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Cubs' big hits back up Edward Cabrera in winning team debut vs. Marlins
Edward Cabrera pitched six innings of one-hit ball and Ian Happ homered for the third straight game to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday.,Carson Kelly and Moises Ballesteros both contributed two-run singles for the Cubs, who out-hit the Angels 9...
Hawks top Jayson Tatum-less Celtics, extend home win streak to 13
Jalen Johnson collected 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as the Atlanta Hawks extended their home winning streak to 13 games with a 112-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Atlanta (43-33) received 20 points, 10 rebounds and three assists from Onyeka Okongwu, plus 18 points fr...
Nationals blast Phillies with 13 runs on 17 hits
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs and Jose Tena notched three hits and two RBIs to guide the visiting Washington Nationals to a comfortable 13-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Washington, which has won three of its first four games, totaled 17 hits, all of which were singles or doub...
Penguins bury Islanders with seven unanswered goals
Anthony Mantha scored twice and added an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins produced a five-goal second period amid seven unanswered goals to claim an 8-3 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on Monday in Elmont, N.Y.,Rickard Rakell scored twice, Bryan Rust posted one goal and one assist, an...
Bryce Elder, three Braves relievers combine to blank Athletics
Bryce Elder threw six scoreless innings and Mauricio Dubon drove in three runs to help the Atlanta Braves keep the visiting Athletics winless with a 4-0 victory on Monday in the opening game of their three-game series.,Elder (1-0) allowed five hits and one walk, struck out five and picked off a batt...
Jack Leiter helps Rangers shut down Orioles
Jack Leiter pitched six solid innings with eight strikeouts and Jake Burger drove in a pair of runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 to begin a three-game series Monday night.,Relievers Jakob Junis, Jalen Beeks and Tyler Alexander completed the combined seven-hitter with ...
Miguel Vargas' slam leads White Sox past Marlins for first win
Miguel Vargas blasted a grand slam and drove in six runs, Austin Hays slugged a three-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox earned their first win of the season, beating the host Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday.,Munetaka Murakami, the first player ever to homer in his first three games with the White Sox...
Madison Booker nets 19 as Texas pounds Michigan to return to Final Four
Madison Booker scored 19 points, Rori Harmon had 13 assists and flirted with a triple-double, and top-seeded Texas crushed Michigan 77-41 in an NCAA West Regional final in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday.,Harmon had seven points and seven rebounds and Kyla Oldacre had a double-double with 12 points and...
Maple Leafs fire GM Brad Treliving
The Maple Leafs announced on Monday that they would "part ways" with general manager Brad Treliving after nearly three years of his stewardship.,Treliving took on the role in May 2023. After two upper-division finishes, including a first-place finish in 2024-25, the Leafs have fallen off this season...
Jets can't afford a step back against Blackhawks
The Winnipeg Jets will look to keep their Western Conference wild-card hopes alive when they travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks on Tuesday night.,The Jets (31-30-12, 74 points), in the midst of a four-game road trip, enter Monday's action three points back of the Nashville Predators for the fi...
Columbus coach hopes lessons were learned before Hurricanes tilt
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a playoff position thanks to an incredible run since their January coaching change, but they're all too aware of the importance of turning their fortunes again when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,The Blue Jackets (38-24-12, 88 points) sit in th...
Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce carted off after fielding injury
Toronto Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce left the field on a cart after being injured while attempting to field a ground ball in the third inning Monday against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Ponce fell to the ground in pain as a run scored from third. He was helped onto the cart with an apparent right ...
Hornets looking to boost play-in seeding in matchup with Nets
Recent results provided a negative impact for the Charlotte Hornets' quest to get into the top-six of the Eastern Conference and avoid the play-in round.,The Hornets' attempt to avoid a third straight loss comes up Tuesday night when they visit the Brooklyn Nets.,Charlotte (39-36) is attempting to a...
Wolves' Jaden McDaniels (knee) week-to-week; Anthony Edwards available vs. Mavs
There was one upsetting development, but late good news for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.,Early in the day, the team announced that forward Jaden McDaniels will be out week-to-week with a left knee injury -- patella tendinopathy and a bone bruise.,However, Anthony Edwards, the NBA's third-le...
Hoping to end playoff drought, Flyers visit desperate Caps
After missing the postseason each of the past five years, the Philadelphia Flyers are making a bid to sneak into the playoffs in 2026.,And they're making franchise history in the process.,The Flyers, who have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, travel to Washington to face the Capitals on Tuesday eve...
Atlantic rivals Lightning, Canadiens face off in crucial contest
With just nine regular-season games left apiece, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are staring at a very important game against each other Tuesday night on Florida's Gulf Coast.,Following a weekend that featured two comeback wins, the Lightning (46-21-6, 98 points) climbed back atop the...
Las Vegas to host Super Bowl LXIII in February 2029
The Raiders' home of Allegiant Stadium, just off the Las Vegas Strip, will host its second Super Bowl in a six-season span following the 2028 NFL campaign.,Super Bowl LXIII officially was awarded to Las Vegas on Monday during the owners' annual meetings in Phoenix. The game will be played on a TBD d...
Bulls waive Jaden Ivey after troubling social media messages
The Chicago Bulls waived fourth-year guard Jaden Ivey on Monday for "conduct detrimental to the team.",The Bulls' decision came shortly after Ivey, the fifth overall selection of the 2022 NBA Draft, published several videos on social media that expressed his disapproval of the league's Pride Month a...
Jack Hughes, Devils bid to sweep season series from Rangers
Jack Hughes has been living a charmed life ever since scoring the golden goal in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,With 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 16 games since returning to play from the break, Hughes will look to continue his good fortune on Tuesday when the New Jersey Devils visit the New Yor...
NBA approves sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon-led group
The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, the league announced Monday.,Valued at approximately $4.25 billion, the transaction will be a two-part deal, with 80.1% being bought this w...