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Hornets knock off Knicks to secure East’s ninth seed
Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball and Coby White each scored 19 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets earned the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with a 110-96 win over the New York Knicks on Sunday.,Ball made five 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and six assists for Charlotte...

Heat rout Hawks in regular-season finale, on to Charlotte for play-in game
Bam Adebayo produced 25 points and 10 rebounds, leading the host Miami Heat to a 143-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Miami (43-39) also got 26 points and five assists from Jaime Jaquez Jr. and 25 points from Norman Powell, who returned from...

Masters Musings: 5 Takeaways from 2026 at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- After spending seven days roaming virtually every yard of Augusta National Golf Club, from the historic clubhouse to hours at "Amen Corner" on the other side of the expansive property, here are five takeaways from a memorable 2026 Masters Tournament.,SCHEFFLER'S FLOCK GROWING,Scottie...

Unlikely hero Dustin Harris helps White Sox edge Royals for split
Dustin Harris roped a pinch-hit double and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning, then made a late potential home run-robbing catch, as the visiting White Sox won 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Tanner Murray and Colson Montgomery each hit two-run homers and the Wh...

Jake Oettinger has Stars trending in right direction ahead of Leafs matchup
The Dallas Stars will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night knowing where they stand entering the playoffs.,The Stars (48-20-12, 108 points) clinched the No. 2 seed in the Central Division Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over the New York Rangers.,Their third consecutive win has assured them h...

Jacob deGrom brushes off Shohei Ohtani shot, lifts Rangers past Dodgers
Jacob deGrom overcame allowing a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani by striking out nine batters, helping the visiting Texas Rangers record a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.,deGrom (1-0) yielded one run on four hits in six innings before exiting after 93 pitches.,Evan Carter homered ...

Padres complete sweep of Rockies in 3-HR effort
Ty France, Ramon Laureano, and Jackson Merrill each homered Sunday, as the San Diego Padres finished off a four-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-2 in a game where both starting pitchers went down with injuries.,France went 3-for-3, scoring three runs and finishing a triple shy of the cy...

Logan Gilbert earns first win as Mariners beat Astros again
Logan Gilbert pitched seven strong innings for his first victory of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday afternoon.,Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley, the Nos. 5-6 batters in Seattle's lineup, both had three hits. Raley had two doubles and two RBIs.,Yainer ...

Rory McIlroy fourth player to win consecutive Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and now Rory McIlroy.,The Northern Irishman emerged from a tight pack of contenders to win the 90th Masters Tournament on Sunday, joining the trio of golf icons as the only players in history to conquer Augusta National in back-to-back years.,Mc...

Ty Gibbs nips Ryan Blaney in OT at Bristol
Ty Gibbs stayed out for track position then won his first career NASCAR Cup Series race by nipping Ryan Blaney in overtime on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, taking the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tenn.,In the NASCAR Cup Series' eighth race of 2026, Gibbs' small lead evaporated when Riley Herbst cre...

Capitals stay alive in playoff race with win over Penguins
Logan Thompson posted his fourth shutout of the season, and Connor McMichael scored a pair and added an assist for the Washington Capitals, who scored a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in a must-win game for the host squad.,McMichael had his third three-point game of the sea...

Carson Kelly's walkoff single caps Cubs rally, avoids Pirates sweep
Carson Kelly drove in pinch-runner Scott Kingery with one out in the ninth inning to give the host Chicago Cubs a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday.,Kelly's RBI single delivered the Cubs' first lead of the day as they rallied from deficits of 5-0 and 6-2 to avoid being swept. Cubs closer Da...

Nationals win back-and-forth affair to earn sweep of Brewers
Keibert Ruiz singled in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and the visiting Washington Nationals completed a sweep Sunday with an 8-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, who have lost five consecutive games.,CJ Abrams and Jacob Young opened the eighth with consecutive singles off Angel Zerpa (0-...

Jose Soriano still dealing as Angels defeat Reds
Jose Soriano continued his hot start with 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings and Oswald Peraza homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the second consecutive start that Sor...

Willson Contreras hammers former team as Red Sox rout Cards
Willson Contreras had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,Jarren Duran also collected three RBIs for Boston, which received four hits and two RBIs from Trevor Story. After losing...

Twins chase Max Scherzer early to win series against Blue Jays
Tristan Gray hit a three-run home run Sunday afternoon and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Kody Clemens added a solo home run and Taj Bradley (3-0) went five innings to pick the win for the Twins, who have won six of their l...

Diamondbacks skate past slumping Phillies
Pinch-hitter Adrian Del Castillo singled in the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday.,Corbin Carroll, James McCann and rookie Jose Fernandez had two hits apiece for the Di...

Birthday boy Cade Povich pitches Orioles past Giants
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run home run in the first inning and starter Cade Povich retired the first 12 batters he faced as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Povich, pitching on his 26th birthday, allowed just five hits and one run while fanning...

Chandler Simpson impactful again as Rays finish sweep of Yankees
Chandler Simpson collected three hits, scored a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees by hanging on for a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Simpson went 5-for-10 in the series and made his mark on each game. He drove in two run...

Nick Kurtz's HR, Aaron Civale's pitching help Athletics blank Mets
Aaron Civale tossed 5 2/3 solid innings and combined with four relievers on a four-hitter Sunday for the red-hot Athletics, who completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 1-0 victory.,Nick Kurtz homered in the third for the Athletics, who won the final five games of a six-game road tri...