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Nathan MacKinnon stars as Avs grab 2-0 lead over Wild
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Denver on Tuesday night.,Colorado swept the first two games at home and have won six straight to start the postseason. Game 3 of the best-of-se...
Thankful for break, Cards strive to maintain mojo vs. Brewers
The St. Louis Cardinals received an unscheduled, yet welcome, break Tuesday when their game against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers was postponed due to inclement weather.,St. Louis was in the midst of a 17-game stretch in 17 days.,Instead of playing a doubleheader Wednesday, the teams will play a sp...
Peter Lambert outduels Shohei Ohtani, Astros edge Dodgers
Peter Lambert twirled seven scoreless innings to outduel Shohei Ohtani and lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 interleague victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Lambert (2-2) matched his career high for innings pitched and set a new single-game high with 104 pitches. With pitching-s...
Jacob deGrom haunted by familiar demons as Yankees beat Rangers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the New York Yankees overcame an early deficit against Jacob deGrom and earned a 7-4 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,New York won its fifth straight and improved to 15-2 in its past 17 games. New York ...
Royals' Stephen Kolek makes winning season debut against Guardians
Stephen Kolek allowed only a three-run homer over six solid innings of his 2026 debut, and Michael Massey clubbed a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth as the surging Kansas City Royals won their season-high fifth straight, 5-3 over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.,Isaac Collins a...
Jacob de Grom haunted by familiar demons as Yankees beat Rangers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the New York Yankees overcame an early deficit against Jacob deGrom and earned a 7-4 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,New York won its fifth straight and improved to 15-2 in its past 17 games. New York ...
Red Sox back Brayan Bello's strong outing, pummel Tigers
Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits and drove in four runs, including a three-run homer, and the visiting Boston Red Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Tuesday night.,Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu supplied back-to-back homers while scoring two runs apiece. Abreu joined Rafaela with a three-hit ...
Royals' Stephen Kolek makes winning debut against Guardians
Stephen Kolek allowed only a three-run homer over six solid innings of his 2026 debut, and Michael Massey clubbed a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth as the surging Kansas City Royals won their season-high fifth straight, 5-3 over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.,Isaac Collins a...
Adley Rutschman's late clutch hit lifts O's over Marlins
Adley Rutschman hit a two-out, pinch-hit single to drive in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the host Miami Marlins 9-7 to end a four-game losing streak in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.,Samuel Basallo went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and...
Pistons use balanced effort to take Game 1 vs. Cavaliers
Cade Cunningham scored 23 points and had seven assists and Tobias Harris added 20 points and eight rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 111-101 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,Duncan Robinson had 19 points and Daniss Jenkin...
Twins pound Nationals 11-3 for rare back-to-back wins
Byron Buxton hit a three-run home run, Taj Bradley pitched six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the host Washington Nationals 11-3 on Tuesday.,Brooks Lee had three hits and drove in three runs for the Twins, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since a four-game run April 11...
Cristopher Sanchez dazzles, Bryce Harper powers Phillies past A's
Cristopher Sanchez worked eight scoreless innings and Bryce Harper homered twice to spur the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Tuesday.,Harper finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 under interim manager Don Matt...
Rays win 11th game in 12 tries thanks to rally vs. Blue Jays
Ben Williamson singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays stayed hot with their 11th win in 12 games, rallying past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Holding a 3-2 lead through six innings, the Blue Jays turned to their bullpen, but the...
Red Sox back Brayan Bello's strong outing, pound Tigers
Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits and drove in four runs, including a three-run homer, and the visiting Boston Red Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Tuesday night.,Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu supplied back-to-back homers while scoring two runs apiece. Rafaela and Abreu had three-hit games ...
Celtics' Jaylen Brown fined $50K for comments on officials
The NBA fined Celtics star Jaylen Brown $50,000 on Tuesday for his public criticism of the officiating after Boston was eliminated from the playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers over the weekend.,Brown made his comments on a livestream on Sunday following the Celtics' 109-100 loss to the visiting Phila...
AFCA recommends elimination of conference championship games
The American Football Coaches Association issued a statement Tuesday recommending a number of changes to the college football schedule.,"The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has identified the length of the college football season as a critical issue that needs to be addressed," the stat...
Maple Leafs win No. 1 pick in NHL draft lottery
The Toronto Maple Leafs own the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft following the draft lottery on Tuesday.,The Leafs will hold the first overall pick for the third time in franchise history after they chose Auston Matthews in 2016 and Wendel Clark in 1985.,The San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Chica...
Ducks confident for Game 2 despite controversial loss to Knights
Despite losing their Western Conference second-round opener Monday night, the Anaheim Ducks had plenty of reasons to be optimistic heading into Game 2 of their best-of-seven series with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday in Las Vegas., ,Ivan Barbashev scored the controversial game-winner for Vega...
MLV Minnesota makes Stephanie Samedy franchise's first signing
Major League Volleyball's expansion Minnesota franchise announced its first signing on Tuesday, inking a contract with Stephanie Samedy which will begin in 2027 when the team officially joins the league.,Samedy, 27, was a five-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year at Minnesota. S...
Padres place 2B Jake Cronenworth (concussion symptoms) on 7-day IL
The San Diego Padres placed second baseman Jace Cronenworth on the seven-day injured list Tuesday due to concussion symptoms.,The Padres recalled infielder Sung-Mun Song from Triple-A El Paso to fill Cronenworth's roster spot.,The team did not announce when Cronenworth, 32, sustained a potential con...