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Blue Jays hit three HRs to finish three-game sweep of A's
Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run home run Sunday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays went deep three times to defeat the visiting Athletics 5-2.,George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto hit solo shots for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-game season-opening series.,Max Muncy hit a two-run home run for the Ath...
Royals avoid sweep behind Seth Lugo's strong start over Braves
Seth Lugo pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr. hit safely for the third straight game to help the visiting Kansas City Royals defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Sunday and salvage a win in the three-game series., ,The victory helped the Royals avoid their first sweep since June 24-26 aga...
Adam Sykora helps Rangers knock off Panthers
Rookie Adam Sykora scored for the second straight game, Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and the host New York Rangers recorded a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon.,The Rangers (30-35-9, 69 points) won their second straight following a season-high six-game skid, and did so after...
UConn returns to Final Four after rolling past Notre Dame
Sarah Strong scored 21 points and Blanca Quinonez added 20 off the bench as top-seeded UConn handled its business with a 70-52 in over No. 6-seed Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament Regional 1 final at Fort Worth, Texas., ,UConn (38-0), the defending national champion, won its 54th ...
Team Vitality sweep Natus Vincere, win BLAST Open Spring
Team Vitality recorded a 3-0 victory over Natus Vincere on Sunday in the best-of-five grand final of the BLAST Open Spring at Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Vitality posted a 13-7 win on Inferno and 13-10 triumphs on both Anubis and Dust II to pocket the first-place prize of $150,000 and three BLAST Freque...
Max Verstappen says he is considering F1 retirement
Max Verstappen said his current unhappiness has left all options on the table, including retirement once the current Formula 1 season ends.,A winner of 71 career F1 races, which trails only Lewis Hamilton (105) and Michael Schumacher (91) all time, Verstappen finished eighth at the Japanese Grand Pr...
Teen wolf: Kimi Antonelli captures win at Japanese Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli overcame a slow start to record his second straight win on Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan.,Antonelli dropped to sixth place before steadily working his way into contention and benefiting from a safety car that was deployed due to a crash for Haas' O...
Mikko Rantanen, Stars double up Penguins
Mikko Rantanen scored in his first game in nearly two months, and the Dallas Stars tallied three unanswered second-period goals to end a four-game skid and defeat the host Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.,Rantanen and Jason Robertson each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (44-18-11, 99 points)...
Dallas Fuel off to 2-0 start in Overwatch Champions Series
Dallas Fuel continued their strong start with their second win in as many weeks, a 3-0 sweep over Team Liquid on Saturday to open Week 2 of Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1.,The Overwatch 2 online competition, with a prize pool of $75,000, features six teams playing a regular...
Tundra Esports awaits foe in grand final at ESL One Birmingham
Tundra Esports swept Team Yandex to advance to the grand final on Sunday at the ESL One Birmingham event in England.,Team Yandex, with the loss on Saturday, dropped to the lower-bracket final on Sunday against Xtreme Gaming, which had eliminated PARIVISION on Saturday in the lower-bracket semifinal....
Dylan Strome's heroics help Caps nip Knights in shootout
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Strome, who hit the post on the first shot of the game, tied it at 4-all midway through the period ...
Guardians outslug Mariners in 10th inning, hold on for win
Chase DeLauter homered for a third consecutive game, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Saturday night.,The Guardians broke a 3-3 tie on Seattle third baseman Brendon Donovan's throwing error on Steven Kwan's bunt. That scored Bray...
Flames remain hot, beat up on Canucks
Matt Coronato and Morgan Frost each scored once in three-point performances and the host Calgary Flames rode a four-goal second period to a 7-3 victory over the floundering Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,Ryan Strome, Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh all collected one goal and one assist, while Joel Fara...
Hawks retain No. 6 seed with win over struggling Kings
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 points, Jalen Johnson added 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Sacramento Kings for a 123-113 victory on Saturday.,CJ McCollum scored 22 points, while Jock Landale finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks (42-33), who ...
Suns pile on points, woeful Jazz in cruising to victory
Jalen Green scored 31 points and made five 3-pointers, Devin Booker added 26 points and the host Phoenix Suns tied their season scoring high in a 134-109 blowout of the tanking Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Grayson Allen scored 19 points and Oso Ighodaro had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Suns (41-33...
Dodgers sweep D-backs on Will Smith's late 2-run HR
Will Smith hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning as the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers posted a three-game, season-opening sweep with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday., ,Freddie Freeman had three hits, including an RBI double, starter T...
Alexander Kerfoot, Logan Cooley score twice as Mammoth rout Kings
Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley each scored twice as the visiting Utah Mammoth thumped the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Saturday night.,With the win, Utah (38-30-6, 82 points), currently in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, holds a five-point lead over the Nashville Predators, owner...
Padres stymie Tigers for first win of season
Randy Vasquez fired six shutout innings Saturday night as the San Diego Padres avoided a season-opening, three-game sweep at the visiting Detroit Tigers' hands with a 3-0 victory.,Vasquez allowed just two hits, both to third baseman Cole Keith, while walking three and striking out eight, one shy of ...
Flyers gain ground on Red Wings as Owen Tippett gets hat trick
Owen Tippett notched his third career hat trick and fourth career four-point night as the Philadelphia Flyers survived a late scare to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 to match their franchise record with eight straight road wins.,Noah Cates and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers (35-24-12, 82 ...
Hyo Joo Kim sets 54-hole record in taking control of Ford Championship
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim took an emphatic step toward defending her title at the Ford Championship on Saturday, setting an LPGA 54-hole record to build a four-stroke lead in Chandler, Ariz.,Despite that hot start, Kim is focused on keeping her approach consistent on Sunday.,"This course, anyone is ...