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Jose Soriano still dealing as Angels defeat Reds
Jose Soriano continued his hot start with 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings and Oswald Peraza homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the second consecutive start that Sor...

Rockies starter Kyle Freeland scratched (shoulder) against Padres
Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland was scratched from his start Sunday at the San Diego Padres because of left posterior shoulder soreness.,Freeland, who was 1-1 with a 2.30 earned run average in his first three starts this year, was replaced by right-handed reliever Jimmy Herget. It was the sec...

Willson Contreras hammers former team as Red Sox rout Cards
Willson Contreras had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,Jarren Duran also collected three RBIs for Boston, which received four hits and two RBIs from Trevor Story. After losing...

Twins chase Max Scherzer early to win series against Blue Jays
Tristan Gray hit a three-run home run Sunday afternoon and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Kody Clemens added a solo home run and Taj Bradley (3-0) went five innings to pick the win for the Twins, who have won six of their l...

Diamondbacks skate past slumping Phillies
Pinch-hitter Adrian Del Castillo singled in the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday.,Corbin Carroll, James McCann and rookie Jose Fernandez had two hits apiece for the Di...

UCLA likely to make history as No. 1 draft pick decision looms
UCLA just finished off a dominating run to the NCAA title, but now the stars of the Bruins are about to take over the WNBA Draft.,As many as five UCLA players could be first-round selections and six total will be chosen when the three-round, 45-player draft is conducted Monday night in New York. Tha...

Birthday boy Cade Povich pitches Orioles past Giants
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run home run in the first inning and starter Cade Povich retired the first 12 batters he faced as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Povich, pitching on his 26th birthday, allowed just five hits and one run while fanning...

Chandler Simpson impactful again as Rays finish sweep of Yankees
Chandler Simpson collected three hits, scored a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees by hanging on for a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Simpson went 5-for-10 in the series and made his mark on each game. He drove in two run...

Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic declares for NBA draft, enters portal
Iowa State sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic declared for the NBA draft on Sunday and also said he will enter his name into the transfer portal.,Momcilovic led the nation this season with a school-record 136 3-pointers as well as his 48.8% accuracy rate. He averaged 16.9 points in 37 games for the Cyclo...

Nick Kurtz's HR, Aaron Civale's pitching help Athletics blank Mets
Aaron Civale tossed 5 2/3 solid innings and combined with four relievers on a four-hitter Sunday for the red-hot Athletics, who completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 1-0 victory.,Nick Kurtz homered in the third for the Athletics, who won the final five games of a six-game road tri...

Tarik Skubal deals, Tigers go yard to complete sweep of Marlins
Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer, Kevin McGonigle blasted his first career homer and the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with an 8-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Kerry Carpenter supplied a two-run shot for Detroit. McGonigle reached base four times, includin...

Busy Sky acquire F Rickea Jackson from Sparks for G Ariel Atkins
The Chicago Sky acquired promising forward Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday for two-time All-Star guard Ariel Atkins, the teams announced.,Jackson, 25, was the No. 4 overall selection in the 2024 WNBA Draft and averaged 14.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 78 games (72 starts) over he...

Reports: Kings retaining coach Doug Christie for 2nd full season
Doug Christie is expected to return as head coach of the Sacramento Kings for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple media reports Sunday.,On Sunday, Christie closes out the first season of a three-year contract he signed with Sacramento on May 1. The Kings (22-59) enter the final day of the regu...

Reports: Louisville lands top portal targets Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad
Louisville landed simultaneous commitments from former Kansas center Flory Bidunga and ex-Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad on Sunday as they concluded weekend visits, according to multiple media reports.,ESPN reported that Louisville offered the top portal players, who are represented by the same...

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar (facial injuries) to miss next two games
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar will not travel on the team's two-game road trip due to the facial fractures and corneal abrasion he sustained during Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Bednar will miss the Avalanche's games on Monday in Calgary and Tuesday in Edmont...

Sophie Cunningham returns to Fever for second season
Veteran guard Sophie Cunningham has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Indiana Fever, the team announced Sunday.,The 6-foot-1 Cunningham averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 30 games (13 starts) in 2025 before she sustained a season-ending MCL tear in her right knee. She made a career-hig...

LHP Noah Schultz, White Sox's No. 2 prospect, set for debut Tuesday
The Chicago White Sox are promoting No. 2 prospect Noah Schultz, who will make his major league debut in Tuesday's home game vs. Tampa Bay.,The team announced the news Sunday on its social media accounts with the caption, "Coming soon to a mound near you.",The 22-year-old left-hander was Chicago's f...

Phillies RHP Andrew Painter (migraine) scratched vs. D-backs
Philadelphia Phillies rookie Andrew Painter was scratched from Sunday's series finale against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks due to a migraine.,Fellow right-hander Zach Pop started what is expected to be a bullpen game in place of Painter, who went 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA in his first two starts.,Per...

Mirra Andreeva outlasts Anastasia Potapova in Linz for 2nd 2026 title
Top-seeded Mirra Andreeva won her second WTA title of the season by rallying for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded local competitor Anastasia Potapova in the championship match of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Sunday.,It's the fifth overall WTA singles title for the 18-year-old Russian after ...

Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star, manager, dies at 76
Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died on Saturday. He was 76.,The Garner family released the following statement on Sunday:,"(He) passed away peacefully last night, April 11, surrounded by fa...