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Defending champion Alex Palou on pole for Indy 500
Alex Palou put himself in prime position to defend his Indianapolis 500 title by winning the pole in qualifying Sunday for the May 24 race.,The Spaniard earned his second career pole with a four-lap average speed of 232.248 mph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,The four-time and reigning IndyCar Serie...

Hat trick gives Hany Mukhtar milestone, Nashville another victory
Hany Mukhtar logged a hat trick and Brian Schwake made seven saves as Nashville SC held off visiting LAFC 3-2 on Sunday night.,Mukhtar's second goal, which came off a bending free kick from the left side of the box in the 21st minute for a 2-0 Nashville lead, was his 100th goal across all competitio...

Thunder, Spurs set for battle of titans in Western Conference finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder were dominant for most of the season, posting the NBA's best record for the second consecutive season.,But the Thunder struggled against the San Antonio Spurs, dropping four of the five meetings during the regular season.,On Monday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder o...

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, the league announced Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander is the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs. He is the first player to win consecutive MVP awards ...

Inter Miami blank Portland to score 1st win in new stadium
Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season and added his sixth assist as Inter Miami defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday evening to finally secure their first win in their new stadium.,German Berterame added his fifth goal for Miami, which had previously gone 0-3-1 at Nu Stadium, the pe...

Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy lament missed chances at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- While Aaron Rai was pulling away from the pack Sunday at the PGA Championship, two of the biggest names in golf were unable to keep pace on the back nine and make the first-time major winner from England sweat it out.,Spanish star Jon Rahm tied for second three shots behind Ra...

Lottie Woad wins 2nd LPGA title in 10 months as a pro at Queen City
Lottie Woad blew the three-stroke lead she began the day with but rallied with a 1-under 69 in the final round to win the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Cincinnati.,The Englishwoman, buoyed by her 11-under combined showing in the second and third rounds, finished with a 12-under-par 268...

Dodgers blast Angels to complete three-game sweep
Roki Sasaki allowed one run on four hits over seven innings and Kyle Tucker went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game Freeway Series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 10-1 victory on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Sasaki (2-3) didn't walk...

Giants use 8-run 8th to blow open rubber match vs. Athletics
Harrison Bader hit a grand slam and Luis Arraez homered for the second time in three games to help the San Francisco Giants notch a 10-1 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,Bader's second career slam came during an eight-run eighth-inning as the Giants blew open...

Astros 2B Jose Altuve placed on IL with Grade 2 left oblique strain
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will go on the injured list after exiting Saturday's game with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, Houston manager Joe Espada told reporters Sunday.,Altuve underwent an MRI exam Sunday morning after he was removed ahead of the ninth inning. During his eighth-inning at-ba...

Denny Hamlin rallies to win All-Star Race
Denny Hamlin tracked down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, got by with 29 laps remaining and held on to claim the $1 million payday for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del.,Briscoe's No. 19 Toyota took the point from Hamlin's No. 11 with 52 laps left after the...

Stephen Kolek hurls Royals to shutout win at Cardinals
Stephen Kolek allowed four hits while pitching into the seventh inning, and Salvador Perez drove in both runs, highlighted by a solo homer, as the visiting Kansas City Royals snapped their six-game losing streak with Sunday's 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.,Kolek (2-0) walked just one batt...

Gunnar Henderson helps Orioles knock off Nationals
Gunnar Henderson had four hits, including a home run, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Nationals 7-3 in Washington on Sunday to avoid the three-game sweep.,Henderson had a solo homer, double and two singles, and Coby Mayo and Colton Cowser also homered for Baltimore, which had lost three of four a...

Kevin Gausman's strong outing helps Blue Jays tame Tigers
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Gausman allowed four hits and didn't issue a walk while striking out five batters. ...

Zack Wheeler rises to occasion as Phillies blank Pirates 6-0
Zack Wheeler tossed seven shutout innings to outduel Paul Skenes as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-0 victory Sunday., ,Wheeler (3-0) gave up just three singles and a double with a walk and eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to ...

Chelsea Gray's big day helps Aces hand Dream first loss
Chelsea Gray scored 21 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left on Sunday afternoon, to propel the visiting Las Vegas Aces to an 85-84 win over the Atlanta Dream.,A'ja Wilson and Chennedy Carter each added 20 points for the Aces (4-1), who won their fourth straight game -- all comin...

Taylor Walls’ bases-clearing triple propels Rays past Marlins
Taylor Walls' fourth-inning triple plated three for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the visiting Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday and took two-of-three in the rivalry weekend series in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Drew Rasmussen (4-1) gave up seven hits and a pair of walks over 5 1/3 innings, but the Rays right-hander...

Winless Sun looking for defensive answers as they visit Fire
When the Connecticut Sun take on the host Portland Fire on Monday, the game will probably not be a defensive battle. Portland and Connecticut rank at the bottom of the WNBA in the early season defensive scoring stats, allowing 98 and 98.5 points per game, respectively. Monday's matchup offers a chan...

Canadiens heading home for Game 7 vs. confident Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set for a Game 7 showdown to settle their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Monday night.,The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in an 8-3 win in Game 6 on Saturday night in Montreal, forcing the deciding game back in Buffalo.,"It's probably t...

Dodgers place LHP Jack Dreyer on IL with shoulder discomfort
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Jack Dreyer on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left shoulder discomfort, while right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.,In another pitching move, the Dodgers optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple...