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Stephen Curry pours in 31 to propel Warriors past Rockets
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 31 points and Jimmy Butler III added 25 as the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday in Game 1 of this Western Conference first-round series.,Curry, who shot 1-for-10 and scored three points in a home loss to the Rockets on April 6, was b...

Rockies snap 8-game skid, split DH vs. Nationals
Aaron Schunk had two hits, Mickey Moniak hit a two-run triple and the Colorado Rockies ended their eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday night in Denver.,Washington took the opener of the doubleheader, 3-2.,Antonio Senzat...

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander among MVP finalists
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder are the finalists for this season's Most Valuable Player award, the NBA announced Sunday.,Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a league-best 32...

Josh Naylor's 11th-inning single guides Diamondbacks past Cubs
Josh Naylor had three hits and two RBIs and drove in the tie-breaking run in the 11th inning when the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the final game of a three-game series with a 3-2 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday.,Naylor singled off Jordan Wicks (0-1) with no outs in the 11th to drive i...

United States beats Canada in OT to win women's hockey world title
Tessa Janecke scored the winning goal at 17:06 of overtime as the United States notched a 4-3 victory over Canada in the women's hockey world championship final on Sunday at Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Taylor Heise set up the winning tally during the three-on-three overtime by intercepting a p...

Justin Thomas wins RBC Heritage in playoff to end drought
Justin Thomas made a birdie putt from 21 feet out on the first playoff hole to win the RBC Heritage on Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., winning a tournament for the first time in nearly three years.,Thomas and Andrew Novak, who was seeking his first victory on the PGA T...

Logan Stankoven scores 2 goals, Hurricanes defeat Devils
Logan Stankoven scored twice in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes began their sixth postseason meeting with the Devils by controlling all...

Nationals ride two unearned runs to Game 1 win over Rockies
Jake Irvin scattered three hits over 6 1/3 innings and Trey Lipscomb had two hits as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in the first game of a split doubleheader Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Irvin (2-0) struck out nine to beat Colorado for the first time in three career starts. Ky...

Mets complete historic four-game sweep of Cardinals
The slumping Brandon Nimmo laced the tie-breaking two-out RBI single in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who completed a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 7-4 win.,The Mets squandered a 3-0 lead before rallying back. They improve to 15-7 -- tied for the...

Max Fried dominates as Yankees blank Rays 4-0
Max Fried dominated into the eighth inning, Trent Grisham, Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells each hit home runs, and the visiting New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Sunday.,Fried (4-0) did not allow a hit through five-plus innings and exited after giving up two hits with two walks and two...

Rockies' starter Kyle Freeland exits with finger injury
Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland has left Sunday's game after two innings with a finger issue on his pitching hand.,The 31-year-old has a history of recurring blister issues throughout his major league career.,Freeland warmed up for the top of the third inning before manager Bud Black and ...

Rockies place RHP Victor Vodnik on IL, select RHP Zach Agnos
The Colorado Rockies made multiple roster moves Sunday, placing right-hander Victor Vodnik on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, selecting the contract of right-hander Zach Agnos, and designating left-hander Evan Justice for assignment.,Vodnik, 25, has pitched in parts three s...

Thunder pour it on in 51-point Game 1 victory over Grizzlies
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points off the bench and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-80 home rout in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series. ,The Thunder had plenty of blowout victories in the regular season, setting an NBA record for scoring margin in runnin...
Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 1 Best Bets, Player Props
These are our best NBA Playoffs best bets and player props for Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers....

As Knicks soar into Game 2, Pistons hope lessons were learned
With the New York Knicks facing an eight-point deficit to the upstart Detroit Pistons entering the fourth quarter on Saturday, Jalen Brunson returned to the locker room to change his sneakers and watched the first few minutes from the bench.,After the fleet-footed Brunson helped the Knicks rally to ...

WTA roundup: Final set in Germany, Elina Svitolina wins in France
Aryna Sabalenka, the World No. 1, will attempt to win her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in her fourth attempt on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.,She reached the final for the fourth time in five years on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 semifinal win over No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in one hour, 35 mi...

Blue Jays put Nick Sandlin on IL, DFA fellow RHP Jacob Barnes
The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Nick Sandlin to the 15-day injured list on Sunday with a right lat strain.,Also on Sunday, right-hander Jacob Barnes was designated for assignment, while fellow right-handers Dillon Tate and Paxton Schultz were called up from Triple-A Buffalo.,Sandlin, 28, i...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Cleveland Guardians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, April 20
Pirates vs. Guardians betting preview with Mitch Keller and Logan Allen on the mound. Why Sunday's UNDER 8 is the smart play....

Nationals chase series victory in doubleheader vs. Rockies
After holding on for a wild victory on Saturday, the visiting Washington Nationals will look to clinch the series against the Colorado Rockies in a doubleheader on Sunday.,Following a rainout on Friday, Washington bolted out to a 12-2 lead on Saturday before the Rockies scored eight runs in the seve...

High-octane Cubs seek series sweep of Diamondbacks
The host Chicago Cubs will vie for a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday after showing off their major league-leading offense in the first two games of the series.,The Cubs totaled six homers in 13-11 and 6-2 victories in the first two games and have scored 143 runs in their first 23 games, ...