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Bryce Harper, bullpen carry Phillies past Giants
Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in three runs, the Philadelphia bullpen threw five shutout innings and the visiting Phillies opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-4 victory Monday night.,Tim Mayza, Jonathan Bowlan, Jose Alvarado, Brad Keller and Jhoan Duran picke...
Sharks continue playoff push with win over Blackhawks
William Eklund scored once and added an assist to pace the host San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Kiefer Sherwood and Will Smith also scored for the Sharks (37-32-7, 81 points), who have won five of six games and remain two points out of a playoff spot ...
Aaron Gordon's clutch shooting leads Nuggets' comeback over Trail Blazers
Aaron Gordon's clutch outside shooting helped the Denver Nuggets rally from being down by as many as 18 points to top the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 in overtime Monday.,Denver (51-28) trailed for nearly all of regulation before taking a 125-123 lead with 27 seconds remaining when Gordon...
Jose Soriano fans 10 as Angels stroll past Braves
Jose Soriano struck out 10 over eight innings and Jo Adell and Zach Neto homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to their third straight victory, 6-2 over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,Soriano (3-0) allowed one run on three hits, retiring 19 in a row at one point. He didn't walk a b...
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan hold off UConn for national title
INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan won it all, but UConn made the Wolverines work for it in a seesaw national championship game on Monday.,The Wolverines beat the Huskies 69-63 to win the program's second national title.,Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau scored 19 points and shot 8 of 9 from the foul line, a...
Rockies' 8-run inning just enough to down Astros
Willi Castro had two hits in Colorado's eight-run fifth inning, Tyler Johnston homered among his three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 9-7 in Denver on Monday night.,Edouard Julien and TJ Rumfield had two hits each and Juan Mejia picked up his first save of the season for Colo...
Corey Seager drives in 1, scores 1 as Rangers edge Mariners
Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI and Jake Burger drove in the tiebreaking run with a sixth-inning double, leading the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 win over the slumping Seattle Mariners on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers, who earned their first home win of the season, ended a four-game losing ...
Luke Keaschall helps Twins pull away from Tigers in opener
Luke Keaschall clubbed a tiebreaking two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Victor Caratini went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Minnesota, which won the opener of a four-game series. Matt Wallner finished 2-for-5 with a...
Stephon Castle’s fifth career triple-double helps Spurs beat 76ers
Stephon Castle produced his fifth career triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced San Antonio attack as the host Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Monday.,The Spurs played the second half without star center Victor Wembanyama, who sat out with a left...
Cavs wipe out deficit, extend surge with win over Grizzlies
The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat the host Memphis Grizzlies 142-126 Monday night and secure the 14th 50-win season in franchise history.,Evan Mobley led the Cavs (50-29) with 24 points, while Dennis Schroder added 22 points and 11 assists and Sam Merrell score...
Kyle Connor tallies twice as rising Jets handle Kraken
Kyle Connor scored two goals and Mark Scheifele had three assists in the Winnipeg Jets' 6-2 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Monday.,The Jets improved to 6-2-0 in their past eight games. This hot streak has put Winnipeg (34-31-12, 80 points) three points back of the final Western Conference w...
Garrett Mitchell’s clutch hit lifts Brewers over Red Sox
Garrett Mitchell's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning broke a tie and helped the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday night.,Mitchell's single came against reliever Garrett Whitlock (0-1) and drove in Brice Turang to give Milwaukee a 6-5 lead. Roman Anthony's wild ...
Dodgers (5 HRs) crush Blue Jays in World Series rematch
Dalton Rushing had two home runs among his four hits Monday night and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2.,Former Blue Jay Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run homer and four RBIs while Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer and three RBIs in a rematch of the 2025 World Se...
Called up for spot start, Brandon Young pitches O's past White Sox
Brandon Young pitched five shutout innings in a spot start and Gunnar Henderson homered, boosting the visiting Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.,Baltimore stopped a three-game losing streak while handing the White Sox their first home loss of the season.,Chi...
Trio of homers powers Nationals comeback against Cardinals
James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams homered in a six-run eighth inning and the Nationals rallied for a 9-6 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night in Washington, ending their five-game losing streak.,With Washington trailing 6-3, Drew Millas and Jorbit Vivas singled off Ryne Stanek with o...
Jason Zucker leads Sabres to pivotal win over Lightning
Jason Zucker broke a tie in the second period and added an assist as the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night.,Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres (47-23-8, 102 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a tie with th...
Magic continue playoff push with win over Pistons
Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and Desmond Bane added 25 as the Orlando Magic withstood a fourth-quarter rally and closed on a 14-2 run to beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 123-107 on Monday.,Anthony Black contributed 14 points off the bench for Orlando, which won for the fourth time in the past fi...
Jalen Brunson's huge fourth quarter powers Knicks over Hawks
Jalen Brunson hit the tiebreaking basket with 29.8 seconds remaining and prevented CJ McCollum from getting off a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as the visiting New York Knicks outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 108-105 victory on Monday night in a possible playoff preview.,Brunson scored 17 of his 30...
German Marquez's strong start helps Padres shut out Pirates
Nick Castellanos and Jake Cronenworth each had two hits, including a double and an RBI, to lead the Padres to a 5-0 victory over the host Pirates on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Xander Bogaerts and Freddy Fermin each also had two hits as San Diego won its third in a row and seventh in a row at PNC Pa...
Michael Wacha earns win as Royals down Guardians
Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the sixth inning and Jonathan India belted a two-run shot in the eighth, lifting the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Jensen drove a fastball into the right field stands off rookie Peyton Pallette (...