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LAFC blows past Austin into Western Conference semis
Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga put on another strong performance to take Los Angeles FC into the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory at Austin FC on Sunday evening.,Bouanga had two goals and an assist, and Son had one of each as third-seeded LAFC completed the Game 2 victory and swept ...
Red Wings finally put away resilient Sharks for shootout victory
James van Riemsdyk scored the shootout-winning goal to give the visiting Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.,Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four of five games.,Goaltender Cam Talbot made 16 saves through overtime.,Jeff Skin...
Hot-shooting Suns hand Spurs first loss
Devin Booker had 28 points and 13 assists, Grayson Allen had 17 points and five 3-pointers and the host Phoenix Suns handed the San Antonio Spurs their first loss in a decisive 130-118 victory Sunday.,The Suns built a 31-point lead in the third quarter while throttling Spurs center Victor Wembanyama...
Lukas Dostal stellar for streaking Ducks in win over Devils
Lukas Dostal was stout while making 32 saves, and Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal with an assist, as the Anaheim Ducks won their third straight, 4-1 over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Sunday.,Frank Vatrano also scored and Chris Kreider added an empty-netter for his sixth goa...
Max Fried, Steven Kwan, Ian Happ collect fourth Gold Glove awards
Eight players earned their first career Gold Glove award while New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ each won their fourth career Gold Gloves when this season's winners were announced Sunday night.,Fried becomes the fo...
Jonathan Huberdeau scores twice as Flames end trip with win
Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice as the Calgary Flames salvaged the finale of their four-game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.,Dustin Wolf made 17 saves for Calgary, which had won only two of its first 13 games. His only blemish in this one was a third-period goal ...
Jalen Brunson (31 points), Knicks deal Bulls first loss of season
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points as the New York Knicks ended a three-game skid and the unbeaten run of the visiting Chicago Bulls with a 128-116 victory on Sunday night.,Brunson set the tone with a 19-point first-quarter explosion for the Knicks, who for the game connected on all 22 attempts from the...
Donovan Mitchell (season-high 37 points) on target, Cavs down Hawks
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, and Jaylon Tyson added 18 points and a career-best five 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Sunday.,Mitchell, an All-NBA guard and six-time All-Star, poured in 24 points in the sec...
Hornets overcome absence of LaMelo Ball to thump Jazz
Miles Bridges scored 29 points and Kon Knueppel added 24 as the Charlotte Hornets, despite playing without guard LaMelo Ball, whipped the visiting Utah Jazz 126-103 on Sunday night.,Moussa Diabate provided 17 points and 12 rebounds, Sion James was inserted into the starting lineup and scored 15 poin...
Max Arfsten, Crew rock FC Cincinnati to force Game 3
The Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati will play a decisive third match in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series after Max Arfsten scored and had two assists in the host Crew's 4-0 victory on Sunday.,The No. 7 seed Crew played with desperation after No. 2 seed Cincinnati won the best-of-t...
Raptors use balanced attack to down Grizzlies
RJ Barrett scored 27 points, Brandon Ingram added 26 and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 117-104 on Sunday.,Scottie Barnes had 19 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and five blocks for the Raptors, who have won two straight. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 15 points.,Jaren Ja...
Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off before exiting (ankle) in 76ers' win over Nets
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points before exiting with a sprained ankle as the Philadelphia 76ers continued their strong start with a 129-105 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets Sunday night in New York.,Oubre scored 24 points in the first half and shot 12-of-21 from the field for his best game of ...
Islanders rally for two late goals to stun Blue Jackets
Matthew Schaefer tied the score with 1:07 left in the third period Sunday and Simon Holmstrom produced the game-winner just 29 seconds later for the host New York Islanders, who stunned the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,With goalie David Rittich pulled for the extra attacker, Schaefer wa...
Jaguars survive Raiders in OT thanks to failed 2-point conversion
DaVon Hamilton batted down a two-point conversion pass to help the Jacksonville Jaguars escape with a frenetic 30-29 overtime victory over the host Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.,After Trevor Lawrence's second rushing touchdown gave Jacksonville a 30-23 overtime lead with 3:24 left in the ex...
Josh Allen sets TD mark as Bills top Chiefs
Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, and the defense generated three sacks to lift the Buffalo Bills to a 28-21 win against the visiting Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buffalo (6-2) withstood a fourth-quarter rally from reigning AFC champion Kansas City (5...
Matthew Stafford fires 4 TDs as Rams blast Saints
Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams rolled past the New Orleans Saints 34-10 on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Stafford, who tied his career best with five touchdown passes in a 35-7 victory over Jacksonville two weeks ago before the Rams (6-2) had their bye, completed...
Kyle Larson claims second Cup Series title; Ryan Blaney wins season finale
Ryan Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkers Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, and Kyle Larson held off Denny Hamlin to score the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship in Avondale, Ariz.,With Hamlin leading by nearly three seconds and seemingly headed to his first Cup title, ...
Matthew Stafford fires four TDs as Rams blast Saints
Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams rolled past the New Orleans Saints 34-10 on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif., ,Stafford, who tied his career best with five touchdown passes in a 35-7 victory over Jacksonville two weeks ago before the Rams (6-2) had their bye, complet...
Lightning tame Mammoth, open trip with 5th straight win
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday in Salt Lake City for their fifth straight win.,Guentzel scored the tiebreaking goal at 12:06 of the third period. After a faceoff in the Mammoth zone, he controlled the puck, skated aroun...
Thunder, 7-0 for 2nd straight season, thrash winless Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder remain undefeated with a 137-106 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,The Thunder are 7-0 for the second consecutive season while the Pelicans have dropped six consecutive games to start the season.,New Orleans h...