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Spiraling Cubs planning to right ship against Pirates
The Chicago Cubs continue to spiral as they open a four-game series -- and a seven-game road trip -- on Monday afternoon against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.,The Cubs will hand the ball to right-hander Ben Brown (1-2, 2.09 ERA) to make his fourth consecutive start since transitioning from the bullpen....
LYON advances to upper-bracket final at LCS Spring playoff
No. 2 seed LYON pulled off a 3-2 comeback win over No. 3 seed Team Liquid in an upper-bracket semifinal Sunday at the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles. ,With the victory, LYON will face Cloud9 in the upper-bracket final on June 6. Team Liquid will next take on Shopify Rebellion in a lower-bracket qua...
Orioles seeking redemption against first-place Rays
The Baltimore Orioles will look for better results this time against the Tampa Bay Rays when the teams begin a three-game series Monday afternoon in Baltimore.,The Rays swept three games from the visiting Orioles last week, winning the trio by a combined score of 25-10.,Since then, Baltimore won two...
Karmine Corp bests Twisted Minds to win RLCS Paris Major
Karmine Corp capped off a strong run through this week's Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major with a 4-1 defeat of Twisted Minds in the grand final on Sunday in Nanterre, France.,After a 3-0 run through Group A, Karmine Corp won each of three playoff matches, also beating Team Vitality 4-3 ...
Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3
As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also be without star player Nathan MacKinnon.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals this regular season, susta...
Golden Knights rally from 3 down to beat Avs, take 3-0 series lead
Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Mark Stone and William Karlsson each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, on Sunday night in Las Vegas to take a commanding 3-0 lead in th...
Apparent leg injury sidelines Inter Miami star Lionel Messi
Inter Miami star captain Lionel Messi appeared to suffer a leg injury after grabbing his left thigh, forcing him out in the 73rd minute of a 6-4 home victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday night.,In the 70th minute, the two-time reigning MLS MVP could be seen grabbing at the upper section of ...
Troy Melton wins first start, helps Tigers snap 8-game skid
Troy Melton pitched into the sixth inning in his first outing of the season and the Detroit Tigers ended an eight-game losing streak by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday night to complete a day-night doubleheader with a split.,Dillon Dingler smashed a two-run home run and Kevin McGoni...
Inter Miami fight past Union 6-4; injury concern for Lionel Messi
Luis Suarez recorded a hat trick and German Berterame scored a brace to lead host Inter Miami to a wild and record-setting 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday night.,Suarez's third goal in the 81st minute proved to be the game-winner for Inter Miami (9-2-4, 31 points), who won their fo...
Lionel Messi exits with apparent injury; Inter Miami bests Union
Luis Suarez recorded a hat trick and German Berterame scored a brace to lead host Inter Miami to a wild and record-setting 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday night.,Suarez's third goal in the 81st minute proved to be the game-winner for Inter Miami (9-2-4, 31 points), which won its fo...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic top All-NBA first-team picks
Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets were unanimous selections to the All-NBA first team, announced Sunday night.,Both players received all 100 first-team votes from a media panel for 500 total points.,Victor Wembanyama (498...
Foster Griffin, Nationals earn road series win over Braves
Foster Griffin threw six scoreless innings, Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr. each drove in a run and the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday.,Griffin (6-2) allowed just three hits, struck out six and walked one for Washington, which became the first team this season to...
Troy Melton wins first start, helps Tigers snap eight-game skid
Troy Melton pitched into the sixth inning in his first outing of the season and the Detroit Tigers ended an eight-game losing streak by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday night to complete a day-night doubleheader.,Dillon Dingler smashed a two-run home run and Kevin McGonigle drove in ...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone, Avs' Cale Makar return for Game 3
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas.,Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck was dropped. The Golden Knights lead the seri...
Kimi Antonelli wins fourth straight race at Canadian Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli recorded his fourth consecutive victory Sunday by taking first in the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.,Antonelli, 19, and Mercedes teammate George Russell were wheel to wheel much of the afternoon, trading leads multiple times on Lap 13, before a power unit...
Knicks on brink of first Finals trip since '99 while Cavs grasp for answers
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson is a three-time All-Star and one of the premier point guards in the sport. He now stands one win away from becoming a Big Apple basketball legend.,The New York Knicks lead the Eastern Conference finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0, giving them an opportunity to advance...
Natisha Hiedeman's 24 points lead Storm over Mystics
Natisha Hiedeman matched a career-high with 24 points while rookie Awa Fam scored 10 in her WNBA debut as the host Seattle Storm rolled to a 97-85 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday.,Hiedeman shot 7 of 11 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Storm (3-4), who won the...
Organizers, fans pay tribute to Kyle Busch at Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600
On the biggest racing day of the year in the United States, the country's two most prominent racing series staged several tributes for Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR champion who died unexpectedly Thursday.,Busch, who was 41, died following a bout with severe pneumonia and sepsis, three days before...
Clap back: Wings star Paige Bueckers has technical rescinded
The WNBA on Sunday rescinded a technical foul given to Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers two nights earlier.,Bueckers was driving toward the basket in the third quarter and drew a foul from Indya Nivar. Bueckers clapped three times after the whistle and was given the tech.,"I was hyped and showing pa...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone returns for Game 3, Avs' Cale Makar questionable
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas.,Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck is dropped. The Golden Knights lead the serie...