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Nikola Jokic posts triple-double as Nuggets outlast Timberwolves
Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 30 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.,Murray was perfect from the line, hitting a career-high 16...

Matt Fitzpatrick builds 3-shot lead at Heritage, but Scottie Scheffler lurks
Matt Fitzpatrick of England turned in a strong stretch on the back nine Saturday to shoot a 3-under-par 68 and keep the lead through three rounds of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Fitzpatrick moved to 17-under 196 and increased his lead to three shots, but world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler...

Frederik Andersen, Canes shut out Senators in Game 1
Frederik Andersen made 22 saves and Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a slow start to defeat the visiting Ottawa Senators 2-0 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Taylor Hall also scored and Jackson Blake was...

Dane Myers' hit in 9th lifts Reds past Twins
Pinch hitter Dane Myers' bloop single scored Spencer Steer in the top of the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis. ,Kyle Nicolas (1-0) struck out all three batters in the eighth inning to earn the win. Tony Santillan pitched a ...

Carson Kelly's pinch-hit homer propels Cubs over hapless Mets
Carson Kelly hit a tie-breaking three-run pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning Saturday afternoon for the host Chicago Cubs, who beat the skidding New York Mets 4-2.,The pinch-hit homer was the second of Kelly's career and his first since Aug. 25, 2021, when he went deep for the Arizona Diamondbac...

CF Montreal wins first game under Philippe Eullaffroy, beat Red Bulls
Prince Owusu recorded a goal and three assists as CF Montreal bested the visiting New York Red Bulls 4-1 in the home side's first match under interim head coach Philippe Eullaffroy.,Owusu scored his fifth goal of the season, as Montreal (2-6-0, 6 points) claimed their 100th win all-time at Stade Sap...

Cody Bellinger homers twice, as Yankees eclipse Royals
Cody Bellinger homered twice and collected five RBIs Saturday afternoon, and the New York Yankees easily recorded a 13-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.,The Yankees notched their most lopsided win this season after their previous five victories were decided in the...

Donovan Mitchell nets 32 as Cavaliers overpower Raptors
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and James Harden added 22 points and 10 assists, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-113 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round series Saturday.,Max Strus had 24 points off the bench and Evan Mobley scored 1...

Late goal helps Toronto FC salvage tie, point vs. Austin FC
Kobe Franklin delivered the game-tying goal in the 88th minute and host Toronto FC pulled off a 3-3 draw with Austin FC on Saturday afternoon in just the third-ever match between the sides.,Franklin was in the penalty area when Malik Henry ripped a shot off the right post and scored off the rebound ...
Three NBA Playoff Teams Likely to Be Eliminated Early
Breaking down three NBA teams that could be eliminated early in the 2026 playoffs, including the Lakers and 76ers....

Raptors G Immanuel Quickley out for Game 1 vs. Cavaliers
Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley will sit out Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon due to a strained right hamstring, head coach Darko Rajakovic announced.,Quickley exited Toronto's regular-season finale against th...

Surge shine in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying opener
The Vancouver Surge recorded the lone sweep as qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 got underway on Friday.,The Surge topped G2 Minnesota 3-0, albeit in three tight maps. In the opening day's other results, the Paris Gentle Mates downed the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1, and the Los Angeles ...

Angels hammer Padres hours after learning of Garret Anderson's death
Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe each homered and Jose Soriano allowed two hits over 5 2/3 innings for his fifth win as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory on Friday night in Anah...

Jake deGrom, Rangers extend Mariners' skid in shutout
Brandon Nimmo homered leading off the game and that was enough as six Texas Rangers pitchers combined for a six-hitter in a 5-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,Reliever Gavin Collyer (1-0), a rookie right-hander, pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn his first major league victory...

Jalen Green, Suns shoot past Warriors, charge into playoffs
Jalen Green's 36 points helped lift the Phoenix Suns into the playoffs with a 111-96 play-in win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Friday.,The Suns earned the Western Conference's eighth postseason seed. They will visit the defending champion and top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday t...

Emmanuel Sabbi, Whitecaps cruise to victory over Sporting KC
Emmanuel Sabbi scored one goal and assisted on another as the Vancouver Whitecaps continued the best start in club history with a dominant 3-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Friday night.,Bruno Caicedo added his first MLS goal in the 21-year-old's third appearance -- and first start -...

Munetaka Murakami wallops slam as White Sox rout A's
Munetaka Murakami launched a towering grand slam and Davis Martin tossed seven solid innings to help the Chicago White Sox trounce the Athletics 9-2 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Murakami and Andrew Benintendi (one RBI) each had three hits and two runs as Chicago matched its highest sco...

Nolan Arenado, Michael Soroka carry D-backs over Jays
Nolan Arenado homered for the third time in four games and drove in two, Michael Soroka won his fourth game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 in Phoenix on Friday.,Arenado had two hits, and his two-out RBI single for a 5-2 lead capped a two-run seventh inning kept alive on ...

Max Muncy's 2 homers power Dodgers to rout of Rockies
Max Muncy homered twice and hit an RBI double as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a four-game series with a 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on chilly Friday night in Denver.,Shohei Ohtani had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 49 games, the fifth-longest run in Dodgers history.,Los Angeles sta...

Ryan McMahon unlikely hero as Yankees edge Royals
Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-o...