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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...
Guardians blast six home runs in rout of Reds
Kyle Manzardo led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and Gavin Williams tossed six strong innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians past the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 10-3, on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.,The Guardians belted six homers on the day, accounting for all 10 runs...
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...
Wings look to turn over new leaf as they host Mystics
The Dallas Wings have been asked by their coach to carry a new attitude to the court when they host the gritty Washington Mystics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (1-2) have dropped the first two games of a three-game homestand, most recently a 90-86 setback to Minnesota on Thursday. Paige B...
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...
Jannik Sinner captures 6th straight ATP Masters 1000 title
World No. 1 and Italian native son Jannik Sinner captured his sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title, subduing Norway's Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to raise the trophy at the Italian Open in Rome.,Sinner joined Serbia's Novak Djokovic as the only two players to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 ti...
Leylah Fernandez gets off to hot start in Strasbourg
Canadian Leylah Fernandez handled France's Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 7-5 in the headlining match Sunday at the Strasbourg Open in Strasbourg, France.,The No. 23 player in the world, Fernandez was the highlight on Day 1 of the traditional French Open lead-in tournament, saving eight of nine break points o...
All-American, Super Bowl-winning coach Sherman Lewis dies
Sherman Lewis, a former Michigan State star who won four Super Bowls as an NFL assistant coach, died on Friday. He was 83.,Michigan State announced his passing Saturday night. It did not provide a cause of death, however.,An All-American halfback with the Spartans, Lewis finished third in the 1963 H...
Why Jalen Brunson Should Fear Both the Cavaliers and Pistons
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks face difficult matchup problems whether the Cavaliers or Pistons advance to the Eastern Conference finals....
Carolina Hurricanes Waiting Game Continues Ahead of Eastern Conference Finals
The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-0 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs but now face another lengthy layoff before the Eastern Conference finals....
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA Proved Competition Is Great for Fight Fans
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA delivered an unforgettable night of fights featuring Arnold Allen, Francis Ngannou, Ronda Rousey and more....
Mets showing signs of life in series vs. rival Yankees
The New York Mets might not be able to climb out of the hole they've dug over the first quarter of the season.,But Saturday night was evidence that the Mets might be resilient enough to mount the effort.,The Mets will look to close out a homestand in encouraging fashion Sunday afternoon when they ho...
Guardians, Reds make changes for key players in offensive doldrums
Two-time All-Star Steven Kwan has been one of the best leadoff hitters in the majors since 2022.,With Kwan's ongoing slump showing no signs of ending, Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt made a dramatic move to take some pressure off him.,Kwan has been dropped from first to sixth in the batting...
Blue Jays, Tigers start pitchers on rebound from tough outings
Jack Flaherty still is seeking his first victory of the season. Kevin Gausman is coming off his worst outing of the campaign.,Those two veteran right-handers will be the mound opponents in the finale of a three-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays and host Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Fl...
Back at .500, Nationals go for 3-game sweep of Orioles
The Washington Nationals will go for their first home series sweep of the season when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.,The Nationals pulled away late for a 13-3 win on Saturday, allowing them to reach .500 (23-23) for the first time since May 2024. Washington had lost 15 straight games whe...
Red Sox, Braves set for rubber game after two thrilling finishes
The Boston Red Sox and host Atlanta Braves have authored two dramatic finishes to begin their weekend interleague series.,What will Sunday's rubber game have in store?,Boston hands the ball to right-hander Brayan Bello (2-4, 6.46 ERA) as it looks to build off a 3-2 Saturday win, which came on the st...
OpticTexas, Toronto KOI in upper-bracket final at CDL Major 3
OpticTexas and Toronto KOI advanced on Saturday to the upper-bracket final of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major in Atlanta.,FaZe Vegas and the Los Angeles Thieves, after falling out of the upper bracket in the double-elimination playoff format, will play each other on Sunday in the lower-bracket...
Unbeaten Team Falcons take top spot in Group A
Team Falcons downed Team Spirit 2-1 on Saturday in a battle for first place in Group A at the DreamLeague Season 29 event.,Now the only unbeaten team, Team Falcons is 6-0 going into the final day of the group stage as Team Spirit fell to 5-1.,Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak of Russia led Team Falcons wi...
Shopify Rebellion earns LCS Spring playoff spot with Disguised defeat
Cloud9 closed out an undefeated regular season while Shopify Rebellion clinched a playoff spot with a win on Sunday at the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 improved to 7-0 with a sweep of Team Liquid, while Shopify Rebellion swept Disguised, which was in the final playoff spot but will now fi...