Roundup Page 15 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA roundup: Lakers rally for OT win, 3-0 lead on Rockets
LeBron James and Marcus Smart recorded double-doubles as the Los Angeles Lakers took a stranglehold on their first-round playoff series against the host Houston Rockets with a 112-108 overtime victory in Game 3 on Friday.,After James (29 points, 13 rebounds) forced OT with a 3-pointer, Smart scored ...
NHL roundup: OT win gives Habs 2-1 edge on Lightning
Lane Hutson scored 2:09 into overtime and the host Montreal Canadiens took Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday, moving ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven set.,While Hutson scored the game-winner, it was Montreal's fourth line that lifted the ...
MLB roundup: Dodgers blank Giants on 1 hit to avoid series sweep
Tyler Glasnow allowed just one hit in eight shutout innings, Tanner Scott threw a scoreless ninth and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game series sweep with a 3-0 victory over the host San Francisco Giants.,Max Muncy scored twice, while Dalton Rushing and Hyeseong Kim drove in runs for the D...
NHL roundup: Alex Tuch's goal gives Sabres 2-1 series lead over Bruins
Alex Tuch scored the tiebreaking goal 4:03 into the third period, propelling the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Thursday night.,The result was the second straight victory for a road team in the best-of-s...
NBA roundup: Hawks get by Knicks again to take 2-1 series lead
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and sank the game-winning basket with 12.7 seconds left, lifting Atlanta to a 109-108 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday and giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.,The Hawks led 96-85 with 8:06 to go in the four...
MLB roundup: Mets eke out win over Twins, end 12-game skid
Mark Vientos redeemed himself for an earlier baserunning miscue by delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the host New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The losing streak was the longest for the Mets since a 12-game s...
NHL roundup: Stars top Wild in double OT to take 2-1 series lead
Wyatt Johnston scored a power-play goal with 7:50 left in double overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson finished with a goal and two assists ap...
MLB roundup: Cubs score 7, win 7th straight as Phils' skid hits 7
Shota Imanaga tossed seven stellar innings, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch each drove in two runs and the streaking Chicago Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Imanaga (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one for the Cubs, w...
NHL roundup: Lightning rally, beat Canadiens in OT to even series
J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime, giving the host Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday and evening their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one win each.,Tampa Bay fully controlled the game in the extra period and was rewarded when Mose...
NBA roundup: After Victor Wembanyama's exit, Blazers level series
Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday and even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at one win each.,The teams will p...
MLB roundup: Leody Taveras' 12th-inning slam sends O's past Royals
Leody Taveras' grand slam highlighted a five-run 12th inning, after Samuel Basallo forced extras with a two-out RBI single in the ninth, and the Baltimore Orioles handed the host Kansas City Royals an eighth straight loss, 7-5 on Monday.,In the 12th, Basallo broke a 2-2 tie with his second RBI singl...
NHL roundup: Hurricanes prevail in second OT, go up 2-0 vs. Sens
Jordan Martinook made amends after an earlier overtime opportunity went awry by scoring with 6:07 remaining in the second OT, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday at Raleigh, N.C.,Martinook scored coming...
NBA roundup: Behind CJ McCollum, Hawks rally to even series with Knicks
CJ McCollum scored six of his game-high 32 points in the final two-plus minutes Monday night for the visiting Atlanta Hawks, who stormed back from an eight-point deficit in the last five minutes to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Hawks ende...
NHL roundup: Sabres storm past Bruins for 1st playoff win in 15 years
Tage Thompson scored two of the Buffalo Sabres' four goals in the final eight minutes of the third period in a 4-3 comeback win against the visiting Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night.,After the Sabres were held scoreless for 52:02, T...
NBA roundup: Magic lead from start, down top-seeded Pistons in opener
Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic never trailed in upsetting the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 112-101 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Every Magic starter scored at least 16 points. Franz Wagner supplied 19 points, fiv...
MLB roundup: Cubs rally late, walk off in 10 as Mets' skid hits 11
Nico Hoerner lofted a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for the host Chicago Cubs, who completed a three-game sweep of the reeling New York Mets with a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon.,Michael Conforto, who spent the first seven seasons of his major league career with the Mets, forced extra inni...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 first-serve points (78.1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova to win the championship match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.,Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, had three aces while winning h...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton shows love of clay, wins BMW title
Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany.,Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his fifth career title and first since Dallas ...
Transfer portal roundup: Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins
Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has transferred to Kentucky. ,His move was one of the biggest on a busy transfer portal weekend.,Wilkins excelled in his freshman season with the Paladins, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 35 games (all starts).,Listed at 6-foot-5, Wilkins showe...
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves win pitchers' duel vs. scuffling Phils
Chris Sale worked seven strong innings and Mauricio Dubon provided a two-run single to lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday., ,Sale (4-1) struck out seven and walked only one, giving up just one run and five hits. Austin Riley, Jonah Heim and O...