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Collin Morikawa withdraws from Truist Championship
World No. 6 Collin Morikawa has withdrawn from this week's Truist Championship, the PGA Tour said Monday.,Andrew Putnam takes his place in the field for the Signature Event at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.,No reason was provided. Morikawa, 29, has been dealing with a back issue since his firs...
Longtime Yankees broadcaster John Sterling dies at 87
Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling has died at 87.,Sterling joined the team in 1989 and spent 36 years in the booth, calling 5,420 regular-season games and 211 playoff games before retiring in April 2024. He worked 5,060 consecutive games from 1989 to 2019.,"We are devastated...
NBA Playoff Game 1 Bet Picks: 76ers vs Knicks and Timberwolves vs Spurs Bets
Breaking down 76ers vs Knicks and Timberwolves vs Spurs with expert picks and analysis for Monday’s NBA playoff action....
Fresh off rare road series win, Mets take aim at Rockies
The New York Mets needed something to go their way in hopes of turning around a forgettable start to the season.,Fresh off a rare series win, the Mets will hope to keep the momentum going when they travel to Denver to take on the reeling Colorado Rockies on Monday to begin a three-game set.,New York...
Brewers' Andrew Vaughn set to return for opener vs. Cardinals
Milwaukee first baseman Andrew Vaughn is expected to rejoin the lineup when the Brewers begin a three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, but left fielder Jackson Chourio's return remains on hold.,Vaughn, out since March 27 after fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand on...
Yankees out to continue offensive onslaught, sweep O's
The New York Yankees are experiencing virtually no difficulties making contact and piling up big numbers against the Baltimore Orioles.,After a trio of blowout wins, the Yankees seek another productive showing at the plate Monday night when they host the Orioles in the finale of a four-game series.,...
Veteran-laden Knights, youthful Ducks to clash in second round
The Vegas Golden Knights and the Anaheim Ducks have played each other 38 times over the last nine seasons but have never met in the Stanley Cup playoffs., ,That changes on Monday night in Las Vegas when the two teams open a best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series., ,The Pacific Division...
Yankees option SS Anthony Volpe to Triple-A after rehab stint
The New York Yankees reinstated shortstop Anthony Volpe from his rehab assignment but optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.,Volpe played four games at Scranton and eight with Double-A Somerset to start the season as he works his way back from offseason shoulder surgery.,However, ...
Kentucky Derby sets several TV ratings records
An estimated record 24.4 million people watched Golden Tempo's historic comeback win on Saturday at the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.,NBC released that figure based on preliminary data collected from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics on Sunday. ,The previous peak audience had been 21.8 million the ...
Missing Game 7 a tough pill to swallow for Jayson Tatum
It was going well until it wasn't.,The second-seeded Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Six-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, who came back from Achilles tendon surgery much faster than anyone expected, was averaging 24.8 ...
Stewart Cink wins Regions Tradition to clinch back-to-back majors
Less than a month ago, Stewart Cink had never won a PGA Tour Champions major.,Now he has won two.,Cink shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., taking home the title by three strokes over nearest competitor Scott Hend of Australia in breezy conditions.,"It wasn't...
Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality clinched back-to-back unbeaten runs through the group and playoff stages by beating Natus Vincere 3-0 in the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,After winning the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event on April 19 without dropping a game in the playoffs, ...
5-star C Obinna Ekezie Jr. picks Louisville, reclassifies to ’26
Obinna Ekezie Jr., one of the top recruits in the Class of 2027, will reclassify to 2026 and join Louisville next season, he announced Sunday.,The 7-footer was the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2027 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.,He was also considering Arkansas, BYU and Maryl...
Jonah Heim, Braves pummel Rockies to sweep series, jump to 25-10
Jonah Heim homered, doubled and drove in a career-high-tying five runs as the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game series sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 11-6 victory on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI and Jorge Mateo also homered and h...
Maple Leafs name John Chayka GM, Mats Sundin senior adviser
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as their next general manager and confirmed team legend Mats Sundin will join the front office in an advisory role Sunday.,The tandem will be introduced in a press conference Monday afternoon.,"Today is an important day for the Toronto Maple Leafs organizati...
Louis Munteanu's brace lifts D.C. United past sliding NYCFC
Louis Munteanu scored his second and third career MLS goals and short-handed D.C. United earned a 2-0 victory at New York City FC on Sunday afternoon.,Munteanu's brace completed a third consecutive multi-goal performance after the Black and Red (4-4-3, 15 points) had failed to score in four consecut...
Michael Busch drives in 4 as Cubs win, sweep D-backs
Michael Busch drove in four runs to lead the host Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday.,Busch doubled and scored a run in the second and broke the game open for good with a three-run triple in the fifth as Chicago finished the three-game sweep with its 11th straight win at...
Yankees tee off on Orioles to win third straight in 4-game series
Jasson Dominguez scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning before hitting a two-run homer and an RBI double during a seven-run eighth as the New York Yankees pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the 13th time in 15 games an...
Joel Embiid-led 76ers crash the party, now face Knicks
Three straight victories to close out their first-round series put the New York Knicks in a position almost everyone expected - if not demanded - they would occupy.,Three straight victories to close out their first-round series put the Philadelphia 76ers in a position almost no one could have antici...
Nationals' small ball earns 1-run win over Brewers
Nasim Nunez had a pair of RBI singles and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.,CJ Abrams had two infield singles and scored twice for the Nationals, who had won four of five before getting outscored 10-2 in the fi...