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Mitch Keller directs Pirates over Rays to clinch series win
Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates score a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,Coming off a 13-inning loss on Saturday where Pittsburgh used six relievers, Keller (2-1) preserved some arms for the Pirates bullpen and help...

Masyn Winn powers Cardinals past Astros for extra-innings win
Masyn Winn, whose two-out single sparked a four-run uprising in the fifth inning, delivered a bases-clearing double in the top of the 10th that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the host Houston Astros and a three-game interleague series sweep.,Winn plated Ivan Herrera, Jordan Walker ...

Vitality blanks Spirit to win IEM Rio grand final
Team Vitality completed a spotless run through the playoff stage at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event, defeating Team Spirit 3-0 in the grand final Sunday in Brazil.,Vitality followed 2-0 wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals with their latest shutout to claim the $125,000 first prize. Spirit s...

Rece Hinds, TJ Friedl help Reds pull away from Twins in 10
Rece Hinds hit a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,TJ Friedl went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a stolen base to lead Cincinnati, which completed a three-game sweep. Sal Ste...

Aurora, Falcons, BetBoom, PARIVISION move to 2-0 at PGL Wallachia
Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION improved to 2-0 at the PGL Wallachia Season 8 group stage on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,Those four teams are now one win away from gaining entry to the playoffs. They'll face off against one another Monday for the first two berths.,Aurora r...

Cubs walk-off skidding Mets in low scoring affair
Nico Hoerner lofted the walk-off sacrifice fly Sunday afternoon for the Chicago Cubs, who completed a three-game sweep of the reeling New York Mets with a 2-1 win.,Michael Conforto, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Mets, forced extra innings by lacing a pinch-hit RBI double i...

Tyler Reddick claims fifth win of '26 with OT pass at Kansas
Tyler Reddick passed Kyle Larson in NASCAR overtime to win the Cup Series' AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway for his fifth win in nine races on Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan.,After Cody Ware spun as leader Denny Hamlin and second-place Reddick were coming to the white flag for the race's fi...

Eury Perez leads Marlins over Brewers with strong outing
Eury Perez struck out seven batters over six strong innings, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 5-3 win over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon.,Perez (2-1) allowed just three hits, one walk and one run, none earned, and Pete Fairbanks pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Miami snapped its fo...

Ramirez, Rocchio direct Guardians to series win over Orioles
Jose Ramirez had his franchise-record 28th career multi-homer game, belting a pair of solo shots, and Brayan Rocchio had three RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Ramirez hit his first solo shot, Juan Brito hit a two-run double and Rocchio add...

Curtis Mead, Keibert Ruiz help Nationals tame Giants
Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer, Keibert Ruiz had two hits and the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in Washington on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.,Andrew Alvarez (1-0), called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Rochester, pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, allowing three hits...

Keller directs Pirates over Rays to clinch series win
Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates score a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,Coming off a 13-inning loss on Saturday where Pittsburgh used six relievers, Keller (2-1) preserved some arms for the Pirates bullpen and help...

Celtics storm to early lead, roll past 76ers in series opener
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 26 points and Jayson Tatum added 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-91 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series., ,Sam Hauser made 4 of 6 attempts fro...
Which NBA Playoffs Game 1 Loser Is Most Likely To Win Their Series?
Breaking down NBA teams that still have a chance to win their series after Game 1 losses....

Cavs guard duo out for even more in Game 2 vs. Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers' starting backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and James Harden lived up to the hype in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round series against the Toronto Raptors.,Mitchell scored 32 points in 31 minutes, and Harden dissected the defense for 22 points and 10 assists, leading ...

Cloud9 remains unbeaten in Week 3 opener of LCS Spring
Cloud9 improved to 3-0 and Sentinels earned their first win to kick off Week 3 of the regular season of the LCS Spring event on Saturday.,Cloud9, one of just two unbeaten teams left, swept Disguised 2-0 as Sentinels came away with a 2-1 win over FlyQuest.,Eight teams will compete in best-of-three ma...

Surge, Gentle Mates unbeaten in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying
The Paris Gentle Mates and Vancouver Surge are atop the standings at 2-0 after Saturday, the second day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3.,The Surge outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2, while Paris topped G2 Minnesota 3-1.,FaZe Vegas swept Boston Breach 3-0 to open play, and To...

Team Falcons, BetBoom Team start fast at Wallachia Season 8
Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Falcons and BetBoom Team won in sweeps as the PGL Wallachia Season 8 group stage opened on Saturday in Bucharest, Romania.,Other winners, by 2-1 scores, were Team Spirit, Team Liquid Aurora Gaming and HEROIC.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament began Saturday with the 16...

Team Vitality, Team Spirit to clash in IEM Rio grand final
Team Vitality and Team Spirit advanced to the grand final with semifinal victories Saturday at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio event in Brazil.,Vitality blanked FURIA and Spirit did the same to Team Falcons. FURIA and Team Falcons will meet in the third-place match on Sunday before Vitality a...

Corbin Carroll slam extends D-backs' win streak, Jays' skid
Corbin Carroll broke a tie with an opposite-field grand slam in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Phoenix on Saturday.,Ildemaro Vargas singled off Jeff Hoffman (1-2) to open the eighth, extendin...

Padres halt Angels' scorching offense, even series
Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits and two RBIs and Mason Miller struck out two en route to his seventh save to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim., ,Ramon Laureano also drove in two runs, Jake Cronenworth scored a run and reached base fo...