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Yankees option SS Anthony Volpe to Triple-A after rehab stint
The New York Yankees reinstated shortstop Anthony Volpe from his rehab assignment but optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.,Volpe played four games at Scranton and eight with Double-A Somerset to start the season as he works his way back from offseason shoulder surgery.,However, ...

Twins ace Joe Ryan has MRI on elbow after early exit
Minnesota Twins ace right-hander Joe Ryan underwent an MRI after exiting with right elbow soreness nine pitches into Sunday's home start against the Toronto Blue Jays.,Ryan fanned leadoff man Yohendrick Pinango on three pitches, then walked Kazuma Okamoto. After Ryan's full-count fastball to Okamoto...

Kentucky Derby sets several TV ratings records
An estimated record 24.4 million people watched Golden Tempo's historic comeback win on Saturday at the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.,NBC released that figure based on preliminary data collected from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics on Sunday. ,The previous peak audience had been 21.8 million the ...

Missing Game 7 a tough pill to swallow for Jayson Tatum
It was going well until it wasn't.,The second-seeded Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Six-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, who came back from Achilles tendon surgery much faster than anyone expected, was averaging 24.8 ...

Stewart Cink wins Regions Tradition to clinch back-to-back majors
Less than a month ago, Stewart Cink had never won a PGA Tour Champions major.,Now he has won two.,Cink shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., taking home the title by three strokes over nearest competitor Scott Hend of Australia in breezy conditions.,"It wasn't...

Brad Stuver, Austin shut out St. Louis City
Christian Ramirez and Myrto Uzuni scored within 12 minutes of each other in the second half and Brad Stuver turned away four shots for his second straight clean sheet to lead host Austin FC to a 2-0 win over struggling St. Louis City on Sunday.,The Verde (3-4-4, 13 points) have captured consecutive ...

Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality clinched back-to-back unbeaten runs through the group and playoff stages by beating Natus Vincere 3-0 in the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,After winning the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event on April 19 without dropping a game in the playoffs, ...

5-star C Obinna Ekezie Jr. picks Louisville, reclassifies to ’26
Obinna Ekezie Jr., one of the top recruits in the Class of 2027, will reclassify to 2026 and join Louisville next season, he announced Sunday.,The 7-footer was the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2027 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.,He was also considering Arkansas, BYU and Maryl...

Mark Vientos' two homers power Mets over Angels
Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Mets, who earned a rare series win by beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague set.,Carson Benge had an RBI double immediately before Vientos' second homer in the eighth for ...

Xander Bogaerts’ RBI single helps Padres' snap skid over White Sox
Xander Bogaerts' infield single in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday was enough for the winning run as the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 decision over the visiting Chicago White Sox., ,Ramon Laureano started the winning rally by coaxing a leadoff walk from Tyler ...

Chase Elliott nips Denny Hamlin in Texas for second win of '26
Chase Elliott had the best car at high-speed Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday and won a four-lap sprint over Denny Hamlin to capture the Wurth 400 in Fort Worth, Texas.,Elliott, who took the lead with 29 laps left after a cycle of pit stops, had a lead of more than a second over Hamlin before Corey He...

Kris Bubic hurls a gem as Royals sweep Mariners
Kris Bubic pitched seven strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-1 Sunday afternoon.,The Royals swept the three-game series after winning just three of their first 15 road games this season.,Bubic (3-1) gave up one run on four hits -- all singles. The left-hande...

Spurs aim to keep rolling as West semis start vs. banged-up Timberwolves
The San Antonio Spurs look to parlay their power, overall depth and momentum into a victory when they host the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series.,Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is on Wednesday in the Alamo City before the series sh...

Aaron Civale pitches Athletics past Guardians to avoid sweep
Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom hit home runs and Aaron Civale tossed six innings of one-run ball as the Athletics defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.,Jeff McNeil had a team-high three RBIs as the A's avoided the sweep in the series fina...

Jonah Heim, Braves pummel Rockies to sweep series, jump to 25-10
Jonah Heim homered, doubled and drove in a career-high-tying five runs as the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game series sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 11-6 victory on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI and Jorge Mateo also homered and h...

Pistons complete comeback from 3-1 hole, vanquish Magic in Game 7
Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and added 12 assists, and Tobias Harris contributed 30 points and nine rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 116-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Daniss Jenkins came off the bench to sco...

Maple Leafs name John Chayka GM, Mats Sundin senior adviser
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as their next general manager and confirmed team legend Mats Sundin will join the front office in an advisory role Sunday.,The tandem will be introduced in a press conference Monday afternoon.,"Today is an important day for the Toronto Maple Leafs organizati...

Nelly Korda rolls to Riviera Maya title for third win of '26
Nelly Korda didn't take long to return to the winner's circle, posting a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to win the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba by four strokes Sunday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Korda continued her victorious ways at El Camaleon Golf Course seven days after capturing the Chevron Cham...

Louis Munteanu's brace lifts D.C. United past sliding NYCFC
Louis Munteanu scored his second and third career MLS goals and short-handed D.C. United earned a 2-0 victory at New York City FC on Sunday afternoon.,Munteanu's brace completed a third consecutive multi-goal performance after the Black and Red (4-4-3, 15 points) had failed to score in four consecut...

Michael Busch drives in 4 as Cubs win, sweep D-backs
Michael Busch drove in four runs to lead the host Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday.,Busch doubled and scored a run in the second and broke the game open for good with a three-run triple in the fifth as Chicago finished the three-game sweep with its 11th straight win at...