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In pivotal Game 5, Thunder aim to be early aggressor vs. Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have gotten off to big starts in each of the last two games of the Western Conference finals.,Heading into Game 5 on Tuesday with the seven-game series deadlocked at 2, the host Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to reverse that trend.,"They just punched us in our face early," T...
Red Sox desperate to turn it around at home with Braves on tap
It's been a season full of questions for the Boston Red Sox, none more perplexing than this: Why has Boston struggled so much at Fenway Park?,The Red Sox are 8-17 at home, the worst mark in Major League Baseball, entering Tuesday's matchup with the visiting Atlanta Braves, who happen to have the spo...
Tigers, Angels meet as both see reasons for optimism
The Detroit Tigers finally exhaled on Sunday. Their long losing streak ended in the second game of a doubleheader in Baltimore.,They will now try to make the long climb back into division contention when they host the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game series that begins Tuesday.,Closer Kenley Jans...
D-backs' Corbin Carroll out to triple his pleasure vs. Giants
The major league leader in triples will take his cracks at "Triples Alley" in San Francisco when Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks attempt to repeat last week's success against the Giants in a three-game set beginning Monday afternoon.,Carroll had three hits, including a pair of triples, i...
Yankees, Royals open set seeking encores from captains
Unlike hockey teams, few baseball clubs have captains.,Two of them that do, the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, showed why Sunday.,Despite being mired in slumps, the Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Royals' Salvador Perez came through in the clutch, leading their teams to victories.,The Yankees...
Orlando Arcia praises Twins' chemistry ahead of White Sox series
The streaking Minnesota Twins were beginning to find their stride before recalling veteran second baseman Orlando Arcia from the minor leagues.,Now Arcia is contributing to a group that has won four straight and 10 of 14 entering Monday's opener of a four-game set at the Chicago White Sox.,Arcia lik...
Knicks on brink of first Finals trip since '99 while Cavs grasp for answers
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson is a three-time All-Star and one of the premier point guards in the sport. He now stands one win away from becoming a Big Apple basketball legend.,The New York Knicks lead the Eastern Conference finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0, giving them an opportunity to advance...
Valkyries look to get defensive against sinking Sun
Having held their own on the road against two of the league's top teams, the Golden State Valkyries hope to take advantage of a four-game homestand that tips off Monday night in San Francisco against the Connecticut Sun.,The Valkyries stunned the New York Liberty and then played the Indiana Fever to...
Canadiens in solid position entering Game 3 vs. Hurricanes
With home-ice advantage now in their back pocket, the Montreal Canadiens are excited about a return home for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Monday evening.,The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after Montreal ended an eight-game winning streak by the ...
Aces hope return matchup with Sparks proves just as beneficial
The Las Vegas Aces return home in search of a fifth straight win following an unbeaten four-game road trip, taking on a Los Angeles Sparks team that has had a more turbulent start to the season than expected.,The Aces' trip began with a 27-point win over the Sparks on May 10 and was punctuated by Ch...
Expansion teams Fire, Tempo set for first-ever matchup
The WNBA's two newest teams will battle on Saturday in Toronto, with both teams looking to build momentum in their inaugural seasons.,Portland (2-3) has posted a pair of close wins and three relatively lopsided defeats. The Fire are coming off a 90-73 loss at Indiana on Wednesday. Even with Caitlin ...
In Wilfried Zaha's possible finale with club, Charlotte faces Revs
In what could be Wilfried Zaha's last game with Charlotte FC, the club will aim to win at home against the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,Charlotte (5-6-3, 18 points) has struggled throughout the first half of the season. They have won only one league game in their last six attempts (1-...
Real Salt Lake out to improve road mark vs. slumping Minnesota
Real Salt Lake take a two-match winning streak with them to Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday for a key Western Conference match against Minnesota United., ,It's the final match until July 22 for both teams heading into the World Cup break., ,Real Salt Lake (8-4-1, 25 points) are in third place, four p...
Canes out to rebound from first playoff loss, even series vs. Habs
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to bounce back from their most one-sided loss in more than two months when they face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens, who reached the conference finals by winning two seven-game seri...
Golden Knights 'not fazed' by favored Avs, bidding for 2-0 series lead
The Vegas Golden Knights did what Los Angeles and Minnesota couldn't in the first two rounds of the playoffs -- beat the Colorado Avalanche on their ice.,Vegas stole Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 win Wednesday night. The Golden Knights will try to sweep the road trip when the te...
Banged-up stars in focus as Thunder, Spurs prepare for Game 3
It has been just two games, but the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have turned into a battle of attrition.,The Spurs came into the series without starting point guard De'Aaron Fox, who suffered an ankle sprain in Game 4 of the conference semifinal s...
Jarren Duran heats up for Red Sox going into home series vs. Twins
After both teams banked series wins earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins open a three-game set in Boston with a battle of young left-handed pitchers on Friday night.,The Red Sox return home with momentum following their second series sweep of the season and this month, taking al...
Knicks hold momentum, but Cavs no stranger to playoff comebacks
The New York Knicks are no strangers to playing with plenty of momentum during the NBA playoffs. Nor are the Cleveland Cavaliers unfamiliar with climbing back from discouraging losses.,But Game 1 of their Eastern Conference finals series on Tuesday might have provided the Knicks with their most mome...
Hurricanes brush off layoff, face speedy Canadiens in Game 1
The Carolina Hurricanes finally return to game action on Thursday.,Key word: Finally.,The Hurricanes have been awaiting their opposition for the Eastern Conference finals since May 9, and the respite ends when they take on Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 in Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina's 11-day layoff is the...
Storm looking for added help as Sun pay a visit
Help is on the way for the Seattle Storm.,Awa Fam, a 6-foot-4 center who was the No. 3 overall pick in this spring's WNBA draft, recently helped Valencia Basket win the Liga Femenina Endesa championship in Spain and could join the Storm during their four-game homestand that begins Wednesday against ...