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Cards' Andre Pallante out to rebound with Jays in town
The Toronto Blue Jays present the stiffest possible challenge for St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante.,Pallante (4-3. 4.91 ERA) has struck out just 44 in 66 innings. The Blue Jays have struck out just 446 times, fewest in the majors.,If the patterns hold, Toronto will put a lot of ba...

Marlins' Eury Perez to face Pirates in first start since '23
The Miami Marlins are expecting right-hander Eury Perez to make his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery on Monday night when they open a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,Perez, who was 20 when he made his major league debut on May 12, 2023, is expected to make his first...

LAFC top Sporting KC, run league unbeaten streak to 9 games
Denis Bouanga had a goal with two assists and Los Angeles FC earned a 3-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in their last game before departing for the FIFA Club World Cup.,Eddie Segura and Olivier Giroud also scored goals, while Hugo Lloris made one save for LAFC (7-4-5, 26 point...
NBA Scrambles After Fans Roast Digital Court Graphics in Game 2
Fans are outraged over the NBA Finals’ bland court design, low-res graphics, and disappearing pageantry. This is how it all unraveled....

Thunder pack counterpunch in Game 2, even series with Pacers
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.,The Thunder evened the series 1-1 heading into Wednesday's Game 3 in Indianapolis.,Gilgeous-Alexander added eight assists ...

Thunder pack a counterpunch in Game 2, even series with Pacers
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.,The Thunder evened the series 1-1 heading into Wednesday's Game 3 in Indianapolis.,Gilgeous-Alexander added eight assists ...

Virtus.pro, Legacy move on at BLAST.tv Austin Major
Virtus.pro and Legacy became the first two teams to punch their tickets to Group Stage 3 at the BLAST.tv Austin Major thanks to a pair of 2-0 victories Sunday in Texas.,The teams swept their Round 3 High Matches to finish Group Stage 2 a perfect 3-0. Virtus.pro blanked paiN Gaming and Legacy defeate...

Sky G Courtney Vandersloot has torn ACL, done for season
Chicago Sky veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a torn ACL in her right knee and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, the team announced Sunday.,Vandersloot was injured Saturday when the Sky lost 79-52 at home to the Indiana Fever. She went down while driving to the basket in the fir...

Top USC scorer Desmond Claude transfers to Washington
Senior guard Desmond Claude, who led Southern California in scoring last season, said Sunday that he will be joining the Washington program.,The 6-foot-6 Claude averaged 15.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 33 games (32 starts) last season. He reportedly chose the Huskies over Alabama and Go...

George Kirby fans 14 as Mariners edge Angels
George Kirby posted a career-high 14 strikeouts across seven innings as the Seattle Mariners earned a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon at Anaheim, Calif.,Kirby (1-3) - who made just his fourth start of the season after dealing with right shoulder inflammation - allowed jus...

Lynx rise to 9-0 by handling last-place Wings
Napheesa Collier amassed 28 points and 10 rebounds and Kayla McBride added 21 points as the Minnesota Lynx shrugged off a ragged third quarter to roll past the hapless Dallas Wings 81-65 on Sunday afternoon in a Commissioner's Cup contest in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx are a perfect 3-0 in the battle...

Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed injury) game-time call for Game 3
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be a game-time decision for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday against the host Florida Panthers.,The Oilers did not disclose Nugent-Hopkins' injury. The forward missed Sunday's practice.,"We think (he'll be availa...

Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...

Tommy Edman knocks in three to help Dodgers beat Cardinals
Tommy Edman drove in three runs to power the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.,Hyeseong Kim drove in two runs and Mookie Betts hit a homer for the Dodgers.,Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in five inning...

Back-to-back jacks help Twins take down Blue Jays
Brooks Lee and Christian Vazquez hit consecutive home runs and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ty France went 2-for-4 with an RBI double for Minnesota, which salvaged a win in the three-game series. Byron Buxton and Trevor Larn...

Joaquin Niemann wins in Virginia for sixth career LIV title
Joaquin Niemann birdied Nos. 14-17 to cap off a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 for his final round and hung on to win LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday in Gainesville, Va.,The 26-year-old from Chile went 15-under 198 for the week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (66)...

Wings' Paige Bueckers (illness) out despite clearing concussion protocol
The Dallas Wings announced on Sunday afternoon that star Paige Bueckers has cleared concussion protocol but will be out for today's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to an unrelated illness.,Bueckers, the top overall selection in this year's WNBA draft, has missed the Wings' last three games due t...

Carlos Alcaraz roars past Jannik Sinner in epic French Open final
The French Open opened two weeks ago with a tribute to retired 14-time champion Radal Nadal and the Big Three of his generation., ,It ended Sunday on the clay court at Roland Garros in Paris with the unquestioned coronation of the Big Two., ,Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz cemented their mark as th...

Rays complete comeback to take series with Marlins
Brandon Lowe's eighth-inning sacrifice fly capped a comeback for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, as they beat the visiting Miami Marlins 3-2.,Yandy Diaz had a hand in each of the runs for the Rays as the designated hitter went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in. His eighth-inning double ch...
NBA Finals Game 2 Picks: Best Bets for Thunder vs. Pacers
Deadspin's best betting picks for NBA Finals Game 2 include our spread and player prop predictions for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers....