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Marlins avoid sweep vs. Yankees thanks to eighth-inning surge
Pinch hitter Graham Pauley lined a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded against Jake Bird to spark a four-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins hung on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees after a lengthy rain delay Sunday.,The Marlins chipped away at an early 4-1 deficit foll...
Brent Rooker (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) lifts Athletics over Astros in 10
Brent Rooker clubbed a pair of home runs, including a three-run walk-off blast in the 10th inning that lifted the host Athletics to a wild 12-10 win over the Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Rooker, who finished with six RBIs, drove in Shea Langeliers and Tyler So...
Dusty May informs Michigan officials of intention to stay put, spurn UNC
Michigan head coach Dusty May informed Michigan officials that he would not take part as a candidate in North Carolina's coaching search -- nor any other -- ESPN reported on Sunday.,May, 49, has guided the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship Game in his second season in Ann Arbor. A year after he to...
West Virginia rallies, beats Oklahoma in OT to win College Basketball Crown
Honor Huff scored 38 points and made eight 3-pointers to help West Virginia rally for an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown championship game on Sunday in Las Vegas.,Chance Moore added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (21-14), who trailed by 13 points ...
Angels walk off Mariners in back-and-forth 11-inning affair
Nolan Schanuel's sacrifice fly scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-7 Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Shaun Anderson (1-0) struck out Cal Raleigh with the bases loaded in the top of the inning.,With Adam Frazier the aut...
Gabriel Arias, CJ Kayfus help Guardians split twin bill with Cubs
Gabriel Arias' RBI single highlighted a three-run eighth inning for the Cleveland Guardians, who rallied to beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-5 in the nightcap of a Sunday doubleheader.,The Guardians overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to wrangle a split with the Cubs, who won the opener 1-0. CJ Kayfus ...
Dodgers rally past Nationals to earn sweep
Shohei Ohtani, Dalton Rushing and Teoscar Hernandez homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday in Washington, completing the three-game sweep.,Ohtani's sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead run to cap a four-run eighth inning for the Dodgers. Former National Alex ...
Porter Martone's first career goal hands Flyers OT win over Bruins
Porter Martone scored his first NHL goal on a 5-on-3 in overtime, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday.,After Boston took penalties seven seconds apart in OT, Philadelphia needed just 15 more seconds to score the decisive goal. Christian Dvorak m...
Nolan Traore's career day helps Nets put away Wizards
Rookie Nolan Traore scored a career-high 23 points and added a game-high seven assists as the Brooklyn Nets held off the visiting Washington Wizards 121-115 in an Eastern Conference basement battle Sunday in New York.,Jalen Wilson added 19 points and five rebounds, while Josh Minott and E.J. Liddell...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday.,Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of...
Bucks beat Grizzlies, but Giannis Antetokounmpo remains out
Ryan Rollins scored 24 points, Cormac Ryan added 21 and Myles Turner finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131-115 victory Sunday over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. ,The Bucks (31-47), who snapped a two-game skid, also got 19 points from Taurean Prince, who was 7...
Suns make clutch shots late to finish off Bulls
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Jalen Green added 25 and Dillon Brooks sank a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Phoenix Suns past the host Chicago Bulls 120-110 on Sunday.,Phoenix (43-35) held a 13-point lead in the third quarter but saw it whittled down to a single point late in th...
Rickard Rakell scores twice as Penguins handle Panthers
Rickard Rakell scored twice, and Evgeni Malkin added a pair of helpers as the Pittsburgh Penguins upended the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.,With the win, the Penguins (40-22-16, 96 points) picked up their second win over the Panthers in as many days and swept the three-game seas...
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum guide Celtics to big win over Raptors
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 26 points and Jayson Tatum added 23 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 115-101 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Boston (53-25) has won its last nine home games against Toronto (43-35). The Raptors haven't won i...
UCLA dominates South Carolina for first NCAA women's hoops title
PHOENIX -- Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts posted her 15th double-double of the season and UCLA won its first women's basketball national championship in the NCAA era with a suffocating 79-51 victory over South Carolina in the final Sunday afternoon.,Betts had 14 points and 11 rebound...
Mickey Moniak cracks two long homers to lead Rockies past Phillies
Mickey Moniak hit two home runs and TJ Rumfield also went deep as the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Goodman had two hits and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six strong innings to earn his first win for Colorado. Victor Vodnik got the last three outs to earn ...
Gary Sanchez HR helps Brewers take series at Royals
Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run and William Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in the visiting Milwaukee Brewers' 8-5 series-clinching win over the Kansas City Royals.,Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Harrison (1-0) picked up the win as he scattered three hits, gave up two runs, walked two and str...
White Sox shut out Blue Jays to claim three-game sweep
Davis Martin pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to sweep their three-game series.,Martin (2-0) allowed four hits and two walks with six strikeouts. After Bryan Hudson and Jordan Leasure handled the next two innings,...
Michigan, historic UConn fight to be last team standing Monday
INDIANAPOLIS -- For the third time in his decorated college career, Alex Karaban and UConn are in the Final Four. As tipoff for the 2026 national championship game approaches, Karaban knows only one way to leave the court on Monday night when the Huskies play Michigan in the main event of the NCAA T...
Nuggets peaking at the right time ready for Trail Blazers
The red-hot Denver Nuggets seek their ninth consecutive win Monday when they welcome in a Portland Trail Blazers team on a run of its own., ,Portland (40-38) picked up its third straight win on Friday and moved into eighth in the Western Conference standings with a 118-106 defeat of New Orleans. Jru...