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Kimi Antonelli cashes in 5th straight victory at Monaco
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won from the pole at a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to claim his fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory.,Antonelli survived a red flag in the closing stages and held off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to win by 6.271 seconds. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third and McLaren's Osc...
England's Harry Kane: Heat 'won't be a factor' at World Cup
England captain Harry Kane predicted the heat "won't be a factor" thanks to his team's World Cup training regimen.,Ranked No. 4 in the world, England will open the tournament against Croatia on June 17 in Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions will play a final tune-up against Costa Rica on Wednesday in ...
Oilers' Connor McDavid wins Ted Lindsay Award for 5th time
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid became the second player in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award five times on Sunday.,McDavid joined Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky in winning the award presented annually to "the most outstanding player in the NHL," as voted by the members of the N...
Reports: Canada D Moise Bombito (leg) to miss World Cup
Canada is set to replace injured defender Mosie Bombito on its 26-player World Cup roster, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The 26-year-old center back's surgically repaired left tibia is not sufficiently recovered for the competition that begins next week, multiple sources confirmed to TSN and ...
Louis Oosthuizen (back) WDs from LIV Golf Andalucia
Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from Sunday's final round of LIV Golf Andalucia after sustaining a back injury.,Oosthuizen, who captains Southern Guards GC, confirmed the news on social media. The 43-year-old South African also announced Australia's Wade Ormsby as his replacement for the tournament in Val...
Losing skid behind them, Padres push for series win vs. Mets
It wasn't like the San Diego Padres started knocking down the walls at their home ballpark Saturday night. Their five hits were pretty much on par with their paltry production lately.,But one of them was a two-run homer by Freddy Fermin, breaking an 0-for-30 skid and enabling the Padres to snap a si...
Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...
Dominant Dodgers eye season sweep of awful Angels
The Los Angeles Dodgers scored nine runs in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday and still are not likely to have any sympathy for their opponent entering Sunday afternoon's season finale between the Southern California clubs at Dodger Stadium. ,The Dodgers are one victory awa...
Youth vs. experience on tap as Guardians take on Rangers
Even though the Cleveland Guardians' roster is loaded with young players, manager Stephen Vogt said he sees a confident, hard-working club leading the American League Central.,"This group of guys believe we are going to win day-in and day-out," Vogt said. "They show up to work to accomplish that.",T...
Reeling Reds turn to returning Rhett Lowder in finale vs. Cards
The Cincinnati Reds hope the return of one of their young, talented pitchers will help turn around their fortunes and salvage the finale of their three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.,After missing the past month due to weakness in his right shoulder, right-hand...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets pitching velocity record vs. Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers flamethrowing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw a fastball out of the strike zone that also was a record-setting pitch as he dominated the Colorado Rockies in a 7-1 victory on Saturday night in Denver.,Misiorowski's low and outside pitch to Kyle Karros in the third inning was 10...
Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...
Team Liquid eliminate FlyQuest, advance to LCS Spring lower final
Team Liquid stayed alive in the LCS Spring playoffs with a 3-1 defeat of FlyQuest in the lower-bracket semifinal on Saturday in Los Angeles.,That leaves Liquid as one of just three teams left in the event, awaiting the loser of Sunday's upper-bracket final between LYON and Cloud9 in the lower-bracke...
Team Yandex awaits foe in grand final of BLAST Slam VII
Team Yandex downed BetBoom Team to advance to Sunday's grand final at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark., ,BetBoom Team, after losing 2-1 in the upper-bracket final on Saturday, can earn another shot at Team Yandex and the $300,000 top prize if they can get past LGD Gaming in the lo...
MLB roundup: Nine-run first propels Dodgers to another win over Angels
Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani each hit two-run home runs in a nine-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers stayed perfect against the visiting Los Angeles Angels this season with an easy 9-2 victory on Saturday.,Ryan Ward added a two-run double in the opening inning while a single from Alex Free...
Mitch Marner (hat trick), Knights hold off Canes in 2OT for series lead
LAS VEGAS -- Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime and Mitch Marner recorded the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup history in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights recovered from blowing a 4-0 third-period lead to edge the Carolina Hurricanes in a wild 5-4 victory in Game 3 on S...
Freddy Fermin's 1st '26 homer helps Padres beat Mets, snap 6-game skid
Freddy Fermin delivered a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 decision over the visiting New York Mets.,With Sung-Mun Song on first after legging out a two-out infield hit, Fermin jumped on a first-pitc...
Shohei Ohtani homers in 9-run first as Dodgers drub Angels
Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani each hit two-run home runs in a nine-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers stayed perfect against the visiting Los Angeles Angels this season with an easy 9-2 victory on Saturday., ,Ryan Ward hit a two-run double in the opening inning while a single from Alex Free...
Mystics coach Sydney Johnson ejected, escorted off by police in loss to Dream
Washington Mystics coach Sydney Johnson was ejected and escorted off by police after a heated argument with officials in the third quarter of a 109-77 defeat to the host Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.,The incident occurred after the Mystics' Alicia Florez Getino was whistled for fouling Angel Rees...
Gabriel Bonfim stays hot at UFC Fight Night, defeats Belal Muhammad
Former UFC welterweight champion and Chicago native Belal Muhammad had no answers for Brazil's Gabriel Bonfim, who secured his 20th win in 21 MMA fights by securing a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night., ,Bonfim (20-1) use...