLEVELAND -- Karl-Anthony Towns scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals with a 130-93 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday night.,The Knicks, who will play in the championship series for the first time si...
Fire stun struggling Liberty with fourth-quarter comeback
Trailing by five points, Portland went on a 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter to stun the host New York Liberty 81-74 on Monday night.,The Fire, who feature balanced scoring, were led by Carla Leite, who had 18 points. Megan Gustafson added 11 points, and Bridget Carleton and Teja Oblak added 10 p...
SEC Commissioner: No imminent decision on expanded CFP in works
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey attempted to quiet any notions on Monday that the league would vote on expansion of the College Football Playoffs during its spring meetings this week in Destin, Fla.,Sankey favors expanding the current field of 12 to 16, but the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 prefer a 24-team ...
Marlins' Canadian sluggers lead the way in win vs. Blue Jays
Kyle Stowers, Javier Sanoja and Owen Caissie each had two hits and two RBIs Monday night and the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2.,The victory in the opener of a three-game series gave Miami a season-best four-game win streak.,Ernie Clement homered for the Blue Jays, who hav...
Three Astros combine to top Rangers for majors' first no-hitter since '24
Tatsuya Imai and two Houston Astros relievers combined for the major leagues' first no-hitter since 2024, stopping the Texas Rangers 9-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,Steven Okert pitched one inning while Alimber Santa handled the eighth and ninth to complete the no-no in his major league debut.,In...
Jesus Luzardo throws 6 innings as Phillies shut out Padres
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered while Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday.,Luzardo (4-4) worked in and out of trouble for half his stint, permitting four hits and a pair of walks while fanning six in a 104-...
Strong pitching effort helps Phillies shutout Padres
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh each homered, while Jesus Luzardo tossed six shutout innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday.,Luzardo (4-4) worked in and out of trouble for half his stint, permitting four hits and a pair of walks while fanning six in...
Nationals score early and often, break down Guardians for easy win
Curtis Mead hit two of Washington's six home runs and the Nationals rolled to a 10-2 win against the Guardians on Monday in Cleveland for their third straight win.,James Wood had four hits, including a home run, and Luis Garcia Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run single.,Jaco...
Miami says Lionel Messi dealing with ‘overload,’ fatigue in hamstring
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi was suffering from muscle fatigue in his left hamstring when he requested a sub Sunday during a 6-4 win over the visiting Philadelphia Union, the club said Monday.,"After undergoing further medical tests this Monday, the initial diagnosis indicates an overload associate...
No. 1 seed Princeton thrashes Notre Dame for men’s lax title
Chad Palumbo tallied four goals, Colin Burns had three and Princeton used a dominant second quarter to roll to a 16-9 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA men's lacrosse national championship game Monday in Charlottesville, Va.,It marked the Tigers' first national title in men's lacrosse since 2001 a...
Diamondbacks swing away at Giants, nab series-opening win
Ketel Marte continued his torrid pace with four hits and three RBIs, Merrill Kelly threw seven sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-2 victory Monday afternoon.,Gabriel Moreno homered and scored twice for the Diamondbacks...
Wander Franco ‘criminally responsible’ but given judicial pardon
Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible of the sexual abuse of a minor but was granted a judicial pardon and won't face prison time.,A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday that Franco was both a defendant and a victim in his case, for which he was origina...
Nathan MacKinnon ailing as Avs face must-win Game 4 vs. Knights
With his Presidents' Trophy-winning team on the brink of elimination following a 5-3 loss on Sunday night, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious heading into Tuesday night's must-win Game 4 of their best-of-seven Western Conference finals with the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas...
Spencer Steer drives in 3 as Reds add to Mets' misery
Spencer Steer had three RBIs and Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run fourth inning Monday for the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who beat the reeling New York Mets 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,JJ Bleday homered in the third -- his seventh round-tripper in 25 games since jo...
Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils say goodbye at French Open
Stan Wawrinka lost a four-set match to Jesper de Jong on Monday, bringing a swift end to the final French Open for the 2015 champion at Roland Garros.,Wawrinka, 41, announced in December that he would retire at the end of 2026. The three-time Grand Slam winner was unable to add to his total of 46 wi...
Amanda Anisimova returns to action, wins first-round match in Paris
Amanda Anisimova needed some time to shake off the rust on Monday during her first-round match at the French Open.,It was nine weeks to the day that Anisimova last played a competitive match. But once the No. 6 seed found her form, she rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over France's Tiantsoa Rakotomanga ...
In pivotal Game 5, Thunder aim to be early aggressor vs. Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have gotten off to big starts in each of the last two games of the Western Conference finals.,Heading into Game 5 on Tuesday with the seven-game series deadlocked at 2, the host Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to reverse that trend.,"They just punched us in our face early," T...
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez (elbow) activated, in lineup vs. Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will make his season debut Monday night against the Colorado Rockies.,Hernandez, who has recovered from left elbow surgery, will bat ninth and play third base.,Hernandez, 34, underwent surgery in Novemb...