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Garrett Mitchell’s clutch hit lifts Brewers over Red Sox
Garrett Mitchell's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning broke a tie and helped the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday night.,Mitchell's single came against reliever Garrett Whitlock (0-1) and drove in Brice Turang to give Milwaukee a 6-5 lead. Roman Anthony's wild ...
Dodgers (5 HRs) crush Blue Jays in World Series rematch
Dalton Rushing had two home runs among his four hits Monday night and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2.,Former Blue Jay Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run homer and four RBIs while Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer and three RBIs in a rematch of the 2025 World Se...
Called up for spot start, Brandon Young pitches O's past White Sox
Brandon Young pitched five shutout innings in a spot start and Gunnar Henderson homered, boosting the visiting Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,Baltimore stopped a three-game losing streak while handing the White Sox their first home loss of the season.,Chi...
Trio of homers powers Nationals comeback against Cardinals
James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams homered in a six-run eighth inning and the Nationals rallied for a 9-6 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night in Washington, ending their five-game losing streak.,With Washington trailing 6-3, Drew Millas and Jorbit Vivas singled off Ryne Stanek with o...
Jason Zucker leads Sabres to pivotal win over Lightning
Jason Zucker broke a tie in the second period and added an assist as the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night.,Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres (47-23-8, 102 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a tie with th...
Magic continue playoff push with win over Pistons
Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and Desmond Bane added 25 as the Orlando Magic withstood a fourth-quarter rally and closed on a 14-2 run to beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 123-107 on Monday.,Anthony Black contributed 14 points off the bench for Orlando, which won for the fourth time in the past fi...
Jalen Brunson's huge fourth quarter powers Knicks over Hawks
Jalen Brunson hit the tiebreaking basket with 29.8 seconds remaining and prevented CJ McCollum from getting off a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as the visiting New York Knicks outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 108-105 victory on Monday night in a possible playoff preview.,Brunson scored 17 of his 30...
German Marquez's strong start helps Padres shut out Pirates
Nick Castellanos and Jake Cronenworth each had two hits, including a double and an RBI, to lead the Padres to a 5-0 victory over the host Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Xander Bogaerts and Freddy Fermin each also had two hits as San Diego won its third in a row and seventh in a row at PNC Pa...
Michael Wacha earns win as Royals down Guardians
Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the sixth inning and Jonathan India belted a two-run shot in the eighth, lifting the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Jensen drove a fastball into the right field stands off rookie Peyton Pallette (...
Brandon Williamson, Reds combine for three-hit shutout of Marlins
Brandon Williamson pitched 6 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball, and hometown hero Sal Stewart stroked an RBI single as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Miami Marlins 2-0 on Monday night.,Cincinnati, which has won four straight games, also got a home run from Tyler Stephenson.,Williamson (1-1) l...
Raptors host Heat for a pair with both vying for optimal playoff positioning
Plenty will be at stake on Tuesday when the Toronto Raptors host the Miami Heat for the first of two straight meetings north of the border between the postseason-bound teams.,Entering Monday's action, Toronto (43-35) sits in the No. 7 spot of the crowded Eastern Conference standings, tied with the P...
Rays defeat Cubs in return to Tropicana Field
Cedric Mullins and Jonathan Aranda crushed two-run homers, and the Tampa Bay Rays returned to their renovated domed stadium Monday afternoon with a 6-4 home-opening win over the Chicago Cubs in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Back in the dome across the bay from Tampa, the Rays rallied from a two-run deficit t...
Sloane Stephens pulls out three-set win to begin stay in Austria
Sloane Stephens battled back from a poor first set to topple Germany's Tatjana Maria 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on the first day of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Monday in Linz, Austria.,Stephens and Maria held serve throughout the second set, but Stephens raced out to leads of 5-1 and 6-2 in the tiebreak...
Stan Wawrinka bows out and says farewell to Monte Carlo
At 41 years old, three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka is not interested in going on a ceremonial farewell tour.,As he demonstrated at the 2026 Australian Open, when he became the oldest man since 1978 to reach the third round, the second-ranked Swiss player of all-time is going to fight until the...
Late Rockets bucket spoils Stephen Curry's return to Warriors
Stephen Curry returned from a two-month absence with 29 points, but Alperen Sengun capped a 24-point performance with a go-ahead interior hoop with 11.1 seconds remaining, lifting the Houston Rockets to a 117-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night in San Francisco.,In his first r...
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...
Clippers throttle Kings to move into 8th in Western Conference
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and John Collins added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers moved into eighth place in the Western Conference standings with a 138-109 road victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday., ,Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each scored 17 points, while Kris Dunn and Jordan Miller...
Ex-Phillie Mickey Moniak cracks 2 long HRs to lead Rockies
Former Philadelphia first-round pick Mickey Moniak hit two home runs and TJ Rumfield also went deep as the Colorado Rockies beat the Phillies 4-1 on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Goodman had two hits and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six strong innings to earn his first win for Colorado. Victor Vodnik got the ...
Auburn blows 21-point lead, recovers to beat Tulsa for NIT title
Kevin Overton netted 26 points, including a deep 3-pointer and a free throw in the final two minutes of overtime, and Auburn won its first NIT championship in a wild 92-86 win over Tulsa on Sunday night in Indianapolis. ,An NCAA Tournament Final Four team one year ago, the Tigers (22-16) wasted a 21...
Cardinals' big fifth inning denies Tigers series sweep
Ivan Herrera's tiebreaking two-run single capped a four-run, fifth-inning outburst as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday night.,Pedro Pages had an RBI single for the Cardinals, who salvaged the finale of a three-game series. St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy (1-1) ga...