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NHL Stanley Cup Final Isn’t Over For Edmonton Oilers: Or Is It?
The Edmonton Oilers are desperately trying to crawl back in the Staley Cup Final. Can they do it? ...
Max Verstappen back atop the podium with Canadian Grand Prix victory
Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won for the sixth time this season, navigating wet and dry conditions and a challenge from Lando Norris to capture the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday in Montreal.,Verstappen's Red Bull Racing Honda finished the 70 laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by...
Jackson Chourio's clutch hit lifts Brewers past Tigers
Jackson Chourio drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a sixth-inning double and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the host Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.,Christian Yelich had two hits and drove in two runs, while Brice Turang reached base three times and scored twice.,Jared Koenig (6-1) tossed 1 2...
Red-hot Heliot Ramos leads Giants past Rangers
Heliot Ramos homered and doubled and drove in three runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory, 3-1, over the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Austin Slater scored two runs and Matt Chapman singled in four at-bats to extend his on-base streak to 25 ga...
Gavin Sheets blasts White Sox past Red Sox
Gavin Sheets belted a grand slam among his three hits, Paul DeJong homered and four pitchers delivered 4 2/3 innings of three-hit relief to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,After stopping a franchise-worst 14-game losing streak Friday night, th...
Orioles' Kyle Bradish dominant in shutout of Rays
Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivered his second consecutive sterling outing and teammates Ryan O'Hearn and Gunnar Henderson homered as the Orioles beat the host Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Saturday at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Bradish allowed just one hit while striking out nine batters without a ...
Ezequiel Tovar powers Rockies past Cardinals
Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs to power the visiting Colorado Rockies past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Rockies.,Colorado starting pitcher Ryan Feltner held the Car...
Pirates blank Twins for second straight game
Rowdy Tellez broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer and singled in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates shutout the Minnesota Twins for the second straight game, winning 4-0 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series on Saturday.,Six Pirates pitchers combined on the six-hit shutout, includ...
TJ Friedl leads Reds past Cubs, win streak at 7
TJ Friedl belted a tiebreaking two-run homer and drove in three runs while Andrew Abbott allowed just one run over five innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their seventh straight win Saturday, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Dansby Swanson and David Bote each had three hits for the Cubs, who...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman has career day in shutting out A's
Kevin Gausman pitched the first nine-inning complete game of his career and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a walk-off loss the night before to thump the host Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gausman (5-4), who pitched the 2020 and 2021 seasons across the San Francisco Bay for the G...
Nick Senzel, Nationals hold off Braves
Nick Senzel had three hits including a two-run home run and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Saturday.,Eddie Rosario had two hits and drove in three runs and Lane Thomas had two hits and scored twice as Washington won its second straight.,Senzel drove in three runs, w...
Adam Frazier helps Royals knock off Mariners
Adam Frazier went 2 for 2 with a double and home run against his former team as the Kansas City Royals defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4 Saturday afternoon.,Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel added two-run doubles for the Royals, who have won the first two games of the series after rallying ...
Terrence Shannon Jr.'s lawyers allowed to use video evidence
Lawyers for former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. learned Friday that they can use video evidence they believe will back their contention that another man, not their client, might have raped a woman in Lawrence, Kan., in September.,The defense team for Shannon, who was suspended from the team fo...
Ex-Islanders coach Lane Lambert hired by Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs named Lane Lambert as an associate coach on Wednesday.,He joins the staff of Craig Berube, hired May 17 to replace Sheldon Keefe. Toronto fired Keefe after the Maple Leafs lost their first-round playoff series to the Boston Bruins in seven games.,The New York Islanders fired ...
Ex-Raptors F Jontay Porter's alleged betting accomplice arrested
A New York man was arrested on suspicion of placing bets on Jontay Porter in games that the Toronto Raptors forward was attempting to lose as part of a sports betting scheme, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.,Long Phi "Bruce" Pham, a 38-year-old from Brooklyn, was taken into custody on Monday after ...
Celtics C/F Kristaps Porzingis plans to play in Game 1 vs. Mavericks
Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis, who has not played since April 29 because of a calf injury, plans to be available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks.,"That is the plan right now," Porzingis said on Tuesday in his first public comments since May 4. "Again, i...
Jim Furyk names assistants for '24 Presidents Cup
U.S. captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal this September.,"The three of them have a tremendous history with this event, but more importantly, they will be trusted voices in the team room and on the ...
Royals score 3 in ninth to shock Padres, avoid sweep
Nelson Velazquez's two-run triple and Nick Loftin's sacrifice fly rallied the Kansas City Royals past the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday to salvage the final game of the weekend series.,With the Royals trailing by two, Vinnie Pasquantino singled and Salvador Perez walked to lead off the nin...
Whitecaps score in closing minutes to edge Rapids
Damir Kreilach scored the decisive goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time and Giuseppe Bovalina made a big defensive play to help the host Vancouver Whitecaps notch a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Sebastian Berhalter also scored a goal for the Whitecaps (7-5-...
UFL roundup: Stallions score late, hold off Panthers
Adrian Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jace Sternberger with about one minute left in regulation as the host Birmingham Stallions edged the Michigan Panthers 20-19 on Saturday.,Marcus Baugh caught a one-point pass conversion with 59 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter for the...