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Team Liquid coast into playoffs at CCT Global Finals
Team Liquid blanked AMKAL ESPORTS 2-0 in a winners match on Sunday, polishing off a perfect performance in Group C to secure a playoff berth at the Champion of Champions Tour Season 1 Global Finals.,Paired with Saturday's 2-1 victory over OG in an opening match, Sunday's shutout gave Team Liquid a 2...
Joey Logano cruises to finish line at heated All-Star Race
Joey Logano provided the fireworks on the track in a dominant performance Sunday night, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch had a real flareup that closed the NASCAR All-Star Race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway.,Polesitter Logano put his No. 22 Ford out front for a record-setting 199 of 200...
Wolves rally from down 20, oust Nuggets in Game 7
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-90 on Sunday night in Game 7 of a Western Conference semifinal series. ,Minnesota is headed to the Western Conference finals for the first...
Down 20 in Game 7, Wolves oust Nuggets to reach Western finals
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-90 in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night.,Minnesota advances to the Western Conference finals for the first time ...
Joey Logano cruises to finish line at All-Star Race
Polesitter Joey Logano dominated by putting his No. 22 Ford out front for 199 of 200 laps to snare a $1 million purse on Sunday night, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' prized All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, N.C. ,Without another set of soft tires, Logano stayed out when...
Report: Canucks star Brock Boeser (blood clotting) likely out vs. Oilers
Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser is experiencing blood-clotting issues and is likely to miss Game 7 of the club's second-round series against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, according to Sportsnet.,Boeser missed practice Sunday and it isn't clear when he will return to the team.,S...
Rory McIlroy rues six-hole stretch, but game ‘clicking more’
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in a photo finish, but on Sunday in Louisville, Ky., it was another player's turn for major championship glory.,While Xander Schauffele won his first major with a birdie putt at the final hole, McIlroy was left to think about the could...
Canucks have another chance to oust Oilers, this time in Game 7
The Vancouver Canucks wasted their first opportunity to vanquish the Edmonton Oilers and advance to the Western Conference finals.,Vancouver must make good on its second chance if it wants to keep its season alive, as the Canucks are set to play host to the Oilers on Monday in Game 7 of their semifi...
UFL roundup: Battlehawks score late to hold off Defenders
Wayne Gallman II scored the go-ahead touchdown from 1 yard out with two minutes to play and the host St. Louis Battlehawks fended off the DC Defenders 26-21 on Sunday.,Gallman rushed for 35 yards and two scores while quarterback Manny Wilkins led St. Louis (6-2) with 79 rushing yards to go with 126 ...
Lynn Williams sets goals record in Gotham's win over Chicago
Lynn Williams scored her 79th career goal, making her the NWSL's all-time leading goal-scorer across all competitions, as NJ/NY Gotham FC beat the visiting Chicago Red Stars 2-1 on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Williams' goal for Gotham (4-2-3, 15 points) broke a scoreless draw in the 57th minute. The Re...
Xander Schauffele birdies 18th, wins PGA Championship for first major
Xander Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to break a late tie with Bryson DeChambeau and win the PGA Championship for his first career major championship on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.,Schauffele, 30, posted a final-round, 6-under 65 to finish the week 21-under 263 and beat a charg...
Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace drive way into All-Star Race
Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs led every lap Sunday to win the NASCAR Cup Series' The Open and advance to the evening's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, N.C.,Following Austin Cindric's wreck on Lap 59, Gibbs raced away from a tight group of cars, eventually beating Bubba ...
Nelly Korda back in winner's circle at Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda outlasted Hannah Green of Australia down the stretch to win the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday in Jersey City, N.J.,The World No. 1 earned her sixth win in seven starts after her five-tournament winning streak came to a halt last week. Her 1-under 71 was enough to get to 14-under 274 and...
Knicks star Jalen Brunson fractures hand in Game 7 of semifinals
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson fractured his left hand during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.,Replays appeared to show Brunson's hand hitting Tyrese Haliburton as the Pacers' guard went up ...
Scottie Scheffler closes PGA with 65, 'ready to go home'
Scottie Scheffler took a long look at the scoreboard off the 18th green at Valhalla Golf Club after finishing his final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.,A few minutes later after signing for his 6-under-par round of 65, Scheffler put his head on the scorer's table and "abou...
Jose Soriano's strong effort helps Angels down Rangers
Jose Soriano threw 7 2/3 effective innings for the Los Angeles Angels, who scored four times in the seventh to post a 4-1 win against the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Arlington, Texas.,It's the Angels' third win in the past four games and only their third series win of the season.,Soriano (2-4) allowe...
Mets show late-inning resolve in dispatching Marlins
Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece in the first inning as the visiting New York Mets averted a three-game sweep by defeating the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Brandon Nimmo gave the Mets some breathing room with a two-run homer, part of a three-run burst in the top of...
Former All-Pro RB David Johnson announces retirement
Running back David Johnson, who was named an All-Pro and Pro Bowler following a standout 2016 season, announced his retirement from the NFL Sunday.,On his Instagram page, Johnson said in part, "I'm looking forward to my next career path in life. I don't know exactly what that will be, but I hope it ...
Royals get big hits en route to sweeping A's
Brady Singer tallied nine strikeouts over six innings and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a pinch-hit, three-run triple as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-4 win on Sunday.,Kansas City carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth after S...
Alek Manoah, Daniel Vogelbach guide Jays over Rays
Alek Manoah allowed one hit over seven shutout innings, Daniel Vogelbach had a home run among his three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays avoided being swept in the three-game series and ended Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak....