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Maple Leafs start series strong with win over Panthers
William Nylander had two goals and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 5-4 win against the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Monday.,Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who will host Game 2 on Wed...

Willson Contreras powers Cards' comeback past Pirates
Willson Contreras had two hits including a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to help the host St. Louis Cardinals come back to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night.,Contreras' fifth home run of the season came off Pirates reliever Chase Shugart (1-2), who allowed all fo...

Cole Ragans, Royals dominate in shut out of White Sox
Cole Ragans struck out 11 over five solid innings and Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits with an RBI, as the Kansas City Royals continued their recent dominance over the visiting Chicago White Sox with Monday night's 3-0 victory.,Maikel Garcia and Drew Waters each had a run-scoring hit, while Garcia and Wi...

Brewers muscle past Astros to open three-game set
Christian Yelich had a two-run home run and Tobias Myers led a stellar pitching effort in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-1 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Myers (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings, bouncing back from his previous star...

Cubs stay hot by cooling off Giants
Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, while Ian Happ and Carson Kelly each homered, propelling the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Happ drove in three runs and Seiya Suzuki drove in two, as the Cubs won their fourth game in five tries. Matth...

Knicks storm back to force OT, take down Celtics in Game 1
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points as the visiting New York Knicks earned a 108-105 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.,The Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit in the third quarter and sealed the win when Mikal Bridg...

Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman homer as Dodgers top Marlins
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman each drilled two-run homers as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Miami Marlins 7-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Ohtani, who hit a National League-high 54 homers last year, has nine this season. His homer on Monday was a rocket clocke...

No-hit bid, inside-the-park HR highlight Braves' win over Reds
A.J. Smith-Shawver carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Monday in the opener of their three-game series.,Smith-Shawver (2-2) pitched a career-high eight innings and allowed no runs on one hit -- a leadoff single by Santiago Es...

Capitals, Hurricanes kick off series between evenly matched rivals
The wait is finally over for the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes to get their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series underway. ,Game 1 is Tuesday in Washington, and the top two teams from the Metropolitan Division are taking a similar approach to the best-of-seven matchup.,Washington, w...

Guardians-Nationals rained out; doubleheader Tuesday
The Washington Nationals' home game against the Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to rain Monday evening.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 3:35 p.m. local time. The second game will follow about 30 minutes after the end of the first.,The Nationals a...

Report: Alpine mulling driver swap ahead of race at Imola
Alpine Racing is considering replacing driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto for the next Formula One race at Imola, Italy, ESPN reported on Monday.,Colapinto, 21, signed with Alpine as a reserve in January. The Argentine's name routinely has been considered as a replacement for Doohan, who has s...

Cloud9 remains unbeaten in 2025 Split 2, big match on deck
Cloud9 became the third team to improve to 2-0 at the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles, beating Lyon 2-1 on Sunday in the final match of Week 5.,100 Thieves also won Sunday, beating Dignitas 2-0 to move both Group B teams to 1-1. FlyQuest is the only team at ...

Haeran Ryu never relinquishes lead to capture Black Desert title
South Korea's Haeran Ryu went wire-to-wire in winning the inaugural Black Desert Championship by five strokes on Sunday in Ivins, Utah, for her third career LPGA Tour victory.,Ryu carded a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to get to 26-under 262 for the tournament played at the Club at Carlton Wo...

FaZe, Ultra move atop standings in CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
Three teams stayed unbeaten with victories on Sunday as Week 1 of the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying drew to a close.,The Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra are tied atop the leaderboard at 2-0 and matching map differentials of plus-four. Sunday's other winner, the Miami Heretics, are al...

Jets cap comeback with double-OT win over Blues in Game 7
Adam Lowry scored at 16:10 of double-overtime to give the host Winnipeg Jets a thrilling 4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 on Sunday and a trip to the Western Conference semifinals.,The Jets will face the Dallas Stars in the second round.,Cole Perfetti scored twice and Vladisla...

Buddy Hield leads Warriors past Rockets in Game 7
Buddy Hield scored 33 points, Stephen Curry tallied 19 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Golden State Warriors rode a stifling defensive performance to a 103-89 road victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday and a 4-3 victory in this Western Conference first-round series.,The seventh-see...

G2 wins another tournament, taking Americas Stage 1
G2 Esports completed its stunning run through the lower bracket to the Valorant Champions Tour Americas Stage 1 championship, beating Sentinels 3-1 Sunday in the grand final in Los Angeles.,The win gives G2 two titles and a runner-up finish through three events so far in the Champions Tour season. T...

Trinity Armstrong's first pro goal lifts Wave over Bay FC
Trinity Armstrong bounced in a header in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time as the host San Diego Wave FC won their third straight National Women's Soccer League match, 2-1, over Bay FC on Sunday night.,It was the first professional goal for the 17-year-old Armstrong, who headed a corner ...

Austin Riley (two HRs) powers Braves past Dodgers
Austin Riley hit a pair of two-run home runs and the Atlanta Braves hung on to beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.,The victory was Atlanta's first in six games against the Dodgers this season and ended LA's seven-game winning streak.,It was the eighth mu...

Sporting Kansas City beat Galaxy without taking a shot
Sporting Kansas City became the first team in MLS history to win a match without a shot attempt, as they defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on a first-half own goal., ,Sporting Kansas City (3-7-1, 10 points) is now 3-2-0 in five matches under interim head coach Kerry Zavagnin. It...