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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto looks for first win vs. rival Giants
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be aiming for his first career win against the San Francisco Giants when the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers take on their rivals for the first time this season Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Giants are expected to counter with their hottest pitcher, rig...

Randy Vasquez, Padres eager to continue good fortune vs. Rockies
The San Diego Padres started the season by dropping four of their first five games before getting on a roll.,The Padres have won 14 of their last 17 games, including a four-game home sweep of Colorado as part of an eight-game winning streak. The Rockies can exact some revenge when they host the Padr...

Aaron Judge, Ben Rice, Yankees take aim at rival Red Sox
The rivalry is back, early.,For the first time since 2022, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are squaring off in April. Their initial three-game series of the season -- and their first encounter since the 2025 American League wild-card round -- begins Tuesday night in Boston.,New York, which h...

Steven Matz, Rays out to slow road-rampaging Reds
The National League Central-leading Cincinnati Reds have found ways to win despite some dreadful offensive numbers, but their hitters might be finding some form on the current road trip.,Winners of four straight to start a six-game trek, the Reds will look for a second consecutive victory over the T...

Chris Paddack, opposing Cardinals, tries again for first Marlins win
JJ Wetherholt, off to a solid start to his rookie season, and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to bounce back on Tuesday after dropping the opener of a three-game series against the host Miami Marlins.,The 23-year-old second baseman, who went 0-for-3 in a 5-3 loss on Monday, is hitting .228 with th...

Astros' Isaac Paredes hopes power surge continues vs. Guardians
The start of Isaac Paredes' second season with the Houston Astros has not gone according to plan.,After he was an All-Star last season, Paredes entered play Monday hitting .190, slugging .254 and homerless after he had 20 long balls last season.,He believes things are starting to trend back in the r...

MLB roundup: Leody Taveras' 12th-inning slam sends O's past Royals
Leody Taveras' grand slam highlighted a five-run 12th inning, after Samuel Basallo forced extras with a two-out RBI single in the ninth, and the Baltimore Orioles handed the host Kansas City Royals an eighth straight loss, 7-5 on Monday.,In the 12th, Basallo broke a 2-2 tie with his second RBI singl...

NHL roundup: Hurricanes prevail in second OT, go up 2-0 vs. Sens
Jordan Martinook made amends after an earlier overtime opportunity went awry by scoring with 6:07 remaining in the second OT, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday at Raleigh, N.C.,Martinook scored coming...

NBA roundup: Behind CJ McCollum, Hawks rally to even series with Knicks
CJ McCollum scored six of his game-high 32 points in the final two-plus minutes Monday night for the visiting Atlanta Hawks, who stormed back from an eight-point deficit in the last five minutes to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Hawks ende...

Wyatt Johnston tallies twice as Stars level series vs. Wild
Wyatt Johnston scored two goals as the Dallas Stars bounced back with a 4-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Monday night in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Matt Duchene finished with a goal and an assist for Dallas, which evened the best-of-seven series at 1-1. The se...

Longtime Raiders LB Rod Martin dies at 72
Linebacker Rod Martin, who spent his entire 12-year NFL career with the Raiders and was part of two Super Bowl championships, died at age 72, the team announced on Monday.,No cause of death was stated.,Martin might be best remembered for his performance in Oakland's title-winning victory over the Ph...

Dodgers belt 5 homers, escape Colorado with split
Max Muncy homered twice and finished with four hits, Dalton Rushing also went deep twice, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 12-3 in Denver on Monday night.,Miguel Rojas homered and singled twice to reach 1,000 career hits, Santiago Espinal had two hits and Shohei Ohtani had a hit...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. (hand) day-to-day after HBP
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by two pitches Monday night, and the second one prompted him to leave the game against the host Washington Nationals.,The Braves later announced that X-rays performed on Acuna came back negative and he is considered day-to-day.,Acuna was on the...

Otto Lopez gets timely RBI as Marlins stop Cardinals streak
Otto Lopez stroked a go-ahead, RBI double in the sixth inning as the host Miami Marlins ended St. Louis' five-game win streak by defeating the Cardinals 5-3 on Monday night.,Pete Fairbanks pitched a one-run ninth to earn his fourth save. He was part of a Marlins bullpen that combined to pitch 3 2/3 ...

Sal Stewart's 8th homer powers Reds to victory over Rays
Sal Stewart slugged a two-run homer as the National League Central-leading Cincinnati Reds won for the fourth straight time, topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The first baseman went deep in the first inning, his eighth of the season, to provide all the offense the visi...

Struggling Astros beat Guardians with big night from bats
Isaac Paredes hit his first two home runs of the season to help the Houston Astros run away with a 9-2 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday evening.,Paredes' first homer opened a four-run fourth inning which broke a 2-2 deadlock. He then tacked on an insurance run on another solo shot in ...

Golden Knights feeling good vibes heading into G2 vs. Mammoth
After scoring three consecutive goals in the third period to pull out a 4-2 victory in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series with Utah on Sunday, the Vegas Golden Knights had good reason to feel positive.,After all, the Pacific Division champions still have yet to lose ...

White Sox, red-hot Munetaka Murakami present challenge for Diamondbacks
As Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly settles into the place he feels most at home, Chicago White Sox newcomer Munetaka Murakami is finding an immediate fit in his South Side neighborhood.,The two will meet when Kelly (1-0, 3.38 ERA) faces right-hander Sean Burke (0-2, 4.43) in the first game of a t...

UConn G Solo Ball has wrist surgery, to redshirt 2026-27
UConn guard Solo Ball requires wrist surgery and will miss the 2026-27 college basketball season, the school announced Monday.,Ball will use a medical redshirt and plans to return for the 2027-28 campaign.,Ball played through a wrist injury for much of this past season, but he still managed to appea...

Red Sox use late-inning surge to topple Tigers in Patriots' Day game
Ceddanne Rafaela's pinch-hit, two-run single in the seventh inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in their annual Patriots' Day game Monday.,The Red Sox exploded for six runs across their final three at-bats and finished the game with 12 hits, including two ...