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D.C. United 'optimistic' Christian Benteke returns vs. Rapids
D.C. United expect the return of reigning MLS Golden Boot winner Christian Benteke when they host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,It's a matchup of teams going in opposite directions. While D.C. United (2-5-3, 9 points) have lost five of their last six matches, Colorado (4-2-4, 16 points) has...
MOUZ, Team Spirit move to semis at BLAST Rivals Spring
MOUZ and Team Spirit each recorded a sweep to advance to the semifinals of the playoffs in the BLAST Rivals Spring event on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,MOUZ dispatched FaZe Clan, 2-0, after posting a 13-11 victory on Dust II and 13-2 triumph on Mirage.,Finland's Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo had 44 kills ...
F1 champ Max Verstappen welcomes first child
Formula One superstar Max Verstappen has announced the birth of his first child with partner Kelly Piquet.,The four-time defending world champion posted a photo to Instagram on Friday of the couple with daughter Lily.,"Welcome to the world, sweet Lily," Verstappen wrote. "Our hearts are fuller than ...
Bryson DeChambeau, Talor Gooch knotted after 18 at LIV Golf Korea
Talor Gooch and Bryson DeChambeau share the lead at 7 under at LIV Golf South Korea after the opening 18 on Friday.,DeChambeau was bogey-free at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, dropping a birdie putt on the final hole to complete the first round atop the leaderboard alongside Go...
Oilers knock Kings out of playoffs for 4th straight year
Connor Brown scored once in a three-point game and the Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, again at the expense of the Los Angeles Kings, thanks to a 6-4 home-ice victory in Game 6 on Thursday.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse and Trent Frederic al...
James Harden, Clippers force Game 7 vs. Nuggets
James Harden recorded 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers remained alive in their first-round series with the Denver Nuggets, winning 111-105 on Thursday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and Norman Powell scored...
Own goal sends Avs past Stars, extends series to Game 7
Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon broke a tie midway through the third period when Dallas scored an own goal, and the Avalanche beat the Stars 7-4 in Denver on Thursday to force Game 7 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Valeri Nichushkin had two goals while MacKinnon and Cale Makar had a goa...
Rockies rally past Giants for 2nd road win of season
Hunter Goodman singled in Jordan Beck with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night.,Ryan McMahon homered and Brenton Doyle and Alan Trejo each had two hits...
Tigers' late outburst sends Angels to 6th straight loss
Dillon Dingler's tiebreaking three-run home run in a five-run eighth inning propelled the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels led 4-2 going into the eighth before the Tigers teed off on Los Angeles' bullp...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Late PK sends Cruz Azul to final
Angel Sepulveda's 82nd-minute penalty kick gave Cruz Azul a 1-0 win over Tigres UANL on Thursday in Mexico City and sent the hosts to the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,Cruz Azul won the two-leg, total-goal series 2-1. Even with a scoreless draw on Thursday, Cruz Azul would have advanced based...
Haeran Ryu jumps in front at Black Desert Championship
Haeran Ryu carded a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.,The 24-year-old South Korean holds a one-shot lead over Taiwan's Wei-Ling Hsu and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn at the Club at Carlton Woods' Nicklaus Cour...
Knicks' Jalen Brunson hits late trey, seals series vs. Pistons
Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left, as the visiting New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 116-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 6 on Thursday.,Mikal Bridges contributed 25 points and OG Anunoby added 22 ...
Golden Knights advance with Game 6 victory vs. Wild
Jack Eichel was one of three Vegas players to tally a goal and an assist, and the Golden Knights held on for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild to clinch their Western Conference first-round series on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Shea Theodore and Mark Stone also finished with a goal and an ...
Max Pacioretty, Leafs finish off Senators in Game 6
Max Pacioretty's goal with 5:39 left lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 series-clinching victory over the host Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Thursday.,The 36-year-old forward, who missed the last two months of the regular season and first two games...
Anna Leigh Waters, mother advance to U.S. Open Pickleball semis
As Andre Agassi's partner, Anna Leigh Waters took an early exit from the mixed pro doubles draw at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, but the No. 1-ranked woman in the world is still alive in the women's pro doubles competition.,Waters and her mother, Leigh Waters, advanced to the semifinals in...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belts 3-run HR as Blue Jays beat Red Sox
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night.,Guerrero's homer in the rubber match of the three-game series came against Justin Slaten (0-2), who also took the loss in the 10th i...
Brad Lord, Luis Garcia Jr. guide Nationals past Phillies
Brad Lord worked five solid innings for his first career win as the visiting Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory Thursday.,A 25-year-old rookie, Lord (1-3) allowed two runs and six hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Ferrer logg...
Milestone day for Jose Ramirez as Guardians edge Twins in 10
Jose Ramirez singled in Steven Kwan with the tying run, stole second base and scored on Angel Martinez's hit through the right side of the infield in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Thursday.,The stolen base was the 250th in the care...
Scottie Scheffler shoots scorching 61 to lead Byron Nelson
Scottie Scheffler shot his best round of the season, a 10-under-par 61, to set the pace on the first day of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.,When Scheffler's final putt dropped in the late afternoon, he had a two-stroke lead over Rico Hoey of the Philippines and Jhonattan Vega...
Coco Gauff storms into Madrid final to face Aryna Sabalenka
No. 4 seed Coco Gauff dominated No. seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-1, 6-1 in a mere 64 minutes in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,Gauff set up a showdown in the final against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who took care of business in the semis with a 6-3, 7-5 victory ove...