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Starting pitching an early focus for Astros, Red Sox
The revamped Houston Astros pitching rotation will look for improvement as the Boston Red Sox come to town Monday night to begin a three-game series.,The Astros split their season-opening, four-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels despite a 7.64 ERA from Houston's starters, who gave up 15 e...
Jordan Walker trending up, Bo Bichette down as Cardinals clash with Mets
Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to build on an encouraging season-opening series when they begin a three-game set against the visiting New York Mets on Monday night.,St. Louis took two of three games from the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, while New York won its first two games...
Blue Jays bid to stay perfect in opener vs. winless Rockies
The Toronto Blue Jays have won their first three games of the season, while the Colorado Rockies have lost their first three.,Toronto completed a home sweep of the Athletics after two walk-off wins to open the season.,Toronto struck out 50 batters in the series, the most in major league history for ...
76ers have sixth place within range going into clash vs. Heat
The Philadelphia 76ers get an opportunity to move up in the standings while the host Miami Heat attempt to avoid moving down when the Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls go head-to-head on Monday.,The seventh-place 76ers (41-33) are within a half-game of the sixth-place Atlanta Hawks (42-33) with ei...
Pirates, Reds turn to young pitchers with injured veterans out
Two teams with expectations to rise in the National League Central in 2026 meet for the first time Monday night when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,Both teams are leaning on young right-handers as they navigate early-season rotation challenges....
Tundra holds off Yandex, wins ESL One Birmingham
For more than an hour, it appeared as if Team Yandex would get its revenge on Tundra Esports in the best way possible.,Then the clock struck midnight.,Despite dropping the first map and needing more than an hour to survive the second, Tundra beat Yandex 3-1 Sunday to win the ESL One Birmingham event...
Report: Browns decide against signing DE A.J. Epenesa
The Cleveland Browns are not signing free agent defensive end A.J. Epenesa after concerns following his physical, ESPN reported on Sunday night.,The Browns were reported on March 18, per ESPN, to have agreed to sign the six-year veteran to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million. Epenesa, 27, who...
NBA roundup: Raptors score 31 straight in Magic's worst-ever loss
Scottie Barnes recorded his second consecutive double-double, going for 23 points and a career-high 15 assists, as the Toronto Raptors destroyed the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday, 139-87.,Already dominating the matchup between Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls thanks to a 31-0 spurt in the firs...
NHL roundup: Down 3-0 in third, Boston tops Columbus in SO
Viktor Arvidsson had three assists in regulation and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit for a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets on Sunday in Columbus.,Pavel Zacha tied the score 3-3 with 11 seconds remaining in the third period when h...
MLB roundup: Mariners two-hit Guardians to earn series split
Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock was lifted after six hitless innings and Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Sunday to earn a split of their four-game series.,Hancock (1-0), in the rotation because Bryce Miller (oblique) is on t...
Michigan, Illinois open as Final Four favorites, but Arizona for title
UConn's dramatic last-second upset of Duke on Sunday played right into the hands of Arizona and Michigan, at least in the eyes of oddsmakers.,The two remaining No. 1 seeds will do battle in Saturday night's second Final Four matchup in Indianapolis, and the winner is expected to be heavily favored t...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder make late run, hold off Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 111-100 home win over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.,The Thunder (59-16) have won 14 of their last 15 and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference.,Oklahoma City led by 11 e...
Hyo Joo Kim wins Ford title, beats Nelly Korda for 2nd straight week
Hyo Joo Kim won for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour -- and for the second straight week, she fended off Nelly Korda to do so.,The native of South Korea posted a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to finish 28-under 260 and successfully defend her title at the Ford Championship on Sunday in Chandl...
Justin Verlander, Tigers out to spoil D-backs' home opener
After a day to recover from a season-opening three-game sweep by the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks return to Phoenix for their home opener Monday against the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a three-game set.,The Tigers opened on a more pos...
Emerson Hancock, Mariners shut out Guardians
Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock pitched six hitless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Sunday.,Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners earned a split of the season-opening, four-game series.,Hancock (1-0), in the rotation because Bryce Miller ...
Walker Buehler gets another shot at Petco but now on the Padres' side
For years, Walker Buehler has tortured the San Diego Padres. In 13 career starts against them, he's 7-1 with a 1.67 ERA, holding them to a .187 batting average and fanning 83 over 81 innings.,The right-hander won't get a chance to add to those numbers any time soon because he now wears their uniform...
Flyers stay red-hot with OT win over Stars
Trevor Zegras scored with 1:33 left in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Dallas Stars on Sunday.,Zegras' fourth career OT goal -- and his first as a member of the Flyers -- was his 23rd tally of the season, tying his career high. The crafty winger skated slo...
Gotham blanked for third straight game in 0-0 draw with Pride
Ann-Katrin Berger made four saves and helped Gotham FC play the Orlando Pride to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Berger stopped back-to-back shots by Jacqueline Ovalle and Barbra Banda in the 61st minute to keep the high-scoring Pride out of the net.,It marked Berger's third shutout in four g...
Report: St. John's makes Rick Pitino 2nd-highest-paid coach in Big East
Rick Pitino, who has coached St. John's to two consecutive Big East regular-season and conference tournament titles, as well as the Sweet 16 this weekend, has a new contract, the school confirmed Sunday.,ESPN reported that Pitino, who signed a six-year deal in 2023, has an additional year through th...
Knights face Canucks, hope coaching change ignites turnaround
The Vegas Golden Knights will have a new man behind the bench when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Sputtering to the finish line with three consecutive losses, six in their last seven games and 12 in their last 16, the Golden Knights announced Sunday afternoon that they...