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Game 2 Likely to Decide Los Angeles Lakers' Fate After Game 1 Rout
After a blowout Game 1 loss to Minnesota, the Lakers face a must-win situation in Game 2 to keep their playoff hopes alive....
Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025: Players Facing the Most Pressure in the NHL Playoffs
Six NHL stars with the most on the line as the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin — legacies, contracts, and reputations are at stake....
Brewers to see familiar face in series vs. Willy Adames, Giants
The Milwaukee Brewers will get a chance to visit an old pal when they open a four-game road series against Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,The teams flew into San Francisco on Sunday night experiencing opposite emotions. While the Brewers were celebrating a 14-1 thumping o...
Blue Jays bid to ignite power surge vs. Astros
The Toronto Blue Jays have been in a power drought this season.,Toronto hitters will attempt to drive some balls on Monday night when they open a three-game road series against the Houston Astros.,The Blue Jays have just 12 homers in 22 games. Only the Kansas City Royals (11) have fewer.,"That will ...
Cardinals look to overcome road woes in opener vs. Braves
Fresh from a three-game series sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Atlanta Braves will try to keep their momentum going on Monday night when they open a three-game home set against the St. Louis Cardinals. ,It will be the first meeting between the teams this season; St. Louis won four of the six games...
'High energy' expected as Mets, Phillies open series
On Sunday afternoon, the New York Mets completed their first four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals since 1986.,The historical comparisons will be of the far more recent variety for the Mets on Monday night, when they host the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a three-game series.,Tylor Meg...
Reds, Marlins coming off notable wins entering 3-game series
Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo is expected to come off paternity leave on Monday night when Cincinnati visits the Miami Marlins to start a three-game series.,Lodolo (2-1, 2.31 ERA) is off to a great start, having allowed just six earned runs in four starts this season. His Miami counterpart, right-han...
Brett Howden (two goals) helps Knights get past Wild
Brett Howden scored two goals, including the game-winner early in the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, Adin Hill made 18 saves and Pave...
Cloud9 forge tie in North 2025 Split 2 positioning phase
Cloud9 used a head-to-head victory to move into a tie with FlyQuest atop the standings of the LTA North 2025 Split 2 positioning phase of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles on Sunday.,Cloud9 (5-1) played on blue and won the match against FlyQuest in 28 minutes. Lee "Loki" Sang-min of So...
Boston Breach, LA Thieves make statements at CDL Stage 3 qualifying
Boston Breach rallied from down 2-0 for a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Falcons on Sunday, the final day of Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying.,The Los Angeles Thieves also won on Sunday to finish atop the standings at 4-1 with a plus-11 map differential. Boston, the Vancouver Surge, the Miam...
PARIVISION, Spirit, Falcons, Aurora prevail at PGL Wallachia
PARIVISION, Team Spirit, Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming improved to 2-0 Sunday on the second day of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 group stage in Bucharest, Romania.,Those four teams are now one win away from clinching a berth in the playoff stage. They will be paired up for win-and-advance matches on M...
Top-five prospect Nate Ament commits to Tennessee
Five-star forward Nate Ament, one of the top players in the Class of 2026, committed to Tennessee on Sunday.,Ament is rated the No. 4 overall player in his class by the 247Sports composite rankings. The native of Virginia chose the Volunteers over Duke, Kentucky, Louisville and Arkansas.,Ament made ...
Natus Vincere Junior captures YaLLa Compass Qatar title
Natus Vincere Junior bounced back from dropping their first map of the day, running the table from there to take first place at the YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 event on Sunday.,NAVI Junior rallied to defeat Dynamo Eclot 2-1 in the semifinals, then swept ENCE 2-0 in the grand final to capture the $75,00...
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...
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs thrash Senators 6-2 in series opener
Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-2 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist, Auston Matthews had two assists and Anthony Stola...
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...
Donovan Mitchell, Ty Jerome power Cavaliers past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Ty Jerome scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 121-100 victory over the visiting Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.,Backup point guard Jerome, making his...
Rookie Ingrid Lindblad wins JM Eagle LA Championship in third start
Ingrid Lindblad of Sweden posted a final-round, 4-under-par 68 and prevailed at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Lindblad -- who was making her third start in her first season on the LPGA Tour -- shot 21-under 267 for the week at El Caballero Country Club, with 68s on Thursday,...
Jo Adell, Angels rally in ninth to stun Giants
Jo Adell capped a four-run bottom of the ninth with a one-out, bases-clearing double, delivering the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and denying Justin Verlander his first win of the season.,After Verlander threw six sharp inning...
Alex Ovechkin, top-seeded Capitals launch Cup quest vs. Canadiens
In his final tune-up before the playoffs begin, Alex Ovechkin spent time on the ice with a different and beloved pair of teammates: his young sons, Sergei and Ilya.,The Washington Capitals invited Ovechkin and his teammates to bring family members on the ice to enjoy an Easter Sunday skate a day bef...