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D-backs' Michael Soroka, riding hot streak, turns focus to Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks will return home as one of the hottest teams in baseball, set to open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in Phoenix.,Since a 9-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on March 30, the Diamondbacks have won 11 times. Only the San Diego Padres (12) have won m...

Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card
Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.,Morgan Frost, defenseman Zayne Parekh and Joel Farabee scored and defensem...

Report: Lynx re-signing Napheesa Collier to 1-year supermax deal
Two-time WNBA MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier is sticking with the Minnesota Lynx, who are signing the veteran forward to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract, ESPN reported on Thursday.,When the deal is official, Collier will join the Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (one-year deal) and Las Veg...

Robert Thomas' hat trick propels Blues past playoff-bound Mammoth
Robert Thomas recorded his second career hat trick, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Rookie defenseman Logan Mailloux, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Wednesday, scored the go-ahead goal with...

Chizzy Iwai ties course record, leads by 2 at LA Championship
Japan's Chizzy Iwai posted a bogey-free 9-under-par round of 63 on Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead at the LA Championship in Tarzana, Calif.,Iwai tied the course record in pristine conditions at the El Caballero Country Club. Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad and South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai each carded ...

Judge grants Oklahoma LB Owen Heinecke another year
Former walk-on Owen Heinecke, who rose from special teamer to standout linebacker at Oklahoma, was granted an additional year of eligibility on Thursday by a district court judge in Cleveland County, Ok.,Judge Thad Balkman ruled in favor of Heinecke on a preliminary injunction after an all-day emerg...

Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA
Bernhard Langer continued to defy Father Time, beating his age by two strokes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the Senior PGA Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.,The World Golf Hall of Famer from Germany, 68, posted his 6-under-par 66 in the morning wave and erased a back-nine doub...

Nuggets, Pacers set to face off in Mexico City in November
The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will face off in next season's Mexico City game at the Arena CDMX on Saturday, Nov. 7, the NBA announced Thursday.,The game will be the league's 35th played in Mexico since 1992. For the third straight year, it will be played during the week of Mexico's annual D...

ATP roundup: Zverev, Rublev make history in Munich, Barcelona
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev needed just 73 minutes to blow past Gabriel Diallo of Canada 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday in Munich.,The German was dominant throughout, converting 5 of 8 break-point opportunities while facing just one on his serve, winning 66.7% o...

Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev make ATP history in Munich, Barcelona
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev needed just 73 minutes to blow past Gabriel Diallo of Canada 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Thursday in Munich.,The German was dominant throughout, converting 5 of 8 break-point opportunities while facing just one on his serve, winning 66.7% o...

Dodgers acquire RHP Chayce McDermott from Orioles
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Chayce McDermott from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for right-hander Axel Perez.,A well-regarded prospect in the Orioles' system as recently as the start of last year, McDermott, 27, was converted into a reliever in 2025. He is 0-1 with a...

Report: Impersonator posed as NFL players to secure loans
A former Alabama football player impersonated three NFL players to take out millions of dollars of loans in their names, federal prosecutors contend.,Luther Davis, who played for the Crimson Tide from 2007-10. has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft after he allegedly created false docum...

Damon Jones to plead guilty to selling insider info to bettors
Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones will plead guilty to charges of selling insider info about players' injuries to sports bettors, ABC reported Thursday.,Jones, 49, requested a hearing to change his plea and is expected to appear before a judge in Brooklyn on April 28. Jones, who originally ple...

Cayden Boozer returning to Duke for sophomore season
Cayden Boozer will return to Duke basketball this fall for his sophomore season, the school announced Thursday via social media.,In his first year with the Blue Devils, the guard played in 38 games (11 starts) and averaged 7.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 22.9 minutes per game.,He and his...

Neymar on potential MLS move: 'I honestly don't know'
Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati.,"I honestly don't know," the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday.,He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year.,N...

Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham now eligible for awards
Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible for postseason awards after winning their challenges to the 65-game rule, the NBA and the players union announced Thursday.,Both players had filed "extraordinary circumstances" challenges to a rule that requires players to appear in at least 65 games to b...

Gotham M Jaelin Howell signs extension through '28
Gotham FC signed midfielder Jaelin Howell to a contract extension through the 2028 NWSL season on Thursday.,Howell, 26, is in her second season with the club. She tallied four goals and an assist in 25 starts last season for the league champions.,"Jaelin has been a key contributor since she joined o...

French Open purse climbs nearly 10% to $72.1M
The total prize money for next month's French Open is climbing nearly 10 percent to $72.1 million, tournament organizers announced on Thursday.,The men's and women's champions for the May 24-June 7 clay-court grand slam at Roland Garros will each pocket $3.25 million, with the runners-up in Paris ea...