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Padres OF Jackson Merrill receives 9-year, $135M extension
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, the team announced Wednesday.,The contract runs from 2026-34, includes a $30 million club option for a 10th season and carries a maximum value of $204 million, according to multiple reports.,Merrill, w...

Reports: Padres OF Jackson Merrill gets 9-year, $135M extension
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The contract runs from 2026-34, includes a $30 million club option for a 10th season and carries a maximum value of $204 million, per the reports.,Merrill, who turn...

Hawks work toward improving postseason seeding as they visit Mavericks
Coming off a disappointing first half of a back-to-back set, the Atlanta Hawks will look to hold steady in the Eastern Conference play-in race when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Atlanta (36-39) enters play having lost three of its past four games, including Tuesday's 127-113 home set...

Homer-happy Yankees, Diamondbacks square off in New York
Eugenio Suarez is off to a powerful start to the season.,Suarez leads the majors with five homers through his first five games, and the Arizona Diamondbacks hope to see their third baseman produce another big swing Wednesday night when they visit the New York Yankees.,Suarez lifted the Diamondbacks ...

Cavaliers aim to continue ascent in clash vs. Knicks
The Cleveland Cavaliers can match the second-most regular-season wins in franchise history on Wednesday when they welcome the visiting New York Knicks.,With Sunday's 127-122 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland (60-15) reached 60 wins for just the third time since debuting in the NBA in 1970...

Mason McTavish's shootout winner sends Ducks past Sharks
Mason McTavish scored the only goal of the shootout and added three assists in regulation as the Anaheim Ducks edged the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday.,McTavish, who was the third shootout participant for the Ducks, skated in and showed great patience as he waited for Sharks goalie Alexand...

Report: Padres, D-backs likely to play '26 series in Mexico City
The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks are likely to meet for a regular-season series next year in Mexico City, The Athletic reported Tuesday night.,The games would be held at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu, named for the Mexican billionaire who is a minority owner of the Padres.,San Diego and Ari...

Eugenio Suarez's go-ahead slam lifts Diamondbacks past Yankees
Eugenio Suarez blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who stormed back for a 7-5 victory over the previously unbeaten New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks scored five in the eighth against the combination of Tim Hill and Mark Leiter J...

Giannis Antetokounmpo pours in 37 as Bucks hold off Suns
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and dished 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 133-123 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns and former head coach Mike Budenholzer on Tuesday.,Ryan Rollins added a career-high 23 points as Milwaukee (41-34) snapped a four-game losing streak. The Bucks...

Deni Avdija (triple-double) helps Blazers defeat Hawks
Deni Avdija recorded his second career triple-double and combined with Shaedon Sharpe to score 65 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 to end their four-game losing streak.,The win gave Portland a sweep of the two-game season series and ended the Blazers' ...

Eugenio Suarez's go-ahead grand slam lifts Diamondbacks past Yankees
Eugenio Suarez blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who stormed back for a 7-5 victory over the previously unbeaten New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks scored five in the eighth against the combination of Tim Hill and Mark Leiter J...

Knicks finish off 4-game season sweep of lowly 76ers
OG Anunoby scored 27 points and Landry Shamet sank six 3-pointers as part of his 20-point performance, fueling the host New York Knicks to a 105-91 victory over the spiraling Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,Anunoby sank 11 of 13 free-throw attempts to continue his torrid play. He has scored 149 point...

Akshay Bhatia defending at Texas Open with Masters on his mind
When then-22-year-old Akshay Bhatia beat Denny McCarthy in a playoff to win the Valero Texas Open last year at TPC San Antonio, he got to do one of the most enjoyable things in the world of golf.,He got to board a flight to Augusta, Ga.,Bhatia's victory earned him the final spot available in the fie...

Struggling Canucks desperate for win against Kraken
The Vancouver Canucks are essentially in must-win territory as they prepare to host the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.,With their playoff aspirations flickering, the Canucks (34-27-13, 81 points) return home outside of a playoff position and needing to vault a pair of teams to advance to the Stanley C...

Avalanche plan to refocus vs. Blackhawks after blown lead
Clinching the No. 3 seed in the Central Division and a spot in the Western Conference playoffs is well within reach for the Colorado Avalanche.,Trouble is, Colorado has struggled to distance itself from opponents lately.,The Avalanche (45-26-4, 94 points) enter Wednesday's visit to the Chicago Black...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners, April 1
April 1st's expert MLB betting pick is an over/under best bet for Tuesday night's Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners matchup....

Angels' Kyle Hendricks takes aim at familiar foe in Cards
The St. Louis Cardinals will see a familiar nemesis in an unfamiliar uniform when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.,Longtime Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks will start for the Angels in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series in St. Louis. He went 4-12 with a 5.92 ...

Nets win tight game, dent Mavs' play-in aspirations
The visiting Brooklyn Nets stunned the streaking Mavericks 113-109 in a back-and-forth thriller on Monday night, dealing a significant blow to Dallas' play-in tournament prospects. ,With a win, the Mavericks (37-39) would have moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Kings for the 10th and final play-in spot....

Youth battles more youth when Ducks entertain Sharks
The Anaheim Ducks will be going for a season sweep of the visiting San Jose Sharks when two of the youngest teams in the league meet for the final time of the season on Tuesday night.,This is the third meeting between the Ducks and Sharks, but the first in more than five months. The Pacific Division...

Report: Knicks to sign F P.J. Tucker to 2-year deal
The New York Knicks are planning to sign forward P.J. Tucker to a two-year contract, ESPN reported Monday. The second year will reportedly be a team option.,Tucker had signed two 10-day contracts with the Knicks over the past month. However, he only appeared in one game for the team, logging two min...