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Phils' Aaron Nola eyes bounce-back start, series win vs. Marlins
Not much has gone right for Aaron Nola over his last two starts.,Janson Junk, however, couldn't have pitched much better over his last two trips to the mound.,Nola (1-3, 6.03 ERA) will look to alter his current fortunes on Monday as the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game series against fello...

Avs put up 9 goals in outscoring Wild in series opener
Cale Makar scored twice in the third period, Nazem Kadri also had a goal in the third, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in a high-scoring Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Denver.,Makar added an assist, Devon Toews had a goal and three assis...

LYON, FlyQuest keep pressure on top sides at LCS Spring
A day after Cloud9 and Team Liquid maintained perfect records atop the standings of the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles, LYON and FlyQuest kept pace Sunday with victories of their own.,LYON improved to 4-1 with a 2-0 sweep of the Sentinels, while FlyQuest held off Shopify Rebellion 2-1, boosting tha...

Cavs use third-quarter surge to best Raptors in Game 7
Jarrett Allen scored 14 of his career playoff-high-tying 22 points in the third quarter and grabbed 19 rebounds, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-102 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday night.,Fourth-seeded Cleveland, which t...

Veteran-laden Knights, youthful Ducks to clash in second round
The Vegas Golden Knights and the Anaheim Ducks have played each other 38 times over the last nine seasons but have never met in the Stanley Cup playoffs., ,That changes on Monday night in Las Vegas when the two teams open a best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series., ,The Pacific Division...

Thieves, Gentle Mates reach 3-0 at Stage 3 Major qualifying
Los Angeles Thieves and Paris Gentle Mates joined the ranks of the 3-0 teams Sunday on the last day of Week 2 of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Major.,One day after OpTic Texas improved to 3-0, the Thieves beat Vancouver Surge 3-1 and the Gentle Mates rallied past the winless Bosto...

Wolves dub Anthony Edwards (knee) questionable for Game 1 vs. Spurs
The Minnesota Timberwolves have cracked open the door for star guard Anthony Edwards to return for Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal.,Edwards, originally considered week-to-week and assumed to be out for the opener Monday at the San Antonio Spurs, was listed as questionable on Sunday even...

Yankees option SS Anthony Volpe to Triple-A after rehab stint
The New York Yankees reinstated shortstop Anthony Volpe from his rehab assignment but optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.,Volpe played four games at Scranton and eight with Double-A Somerset to start the season as he works his way back from offseason shoulder surgery.,However, ...

Kentucky Derby sets several TV ratings records
An estimated record 24.4 million people watched Golden Tempo's historic comeback win on Saturday at the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.,NBC released that figure based on preliminary data collected from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics on Sunday. ,The previous peak audience had been 21.8 million the ...

Missing Game 7 a tough pill to swallow for Jayson Tatum
It was going well until it wasn't.,The second-seeded Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Six-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, who came back from Achilles tendon surgery much faster than anyone expected, was averaging 24.8 ...

Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality clinched back-to-back unbeaten runs through the group and playoff stages by beating Natus Vincere 3-0 in the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,After winning the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event on April 19 without dropping a game in the playoffs, ...

5-star C Obinna Ekezie Jr. picks Louisville, reclassifies to ’26
Obinna Ekezie Jr., one of the top recruits in the Class of 2027, will reclassify to 2026 and join Louisville next season, he announced Sunday.,The 7-footer was the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2027 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.,He was also considering Arkansas, BYU and Maryl...

Mark Vientos' two homers power Mets over Angels
Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Mets, who earned a rare series win by beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague set.,Carson Benge had an RBI double immediately before Vientos' second homer in the eighth for ...

Chase Elliott nips Denny Hamlin in Texas for second win of '26
Chase Elliott had the best car at high-speed Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday and won a four-lap sprint over Denny Hamlin to capture the Wurth 400 in Fort Worth, Texas.,Elliott, who took the lead with 29 laps left after a cycle of pit stops, had a lead of more than a second over Hamlin before Corey He...

Kris Bubic hurls a gem as Royals sweep Mariners
Kris Bubic pitched seven strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-1 Sunday afternoon.,The Royals swept the three-game series after winning just three of their first 15 road games this season.,Bubic (3-1) gave up one run on four hits -- all singles. The left-hande...

Spurs aim to keep rolling as West semis start vs. banged-up Timberwolves
The San Antonio Spurs look to parlay their power, overall depth and momentum into a victory when they host the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series.,Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is on Wednesday in the Alamo City before the series sh...

Aaron Civale pitches Athletics past Guardians to avoid sweep
Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom hit home runs and Aaron Civale tossed six innings of one-run ball as the Athletics defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.,Jeff McNeil had a team-high three RBIs as the A's avoided the sweep in the series fina...

Maple Leafs name John Chayka GM, Mats Sundin senior adviser
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as their next general manager and confirmed team legend Mats Sundin will join the front office in an advisory role Sunday.,The tandem will be introduced in a press conference Monday afternoon.,"Today is an important day for the Toronto Maple Leafs organizati...

Nelly Korda rolls to Riviera Maya title for third win of '26
Nelly Korda didn't take long to return to the winner's circle, posting a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to win the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba by four strokes Sunday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Korda continued her victorious ways at El Camaleon Golf Course seven days after capturing the Chevron Cham...

Yankees tee off on Orioles to win third straight in 4-game series
Jasson Dominguez scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning before hitting a two-run homer and an RBI double during a seven-run eighth as the New York Yankees pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the 13th time in 15 games an...