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Knicks even series as Hawks can't contain Karl Anthony-Towns (triple-double)
Karl Anthony-Towns totaled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double as the New York Knicks earned a 114-98 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks and evened their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece on Saturday night.,Towns ensured Game 5 on...
Canadiens seek full control of overtime-laden Lightning series in Game 4
The Canadiens look to build a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 Sunday night in Montreal.,Lane Hutson's goal at 2:09 of overtime in Game 3 Friday night gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-sev...
Avalanche on verge of grinding out defensive-minded sweep of Kings
The Colorado Avalanche are one game away from a sweep as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Kings on the road for Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series Sunday.,However, don't mistake the chance for a sweep as the Avalanche dominating the Kings. The first two games in Denver were 2-...
Zach Johnson takes 3-point lead in Mitsubishi's unique format
Zach Johnson increased his overnight lead from one to three points on Saturday after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.,The tournament is using the Modified Stableford scoring system to encourage aggressive play. Rather than scoring relative to par, points ...
Nelly Korda shoots 2 under to keep lead at Chevron
Two straight stellar rounds gave Nelly Korda a cushion to endure some bumps in the road. ,She found those bumps on Saturday, but still shot a 2-under-par 70 to hold a five-shot advantage heading into the final round at the Chevron Championship in Houston.,Back-to-back 65s had given Korda a six-shot ...
Buffalo star Red Murdock is 'Mr. Irrelevant' after Broncos tab him last in draft
Red Murdock enjoyed a storied college career at Buffalo but all his accolades and production weren't appearing especially relevant in the eyes of NFL teams.,But Murdock was finally chosen Sunday by the Denver Broncos with the 257th and last pick of the seven-round 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, earni...
Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora, five other coaches
After a shocking 10-17 start to the season, the Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches, the club announced on Saturday evening.,In addition to Cora, the club dismissed hitting coach Peter Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ra...
Corey Day captures first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Corey Day claimed the first NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory of his career on Saturday, driving to the yellow and checkered flags in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway -- his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet leading only the last lap as he earned his first tro...
Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick shoot record 57 for four-shot lead at Zurich
It might not get much better than this for English brothers Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick.,The duo began to break away from the pack by shooting a tournament-record 15-under 57 during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Saturday at Avondale, La.,"I think I can think of on...
Nasim Nunez helps Nationals plate 4 in the 10th to down White Sox
Nasim Nunez had a pair of two-run singles, one of which capped off a breakout 10th inning to help the Washington Nationals come away with a 6-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox Saturday afternoon.,After Washington plated its first two runs in the 10th on a wild pitch followed by a bases-loade...
Giants go deep three times to down Marlins
Casey Schmitt made up for a baserunning blunder with a two-run homer, Drew Gilbert and Heliot Ramos added solo shots, and the San Francisco Giants evened their three-game home series against the Miami Marlins at a game apiece with a 6-2 triumph Saturday afternoon., ,Robbie Ray combined with four rel...
David Martinez's goal lifts LAFC over Minnesota United
David Martinez's goal in the ninth minute was the lone score as Los Angeles FC defeated Minnesota United in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday.,For LAFC (6-2-2, 20 points), the win was its first since a victory over reigning CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul on April 7.,Minnesota (5-3-2, 17 points) hadn't lo...
Aryna Sabalenka improves to 25-1; advances to 4th round in Madrid
Top-seeded Aryna Sabaleka improved to 25-1 in 2026 and moved into the fourth round of the Madrid Open on Saturday with a routine 6-1, 6-4 victory over 29th-seeded Jaqueline Cristian of Romania.,Sabalenka has moved seamlessly onto the clay after a dominant early hard court season. The Belarussian cap...
Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick get 15-under for four-shot lead at Zurich
It might not get much better than this for English brothers Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick.,The duo began to break away from the pack by shooting a tournament-record 15-under 57 during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Saturday at Avondale, La.,"I think I can think of on...
Lakers' vets paving way for series sweep over Rockets
The two elder statesmen of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Marcus Smart, had shouldered the load of a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback against the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of that first-round series, performing with the ideal blend of poise and desperation., ,In the aftermath of the Lakers...
Rays send Twins to eighth loss in nine games
Jake Fraley hit a two-run homer and Ben Williamson went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 victory over the slumping Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Junior Caminero extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and Ya...
Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick got 15-under for four-shot lead at Zurich
The team of English brothers Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick began to break away from the pack by shooting 15-under 57 during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Saturday at Avondale, La., ,The Fitzpatrick were sparked by Matt's eagle on the par-5 seventh hole and maintaine...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 42 points as Thunder beats Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.,The reigning Most Valuable Player finished 15 of 18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-rou...
Hurricanes sweep Senators in first-round series
Logan Stankoven's power-play goal midway through the third period broke a tie for Carolina, and the Hurricanes never trailed in defeating host Ottawa 4-2 on Saturday afternoon to eliminate the Senators from the playoffs.,The Hurricanes completed a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven, first-round Ea...
Blue Jays hold on to get one back from Guardians
Kevin Gausman pitched an effective 6 2/3 innings, Kazuma Okamoto homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Saturday afternoon., ,Gausman (2-1) allowed two runs, six hits and no walks with three strikeouts., ,Louis Varland allowed one run on two singles and a ...