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Winless Sun looking for defensive answers as they visit Fire
When the Connecticut Sun take on the host Portland Fire on Monday, the game will probably not be a defensive battle. Portland and Connecticut rank at the bottom of the WNBA in the early season defensive scoring stats, allowing 98 and 98.5 points per game, respectively. Monday's matchup offers a chan...
Canadiens heading home for Game 7 vs. confident Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set for a Game 7 showdown to settle their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Monday night.,The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in an 8-3 win in Game 6 on Saturday night in Montreal, forcing the deciding game back in Buffalo.,"It's probably t...
Jannik Sinner captures 6th straight ATP Masters 1000 title
World No. 1 and Italian native son Jannik Sinner captured his sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title, subduing Norway's Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to raise the trophy at the Italian Open in Rome.,Sinner joined Serbia's Novak Djokovic as the only two players to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 ti...
Angels activate RHP Grayson Rodriguez to face Dodgers
The Los Angeles Angels activated Grayson Rodriguez from the injured list in advance of the right-hander's debut with the club in a home start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.,In a corresponding move, the Angels optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to Triple-A Salt Lake.,Rodriguez, 26, was acq...
Leylah Fernandez gets off to hot start in Strasbourg
Canadian Leylah Fernandez handled France's Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 7-5 in the headlining match Sunday at the Strasbourg Open in Strasbourg, France.,The No. 23 player in the world, Fernandez was the highlight on Day 1 of the traditional French Open lead-in tournament, saving eight of nine break points o...
Pirates place Ryan O'Hearn on IL, activate Jake Mangum
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right fielder/first baseman Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right quad strain.,Outfielder Jake Mangum was reinstated from the 10-day injured list to replace O'Hearn on the 26-man roster.,O'Hearn exited Pittsburgh's 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phil...
All-American, Super Bowl-winning coach Sherman Lewis dies
Sherman Lewis, a former Michigan State star who won four Super Bowls as an NFL assistant coach, died on Friday. He was 83.,Michigan State announced his passing Saturday night. It did not provide a cause of death, however.,An All-American halfback with the Spartans, Lewis finished third in the 1963 H...
Why Jalen Brunson Should Fear Both the Cavaliers and Pistons
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks face difficult matchup problems whether the Cavaliers or Pistons advance to the Eastern Conference finals....
Carolina Hurricanes Waiting Game Continues Ahead of Eastern Conference Finals
The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-0 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs but now face another lengthy layoff before the Eastern Conference finals....
Report: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander voted to repeat as NBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, ESPN reported Sunday morning.,The official announcement of the winner is set to come at Sunday at 7:30 p.m.,Gilgeous-Alexander will become the 14th player in league histo...
Giants' versatile Casey Schmitt pursues another big day vs. Athletics
Casey Schmitt is carving out a role with the San Francisco Giants, and his big performance in the middle contest of a three-game series with the Athletics will only help.,Schmitt figures to be in the lineup somewhere for Sunday afternoon's finale in West Sacramento, Calif., after he recorded his sec...
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA Proved Competition Is Great for Fight Fans
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA delivered an unforgettable night of fights featuring Arnold Allen, Francis Ngannou, Ronda Rousey and more....
Astros look to achieve rare 2026 feat against Rangers
Having dropped three consecutive series and five of their previous six, the Houston Astros acknowledged the accomplishment of claiming a three-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers with their 4-1 victory on Saturday.,The Astros will seek their second sweep of the season on Sunday. A win in the...
Mets showing signs of life in series vs. rival Yankees
The New York Mets might not be able to climb out of the hole they've dug over the first quarter of the season.,But Saturday night was evidence that the Mets might be resilient enough to mount the effort.,The Mets will look to close out a homestand in encouraging fashion Sunday afternoon when they ho...
Guardians, Reds make changes for key players in offensive doldrums
Two-time All-Star Steven Kwan has been one of the best leadoff hitters in the majors since 2022.,With Kwan's ongoing slump showing no signs of ending, Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt made a dramatic move to take some pressure off him.,Kwan has been dropped from first to sixth in the batting...
Natus Vincere, GamerLegion advance to IEM Atlanta grand final
Natus Vincere and GamerLegion advanced to the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event Saturday with semifinal victories.,Natus Vincere swept BetBoom Team 2-0, while GamerLegion survived with a 2-1 triumph over Legacy. They'll play in Sunday's grand final after the semifinal losers fac...
Astros start fast, power past Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez slugged first-inning home runs to key a four-homer assault that propelled the Houston Astros to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,The Astros secured the three-game series and will aim for a sweep on Sunday in the finale. Houston prevented Range...
Ronda Rousey re-retires after 17-second submission defeat of Gina Carano
Netflix's MMA debut was capped off with a high-stakes women's legacy fight, as inaugural UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her return to the sport opposite Gina Carano - with Rousey winning with her signature armbar only 17 seconds into the featherweight fight at Inglewood, Calif., at Most...
Casey Schmitt, Giants dominate Athletics pitching in victory
Casey Schmitt hit two homers for the second time in his career and finished with four hits and three RBIs to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The four-hit outing was the fourth of Schmitt's career and it helped the Giants ...
Cincinnati, San Diego trade stoppage-time goals in draw
Host San Diego FC's Marcus Ingvartsen and FC Cincinnati's Tom Barlow both scored twice, and a helter-skelter finish culminated in a 3-3 draw Saturday night.,Saturday night was the clubs' first-ever meeting, and it did not disappoint.,Ingvartsen gave San Diego a 3-2 lead in the sixth minute of stoppa...