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MLB roundup: Giants continue hot start with comeback win vs. Brewers
The Giants continued their surprisingly hot start to the season, as pinch runner Christian Koss scored from third base when left fielder Christian Yelich dropped Willy Adames' flyball to cap a two-run, eighth-inning rally that lifted San Francisco to a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Trailing 5-...
MLB roundup: Mets overtake Phils, cap 7-0 homestand
Starling Marte's walk-off RBI single with two outs in the 10th wrapped up the Mets' 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday and completed a perfect homestand for New York.,The Mets' 7-0 showing ranked as the second-longest undefeated homestand in franchise history -- trailin...
NHL roundup: Stars edge Avalanche in OT
Tyler Seguin scored 5:31 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night to steal home ice back in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Jamie Benn also scored and Jake Oettinger turned away 27 shots for Dallas, which leads the best-of-seven s...
NBA roundup: Jimmy Butler III injured as Warriors fall to Rockets
Jalen Green shot 8-for-18 from 3-point range en route to 38 points as the Houston Rockets evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 109-94 win over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 2 on Wednesday.,Making the night more painful for the seventh-seeded Warriors was los...
NBA roundup: Lakers respond, even series vs. Wolves
Luka Doncic scored 16 of his 31 points in a dominating first quarter and added 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 94-85 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.,LeBron James added 21 points and ...
NHL roundup: Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk scores twice in return
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to start their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.,Sidelined for the season's final 2...
MLB roundup: Cubs rally past Dodgers 11-10 in 10
Miguel Amaya belted a game-tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Ian Happ hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Chicago's Kyle Tucker blasted a two-run homer in the eighth and Amaya deposited...
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin's first playoff OT goal lifts Caps
Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Monday.,It was Ovechkin's first career playoff overtime goal. He also notched an assist...
MLB roundup: Hunter Brown, Astros shut down Blue Jays
Hunter Brown extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 24 and the Houston Astros parlayed a four-run fifth inning into a 7-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.,Brown (3-1) surrendered two hits and issued one walk while recording a season-high nine strikeouts over seven...
NHL roundup: Brett Howden nets pair as Knights top Wild
Brett Howden scored two goals, including the game-winner early in the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, Adin Hill made 18 saves and Pa...
NBA roundup: Thunder demolish Grizzlies in playoff opener
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points off the bench and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-80 home rout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday.,The Thunder had plenty of blowout victories in the regular season, setting an NBA r...
MLB roundup: Reds post football score with 24 runs against Orioles
Austin Wynns piled up six hits and six RBIs while Noelvi Marte stroked a grand slam to highlight his five-hit, seven-RBI day as the Cincinnati Reds ripped the host Baltimore Orioles 24-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Wynns and Elly De La Cruz added homers while Austin Hays supplied four hits and four runs as...
WTA roundup: Final set in Germany, Elina Svitolina wins in France
Aryna Sabalenka, the World No. 1, will attempt to win her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in her fourth attempt on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.,She reached the final for the fourth time in five years on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 semifinal win over No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in one hour, 35 mi...
NBA roundup: Jalen Brunson leads Knicks' 4th-quarter rally past Pistons
Jalen Brunson overcame a slow start to score 34 points as the New York Knicks dominated the fourth quarter in a 123-112 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Saturday.,Game 2 will be Monday in New York before the series shifts to Detroit on Th...
NWSL Roundup: Spirit's gift goal hands Pride first loss
Gift Monday scored in the 63rd minute off an Orlando blunder as the visiting Washington Spirit beat the previously undefeated Pride 1-0 on Saturday.,Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse failed to clear the ball and Monday had a point-blank open net for her first goal of the season.,Aubrey Kingsbury mad...
WTA roundup: Swiatek, Pegula and Gauff upset in Stuttgart
Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia maintained her supremacy over Poland's Iga Swiatek by claiming a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over the second seed during Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal play Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany.,Ostapenko, who improved her lifetime mark to 6-0 against the five-time ma...
MLB roundup: Cubs earn wild 13-11 win over D-backs
Carson Kelly hit two homers, Kyle Tucker, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki also went deep, and the host Chicago Cubs blew a six-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks before recovering for a 13-11 victory on Friday.,Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a three-run homer in a 10-ru...
NWSL roundup: Rookie lifts Reign over Thorns
Rookie Maddie Dahlien scored her first professional goal as the Seattle Reign defeated the visiting Portland Thorns 1-0 on Friday in the National Women's Soccer League.,Goalkeeper Claudia Dickey made four saves while posting the shutout for the Reign (2-2-1, 7 points). Bella Bixby made four stops in...
WTA roundup: Olga Danilovic wins marathon to reach Rouen semis
In a two-hour, 30-minute battle, No. 3 seed Olga Danilovic of Serbia defeated No. 5 seed Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole on Friday in Rouen, France.,Uchijima saved four set points in the first-set tiebreaker and served for the s...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev rallies to reach Munich semis
Home favorite Alexander Zverev rallied for a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-4 quarterfinal win Friday against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor at the BMW Open in Munich, Germany.,Griekspoor served for the match at 5-4 in the second set before the top-seeded Zverev dug deep to finish in 3 hours and 14 minutes. Closin...