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Nikita Kucherov claims scoring title, powers Lightning past Sabres
Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov netted a tiebreaking goal in a three-point night to collect another scoring title, and the Lightning inched closer to home-ice advantage in the playoffs with a 7-4 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.,After Ryan McDonagh made it 2-all at 3:02 of the s...
Nikita Kucherov's 3-point night powers Lightning past Sabres
Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov netted a tiebreaking goal in a three-point night to collect another scoring title, and the Lightning inched closer to home-ice advantage in the playoffs with a 7-4 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.,After Ryan McDonagh made it 2-all at 3:02 of the s...
Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker help Cardinals beat Phillies
Willson Contreras and Jordan Walker hit two-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 Sunday.,Nolan Arenado scored twice and drove in two runs as the Cardinals won their first series against the Phillies since the 2017 season.,Matthew Liberatore (1-1) limited the...
Cal Raleigh goes deep again to lead Mariners past Rangers
Cal Raleigh homered for a third consecutive game since switching to a "torpedo" bat as the host Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the American League West rival Texas Rangers with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon.,The Mariners won their fourth consecutive game and went 5-1 on a six-game...
Michael King goes the distance, Padres earn 3rd shutout of Rockies
Michael King allowed just two hits and one walk in a complete game Sunday as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-0, becoming the first team in eight years to sweep a three-game series with shutouts.,King retired the first 13 men he faced before Michael Toglia singled with on...
Elias Lindholm, Morgan Geekie help Bruins pull away from Penguins
Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins beat the host Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Fabian Lysell, Morgan Geekie and Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins (33-39-9, 75 points), who had lost two of their previous three. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each had two...
Kings defeat Suns, will host 9-10 play-in game
The Sacramento Kings capitalized on the visiting Phoenix Suns playing a depleted roster and secured home-court advantage for their upcoming Western Conference play-in matchup with a 109-98 decision on Sunday.,Sacramento (40-42) was already locked into a No. 9 vs. No. 10 contest with Dallas in the pl...
Cubs LHP Justin Steele needs elbow surgery, done for year
Chicago Cubs ace left-hander Justin Steele will have reconstructive elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Craig Counsell said Sunday.,It was not yet known if Steele would need full Tommy John surgery or just a partial repair, according to ESPN.,Steele, 29, is just two years removed ...
High-scoring Portland downs Sporting Kansas City
Kevin Kelsy scored his second and third goals and also created the sequence leading to an own goal in his side's favor as the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday.,David Ayala also scored and had an assist as Portland (4-2-2, 14 points) extended its unbeaten run to f...
Marlins pull away from Nationals, cool off MacKenzie Gore
Matt Mervis slugged a three-run, pinch-hit home run as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 11-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore (1-2) entered the game leading the National League with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, and he had beaten the Dodgers and domin...
Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker helps Cardinals beat Phillies
Willson Contreras and Jordan Walker hit two-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 Sunday.,Nolan Arenado scored twice and drove in two runs as the Cardinals won their first series against the Phillies since the 2017 season.,Matthew Liberatore (1-1) limited the...
Byron Buxton's big bat sparks Twins past Tigers
Byron Buxton homered, doubled and scored twice as the Minnesota Twins salvaged the finale of a three-game series by topping the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Edouard Julien also hit a solo homer for the Twins while Ty France had two hits and an RBI.,Minnesota starter Simeon W...
U.S. overcomes Slovakia to advance to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera earned victories Sunday to propel the United States past Slovakia 2-1 in Bratislava, Slovakia, as the U.S. took the Group C championship at 2-0.,The Americans advance to the Billie Jean King Cup finals to be held in September. They'll be joined by Japan, who won Gro...
Red Wings set for final home game of season vs. Stars
The Detroit Red Wings will hold a Fan Appreciation Night when the slumping Dallas Stars comes to town on Monday night. ,There will be all types of giveaways and even free parking for some patrons but they can't deliver what the fans really want -- postseason hockey.,For the ninth straight season, th...
Bulls optimistic Josh Giddey (wrist) will be OK for play-in game
Guard Josh Giddey, who helped propel the Chicago Bulls to a spot in the NBA play-in tournament, did not travel to Philadelphia for the final game of the regular season, instead staying home to get treatment on his ailing right wrist.,Speaking with reporters Sunday, coach Billy Donovan said there is ...
Lightning F Oliver Bjorkstrand (lower body) out indefinitely
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Jon Cooper announced Sunday.,Bjorkstrand, who will be sidelined into the playoffs, sustained the injury during Tampa Bay's 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. ,"It's tough...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays, April 13
April 13th's best MLB bet for Sunday's slate of baseball games is an over/under prediction for the Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays game....
Twins reinstate INF Brooks Lee from injured list
The Minnesota Twins reinstated infielder Brooks Lee from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.,The 2022 first-round pick (eighth overall) began the season on the IL while recovering from a lumbar strain.,Lee, 24, was 4-for-13 in four rehab games at Class A Fort Myers and Triple-A St. Paul.,Lee made his...
Lightning scrambling for playoff points against visiting Sabres
The Tampa Bay Lightning have three important games left on their schedule, but in their pursuit of the Atlantic Division's top spot, they surely must have a sense of giving away too much over the past two matches.,The total amount of that giveaway? Two very crucial points.,Coach Jon Cooper's squad, ...
Rangers tasked with solving M's ace Logan Gilbert's splitter
Through three starts this season, Seattle right-hander Logan Gilbert has thrown his split-fingered fastball 70 times.,And has yet to allow a hit.,Gilbert (0-1, 2.55 ERA) will put that streak on the line Sunday afternoon when the host Mariners go for a three-game sweep against one of their American L...