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Raptors to join Nets in retiring Vince Carter's number
Vince Carter will become the first Toronto Raptors player to have his number retired on Nov. 2, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Carter, 47, and his No. 15 jersey will be honored when the Raptors face the Sacramento Kings at Scotiabank Arena, according to reports from TSN and ESPN.,Nicknamed "Air C...
Aces' defense too much for Storm in Game 1
A'ja Wilson scored 21 points, Tiffany Hayes added 20 off the bench and a strong defensive performance in the fourth quarter led the host Las Vegas Aces to a 78-67 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night in Game 1 of a best-of-three, first-round playoff series. ,Las Vegas held Seattle without a fi...
Chiefs hold off Falcons late, prevail 22-17
ATLANTA -- Patrick Mahomes completed 26 of 39 passes for 217 yards to go along with two touchdowns and an interception as the Kansas City Chiefs escaped with a 22-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.,Carson Steele ran for 72 yards as the Chiefs (3-0) won their third one-score game to beg...
Mets stop Phillies from clinching division for second straight game
Brandon Nimmo homered leading off the sixth inning, and the surging New York Mets once again prevented the visiting Philadelphia Phillies from clinching the National League East title with a 2-1 win Sunday night in the finale of a four-game series.,The Mets (87-69) took three of four from the Philli...
Paul Broadhurst prevails at Pebble Beach for second win of season
Englishman Paul Broadhurst grinded out an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach Golf Links to win the PURE Insurance Championship on Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Broadhurst opened the day with a five-shot lead on the field after firing a round of 64 on Saturday. He made key par saves down the stretch to fin...
Romy Gonzalez powers Red Sox to doubleheader sweep of Twins
Romy Gonzalez hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox sweep a doubleheader against the visiting Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 victory in Game 2 on Sunday., ,Gonzalez homered against Minnesota reliever Cole Irvin to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. It w...
Ravens run up big lead on Cowboys, then hang on for first win
Derrick Henry rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries and the Baltimore Ravens survived a late rally by the Dallas Cowboys to earn their first win of the season, a 28-25 victory on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott scored Dallas' first touchdown on a 1-yard s...
Union return to playoff position by trouncing D.C. United 4-0
A two-goal night for Daniel Gazdag and two assists from 20-year-old Quinn Sullivan powered the Philadelphia Union over D.C. United 4-0 Sunday night in Chester, Pa.,With the victory, the Union moved back into ninth place -- the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference -- with four matches remaini...
Natus Vincere prevails at ESL Pro League 20 grand final
Natus Vincere battled Eternal Fire and came away with a 3-2 victory in the grand final of the ESL Pro League season 20 on Sunday in Saint Julian's, Malta.,NaVi dug out of a 1-0 hole, then hung on to take down Eternal Fire and win $170,000 of the $750,000 prize pool along with 2,400 BLAST Premier poi...
Andy Dalton sparks Panthers' offense in win at Raiders
Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes and sparked what had been a dismal Carolina offense as the Panthers beat the host Las Vegas Raiders 36-22 on Sunday., ,Dalton, a 36-year-old veteran who became a journeyman after beginning his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, replaced 2023 No. 1 overall dr...
Lions dig into bag of tricks en route to beating Cardinals
Jared Goff passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions topped the Arizona Cardinals 20-13 on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.,Goff, who was intercepted once, completed 18 of 23 passes. David Montgomery rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for the Lions (2-1).,Jahmyr Gibbs ru...
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts homer in 9th, Dodgers edge Rockies
Shohei Ohtani tied the game with a home run to lead off the ninth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a game-ending blast as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday., ,Ohtani, the favorite to become the first primary designated hitter to win a...
Shota Imanaga stymies Nationals in Cubs' win
Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs in a 5-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Mike Tauchman, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya went deep for Chicago (80-76), which took three of four from Washington (69-87).,The start of the game w...
Napheesa Collier, efficient Lynx fend off Mercury in Game 1
Napheesa Collier scored a season-high 38 points as the Minnesota Lynx held off a comeback bid from the Phoenix Mercury to win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 102-95 on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Collier shot 11-of-19 from the floor and 13-of-14 from the free-throw line while adding six reboun...
Seahawks smother Dolphins to improve to 3-0
Zach Charbonnet rushed for a career-high 91 yards and two touchdowns and the defense did the rest as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Miami Dolphins 24-3 Sunday afternoon.,DK Metcalf hauled in a 71-yard touchdown reception and Jason Myers kicked a 56-yard field goal for the Seahawks (3-0)....
Aaron Judge belts one last HR in Oakland as Yankees win
Northern California native Aaron Judge said goodbye to the Oakland Coliseum with his 55th home run, Jasson Dominguez and Gleyber Torres also homered and the New York Yankees clinched no worse than a tie for the American League East title with a 7-4 victory Sunday afternoon over the Oakland Athletics...
White Sox fall to Padres to equal record of 120 losses
A three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox, moving the winners within a victory of a National League playoff spot and the losers into a tie for history of the worst kind.,Chicago (36-120) equaled the 1962 N...
Cam Smith, Ripper GC win LIV Golf Team Championship
Cameron Smith and Ripper GC won a LIV Golf team title for their native Australia, not to mention boatloads of cash for themselves.,The all-Australian team of Smith, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman edged 4Aces GC and won the LIV Golf Team Championship on Sunday outside Dallas, bringing a ...
Brewers erase 8-run deficit to stun Diamondbacks
Jake Bauers delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the host Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit to earn a stunning 10-9 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon., ,Milwaukee (89-67) trailed 8-0 after Arizona struck for a seven-run third that featur...
Alyssa Thomas' triple-double carries Sun past Fever in playoff opener
Alyssa Thomas recorded her WNBA-leading 15th career triple-double and fourth in the postseason as the Connecticut Sun overwhelmed the visiting Indiana Fever 93-69 in the opener of their best-of-three series on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas finished with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, an...