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MLB roundup: A's pound Padres to get first home win
JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics got their first win in their temporary home in West Sacramento, Calif., stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.,The Athletics battered San Diego with 13 hits, with the bottom f...

NBA roundup: Celtics top Knicks in OT for 9th straight road win
Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 in overtime Tuesday.,With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their first four-game regular-season sweep of the Knicks since the 2019...

NHL roundup: Historic comeback lifts Canucks over Stars
The Vancouver Canucks became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation to stun the host Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night.,After Pius Suter recorded the final two goals of regulation to cap a five-goal third period, Kiefer Sherwood s...

NHL roundup: Jets end Blues' record win streak
Alex Iafallo broke a tie in the third period and the host Winnipeg Jets snapped the St. Louis Blues' franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a 3-1 decision on Monday.,Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry also scored for the Jets, who have the NHL's best record and have won five of their past seven. Con...

MLB roundup: Casey Mize, Tigers shut down Yankees
Andy Ibanez hit a three-run homer, Casey Mize pitched six strong innings and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday.,Justyn-Henry Malloy supplied a two-run single for Detroit, which has won six of its last seven game...

MLB roundup: Pirates walk off Yankees after blowing lead
After watching their three-run lead evaporate in the top of the ninth inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates salvaged a walk-off win in the 11th as Tommy Pham delivered a run-scoring single to give the hosts a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.,In the top of the ninth and trailing 4-1, New Yor...

NHL roundup: Caps' Alexander Ovechkin tops Gretzky's goals mark
Despite Alexander Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 895 to surpass Wayne Gretzky and become the all-time goals leader in NHL history, the New York Islanders came away with the 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday in Elmont, N.Y.,Marc Gatcomb collected the first two-goal game of his career w...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula continues tear, wins Charleston title
One of the hottest players on the WTA Tour continued to roll along on Sunday as top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 7-5 to win the Charleston Open in Charleston, S.C.,The title is Pegula's second of the season (she also lost in the finals of the Miami Open to World No...

ATP roundup: Luciano Darderi wins Marrakech title in an upset
Luciano Darderi of Italy upset top seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to win the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday.,Griekspoor was competing in his first ATP Tour championship final since 2023, when he won two tournaments. Instead, it was the second win fo...

NHL roundup: Blues set club mark with 12th straight win
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night for their team-record 12th straight victory.,Zack Bolduc scored twice for the Blues, who improved to 19-2-2 in their last 23 games. Jake Neighbours and Pavel Buchnevich also ...

NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks top Heat in OT
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 36 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and 10th of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks secured a 121-115 road win over the Miami Heat in overtime on Saturday.,Kevin Porter Jr. had 24 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists off the bench ...

MLB roundup: Giants sink Mariners for 6th straight win
Robbie Ray overcame five walks to hold the Seattle Mariners to just one run over six innings, Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman combined for four doubles and four runs, and the San Francisco Giants won their sixth in a row Saturday night with a 4-1 home win.,Pitching against the team that signed him to ...

ATP roundup: Jenson Brooksby topples No. 1 seed Tommy Paul
Top-seeded Tommy Paul lost to unseeded Jenson Brooksby in one of the two all-American semifinals matches of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Saturday night.,Brooksby, who is ranked 507th in the world but was as high as 33rd in 2022, prevailed 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in a match that...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Sofia Kenin reach Charleston final
No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula will face fellow American Sofia Kenin in the Charleston Open final on Sunday after both won their semifinal matches on Saturday in Charleston, S.C., though Pegula had to work much harder to advance.,In her 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory over No. 9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russi...

ATP roundup: Tallon Griekspoor reaches final in Marrakech
Top-seeded Tallon Griekspoor racked up 10 aces while posting a 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over Polish wild card Kamil Majchrzak on Saturday to reach the championship match of the Grand Prix Hassan II at Marrakech, Morocco.,Griekspoor, from the Netherlands, saved 4 of 5 break points and hit 27 winners duri...

NBA roundup: Rockets end Thunder's 11-game win streak
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 65 points and the Houston Rockets rode a scorching second quarter to a 125-111 victory over visiting Oklahoma City on Friday, ending the Thunder's 11-game winning streak.,Green scored 34 points, Sengun added 31 and the Rockets (51-27) won for the 14th time...

MLB roundup: Jose Ramirez (3 HRs) powers Guardians past Angels
Jose Ramirez hit three home runs and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Ramirez hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, both coming off Angels start...

NHL roundup: Caps top Blackhawks on Alex Ovechkin's historic night
Alex Ovechkin caught Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Friday, with his two-goal performance also lifting the host Washington Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.,The pair gives the Capitals captain 894 goals, matching Gretzky's mark. A capacity crowd, inclu...

WTA roundup: Three U.S. players reach Charleston semis
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula and eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova won all-U.S. matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open.,Pegula started slowly but rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over seventh-seeded Danielle Collins. Anisimova prevailed 7-5, 7-6 (1) against ...

ATP roundup: Tommy Paul advances to Houston semis
No. 1 seed Tommy Paul defeated qualifier Colton Smith 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Friday in Houston.,In a matchup of the 13th and 200th-ranked players in the world, Paul dominated on his serve, winning 22 of 24 first-service points (91.7 percent) an...