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Napheesa Collier, efficient Lynx fend off Mercury in Game 1
Napheesa Collier scored a season-high 38 points as the Minnesota Lynx held off a comeback bid from the Phoenix Mercury to win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 102-95 on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Collier shot 11-of-19 from the floor and 13-of-14 from the free-throw line while adding six reboun...
Alyssa Thomas' triple-double carries Sun past Fever in playoff opener
Alyssa Thomas recorded her WNBA-leading 15th career triple-double and fourth in the postseason as the Connecticut Sun overwhelmed the visiting Indiana Fever 93-69 in the opener of their best-of-three series on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas finished with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, an...
Tristan Casas (3 HRs, 7 RBIs) powers Red Sox past Twins
Triston Casas hit three home runs and drove in seven to propel the Boston Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins in the first game of a split doubleheader on Sunday., ,Casas hit a pair of three-run home runs off Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez and added a solo homer against Brent ...
Brewers get the better of Reds in 10 innings
Sal Frelick grounded into a double play to score free runner Eric Haase with the go-ahead run as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings Friday afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Trevor McGill (1-3) allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth to earn...
Zach Eflin has quality Orioles debut in 11-5 win over Jays
Zach Eflin made a strong first impression with his new team by taking a shutout into the fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 in the opener of a doubleheader Monday.,Anthony Santander hit a two-run home run, Ryan Mountcastle had a solo shot to go with a run-...
Spencer Steer fuels Reds over Braves in Game 1 of doubleheader
Spencer Steer had three of his team's seven extra-base hits on Wednesday to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a split doubleheader.,The victory guaranteed a series win for the Reds, who handed the Braves their fourth straight loss.,Steer ente...
Royals rally for 6-4 win over Cardinals in DH opener
Salvador Perez homered and added an RBI single as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the first half of a split doubleheader.,Garrett Hampson added a two-run double as the Royals erased a 3-0 deficit to earn their second straight victory...
Luis Robert's two-run shot lifts White Sox over Twins in Game 1
Luis Robert smacked a two-run home run and Erick Fedde pitched five shutout innings to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in the opener of a doubleheader.,Chicago made the most of four hits to stop a three-game losing streak and defeat Minnesota...
Royals rally for 6-4 win over Cardinals in opener
Salvador Perez homered and added an RBI single as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the first half of a split doubleheader.,Garrett Hampson added a two-run double as the Royals erased a 3-0 deficit to earn their second straight victory...
Carlos Correa (2 HRs), Twins topple A's in twin-bill opener
Carlos Correa went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a split doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis., ,Royce Lewis and Carlos Santana added one home run apiece for Minnesota, which won its fourth conse...
Oilers' Warren Foegele to play in Game 1 vs. Panthers
Edmonton Oilers forward Warren Foegele will return to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed on Saturday morning that Foegele will return from a three-game absence for undisclosed reasons. H...
Oilers' stars meet redemption-minded Panthers in Stanley Cup Game 1
This is Leon Draisaitl's 10th NHL season and Connor McDavid's ninth. Reaching the Stanley Cup Final has been a long, arduous journey for the Edmonton Oilers' dynamic duo, but they have finally completed that quest.,McDavid, Draisaitl and company will kick off the best-of-seven championship series ag...
Kristaps Porzingis' return sparks Celtics in Finals opener
BOSTON -- Kristaps Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence to record 20 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics snuffed a second-half rally to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.,Porzingis hadn't played since Game 4 of Boston's first-round series aga...
Florida ends Oklahoma's WCWS win streak; elimination game Tues.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Florida hit four home runs, including two by Skylar Wallace and an inside-the-parker by Kendra Falby, as the Gators knocked off Oklahoma 9-3 in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The teams will play again Tuesday in an elimination game for a berth in the WCWS Championship S...
Matt Vierling powers Tigers past Pirates 8-0 in opener
Matt Vierling hit a three-run homer for a second straight game, Tarik Skubal tossed seven strong innings, and the host Detroit Tigers rolled past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-0, in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.,Vierling, who had three hits and drove in four runs, smacked a ga...
Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman help Dodgers stun Mets in 10
Mookie Betts delivered the tiebreaking RBI single leading off the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a late two-run deficit to defeat the New York Mets 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.,Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer with one out to provide insurance for t...
Nationals get by White Sox to open doubleheader
Keibert Ruiz delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and Joey Meneses was 4-for-4 with two RBIs as the Washington Nationals topped the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.,Washington snapped a two-game losing streak by out-hitting Chicago 10-8 an...