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Whitecaps face stiff test against Loons before Mexico trip
The Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps take a 14-match unbeaten streak into arguably their most challenging week of the season beginning with a Wednesday night contest against visiting Minnesota United.,Vancouver (9-1-4, 31 points) holds a one-point lead over the Eastern Conference-leadi...
Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guardians
Shohei Ohtani belted his MLB-leading 20th homer and Max Muncy added a three-run shot as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 on Tuesday night.,Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning - his third homer in as many games -- for a two-run sh...
Liberty hit 90 again, stay perfect with win over Valkyries
The New York Liberty went wire-to-wire Tuesday night in a 95-67 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries behind a 24-point performance by Breanna Stewart.,It was the Liberty's fourth 90-point game in a row to start the season, one shy of the WNBA record.,New York (4-0) won through ball movem...
Jack Flaherty's scoreless start leads Tigers past Giants
Jack Flaherty allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings as the host Detroit Tigers downed the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday.,Flaherty (3-6) walked one and struck out eight in the Tigers' third straight victory. Chase Lee followed with two shutout innings, and Will Vest picked up his seven...
PARIVISION rallies, now 5-0 at DreamLeague 26’s Group Stage 2
PARIVISION dropped its first map of the day before keeping its perfect record intact with a 2-1 win over Aurora Gaming during Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 26 on Tuesday.,All four of Tuesday's best-of-three matches went the distance, as BetBoom Team maintained second place by beating Gaimin Gl...
Rapids face punchless Timbers looking to win 3rd straight
The Colorado Rapids will try to complete their first three-game winning streak of 2025 when they visit a Portland Timbers side that is suddenly struggling to score goals.,The Rapids (6-5-4, 22 points) have earned back-to-back 1-0 home wins against Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City over the past two ...
Novak Djokovic remains perfect in French Open first round
Novak Djokovic improved to 20-0 in first-round matches at the French Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win Tuesday over Mackenzie McDonald in Paris.,The sixth-seeded Serbian, coming off his 100th ATP Tour title last weekend at the Geneva Open, has not lost a set in the first round at Roland Garros since 201...
Coco Gauff overcomes racket mishap to win first-round match
Coco Gauff overcame being the butt of the joke to win a laugher in her first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday in Paris.,First, the funny part: Gauff arrived at Court Philippe-Chatrier without her rackets.,A ball boy saved the day by retrieving the equipment and the second-seeded Gauff shook...
Anthony Volpe delivers key hit in Yanks' win over Angels
Anthony Volpe hit a three-run double and Ryan Yarbrough tossed six strong innings as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels with a 5-1 win on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,Yarbrough (2-0) allowed two hits, including a leadoff homer to Zach Neto in the first inning...
11th-inning wild pitch sends Padres past Marlins
Tyler Wade scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Miami Marlins 4-3.,Wade pinch-ran for Manny Machado at third after Gavin Sheets started the inning by grounding out to second, moving Machado up 90 feet. Miami u...
Thunder hold off Wolves' rally, head home up 3-1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished 10 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder escaped with a 128-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Jalen Williams added 34 points on 13-for-24 shootin...
Frederik Andersen blanks Panthers to keep Canes alive
Frederik Andersen made 20 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes to help them avoid elimination with a 3-0 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Hurricanes host Game 5 on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Andersen, who registered his fif...
Ryne Nelson, D-backs blank Pirates, end 5-game skid
Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor homered, Ryne Nelson pitched 6 2/3 sharp innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a five-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Phoenix on Monday.,Nelson (2-1) gave up four hits and struck out four without a walk in his longest start of...
Rays win sixth straight as bats surge late in win over Twins
Jonathan Aranda's three-run homer in the sixth inning pushed the Tampa Bay Rays to their majors-best sixth straight victory, beating the visiting Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Monday night.,Starting pitcher Zack Littell (4-5) was outstanding over 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander allowed one run on three hit...
Frost work OT again, edge Charge to claim 2nd PWHL crown
Minnesota captured its second consecutive PWHL championship on Monday, as Liz Schepers' goal 12 minutes into overtime gave the Frost a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Frost won the best-of-five finals 3-1, as all four games were decided by 2-1 scores in overtime -- includ...
Shohei Ohtani sets tone with leadoff homer in Dodgers' win over Guardians
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game and scored three runs, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six strong innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Monday night.,Ohtani took over the MLB lead with 19 home runs -- one more than Yankees superstar Aaron Ju...
Mets push across run in bottom of ninth to edge White Sox
Francisco Lindor's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday lifted the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Tyrone Taylor started the winning rally off right-hander Steven Wilson (1-1) with a double off the glove of center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the warni...
PARIVISION, BetBoom become clear 1-2 at DreamLeague 26
While PARIVISION remained unbeaten for a fourth straight day, BetBoom Team took sole possession of second place in Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 26 on Monday.,PARIVISION swept winless Team Liquid 2-0 and BetBoom blanked Nigma Galaxy by the same score. Yakult Brothers also won a 2-0 shutout ove...
Tyler Stephenson's breakout game lifts Reds over Royals
Tyler Stephenson clubbed a two-run homer for one of his three hits, Nick Martinez pitched seven quality innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Monday.,Stephenson came in batting .177 but matched the personal hit total from his previous six games. He had three RBI...
Gausman outduels deGrom as Blue Jays stymie Rangers
Kevin Gausman allowed only a solo home run over eight innings and Daulton Varsho homered among his three hits as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the struggling Texas Rangers 2-1 on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,Gausman (5-4) scattered five hits while striking out six and not walking a batter in outduel...