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Maple Leafs fire GM Brad Treliving
The Maple Leafs announced on Monday that they would "part ways" with general manager Brad Treliving after nearly three years of his stewardship.,Treliving took on the role in May 2023. After two upper-division finishes, including a first-place finish in 2024-25, the Leafs have fallen off this season...

SP Chase Burns earns first MLB victory as Reds blank Pirates
Chase Burns tossed five one-hit innings and struck out seven, and the host Cincinnati Reds plated a pair of runs to back him up during a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,Burns (1-0) threw 78 pitches and walked three, but didn't surrender a hit until Spencer Horwitz's single t...

Hoping to end playoff drought, Flyers visit desperate Caps
After missing the postseason each of the past five years, the Philadelphia Flyers are making a bid to sneak into the playoffs in 2026.,And they're making franchise history in the process.,The Flyers, who have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, travel to Washington to face the Capitals on Tuesday eve...

Kyle Isbel's go-ahead home run enough for Royals to beat Twins
Kris Bubic allowed two hits over six solid innings, nine-hole batter Kyle Isbel clubbed a two-run home run and the Kansas City Royals won their home opener 3-1 over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.,Isaac Collins, who hit eighth in the Royals' lineup, belted a late solo homer, and relievers Daniel Lync...

Ducks D Radko Gudas to face music, will play Maple Leafs
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas said he will play against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday despite sitting out Saturday with a lower-body injury.,It's notable news because Gudas' illegal knee-on-knee hit ended Toronto captain Auston Matthews' season back on March 12. Gudas was suspended for fi...

Gary Woodland, 4 others earn Masters invites
Texas Children's Houston Open winner Gary Woodland and four other golfers clinched spots at this year's Masters on Sunday.,Woodland earned the spot by winning the event, his first PGA Tour win since the 2019 U.S. Open. The victory came 2 1/2 years removed from undergoing brain surgery to remove a le...

FaZe Vegas bounces back from loss to capture CDL Stage 2 Major
FaZe Vegas rebounded from a loss to OpTic Texas earlier in the day to win the rematch in the grand final 4-1 on Sunday of the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major.,OpTic Texas took a 3-1 victory in the best-of-five upper-bracket final in Marston Green, England. That sent FaZe Vegas to the lower-brack...

Tundra holds off Yandex, wins ESL One Birmingham
For more than an hour, it appeared as if Team Yandex would get its revenge on Tundra Esports in the best way possible.,Then the clock struck midnight.,Despite dropping the first map and needing more than an hour to survive the second, Tundra beat Yandex 3-1 Sunday to win the ESL One Birmingham event...

Spacestation Gaming, Dallas Fuel stay unbeaten in Overwatch Champions Series
Spacestation Gaming and Dallas Fuel improved to 3-0 on Sunday to close 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 season with a round-robin format from March 21 to April 5....

Nuggets win 6th straight, sink Warriors with big 3rd quarter
Nikola Jokic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-93 on Sunday night.,Jamal Murray had 20 points, Bruce Brown scored 15 off the bench, Christian Braun finished with 12 a...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder make late run, hold off Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 111-100 home win over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.,The Thunder (59-16) have won 14 of their last 15 and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference.,Oklahoma City led by 11 e...

Hyo Joo Kim wins Ford title, beats Nelly Korda for 2nd straight week
Hyo Joo Kim won for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour -- and for the second straight week, she fended off Nelly Korda to do so.,The native of South Korea posted a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to finish 28-under 260 and successfully defend her title at the Ford Championship on Sunday in Chandl...

Emerson Hancock, Mariners shut out Guardians
Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock pitched six hitless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Sunday.,Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners earned a split of the season-opening, four-game series.,Hancock (1-0), in the rotation because Bryce Miller ...

Owen Caissie's walk-off blast downs Rockies in Marlins' best start since '09
Rookie Owen Caissie slugged a two-out, two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 4-3 win over Colorado on Sunday afternoon for a sweep of the Rockies., ,Miami is 3-0 for the first time since 2009., ,Victor Vodnik gave up the homer on a 94-mph changeup right dow...

Flyers stay red-hot with OT win over Stars
Trevor Zegras scored with 1:33 left in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Dallas Stars on Sunday.,Zegras' fourth career OT goal -- and his first as a member of the Flyers -- was his 23rd tally of the season, tying his career high. The crafty winger skated slo...

MacKenzie Gore powers Rangers past Phillies in debut
Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Nimmo homered as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber game of their series with the Philadelphia Phillies with an 8-3 win Sunday.,MacKenzie Gore (1-0), who came over in an offseason trade with the Washington Nationals, pitched 5 1/3 innings in his first start wi...

Pelicans hang for quarter, then Rockets turn on afterburners
Alperen Sengun paired 36 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 134-102 victory over the host New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,Sengun hit 5 of 7 threes, dished seven assists, recorded three steals and swatted three shots in an all-around performance.,Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points, ...

Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes fuel Devils' comeback over Blackhawks
Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period to help the New Jersey Devils rally for a 5-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday evening in Newark, N.J.,Hamilton tied it 3-3 with a wrist shot into the far side of the net from the right faceoff circ...

Gotham blanked for third straight game in 0-0 draw with Pride
Ann-Katrin Berger made four saves and helped Gotham FC play the Orlando Pride to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Berger stopped back-to-back shots by Jacqueline Ovalle and Barbra Banda in the 61st minute to keep the high-scoring Pride out of the net.,It marked Berger's third shutout in four g...

Jannik Sinner soaks up the sunshine, claims Miami Open over Lehecka
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner of Italy made history Sunday as he completed the Sunshine Double by beating Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open final in Miami Gardens, Fla.,One day after women's World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus achieved the same feat, Sinner became the first ...