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Marco Reus scores brace as Galaxy edge Real Salt Lake
Marco Reus scored on a late penalty kick for his second goal of the match as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated visiting Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday at Carson, Calif.,JT Marcinkowski made nine saves, including two in extra time to atone for an earlier mishap, for the Galaxy (3-4-3, 12 points), who won...
Oilers to start G Tristan Jarry over Connor Ingram in Game 4 vs. Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers tabbed Tristan Jarry as their starting goalie for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the host Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of the series, but the higher-seeded Oilers have fallen behind ...
Nikola Jokic fined $50k, Julius Randle $35k for altercation
The NBA fined Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their parts in an on-court fracas at the end of Game 4 of their teams' first-round playoff series.,The fines were handed down by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball ope...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs 1st Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar told his fans on Instagram during the week he would win at Talladega Superspeedway. ,He finally did his part to perfection on Sunday.,The Spire Motorsport driver recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to wi...
Nathan MacKinnon scores twice as Avs race away to sweep Kings
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who finished off the host Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory Sunday to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals in the regular season, got his first goal...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs first Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to win the wreck-ridden Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The high-speed, 188-lap drafting race was interrupted by a chaotic acciden...
76ers star Joel Embiid active for Game 4 vs. Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was active and in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Embiid has not played since April 6, as he required an emergency appendectomy during a team trip through Tex...
Brotherly love: Matt, Alex Fitzpatrick capture meaningful Zurich win
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick of England birdied the final hole after their three-stroke lead vanished on the back nine Sunday, leading them to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at Avondale, La.,The birdie on the par-5 18th hole gave them a 1-under-par 71, pushing their tournament total to ...
Spurs dominate 2nd half to go up 3-1 on Trail Blazers
De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Fox sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor and...
Despite 2-1 series deficit, Golden Knights not panicking vs. Mammoth
After an unlikely Game 3 victory, the Utah Mammoth will try to secure their third straight win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday in Salt Lake City during Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.,Vegas secured a 4-2 home win in Game 1, but the Mammoth erased the Knights'...
Casey Schmitt powers Giants' comeback win over Marlins
Casey Schmitt hit a go-ahead home run for the second consecutive day, Landen Roupp ran his personal winning streak to four games and the San Francisco Giants closed out a winning homestand with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Jung Hoo Lee had four hits, including a triple, ...
Nelly Korda lands 3rd major win at Chevron, regains No. 1 ranking
Nelly Korda returned to the mountaintop Sunday in Houston by going wire to wire for her second Chevron Championship title in three years and regaining the World No. 1 ranking in the process.,Korda shot a tidy 2-under-par 70 in the final round at Memorial Park Golf Course and won the season's first m...
Carlos Cortes’ two-run triple lifts Athletics over Rangers
Carlos Cortes delivered a two-run triple in the first inning and the Athletics held on to beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Cortes also had a pair of singles for the Athletics, who moved two games over .500 and took a one-game lead o...
Injury-depleted Timberwolves seek to eliminate Nuggets in Game 5
The Denver Nuggets entered this postseason with hopes of a deep run. Instead, they are in danger of bowing out in five games.,The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame two significant injuries to win Game 4, 112-96, on Saturday night and can close out the series in Denver on Monday night. The Nuggets are ...
Rob Refsnyder's blast lifts Mariners past Cardinals
Pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder homered with one out in the ninth inning to break a tie as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Cal Raleigh also homered for the Mariners, who swept the three-game interleague series.,JJ Wetherholt and Nathan Church went deep ...
Jose Tena's HR in 10th helps Nationals edge White Sox
Jose Tena hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the 10th inning after CJ Abrams provided a go-ahead sacrifice fly as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday.,Both pitching staffs allowed just four hits. Paxton Schultz worked around Tristan Peters' RBI single in the ...
Rockies stifle Mets to clinch series in doubleheader opener
Troy Johnston had an RBI single in the fourth inning and hit into the tie-breaking, run-scoring double play in the sixth Sunday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the skidding New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader.,Jose Quintana (1-2) tossed 5 1/3 solid innings for the...
Red Sox beat O's in first game since Alex Cora's firing
Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run and Connelly Early pitched into the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox won in their first game after a surprising weekend managerial change, beating the host Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Chad Tracy was in the Boston dugout as interim manager a...
Jesus Sanchez hits tiebreaking HR as Blue Jays beat Guardians
Jesus Sanchez homered and drove in three runs on Sunday afternoon to help the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Vladimir Guerrero had three hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who took two of three from Cleveland. Toronto starter Patrick Corbin went 4 ? innin...
Spencer Torkelson ties franchise record, as Tigers defeat Reds
Hao-Yu Lee belted a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer and Spencer Torkelson had three hits and homered in his fifth straight game as the visiting Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Cincinnati.,Kerry Carpenter doubled and tripled, while Gleyber Torres added th...