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Colt Keith's 3-homer night carries Tigers over Astros
Colt Keith produced his first career three-homer game as the visiting Detroit Tigers slugged five home runs en route to a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday.,Keith finished 3-for-4 with two two-run homers, a solo shot and a career-high six RBIs. Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson also ...

Two homers carry Twins to series-opening victory over Rangers
Josh Bell blasted a three-run homer in the first inning and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win against the Texas Rangers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Byron Buxton, the reigning AL Player of the Week, also homered for the Twins, who have won three of thei...

Natasha Howard, Lynx start hot to dominate Fire
Seven players scored in double figures Monday night as the Minnesota Lynx rolled to a 107-74 win over the visiting Portland Fire.,Natasha Howard led the balanced attack with 18 points, while Courtney Williams added 16. Nia Coffey hit for 15 points and Kayla McBride contributed 14 as Minnesota (11-3,...

Arike Ogunbowale powers Wings to rout of Aces
Arike Ogunbowale poured in 22 points with seven assists, and Jessica Shepard finished one assist short of a triple-double as the Dallas Wings continued their dominance of the defending champions with a 96-66 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Monday in a Commissioner's Cup clash in Arlington, Texas.,Dal...

Dustin May pitches one-hit, complete game as Cardinals blank Padres
Dustin May threw a one-hit complete game shutout on Monday to help the St. Louis Cardinals earn a 3-0 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres.,May (5-6) threw six perfect innings before Fernando Tatis Jr. walked in the seventh. The St. Louis starter struck out nine and walked one in the first com...

Eugenio Suarez's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs in first 2 innings carry Reds over Mets
Eugenio Suarez belted a two-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam an inning later, driving in a career-high six runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 12-0 rout of the visiting New York Mets on Monday night.,Suarez, who opened the season hitting just .203 in his first 40 games and battled a ...

Freshman pitcher guides Oklahoma past No. 3 Georgia at MCWS
Jaxon Willits hit a two-run homer and Brendan Brock added a solo shot to help Oklahoma notch a 4-3 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Monday night in Men's College World Series play at Omaha, Neb.,Oklahoma freshman right-hander Xander Mercurius struck out a career-high nine while pitching a career-best 7...

Zack Wheeler, Gabriel Rincones Jr. help Phillies blank Marlins
Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six strong innings and Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit his first career home run to highlight the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-0 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday.,After getting shut out twice in Milwaukee over the weekend, Philadelphia turned the tables on Mia...

Nationals ride 5-run 5th inning to take down Royals
Dylan Crews' three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and the Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Monday night in Washington.,Trailing 3-2, Washington loaded the bases with no outs when Keibert Ruiz and Nasim Nunez singled, and James Wood walked. Luis Garcia Jr. lined a single to left, s...

Maxi Araujo, Uruguay claw back for 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia
Maxi Araujo cleaned up an 80th-minute rebound opportunity to help Uruguay salvage a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in both teams' Group H opener on Monday evening in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Araujo's leveler was a just reward for Uruguay's much-improved effort after halftime. But Marcelo Bielsa's No. 18-r...

Willson Contreras carrying Red Sox into series vs. Blue Jays
Getting off to a strong start should be on the Boston Red Sox's to-do list Tuesday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays., ,The Red Sox won two of three games against the Texas Rangers last weekend, but Sunday's 6-4 loss dropped Boston's record to 9-29 when their ...

Cape Verde's debut draw a win for Africa, 'so-called minor' nations
Cape Verde's historic 0-0 draw against Spain on Monday in Atlanta delivered a triumphant blow for all smaller nations whose inclusion in the first 48-team World Cup has drawn derision from more established corners of the soccer world.,And their coach knows it.,Speaking after his side's resilient per...

Belgium escape Egypt upset bid with own goal
SEATTLE -- Romelu Lukaku forced Egypt into an own goal within seconds of entering the game and favored Belgium escaped with a 1-1 draw in the opening Group G match of the 2026 World Cup at Seattle Stadium on Monday.,Lukaku's equalizer came just 28 seconds after entering the game in the 66th minute a...

Cape Verde stun Spain, play to draw in World Cup debut
Although it wasn't a win, Cape Verde delivered a World Cup debut for the ages Monday afternoon when they stifled Spain for a 0-0 draw in the opening match for both teams in Group H play in Atlanta.,Spain, who rank second in the FIFA/Coca Cola world rankings, controlled the match in all phases but we...

Justin Gaethje stuns Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250
In perhaps the most shocking upset in UFC history, Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria after Topuria's corner stopped the fight at the end of the fourth round to win the lightweight championship and cap UFC Freedom 250 at the White House lawn in Washington on Sunday night.,Gaethje (28-5) put togeth...

LYON sweeps past Liquid for LCS Spring championship
LYON maintained a dominant form to sweep Team Liquid 3-0 on Sunday and take home the championship of the LCS Spring playoffs in Los Angeles.,Just one map exceeded 40 minutes of play as LYON coasted to a grand final victory that locked up qualification to the Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South...

Yasin Ayari brace helps Sweden overwhelm Tunisia
Yasin Ayari recorded a brace, Alexander Isak had one goal and two assists, and Viktor Gyokeres recorded a goal and an assist to help Sweden cruise to a 5-1 victory over Tunisia on Sunday night in World Cup Group F play at Guadalupe, Mexico.,Mattias Svanberg also scored as Sweden took advantage of so...

Team Liquid still unblemished at OWCS Stage 2
Team Liquid is alone atop of the standings at 2-0 after regular-season play Sunday for Stage 2 of North American qualifying for the Overwatch Champions Series.,A 3-1 win over LuneX Gaming kept Team Liquid at the top, while Dallas Fuel notched their first win in sweeping last-place The Kafe, 3-0, in ...

Riyadh storms back, improves to 3-0 at Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying
A day after the Los Angeles Thieves improved to 3-0 at Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying, the Riyadh Falcons appeared doomed in their bid to match on Sunday.,But down 2-1, the Falcons rallied to win the final two maps and win 3-2 in the final of three Week 2 matches played on the day. The...

Hurricanes storm past Golden Knights in Game 6 to grab Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS -- Rod Brind'Amour captained the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006.,Now 20 years later, he'll get his name on the trophy again as head coach of the Hurricanes.,Rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi, a waiver-wire pickup from Florida in October, made 22 saves to win his third...