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Kyren Paris' homer helps Angels defeat White Sox
Jack Kochanowicz threw six innings of two-run ball and Kyren Paris hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, helping the visiting Los Angeles Angels post a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Nolan Schanuel finished with a pair of hits for the Angels (2-1), who won their second game in...

Auburn takes down Michigan State; all No. 1 seeds make Final Four
ATLANTA -- Johni Broome collected 25 points and 14 rebounds in Sunday's NCAA Tournament South Region final, helping No. 1 Auburn earn a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan State.,Tahaad Pettiford added 10 points off the bench for the Tigers (32-5), who advanced to the program's second Final Four (2019...

8-run eighth inning powers Diamondbacks past Cubs
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying two-run homer and Josh Naylor doubled in the go-ahead run, all in an eight-run eighth inning, to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.,Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson homered for the Cub...

Mikhail Sergachev, Alexander Kerfoot boost Utah past Blackhawks
Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and Alexander Kerfoot scored 31 seconds apart late in the second period, fueling the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.,Kerfoot had two assists, Sergachev added one and Kailer Yamamoto, Logan Cooley and defenseman Nick DeSim...

Julio Rodriguez's tape-measure blast helps Mariners down A's
Julio Rodriguez hit a massive two-run homer and Bryan Woo continued his mastery of the Athletics as the host Seattle Mariners earned a split of their season-opening, four-game series with a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon.,Rodriguez's 438-foot shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, after Victor Robles...

Denny Hamlin captures Cook Out 400 for sixth Martinsville win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin won Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by 4.617 seconds.,Hamlin cleared Bell for the race lead with 73 laps to go after a contested restart, and despite Bell's best effort, Hamlin pulled away and rode off i...

Cavaliers knock off Clippers for third 60-win season
Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen each recorded double-doubles and the Cleveland Cavaliers led the visiting Los Angeles Clippers nearly wire-to-wire en route to a 127-122 win on Sunday.,Mitchell finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers. Allen scored a team-high 25 po...

Min Woo Lee hangs on for first PGA win at Houston Open
Australia's Min Woo Lee scrambled for a par on the final hole to hold off a collection of hard-charging pursuers and win on the PGA Tour for the first time, capturing the Texas Children's Houston Open on Sunday at Memorial Park Golf Course.,Lee shot a final-round 3-under-par 67, using a magnificent ...

Alex Tuch finds net twice as Sabres outscore Capitals
Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres in an 8-5 win against the host Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Tage Thompson scored twice and Jack Quinn had a goal and two assists for the Sabres (31-36-6, 68 points), who are 6-3-0 in their past nine games. James Reimer made 24 saves.,Ale...

Myrto Uzuni helps Austin FC edge St. Louis City
Myrto Uzuni and Osman Bukari combined to score the match's lone goal and Austin FC's defense did the rest as the visiting Verde outlasted St. Louis City 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in a Western Conference match.,The match was delayed for nearly an hour in the 68th minute by a torrential rain storm.,It's...

Connor Hellebuyck powers Jets past Canucks for third straight win
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 24 shots he faced and the Winnipeg Jets secured their third consecutive win as they topped the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on home ice on Sunday afternoon.,Kyle Connor tallied a goal and an assist, Cole Perfetti scored a highlight reel goal and Mason Appleton also scored fo...

Victor Scott II, Pedro Pages help Cardinals rout Twins
Victor Scott II and Pedro Pages hit three-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 9-2 Sunday afternoon to complete their three-game sweep.,Nolan Gorman went 3-for-4 with a homer and three runs for the Cardinals, who outscored the Twins 19-6 in the series. Alec Bur...

Gabriela Jaquez's heroics lead UCLA past LSU to first Final Four
Gabriela Jaquez delivered on a key sequence that helped No. 1 seed UCLA hold off third-seeded LSU and send the Bruins to their first-ever Final Four with a 72-65 decision on Sunday in the Spokane Region 1 final.,UCLA (34-2) led throughout the second half and by as many 14 points, but LSU went on rep...

Tanner Bibee feeling well, pitching well as Guardians beat Royals
Tanner Bibee allowed two hits over 5 2/3 shutout innings and Kyle Manzardo, Gabriel Arias and Daniel Schneemann each homered to lead the visiting Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Bibee, scratched as Clevelan...

Wyatt Langford, Adolis Garcia homer to push Rangers past Red Sox
Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia each hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday to help the Texas Rangers defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in Arlington, Texas.,Both home runs came against Boston starter Richard Fitts and came after Boston took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Garc...

Yankees continue hot start as Jazz Chisholm Jr. stars in win over Brewers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit two homers and Aaron Judge went deep again Sunday afternoon for the host New York Yankees, who continued their potent early-season ways by routing the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 to complete a three-game sweep.,Ben Rice also homered for the Yankees, who outscored the Brewers 36-14 i...

Houston clamps down on Tennessee, clinching return to Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- LJ Cryer delivered 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 1 seed Houston dominated early and pulled away late for a 69-50 victory over No. 2 Tennessee in the Midwest Region final Sunday.,The Cougars (34-4) claimed their first Final Four berth since 2021 by throttling the V...

Rays rally in sixth to beat Rockies, win first series in new digs
Tampa Bay pinch hitter Junior Caminero's go-ahead RBI single sparked a four-run sixth inning, securing the Rays' first home series triumph in their temporary ballpark by beating the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Sunday afternoon.,In a 2-all tie in the sixth, Caminero cued a single over second base against...

Derek Hill's ninth-inning heroics lift Marlins over Pirates
Derek Hill single-handedly manufactured Miami's third walk-off win in the first four games of the season Sunday afternoon via an infield single, stolen base, throwing error and wild pitch, giving the Marlins a 3-2 victory and 3-1 series triumph over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,In a game that fe...

Tyler Heineman's second career HR lifts Blue Jays over Orioles
Tyler Heineman hit his second career home run, Chris Bassitt pitched a resourceful six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.,George Springer had two RBIs to help give the Blue Jays a split in the season-opening four game series.,The Oriole...