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Mickey Moniak cracks two long homers to lead Rockies past Phillies
Mickey Moniak hit two home runs and TJ Rumfield also went deep as the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Goodman had two hits and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six strong innings to earn his first win for Colorado. Victor Vodnik got the last three outs to earn ...
Gary Sanchez HR helps Brewers take series at Royals
Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run and William Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in the visiting Milwaukee Brewers' 8-5 series-clinching win over the Kansas City Royals.,Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Harrison (1-0) picked up the win as he scattered three hits, gave up two runs, walked two and str...
Richie Palacios delivers clutch home run as Rays defeat Twins
Richie Palacios clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their first series this season Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,On the second pitch from Justin Topa (0-1), Palacios, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stole...
White Sox shut out Blue Jays to claim three-game sweep
Davis Martin pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to sweep their three-game series.,Martin (2-0) allowed four hits and two walks with six strikeouts. After Bryan Hudson and Jordan Leasure handled the next two innings,...
Michigan, historic UConn fight to be last team standing Monday
INDIANAPOLIS -- For the third time in his decorated college career, Alex Karaban and UConn are in the Final Four. As tipoff for the 2026 national championship game approaches, Karaban knows only one way to leave the court on Monday night when the Huskies play Michigan in the main event of the NCAA T...
Nuggets peaking at the right time ready for Trail Blazers
The red-hot Denver Nuggets seek their ninth consecutive win Monday when they welcome in a Portland Trail Blazers team on a run of its own., ,Portland (40-38) picked up its third straight win on Friday and moved into eighth in the Western Conference standings with a 118-106 defeat of New Orleans. Jru...
Jackson Merrill lifts Padres to series win over Red Sox
Jackson Merrill's leadoff home run in the eighth inning lifted the visiting San Diego Padres to a series-clinching, 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Merrill went 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored to lead San Diego, which banged out 12 hits and erased an early 4-0 deficit...
UConn G Solo Ball on foot injury: 'Still going to play'
INDIANAPOLIS -- UConn head coach Dan Hurley said guard Solo Ball is uncertain for the national championship game against Michigan on Monday. Ball begged to differ. ,Ball was held out of practice Sunday and wore a walking boot to the press conference 30 hours before the final game of the NCAA Tournam...
Ryan O’Hearn helps Pirates knock off Orioles
Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-high eight and Ryan O'Hearn drove in four runs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,O'Hearn and Oneil Cruz each hit two-run home runs to help the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles, and ...
Four Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in Game 1 win over Guardians
Four Chicago Cubs pitchers limited the host Cleveland Guardians to one hit as the visiting Cubs squeaked out a 1-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.,Miguel Amaya's single off Connor Brogdon (2-1) with one out in the eighth scored Dylan Carlson from second as the Cubs managed to ...
Kirill Kaprizov's hat trick lifts Wild, accelerates Red Wings' slide
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, including the go-ahead goal with 1:51 remaining, as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the fading Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, on Sunday.,After Minnesota squandered a 4-1 lead in the first 15 minutes of the third period, Kaprizov scored his third goal of the afterno...
Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston Open title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday.,Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of...
Sabres, with first playoff berth since 2011, ready for Lightning
The Buffalo Sabres host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night with something the Sabres have not had since 2011: A playoff spot., ,Despite losing 6-2 to the host Washington Capitals on Saturday for their second loss in a row, the Sabres (46-23-8, 100 points) clinched a position in the Stanley Cup ...
Knicks, Hawks meet in potential playoff preview
In a potential Eastern Conference first-round playoff preview, the visiting New York Knicks look to slow down the streaking Atlanta Hawks on Monday night., ,New York (50-28) owns a 1 1/2-game lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot in the East entering Sunday's play. Atlanta (45-33) cur...
Jets, Kraken both hope for late playoff push
Two teams going in different directions, but still outside the Western Conference playoff picture, meet Monday when the Seattle Kraken visit the Winnipeg Jets., ,Winnipeg (33-31-12, 78 points) sits three points behind the Nashville Predators for the final West wild card slot while the Kraken (32-32-...
Alabama locks down Nate Oats, makes him one of highest-paid coaches
Alabama has agreed to a contract extension with men's basketball coach Nate Oats that will make him one of the five highest-paid coaches in the sport, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne announced Sunday via X.,"Appropriate members of The Board of Trustees have been notified of the proposed terms o...
ATP roundup: Rafael Jodar wins in Marrakech for first career title
Spain's Rafael Jodar, 19, captured his first ever ATP tour title in smooth fashion, taking down Argentinian qualifier Marco Trungelliti in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in the Grand Prix Hassan II final on Sunday in Marrakech, Morocco.,Just 12 months ago, Jodar was ranked No. 911 in the world rankings but ...
Islanders fire Patrick Roy, tab Pete DeBoer as coach
The New York Islanders fired Hall of Famer Patrick Roy as the team's head coach Sunday and replaced him with Peter DeBoer.,The Islanders (42-31-5, 89 points) have lost a season-high four in a row and reside in third place in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers and C...
Michigan heavy favorite to complete dominant title run vs. UConn
UConn has won two of the past three national championships but will enter Monday night's title game against Michigan as a heavy underdog.,That's because the top-seeded Wolverines have blitzed through their first five games of the NCAA Tournament, winning by an average of 21.6 points. That includes a...
UConn G Solo Ball nursing foot injury, uncertain for title game
UConn guard Solo Ball's availability for Monday's national championship game against Michigan is in question as he deals with "some type of a foot sprain," per head coach Dan Hurley.,Hurley told reporters that Ball was in a walking boot and will not practice Sunday, one day after the Huskies' 71-62 ...