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Guardians hope bats continue to come alive vs. Royals
Fresh off series wins against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians begin divisional play Monday when they welcome the Kansas City Royals for a three-game set.,Those two series wins came after splitting four games in Seattle to start the se...
Robert Thomas' hat trick helps Blues beat Avs, continue playoff push
Robert Thomas completed his first career hat trick with a tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Sunday night.,St. Louis (33-31-12, 78 points) moved within three points of Nashville for the second and final wild-ca...
Eliminated Rangers rout Caps for 2nd straight win over playoff contender
Will Cuylle scored twice in a span of 2:40 during a five-goal second period on the way to his first career hat trick and the host New York Rangers prevented the Washington Capitals from gaining ground in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race with an 8-1 rout on Sunday night.,Washington (39-30-9,...
Contending Magic rally from 15-point deficit, upend Pelicans
Desmond Bane scored 27 points as the Orlando Magic overturned a 15-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the host New Orleans Pelicans 112-108 on Sunday.,Paolo Banchero paired 23 points with 16 rebounds for the Magic (42-36), who seized control after edging in front midway through the fourth quarter...
Jakob Markstrom blanks Canadiens, keeps Devils' playoff hopes alive
New Jersey goaltender Jacob Markstrom posted his first shutout of the season as the visiting Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Sunday to snap the hosts' eight-game winning streak.,Timo Meier, Cody Glass and Connor Brown scored for the Devils (40-34-3, 83 points) to keep their razor-thin play...
Marlins avoid sweep vs. Yankees thanks to 8th-inning surge
Pinch hitter Graham Pauley lined a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded against Jake Bird to spark a four-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees after a lengthy rain delay Sunday.,The Marlins chipped away at an early 4-1 deficit foll...
Marlins avoid sweep vs. Yankees thanks to eighth-inning surge
Pinch hitter Graham Pauley lined a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded against Jake Bird to spark a four-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees after a lengthy rain delay Sunday.,The Marlins chipped away at an early 4-1 deficit foll...
Dusty May informs Michigan officials of intention to stay put, spurn UNC
Michigan head coach Dusty May informed Michigan officials that he would not take part as a candidate in North Carolina's coaching search -- nor any other -- ESPN reported on Sunday.,May, 49, has guided the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship Game in his second season in Ann Arbor. A year after he to...
Senators regain playoff spot, deny Canes division title
Brady Tkachuk scored twice among the final four Ottawa goals as the Senators beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday.,Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto all had a goal and an assist and the Senators picked up a much-needed result to win for the second time in their last six games....
Gabriel Arias, CJ Kayfus help Guardians split twin bill with Cubs
Gabriel Arias' RBI single highlighted a three-run eighth inning for the Cleveland Guardians, who rallied to beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-5 in the nightcap of a Sunday doubleheader.,The Guardians overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to wrangle a split with the Cubs, who won the opener 1-0. CJ Kayfus ...
Mets rally in 4-run 8th, win road series over Giants
Pinch hitter Luis Torrens stroked a go-ahead two-RBI double in a four-run eighth inning against the San Francisco bullpen Sunday afternoon, helping the visiting New York Mets rally for a 5-2 victory in a game that saw the first ejection of new Giants manager Tony Vitello.,After Logan Webb had limite...
Rickard Rakell scores twice as Penguins handle Panthers
Rickard Rakell scored twice, and Evgeni Malkin added a pair of helpers as the Pittsburgh Penguins upended the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.,With the win, the Penguins (40-22-16, 96 points) picked up their second win over the Panthers in as many days and swept the three-game seas...
Elly De La Cruz drives in winner as Reds complete sweep of Rangers
Elly De La Cruz singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.,De La Cruz had two hits and scored a run, and Will Benson had two hits for Cincinnati.,Joc Pederson homered for Texas, which scor...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...