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Dallas Fuel go 5-0; four-team playoffs set at OWCS NA Stage 1
Dallas Fuel wrapped up a perfect regular season while Spacestation Gaming, Team Liquid and LuneX Gaming also qualified for the regional playoffs following Sunday's action at the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1.,The Fuel swept Extinction 3-0, while Spacestation locked up seco...

Thunder thump Jazz, move closer to clinching No. 1 seed
Chet Holmgren scored 21 points in less than three quarters to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder a step closer to clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 146-111 home win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.,With four games to play, the Thunder moved three games ahead of San Antonio. Oklahoma...

Hornets stay hot with 2nd-half surge past Timberwolves
LaMelo Ball scored 35 points on 13-for-22 shooting and the Charlotte Hornets pulled away for a 122-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.,Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Charlotte (43-36), which won its fourth game in a row. Coby...

Ex-Oriole Ryan O’Hearn helps Pirates finish sweep
Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-high eight and Ryan O'Hearn drove in four runs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,O'Hearn and Oneil Cruz each hit two-run home runs to help the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles, and ...

Marlins avoid sweep vs. Yankees thanks to 8th-inning surge
Pinch hitter Graham Pauley lined a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded against Jake Bird to spark a four-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees after a lengthy rain delay Sunday.,The Marlins chipped away at an early 4-1 deficit foll...

Cavs overcome slow start to beat Pacers, move to brink of top-four seed
Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points and James Harden had 28 points and seven assists as the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a slow start in a 117-108 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday.,Thomas Bryant posted 14 points and 10 rebounds and Keon Ellis added 13 points for Clevela...

Marlins avoid sweep vs. Yankees thanks to eighth-inning surge
Pinch hitter Graham Pauley lined a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded against Jake Bird to spark a four-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees after a lengthy rain delay Sunday.,The Marlins chipped away at an early 4-1 deficit foll...

Brent Rooker (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) lifts Athletics over Astros in 10
Brent Rooker clubbed a pair of home runs, including a three-run walk-off blast in the 10th inning that lifted the host Athletics to a wild 12-10 win over the Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Rooker, who finished with six RBIs, drove in Shea Langeliers and Tyler So...

West Virginia rallies, beats Oklahoma in OT to win College Basketball Crown
Honor Huff scored 38 points and made eight 3-pointers to help West Virginia rally for an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown championship game on Sunday in Las Vegas.,Chance Moore added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (21-14), who trailed by 13 points ...

Angels walk off Mariners in back-and-forth 11-inning affair
Nolan Schanuel's sacrifice fly scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-7 Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Shaun Anderson (1-0) struck out Cal Raleigh with the bases loaded in the top of the inning.,With Adam Frazier the aut...

Senators regain playoff spot, deny Canes division title
Brady Tkachuk scored twice among the final four Ottawa goals as the Senators beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday.,Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto all had a goal and an assist and the Senators picked up a much-needed result to win for the second time in their last six games....

Gabriel Arias, CJ Kayfus help Guardians split twin bill with Cubs
Gabriel Arias' RBI single highlighted a three-run eighth inning for the Cleveland Guardians, who rallied to beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-5 in the nightcap of a Sunday doubleheader.,The Guardians overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to wrangle a split with the Cubs, who won the opener 1-0. CJ Kayfus ...

Ketel Marte, D-backs walk off Braves in 10th
Ketel Marte laced a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th to propel the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in Phoenix.,Corbin Carroll went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple, while Ildemaro Vargas drove in two runs on a triple for the Diamondbacks, who earned consecu...

Mets rally in 4-run 8th, win road series over Giants
Pinch hitter Luis Torrens stroked a go-ahead two-RBI double in a four-run eighth inning against the San Francisco bullpen Sunday afternoon, helping the visiting New York Mets rally for a 5-2 victory in a game that saw the first ejection of new Giants manager Tony Vitello.,After Logan Webb had limite...

Dodgers rally past Nationals to earn sweep
Shohei Ohtani, Dalton Rushing and Teoscar Hernandez homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday in Washington, completing the three-game sweep.,Ohtani's sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead run to cap a four-run eighth inning for the Dodgers. Former National Alex ...

Porter Martone's first career goal hands Flyers OT win over Bruins
Porter Martone scored his first NHL goal on a 5-on-3 in overtime, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday.,After Boston took penalties seven seconds apart in OT, Philadelphia needed just 15 more seconds to score the decisive goal. Christian Dvorak m...

J.J. Spaun ends dry spell with Texas Open victory
J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 67 that included a late eagle in the final round of the Valero Texas Open to win the tournament for the second time on a long final day of play Sunday in San Antonio.,Spaun finished at 17-under 271 and then waited for several groups to finish for a one-shot victory at T...

Nolan Traore's career day helps Nets put away Wizards
Rookie Nolan Traore scored a career-high 23 points and added a game-high seven assists as the Brooklyn Nets held off the visiting Washington Wizards 121-115 in an Eastern Conference basement battle Sunday in New York.,Jalen Wilson added 19 points and five rebounds, while Josh Minott and E.J. Liddell...

Bucks beat Grizzlies, but Giannis Antetokounmpo remains out
Ryan Rollins scored 24 points, Cormac Ryan added 21 and Myles Turner finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131-115 victory Sunday over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. ,The Bucks (31-47), who snapped a two-game skid, also got 19 points from Taurean Prince, who was 7...

Suns make clutch shots late to finish off Bulls
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Jalen Green added 25 and Dillon Brooks sank a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Phoenix Suns past the host Chicago Bulls 120-110 on Sunday.,Phoenix (43-35) held a 13-point lead in the third quarter but saw it whittled down to a single point late in th...