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Rockets start strong, don't let up to beat Lakers, stay alive in series
Amen Thompson scored a game-high 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 added 19 and the Houston Rockets averted elimination with a 115-96 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.,All five starters scored in double figures...
All Gamers edges Weibo Gaming to win Peacekeeper Elite League Spring title
All Gamers totaled 22 points in the 18th and final game of the grand finals to edge Weibo Gaming by a single point and win the Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2026 title on Sunday in Changsha, China.,All Gamers, a Chinese esports organization, took home the largest slice of the prize pool worth 16,4...
Reports: Yankees calling up OF Jasson Dominguez
The New York Yankees are planning to call up outfielder Jasson Dominguez, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,A product of the Dominican Republic, Dominguez saw extended action for the Yankees in 2025 and produced during Spring Training before New York optioned him to the minors on March 20.,The 23-ye...
Monte Coleman, 3-time Super Bowl champion for Washington, dies at 68
Monte Coleman, who won three Super Bowls while playing linebacker his entire NFL career for the Washington franchise, died on Sunday. He was 68.,A cause of death was not given in announcements by the Washington Commanders as well as by Arkansas Pine Bluff, where Coleman was head coach at his hometow...
Marco Reus scores brace as Galaxy edge Real Salt Lake
Marco Reus scored on a late penalty kick for his second goal of the match as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated visiting Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday at Carson, Calif.,JT Marcinkowski made nine saves, including two in extra time to atone for an earlier mishap, for the Galaxy (3-4-3, 12 points), who won...
Rockets' Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
With the season on the line, Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 4 against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night with an ankle injury.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets before being downgraded to out about five hours before gametime. Houston tr...
Nikola Jokic fined $50k, Julius Randle $35k for altercation
The NBA fined Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their parts in an on-court fracas at the end of Game 4 of their teams' first-round playoff series.,The fines were handed down by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball ope...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs 1st Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar told his fans on Instagram during the week he would win at Talladega Superspeedway. ,He finally did his part to perfection on Sunday.,The Spire Motorsport driver recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to wi...
Rockies deliver shutout to finish doubleheader sweep of miserable Mets
Chase Dollander threw seven scoreless innings in the longest outing of his career as the visiting Colorado Rockies completed a doubleheader sweep of the sinking New York Mets with a 3-0 win in Sunday's nightcap.,Four Rockies pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 3-1 win in the opener. The doublehe...
D-backs stage massive rally to get past Padres in Mexico City Series
Ildemaro Vargas had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame a six-run deficit to beat the San Diego Padres 12-7 for a split of the short two-game Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu on Sunday.,The D-Backs trailed 6-0 after Manny Macha...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs first Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to win the wreck-ridden Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The high-speed, 188-lap drafting race was interrupted by a chaotic acciden...
Coco Gauff battles illness, tough opponent, but advances in Madrid
Coco Gauff is not the retiring type.,The third-seed in the WTA's Madrid Open became another player this week to struggle during a match due to illness and fell behind Sorana Cirstea by a set and a break on Sunday.,The two-time Grand Slam champion vomited as discreetly as possible outside the court a...
Brotherly love: Matt, Alex Fitzpatrick capture meaningful Zurich win
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick of England birdied the final hole after their three-stroke lead vanished on the back nine Sunday, leading them to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at Avondale, La.,The birdie on the par-5 18th hole gave them a 1-under-par 71, pushing their tournament total to ...
Nelly Korda lands 3rd major win at Chevron, regains No. 1 ranking
Nelly Korda returned to the mountaintop Sunday in Houston by going wire to wire for her second Chevron Championship title in three years and regaining the World No. 1 ranking in the process.,Korda shot a tidy 2-under-par 70 in the final round at Memorial Park Golf Course and won the season's first m...
Astros awaken to salvage finale, end Yankees' 8-game win streak
Spencer Arrighetti worked seven strong innings, Christian Walker produced a three-hit game with a home run and the Houston Astros salvaged the finale of their three-game series against the visiting New York Yankees with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.,Arrighetti (3-0) remained unbeaten in three starts afte...
Rockies stifle Mets to clinch series in doubleheader opener
Troy Johnston had an RBI single in the fourth inning and hit into the tie-breaking, run-scoring double play in the sixth Sunday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the skidding New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader.,Jose Quintana (1-2) tossed 5 1/3 solid innings for the...
Spencer Torkelson ties franchise record, as Tigers defeat Reds
Hao-Yu Lee belted a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer and Spencer Torkelson had three hits and homered in his fifth straight game as the visiting Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Cincinnati.,Kerry Carpenter doubled and tripled, while Gleyber Torres added th...
Bruins F Viktor Arvidsson (upper body) won’t return vs. Sabres
The Boston Bruins said forward Viktor Arvidsson won't return to Game 4 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.,Arvidsson appeared to be hurt after receiving a hard check from Buffalo defenseman Mattias Samuelsson in his left arm duri...
Report: Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury, ESPN reported hours before the start of the Sunday night game.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets.,Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, accordi...
Athletics activate Brent Rooker, DFA INF Andy Ibanez
The Athletics activated two-time All-Star Brent Rooker from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and designated infielder Andy Ibanez for assignment.,Rooker was sidelined with an oblique injury. He was injured during a game against the New York Yankees on April 9.,Rooker is batting fourth and serving a...