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Pirates get their bats going in win over Cardinals
Joey Bart hit a home run and an RBI triple to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Monday night and secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season.,The Pirates' eight runs were a season high and were sparked by Bart and Andrew McCutchen, who went 2-for-4 al...

Maple Leafs shoot to expand division lead at Panthers' expense
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim for a repeat win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., that would tighten their grip on the Atlantic Division lead.,The Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 points) entered Monday four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and six ahead of the Panthers (44-29...

Tigers extend winning streak with decisive victory over Yankees
Andy Ibanez hit a three-run homer, Casey Mize pitched six strong innings and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday.,Justyn-Henry Malloy supplied a two-run single for Detroit, which has won six of its last seven game...

Daniil Medvedev grinds out 3-set victory in Monte Carlo opener
Off to a slow 2025 start that has seen him fall out of the Top 10 in the world rankings, Daniil Medvedev secured a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win Monday over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov in opening-round play of the Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco.,Both players had ample chances to win points on the other's serv...

G2 Esports continue hot start at PGL Bucharest
G2 Esports recorded their second straight sweep Monday as the group stage of the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event continued in Romania.,Aurora Gaming, 3DMAX and Complexity also improved to 2-0 by winning their Round 2 high matches at the 16-team Counter-Strike 2 competition.,The group stage is oper...

Victor Olofsson's late goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...

Victor Olofsson's late-minute goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...

Jacob Saylors (3 TDs) leads Battlehawks past Brahmas
Jacob Saylors rushed for three touchdowns and the host St. Louis Battlehawks stayed unbeaten with a 26-9 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday.,Saylors had scoring runs of 20 yards and one yard as St. Louis (2-0) built a 17-3 halftime lead. He added a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quart...

FaZe, Thieves pick up wins in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifiers
Week 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifiers concluded on Sunday, with one team winning its first match to be one of only three unbeaten teams in the standings and two more teams getting their first win of the event.,The Minnesota ROKKR kicked off the day with a tight 3-2 win over the ...

FlyQuest, LYON grab early advantage at North 2025 Split 2
FlyQuest and LYON took the early advantage at the LTA North 2025 Split 2 on Sunday, winning for a second straight day to take the early lead in the League of Legends tournament's Positioning Phase in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid and Cloud9 were the day's other winners, each improving to 1-1 as the first...

Group stage underway at PGL Bucharest
Complexity, G2 Esports and FURIA were among six teams to record Round 1 sweeps Sunday as action began at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania.,Sixteen teams are competing in the Counter-Strike 2 competition with the winner of next Sunday's grand final set to take home $200,000.,The group...

Rockets keep Stephen Curry in check to beat Warriors
Dillon Brooks went for a game-high 24 points, Amen Thompson spearheaded a suffocating defense on Stephen Curry and the Houston Rockets took a step toward clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 106-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,Alperen ...

No Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Bucks still edge Pelicans
Gary Trent Jr. scored 29 points, Brook Lopez and Ryan Rollins had double-doubles and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks held off the New Orleans Pelicans 111-107 on Sunday night.,Lopez finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and Rollins had 14 points, 10 assists and four steals.,Kevin...

Despite Nikola Jokic's big game, Nuggets lose fourth straight
The Indiana Pacers absorbed a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to defeat the host Denver Nuggets 125-120 on Sunday.,Myles Turner scored 24 points for Indiana, Obi Toppin contributed 22, Andrew Nembhard had 19 and Aaron Nesmith added 17 as Indiana (47-31) marched to its fourth successive win and stren...

Red Sox bomb Cardinals to sweep twin bill, series
Alex Bregman went 4-for-5 with a homer and six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox routed the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 18-7 Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep.,The victory, Boston's fifth straight, came in the finale of a day-night doubleheader. The Red Sox won the opener 5-4 in 10 innings.,Rafa...

Madelene Sagstrom outlasts Lauren Coughlin, wins Match Play title
Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden went the distance Sunday, finishing off her quarterfinal match before prevailing in the semifinals and defeating Lauren Coughlin 1 up in the finals of the T-Mobile Match Play in North Las Vegas, Nev.,All told, Sagstrom played 36 holes at Shadow Creek Golf Course on Sunday...

OG Anunoby's latest big night leads Knicks past Suns
New York's OG Anunoby continued the surge he began during Jalen Brunson's absence Sunday night, when Anunoby welcomed Brunson back to the Knicks' lineup by scoring 32 points in a 112-98 win over the visiting Phoenix Suns.,Brunson, who began the night leads the Knicks with 26.3 points and 7.4 assists...

Canadiens scored twice in 2nd to push past Predators
The Montreal Canadiens strengthened their hold on the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot with a 2-1 road victory over the slumping Nashville Predators on Sunday.,Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored second-period goals to pace the Canadiens (38-30-9, 85 points) to their fifth consecutive vi...

Toronto FC, Inter Miami settle for 1-1 draw
Lionel Messi and Federico Bernardeschi each scored goals, but it wasn't enough for either side to tip the scales in their favor in a 1-1 draw between host Inter Miami and Toronto FC on Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The result was particularly frustrating for Inter Miami (4-0-2, 14 points), w...

Tage Thompson nets another hat trick as Sabres down Bruins
Tage Thompson scored a pair of third-period goals to cap off his eighth career hat trick as the Buffalo Sabres pulled away for a 6-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday night.,Buffalo (34-36-6, 74 points) trailed 2-0 after one period but scored the final four goals of the game -- one in th...