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Raiders receiving calls about No. 1 NFL draft pick
Despite all signs pointing to the Raiders selecting quarterback Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, Las Vegas general manager John Spytek has fielded calls from teams inquiring about the availability of the pick.,"We've gotten a few calls, and those teams know where they stand," Sp...
Deni Avdija's late heroics lift Blazers past Suns, into playoffs
Deni Avdija scored 41 points, and his three-point play with 16.1 seconds remaining capped the Portland Trail Blazers' comeback from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 114-110 victory over the host Phoenix Suns in a play-in game Tuesday.,The Trail Blazers ended a four-year playoff drought and w...
Jake DeBrusk's second goal of game lifts Canucks past Kings in OT
Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.,DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.,Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vanco...
Jeffrey Springs fires 6 1/3 innings as A's shut down Rangers
Jacob Wilson delivered a two-run single, Jeffrey Springs tossed 6 1/3 strong innings and Denzel Clarke robbed a homer as the Athletics recorded a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Springs (3-0) allowed one run and three hits. He struck out five and walked...
Dodgers get just enough offense, send Mets to 7th straight loss
Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from a leadoff home run to retire 20 consecutive batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers got the best of a pitchers' duel to finish off a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,Kyle Tucker delivered a go-ahead bloop single in the eighth inning as the Dodgers...
Blues rebound from pair of 3-goal deficits, top Penguins
Jimmy Snuggerud had two goals and two assists to help the St. Louis Blues rally for a 7-5 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.,Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist, Logan Mailloux had a goal and an assist, Jake Neighbours had two assists and Jordan Binnington made 18 ...
Japan ends USWNT's 10-match winning streak
Maika Hamano scored just after the halfway point of the first half and Japan defeated the United States 1-0 on Tuesday night to snap the Americans' 10-match winning streak in a friendly played in Seattle.,Akane Okuma made five saves to become the first goalkeeper to hold the U.S. scoreless since the...
Padres cool off Mariners, stretch win streak to 6
Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with three RBIs Tuesday night and Michael King fired six strong innings for his second straight win as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Seattle Mariners 4-1.,King (2-1) allowed four hits and a run, walking two and fanning five in San Diego's sixth straight win. ...
Avalanche down Flames, tie franchise's season mark for points
Gabriel Landeskog scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas had an assist to reach 100 points for the first time in his career, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday.,Artturi Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon scored goals and Mackenzie Blackwoo...
Mammoth hold off Jets, secure West's No. 1 wild card
Nick Schmaltz scored twice as the Utah Mammoth held on late to defeat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, Nate Schmidt had two assists, Alex Kerfoot scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves for the Mammoth (43-32-6, 92 points), who snapped a ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: LAFC down Cruz Azul, reach semis
Denis Bouanga's penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time gave Los Angeles FC a 1-1 draw with Cruz Azul on Tuesday in Puebla, Mexico, and LAFC rolled to a 3-1 aggregate victory in a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.,Los Angeles, which built a comfortable 3-0 lead in t...
Astros take advantage of Rockies' errors to snap 8-game skid
Christian Walker recorded three hits and a pair of RBIs, and the Houston Astros parlayed a six-run third inning into a 7-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.,The Astros snapped an eight-game losing skid, their longest since 2013, with the win. The Rockies, who swept a three...
Jays rally in 9th, hold off Brewers in 10th in wild win
Myles Straw's two-run double capped a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 9-7 victory over Milwaukee on Tuesday night, the Brewers' sixth consecutive defeat., ,Toronto scored three runs in the ninth to go up 6-4, but the Brewers tied it with two in the bottom half.,...
Cardinals complete comeback vs. Guardians in extra-inning thriller
Nathan Church brought home Thomas Saggese with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals came from behind to beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 on Tuesday.,Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs to set up the rubber game of...
Shane McClanahan earns long-awaited win as Rays top White Sox
Ben Williamson had two hits and three RBIs and left-hander Shane McClanahan earned his first victory in nearly three years as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Tuesday.,Tampa Bay stretched its winning streak to four games while sending Chicago to its sixth loss in eig...
Hunter Haight's first NHL goal sparks Wild in win over Ducks
Hunter Haight scored his first NHL goal and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Danila Yurov and Robby Fabbri also scored one goal apiece for Minnesota (46-24-12, 104 points), which wrapped up its regular season. The Wild will face th...
Late OT heroics lift Hornets over Heat in play-in game
LaMelo Ball hit a go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left and Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell's shot at the buzzer as the Charlotte Hornets beat the visiting Miami Heat 127-126 in overtime on Tuesday to advance in the play-in tournament.,Ball scored 30 points and Bridges added 28 for No. 9 seed C...
Byron Buxton, Mick Abel help Twins pummel Red Sox
Byron Buxton collected four hits, including two solo home runs, and Mick Abel pitched seven scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins extended their home winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-0 Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Abel (1-2) limited Boston to four hits, struck...
Angels hit 5 HRs -- including 3 straight -- to pound Yanks
Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler hit consecutive homers in the first inning Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Angels, who earned a 7-1 victory over the host New York Yankees.,The Angels won for the sixth time in their past nine visits to Yankee Stadium and lead the American League with 26 homers...
CJ Abrams' 3 hits help Nationals eke out win over Pirates
CJ Abrams went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, leading the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Brady House added two hits and an RBI for the Nationals, who won for the fourth time in five games and evened the four-game series at a win apiece. The ...