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Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield propel Canadiens past Hurricanes
Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens rally for their fifth straight win, 3-1 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist and Lane Hutson had two assists for the Canadiens (42-21-10, 94 points). Jakub Dobes made 3...
Cavs peaking at right time with lowly Jazz on deck
Pieces are starting to fall into place for the Cleveland Cavaliers to make a run in the NBA playoffs. The Cavaliers have a more complete and potent roster heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City than they did at the beginning of March.,Jarrett Allen returned to the starting ...
Chase Elliott takes Martinsville checkers for Chevy's first win of '26
Chase Elliott used pit strategy, stayed out ahead of a dominant Denny Hamlin and finally put Chevrolet into Victory Lane by winning the NASCAR Cup Series' Cook Out 400 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.,NASCAR's Most Popular Driver short-pitted from ninth place on Lap 261, took ...
Timberwolves enter critical stretch with pesky Mavericks up first
The Minnesota Timberwolves will tip off a critical stretch playing six of seven on the road, beginning on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks.,Minnesota (45-29) embarks on the first of two three-game road swings over its final eight games of the regular season looking to secure its Western Conferenc...
Avalanche try to rediscover home dominance vs. Flames
The Colorado Avalanche are battling for home ice throughout the postseason, but it might not be an advantage given the way they've played there of late.,Colorado has lost four in a row at home, one in a shootout, and five of its last seven but will try to end that skid when it hosts the Calgary Flam...
Bennedict Mathurin pushes Clippers past Bucks
Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points and John Collins added 22 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 127-113 road victory in Milwaukee against the Bucks.,It's the fifth consecutive victory for Los Angeles, who also got 20 points and eight rebounds from Kawhi Leonard and 15 points with 11 assists from...
Benedict Mathurin pushes Clippers past Bucks
Benedict Mathurin scored 28 points and John Collins added 22 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 127-113 road victory in Milwaukee against the Bucks.,It's the fifth consecutive victory for Los Angeles, who also got 20 points and eight rebounds from Kawhi Leonard and 15 points with 11 assists from ...
Alex Palou defends title in Alabama in runaway fashion
Alex Palou of Spain got back to dominating the competition when he beat the field at the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix by 13.2775 seconds Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.,Palou, winner of four of the past five IndyCar Series championships, started from the pole and led 7...
Gary Woodland captures emotional win at Houston Open
Gary Woodland shot 3-under-par 67 in the final round of the Texas Children's Houston Open to win on the PGA Tour for the first time in nearly seven years Sunday.,Woodland finished at 21-under 259 for four rounds at Memorial Park Golf Course, where he shared second place last year.,Woodland won by fi...
UCLA uses strong second half to down Duke, get back to Final Four
Lauren Betts scored 15 of her game-high 23 points and grabbed eight of her game-high 10 rebounds in the second half to lead top seed UCLA to a furious rally in its 70-58 defeat of No. 3 seed Duke in Sunday's Sacramento region final., ,The Bruins (35-1) dug a 10-point hole late in the first half and ...
Isaac Paredes shines as Astros earn four-game split vs. Angels
Isaac Paredes delivered a two-out, two-strike double in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros earned a split of their four-game season-opening series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 9-7 victory on Sunday.,Paredes' second double drove home Cam Smith and Yordan Alvarez and snapped a...
Golden Knights fire coach Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella
With eight games left in a season that has been middling but still could result in a playoff berth, the Vegas Golden Knights abruptly fired coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and said John Tortorella will replace him.,Cassidy, 60, guided the Golden Knights to their first Stanley Cup title in 2023, his fi...
Yandy Diaz, Rays topple Cardinals to salvage series finale
Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6 with four RBIs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7 on Sunday to avoid a three-game series sweep., ,Jonathan Aranda added three hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who collected 17 hits. Jonny DeLuca had two hits and an RBI, Cedric Mullins drove in two...
Brewers escape five-run hole for sweep of White Sox
Christian Yelich capped a six-run eighth-inning rally with a three-run pinch-hit home run to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 9-7 comeback victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox and a sweep of the opening three-game series on Sunday.,The Brewers, who trailed 7-2 after three innings, loaded the base...
Joey Wiemer continues perfect start to get Nationals over Cubs
Joey Wiemer and Keibert Ruiz homered while Jake Irvin struck out seven to lead the visiting Washington Nationals to a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, ,Wiemer continued his torrid start to the season as he was 3-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. By reaching base in each of his first eight ...
Ryan O’Hearn helps Pirates knock off Mets in 10
Ryan O'Hearn smacked his second run-scoring single of the game Sunday to snap a 10th-inning tie and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a season-opening sweep at the hands of the New York Mets with a 4-3 win.,With automatic runner Bryan Reynolds placed at second base to start the inning, O'Hearn...
Orioles fend off Twins to take series
Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run home run and the Baltimore Orioles later rallied with a three-run seventh inning to beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday afternoon.,Pete Alonso, pinch hitter Adley Rutschman and Coby Mayo had run-producing hits in the seventh as the Orioles won for the second...
Owen Caissie's walk-off blast downs Rockies in Marlins best start since 2009
Rookie Owen Caissie slugged a two-out, two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 4-3 win over Colorado on Sunday afternoon for a sweep of the Rockies., ,Miami is 3-0 for the first time since 2009., ,Victor Vodnik gave up the homer on a 93-mph changeup right dow...
No. 1 Michigan steamrolls Tennessee in Midwest final to make Final Four
CHICAGO -- Yaxel Lendeborg collected 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists as top-seeded Michigan routed sixth-seeded Tennessee 95-62 on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final.,Michigan (35-3) advanced to the program's first Final Four since 2018. The Wolverines will face West Regio...
Eugenio Suarez belts 3-run shot to lift Reds over Red Sox
Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run homer to wipe out a two-run deficit and lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of the series Sunday. Rookie Sal Stewart had another two hits and walked twice and is hitting .700 in his first three games.,The Red Sox...