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MLB roundup: Cards score 4 runs in ninth to stun Pirates
Jose Fermin's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.,St. Louis, which had lost four straight and five of six, was hitless through 6 2/3 innings and scoreless throug...

Aaron Judge hits 11th homer, Ben Rice hits 10th as Yankees top Rangers
Max Fried pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by three homers as the New York Yankees recorded a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Monday night in Arlington, Texas.,Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the Yankees won for the ninth time in 10 games. New York hit at least ...

Magic silence Pistons late to take 3-1 series edge
Desmond Bane scored 22 points and made one of his five 3-pointers with 1:16 left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 94-88 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.,Detroit tied the game at 85-all with 5:24 remaining on Ausar Thompson's l...

Kody Clemens knocks in 5 runs as Twins take down Mariners
Kody Clemens went 2-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer and Trevor Larnach went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game losing str...

Report: Changing course, NWSL not expected to vote on schedule flip
A highly-anticipated vote this week by the NWSL Board of Governors on a calendar flip is now not expected to take place, according to a Monday report by CBS Sports.,On April 17, reports indicated that the board of governors would vote on the issue, but those went unconfirmed by the league.,Currently...

Penguins extend series again with 3-2 win over Flyers in Game 5
Kris Letang's fluky go-ahead goal late in the second period proved to be the difference as the Pittsburgh Penguins posted a 3-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.,Sidney Crosby had two assists for Pittsburgh despite missing some action ...

Ranger Suarez, Red Sox blank Blue Jays, win third straight
Left-hander Ranger Suarez pitched eight innings of one-hit ball Monday night as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0.,Suarez (2-2) struck out 10 and walked one in the opener of a three-game series. Greg Weissert pitched around a double in the ninth to complete the shutout.,...

Cardinals rally in ninth to make Pirates' 6 2/3 perfect frames moot
Jose Fermin's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.,St. Louis, which had lost four straight and five of six, was hitless through 6 2/3 innings and scoreless throug...

NFL impersonator pleads guilty on wire fraud, identity theft charges
A former University of Alabama football player on Monday pleaded guilty to committing fraud in taking millions of dollars from investors by pretending to be NFL players.,Luther Davis, 37, worked in concert with another individual, CJ Evins, 29, in donning disguises, including makeup and wigs, to imp...

Ryan Vilade's go-ahead RBI single gives Rays win over Guardians
Ryan Vilade singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning off Hunter Gaddis, and Steven Matz worked a season-high seven innings to rally the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Cleanup hitter Vilade had two RBI singles in a three-inning span as t...

Ducks seeking first series victory in 9 years vs. Oilers
The Anaheim Ducks are one victory away from winning their first Stanley Cup playoff series in nine years.,Finishing off the two-time defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers, especially on the road, won't come easily.,The Ducks own a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven first-round series head...

Report: FIFA adding another yellow card amnesty for World Cup
FIFA is planning to add a second yellow card "amnesty" period for the 2026 World Cup, The Athletic reported Monday.,The FIFA Council will meet Tuesday in Vancouver to discuss new rules ahead of the first 48-team tournament in World Cup history. That reportedly will include an additional yellow card ...

Mavs' Cooper Flagg narrowly wins ROY over Kon Knueppel
In the second-closest vote in the award's recent history, a 100-member global media panel selected Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg as the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday.,Flagg, who earned the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy along with the honor, outpaced his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel...

Tailgating to be allowed at Boston World Cup games as FIFA changes stance
In an about-face, FIFA will allow tailgating for World Cup games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., the Boston World Cup host committee announced on Monday.,FIFA originally stated that tailgating would not be allowed at any of the 104 matches, which will be played June 11-July 19 in the Unite...

Home to close, Spurs push to end series with Blazers in 5
Victor Wembanyama is back in full force as the San Antonio Spurs head home looking to finish off the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series.,The Spurs claimed a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series Sunday with a 114-97 come-from-be...

Brewers' Chad Patrick takes the bump to try to stifle Diamondbacks
After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Chad Patrick against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series.,Arizona has not officially named a starter, but veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly (1-1, 9.31 ERA) is li...

Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff sent packing in Madrid Round of 16
Unseeded Austrian Anastasia Potapova surprised No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and won a 7-6 (8), 6-4 battle in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Monday.,Two of the top three seeds were shown the exit door, as Czech 13th seed Linda Noskova defeated No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)...

Touting their tenacity, Knicks set for another scrap with Hawks
The Knicks will try to ride a tone-setting first quarter from Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks into Game 5 on Tuesday in New York.,The Knicks responded to consecutive one-point losses by securing a seven-point lead after the end of the first quarter in ...

Report: LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event in June
So much for "full throttle.",LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said earlier this month that LIV's season would continue "exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle." The Athletic and other outlets reported on Monday that the LIV Golf Louisiana event in June will be postponed.,Per the reports, O'...

Report: Phoenix, Vegas potential options if Whitecaps relocate
Las Vegas and Phoenix are the top contenders to become an MLS city if the Vancouver Whitecaps were to relocate, The Athletic reported on Monday.,MLS declined to comment on the report.,Per the report, a special committee of MLS owners met earlier this month to conduct talks on the future of the White...