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Sunday's MLB slate features intriguing matchups, including value opportunities on the Rays against the Marlins and Athletics against the Astros....
Kimi Antonelli cashes in 5th straight victory at Monaco
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won from the pole at a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to claim his fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory.,Antonelli survived a red flag in the closing stages and held off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to win by 6.271 seconds. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third and McLaren's Osc...
England's Harry Kane: Heat 'won't be a factor' at World Cup
England captain Harry Kane predicted the heat "won't be a factor" thanks to his team's World Cup training regimen.,Ranked No. 4 in the world, England will open the tournament against Croatia on June 17 in Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions will play a final tune-up against Costa Rica on Wednesday in ...
Oilers' Connor McDavid wins Ted Lindsay Award for 5th time
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid became the second player in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award five times on Sunday.,McDavid joined Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky in winning the award presented annually to "the most outstanding player in the NHL," as voted by the members of the N...
Report: Leafs to interview Joe Pavelski in coach search
The Toronto Maple Leafs plan to interview former NHL center Joe Pavelski for their head coaching vacancy, Sportsnet reported on Sunday.,Pavelski, 41, retired after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 1,068 points (476 goals, 592 assists) in 1,332 games with the San Jose Sharks (2006-19) and Dallas St...
Reports: Canada D Moise Bombito (leg) to miss World Cup
Canada is set to replace injured defender Mosie Bombito on its 26-player World Cup roster, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The 26-year-old center back's surgically repaired left tibia is not sufficiently recovered for the competition that begins next week, multiple sources confirmed to TSN and ...
Louis Oosthuizen (back) WDs from LIV Golf Andalucia
Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from Sunday's final round of LIV Golf Andalucia after sustaining a back injury.,Oosthuizen, who captains Southern Guards GC, confirmed the news on social media. The 43-year-old South African also announced Australia's Wade Ormsby as his replacement for the tournament in Val...
Stanley Cup winner Milan Lucic retires after 17 seasons
Stanley Cup winner Milan Lucic announced his retirement on his 38th birthday Sunday following 17 NHL seasons.,The bruising forward helped the Boston Bruins capture the 2011 Stanley Cup, capped by a Game 7 victory over his hometown Vancouver Canucks. Lucic has not played in the NHL since his four-gam...
Giants to end grueling road trip with finale against Cubs
An exhausting trip that has included 15- and 13-run wins but also a pair of walk-off losses will end with a night game more than 2,000 miles from home when the San Francisco Giants wrap up a three-game set Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.,The series has featured polar-opposite games that have result...
Losing skid behind them, Padres push for series win vs. Mets
It wasn't like the San Diego Padres started knocking down the walls at their home ballpark Saturday night. Their five hits were pretty much on par with their paltry production lately.,But one of them was a two-run homer by Freddy Fermin, breaking an 0-for-30 skid and enabling the Padres to snap a si...
Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...
Youth vs. experience on tap as Guardians take on Rangers
Even though the Cleveland Guardians' roster is loaded with young players, manager Stephen Vogt said he sees a confident, hard-working club leading the American League Central.,"This group of guys believe we are going to win day-in and day-out," Vogt said. "They show up to work to accomplish that.",T...
Reeling Reds turn to returning Rhett Lowder in finale vs. Cards
The Cincinnati Reds hope the return of one of their young, talented pitchers will help turn around their fortunes and salvage the finale of their three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.,After missing the past month due to weakness in his right shoulder, right-hand...
Royals ride late uprising into series finale vs. Twins
The struggling Kansas City Royals have a chance on Sunday to put together back-to-back series victories.,"I've got a lot of confidence in these guys, top to bottom," said Royals reliever Alex Lange, who earned the save on Saturday in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. "It's a lot of fun to watch th...
Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara for stability, series win vs. Rays
The Miami Marlins are looking for a repeat version of former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in hopes of winning their home series Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The Marlins won a thriller on Saturday after leading 4-1 entering the ninth inning. Miami closer Pete Fairbanks could ...
Personal skid snapped, Tigers' Jack Flaherty takes aim at M's
Jack Flaherty finally notched his first win in 13 starts this season on Tuesday. ,The Detroit Tigers right-hander will go for two straight when he starts the finale of a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Flaherty (1-7, 5.31 ERA) hadn't been credited with a vict...
Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...
MLB-best Braves rely on Bryce Elder to secure sweep vs. Pirates
The Atlanta Braves, owners of MLB's best record, will send Bryce Elder to the mound on Sunday in search of a series sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Braves won the first two games of the three-game set and secured their 18th series victory of the season after Saturday's 6-3 victory...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets pitching velocity record vs. Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers flamethrowing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw a fastball out of the strike zone that also was a record-setting pitch as he dominated the Colorado Rockies in a 7-1 victory on Saturday night in Denver.,Misiorowski's low and outside pitch to Kyle Karros in the third inning was 10...
Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...