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Kyle Busch gets new crew chief after just 10 races
Richard Childress Racing named a new crew chief Monday for Kyle Busch, ending the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion's tenure with Jim Pohlman only 10 races into their partnership.,Andy Street will take over crew chief responsibilities for the No. 8 Chevrolet for the remainder of the 2026 season, w...
Katherine Legge enters Indy 500 with AJ Foyt Racing
Katherine Legge will make her return to the Indianapolis 500 on May 24 in the No. 11 Chevrolet for HMD Motorsports in partnership with AJ Foyt Racing, the team announced Monday.,It will be the fifth Indy 500 for the 45-year-old Englishwoman, the only female driver competing in the 110th edition of "...
HR drought over, Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers vs. Marlins
As Shohei Ohtani emerges from an early-season downturn, the four-time MVP will now square off against a team that absorbed one of the best days of his career., ,The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to open a three-game home series Monday against the Miami Marlins, who are midway through a six-game road t...
Containing Cubs' offense next quest for Padres' Randy Vasquez
After conquering Coors Field in his last outing, Randy Vasquez now looks to tame the Chicago Cubs' potent attack.,The San Diego Padres right-hander tries to keep his outstanding start to the season going Monday night when he takes the mound to open a three-game series against the Cubs at Petco Park....
Facing Jays, Red Sox hope managerial change sparks turnaround
Boston Red Sox players have been more than open about their feelings behind the organization's decision to fire manager Alex Cora and five members of the coaching staff Saturday.,An unpopular choice made by the front office could spark an early-season turnaround, though, as Boston has won back-to-ba...
Team Liquid improves to 4-0 at LCS Spring
Team Liquid won on Sunday to join Cloud9 atop the standings at 4-0 at the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles.,A 2-1 victory over the Sentinels moved Team Liquid into a tie with Cloud9, which competed on Saturday. In Sunday's other match, LYON swept Disguised 2-0 to improve to 3-1.,Eight teams will comp...
Cardinals turn to Dustin May against Pirates to stop skid
After dropping three games by a total of four runs while getting swept at home, the St. Louis Cardinals will look for better fortune on the road as they begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.,St. Louis has lost four straight and five of six and is tied with the Milwaukee ...
Rays' Steven Matz looks for continued success against Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians spent the weekend on a working vacation in Toronto, playing a series against the Blue Jays and attending Game 3 of the NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.,Now, they're back at home to begin a three-game set Monday against the surging Tampa ...
NHL roundup: Top-seeded Avs sweep Kings in Anze Kopitar's farewell
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who finished off the host Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory Sunday to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals in the regular season, got his first goal...
NBA roundup: Spurs storm past Blazers in Victor Wembanyama's return
De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Fox sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor and...
Guardians place RHP Shawn Armstrong (groin) on 15-day injured list
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Shawn Armstrong on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right groin strain.,The move was retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Guardians recalled right-hander Colin Holderman from Triple-A Columbus.,Armstrong, 35, last pitched on ...
MLB roundup: Chad Tracy wins managerial debut as Red Sox top O's
Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run and Connelly Early pitched into the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox won in their first game after a surprising weekend managerial change, beating the host Baltimore Orioles 5-3.,With Chad Tracy serving as interim manager after Alex Cora's Saturday firing...
Rob Refsnyder's blast lifts Mariners to sweep of Cards
Pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder homered with one out in the ninth inning to break a tie as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Cal Raleigh also homered for the Mariners, who swept the three-game interleague series.,JJ Wetherholt and Nathan Church went deep ...
Brandon Hagel stays hot as Lightning knot series with Habs
Brandon Hagel scored his second goal of the game with 4:53 remaining in the third period to lift the Tampa Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Sunday night in Montreal.,The Lightning rallied from a 2-0 second-period deficit to even their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games ap...
Payton Pritchard (32), Celtics shoot down Sixers, lead 3-1
Payton Pritchard scored a career-playoff-high 32 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead with a convincing 128-96 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.,Jayson Tatum made five treys and recorded 30 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and Jaylen Brown a...
Monte Coleman, 3-time Super Bowl champion for Washington, dies at 68
Monte Coleman, who won three Super Bowls while playing linebacker his entire NFL career for the Washington franchise, died on Sunday. He was 68.,A cause of death was not given in announcements by the Washington Commanders as well as by Arkansas Pine Bluff, where Coleman was head coach at his hometow...
Jannik Sinner, 19-year old Spaniard Rafael Jodar advance in Madrid
Spanish tennis fans got a glimpse of the future on Sunday as 19-year-old wild-card entry Rafael Jodar of Spain defeated Brazilian phenom Joao Fonseca, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, before a roaring crowd at the Madrid Open.,Two days ago, Jodar recorded first top-10 victory, knocking off Australian Alex de Mina...
Nikola Jokic fined $50k, Julius Randle $35k for altercation
The NBA fined Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their parts in an on-court fracas at the end of Game 4 of their teams' first-round playoff series.,The fines were handed down by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball ope...
Thunder set sights on 3rd straight 1st-round sweep in Game 4 vs. Suns
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be aiming for a third consecutive first-round playoff series sweep when they take the court Monday night in Phoenix.,The Suns have a different task -- avoiding being swept in the first round for the second consecutive postseason appearance.,One of the teams will get th...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs 1st Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar told his fans on Instagram during the week he would win at Talladega Superspeedway. ,He finally did his part to perfection on Sunday.,The Spire Motorsport driver recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to wi...