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ATP roundup: Holger Rune rallies, reaches Barcelona quarters
No. 6 seed Holger Rune of Denmark rebounded to put away unseeded Argentine Sebastian Baez 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.,Rune, ranked No. 13 in the world, committed 15 unforced errors in the first set as he fell behind 2-0 and coul...
MLB roundup: Cubs end Padres' perfect home start
Nico Hoerner tripled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning on Tuesday and the visiting Chicago Cubs handed the San Diego Padres their first home loss, 2-1.,With Dansby Swanson placed at second base as the automatic runner, Hoerner lined a 2-0 fastball from Yuki Matsui (0-1) to the gap in...
NHL roundup: Blues, Wild clinch playoff berths
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 6-1 win over the visiting Utah Hockey Club.,Buchnevich made sure the Blues (44-30-8, 96 points) would not miss out on the playoffs for a thir...
WTA roundup: Camilla Rosatello upends Alycia Parks in Rouen
Camilla Rosatello, ranked No. 288 in the world, pulled off an opening-round upset of sixth-seeded American Alycia Parks 6-2, 6-3 at the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole on Tuesday in Rouen, France.,Rosatello saved all eight of her break points and converted four of her five chances to break Parks, w...
ATP roundup: Three top 10 seeds fall in Munich
Unseeded Mariano Navone of Argentina pulled off the biggest upset of the day, taking down No. 3 seed Felix Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the BMW Open on Tuesday in Munich, Germany.,Navone, ranked No. 70 in the world, battled back and broke Auger-Aliassime in...
MLB roundup: Rays pound out 16 hits, rout Red Sox 16-1
Kameron Misner went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs, leading a 16-hit attack as the Tampa Bay Rays plated 14 runs in the first three innings and walloped the visiting Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Monday night.,Christopher Morel was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs as every Rays batter s...
WTA roundup: Two seeded players upset in Rouen first round
France's Fiona Ferro took down No. 4 seed McCartney Kessler 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-5 in a nearly three-hour opening match at the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole on Monday in Rouen, France.,After each player saved a set point in the first-set tiebreaker, Kessler came out on top, but it was all Ferro from t...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton saves 3 match points, survives in Munich
American No. 2 seed Ben Shelton saved three match points in order to rally past Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) in the first round of the BMW Open on Monday in Munich, Germany.,After Shelton dropped the first set, neither player broke serve until the second-set tiebreaker, where ...
NHL roundup: Jets earn Presidents' Trophy despite setback
Corey Perry finished with a goal and an assist to help lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 road victory Sunday over the first-place Winnipeg Jets, who despite the loss secured their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history.,The Jets were pursued for the best overall league record by the Washingto...
MLB roundup: Padres make history with three-shutout sweep
Michael King allowed just two hits and one walk in his first career complete game Sunday as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-0, becoming the first team in eight years to sweep a three-game series with shutouts., ,King retired the first 13 men he faced before Michael Togli...
MLB roundup: Cubs pound Dodgers 16-0 to end skid
Carson Kelly homered twice, singled and walked twice for the visiting Chicago Cubs in a 16-0 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday night.,Michael Busch singled, doubled twice, homered, drove in three runs and scored four times for the Cubs, who...
NWSL roundup: Kansas City Current, Orlando Pride, Angel City remain unbeaten
Lo'eau LaBonta converted a penalty kick and the Kansas City Current remained unbeaten with a 2-0 blanking of the host San Diego Wave on Saturday night.,Debinha scored her 50th career NWSL goal for the Current. Debinha's tally came on a right-footer in the 16th minute and gave the Current a 1-0 lead....
NHL roundup: Jets secure West's No. 1 seed
Cole Perfetti scored a nifty goal on his first career shootout attempt to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch the top spot in the Western Conference with a 5-4 road win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Winnipeg inched closer to its first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history with the victory, wh...
NWSL roundup: Angel City FC, Orlando Pride remain unbeaten
Macey Hodge and Riley Tiernan scored first-half goals to help Angel City FC to a 3-1 victory over host Houston Dash on Saturday.,Alyssa Thompson also scored for Angel City (2-0-2, 8 points), who won their second straight game and continued their unbeaten start.,Barbara Olivieri scored for Houston (1...
MLB roundup: Dodgers blank Cubs, stay perfect at home
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating t...
NBA roundup: Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware lead Heat to record win
Bam Adebayo and Kel'el Ware had double-doubles, eight of their Miami teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Heat made history in a 153-104 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,The Heat posted the highest-scoring game in franchise history, topping a 149-141 double-overtime win ove...
NHL roundup: Senators thwart Habs' bid to clinch
Shane Pinto scored twice for the Ottawa Senators, who kept the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory on Friday that also snapped a six-game winning streak for the visitors.,The 24-year-old center's two goals give him 50 for his career. Ridly Greig scored a goal and assi...
NHL roundup: Jets all but wrap up No. 1 seed in West
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 25 shots, earning his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the visiting Winnipeg Jets blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday, tightening their grip on home-ice advantage.,Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period for the first-place Jets, who vaulted six...
NBA roundup: Pacers seal top-4 spot in East
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, the Pacers could still earn the No. 3 see...
MLB roundup: Angels' Jo Adell homers twice in inning
Jo Adell homered twice in the same inning, Taylor Ward and Mike Trout also hit a pair of homers and the visiting Los Angeles Angels claimed their fourth straight series to open the season with an 11-1 pounding of the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.,Adell went 2-for-4 with four RBIs in an eight-run fifth...