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Third-quarter explosion lifts Wolves to 3-1 lead on Warriors
Anthony Edwards poured 11 of his 30 points into a 17-0 third-quarter flurry as the Minnesota Timberwolves moved within one win of a second consecutive berth in the Western Conference finals with a 117-110 road win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Monday in San Francisco.,Julius Randle led...
Trent Grisham homers twice as Yankees blast Mariners
Trent Grisham homered twice and Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe also went deep as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 11-5 Monday night in a matchup of division leaders.,The game was marred by a gruesome lower left leg injury suffered by Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera in th...
Taylor Ward's 9th-inning slam carries Angels past Padres
Taylor Ward's ninth-inning grand slam capped a six-run rally that led the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 9-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.,Ward pulled a 2-2 sweeper from Alek Jacob an estimated 350 feet down the left field line for his ninth homer of the year, pinning the loss on closer...
Oilers shut out Knights, close in on conference finals
Adam Henrique scored twice to lead the Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, a result that puts Edmonton one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Evander Kane collected one goal and one assist for the Oilers, who lead the best-of-seven Western Conf...
Corbin Carroll's two homers power D-backs past Giants
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers and Merrill Kelly tossed seven strong innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 win on Monday night.,Kelly (4-2) allowed one run on eight hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. Jalen ...
Two early uprisings spark Royals to win over Astros
Michael Massey homered to ignite a four-run second inning in support of right-hander Michael Wacha, who carried a shutout into the seventh inning of the Kansas City Royals' 7-5 win over the host Houston Astros on Monday.,The Royals, 17-4 over their past 21 games, maintained their torrid pace when fi...
Hurricanes one win away from clinching series after beating Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker had a goal and an assist, the first two postseason points for t...
Wyatt Langford’s homer lifts Rangers past Rockies
Wyatt Langford's two-run home run in the sixth backed the solid pitching of Tyler Mahle and the Texas bullpen as the Rangers held on for a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday in the opener of the three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The game was the first for Colorado manager W...
Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki homers propel Cubs over Marlins
Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each hit two-run home runs to highlight a five-run fifth inning and help propel the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.,Miguel Amaya went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored, Swanson fi...
Jalen Brunson, Knicks again rally past Celtics for 3-1 edge
Jalen Brunson scored 26 of his 39 points in the second half and the New York Knicks became the first home team to win in the series by dispatching the Boston Celtics 121-113 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.,Karl-Anthony Towns added 23 points and 11 rebo...
Pete Alonso lifts Mets over Pirates with walk-off sac fly
Pete Alonso lofted the walk-off sacrifice fly Monday night for the New York Mets, who edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in the opener of a three-game series. ,David Bednar (0-4) struck out Luisangel Acuna to open the ninth before Francisco Lindor's routine grounder behind second base skipped under th...
Hurricanes one win away from clinching series after 5-2 win over Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker had a goal and an assist, the first two postseason points for t...
Alex Verdugo, Marcell Ozuna help Braves past Nationals
Alex Verdugo's single with one out in the ninth inning drove home the winning run to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday in the opener of a four-game series.,The Braves blew a two-run lead in the top of the ninth but rallied for their fourth walk-of...
Masyn Winn pushes Cardinals past Phillies for 9th straight win
Masyn Winn delivered the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine games with a 3-2 road victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Ivan Herrera also homered for St. Louis, which has the longest winning streak in the majors this s...
Tigers shellac Tanner Houck, rock Red Sox 14-2
Trey Sweeney blasted a three-run homer as part of a nine-run third inning as the host Detroit Tigers cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.,Gleyber Torres had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three runs. Javier Baez had three hits and knocked in two run...
Gabriel Arias has big hit, five Guardians pitchers blank Brewers
Gabriel Arias had a three-run double in the fourth inning and Jose Ramirez scored twice and had three of Cleveland's five stolen bases, lifting the Guardians to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.,Arias' two-out drive off Freddy Peralta ticked off the top of the glove ...
Five players to watch as 2025 WNBA season gets set to tip off
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese took the WNBA by storm in 2024. Paige Bueckers is preparing to do the same as the Dallas Wings' No. 1 overall draft pick this spring.,And they're all chasing A'ja Wilson, whose three league MVP awards in the past five seasons have established her as the best player in w...
Americans Coco Gauff, Peyton Stearns power into Rome QFs
Coco Gauff and Peyton Stearns ensured the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia would feature two American women when they won their Round of 16 matches on Monday in Rome.,On a day free of upsets, Gauff had perhaps the most impressive victory when the No. 4 seed breezed past Great Britain...
Jannik Sinner keeps rolling at Italian Open
Jannik Sinner still has some rust from his three-month absence, but he hasn't lost the ability to bounce back, overcoming a brief lapse in the first set to beat Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong 6-4, 6-2 and move into the fourth round of the Italian Open on Monday in Rome.,In just his second match sinc...
MongolZ, Spirit lock up playoff spots at PGL Astana
The MongolZ and Team Spirit improved to 3-0 in the group stage and locked up their playoff spots on Monday at the PGL Astana 2025 tournament.,MongolZ swept Natus Vincere and Spirit swept Astralis in their Round 3 High Matches. MongolZ posted consecutive 13-11 wins on Inferno and Mirage, while Spirit...