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LYON sweep Cloud9 to reach grand final at LCS Spring playoffs
LYON blanked Cloud9 3-0 in the upper-bracket final of the LCS Spring playoffs on Sunday in Los Angeles, advancing to the grand final next weekend.,As a result, Cloud9 drops into the lower-bracket final to face Team Liquid, who stayed alive Saturday with their 3-1 defeat of FlyQuest. The winner betwe...

Sparks snap losing streak, add to Fire's skid
Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points with 17 rebounds and Dearica Hamby added 22 points with 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks ended a three-game losing streak with an 89-72 victory over the visiting Portland Fire on Sunday.,Kelsey Plum scored 16 points with seven assists and Rae Burrell added 10 in ...

Lamine Yamal not traveling for Spain’s final World Cup tune-up
As he rehabs his injured left hamstring, Lamine Yamal is staying behind at Spain's base camp in Chattanooga, Tenn., rather than joining the team for its final pre-World Cup friendly.,Spain won't bring teenage phenom Yamal or forwards Nico Williams and Victor Munoz to face Peru on Monday in Puebla, M...

Storm have big plans for top picks going into matchup with Aces
The Seattle Storm got a brief glimpse of their future frontcourt Saturday, and it was promising.,Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam, Seattle's first selections in the past two WNBA drafts, shared the court for the first time in an 88-68 loss at Minnesota.,The duo, which will likely get more playing time ...

NYPD nixes Knicks watch party with President Trump attending Game 3
Due to increased security with President Donald Trump set to be in attendance, there will be no watch party outside of Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, the New York Police Department announced Sunday afternoon.,The New York Knicks are bringing a 2-0 lead back to Ne...

Lawsuit seeks to block UFC Freedom 250 at White House
The UFC Freedom 250 event scheduled to take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14 has been challenged by a federal lawsuit.,Billed as the first ever professional sports event on the White House grounds and a part of the nation's 250th celebration, the UFC card is scheduled to coincide wit...

Nelly Korda captures U.S. Women's Open as dream year continues
Nelly Korda drained a birdie putt on No. 17 and curled in a par putt at No. 18 on Sunday to win the U.S. Women's Open for the first time in her career at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.,Korda carded a 2-under 69 and finally was the last golfer standing in her 12th attempt to win the U.S. Women'...

Christian Eriksen collapses; Denmark-Ukraine friendly called
Denmark's friendly with Ukraine was called Sunday, when Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field.,In the 65th minute, Eriksen, 34, reached for his chest area before falling to the ground. The game was called a short time after that.,Eriksen was able to reach an ambulance on his fee...

Sebastian Rivero breaks out for 5 hits, 6 RBIs as Angels rout Dodgers
Sebastian Rivero drove in a career high six runs with five hits, Jo Adell had a home run among his four hits and the visiting Los Angeles Angels avoided a season sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 13-5 victory on Sunday.,Zach Neto hit a three-run home run and Jose Siri drove in a p...

Fever, Mystics aim to correct recent foul troubles
The Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics both had problems with fouls in their respective losses Saturday.,Whichever team does a better job in that department Monday night should have a better chance of winning as the Fever and Mystics square off in Washington.,The Fever (5-5) shot just 15 free thro...

Carson Benge (5-for-5) powers Mets past Padres
Rookie Carson Benge went 5-for-5 and supplied one of his team's three home runs Sunday as the visiting New York Mets won the rubber game of their weekend series with the San Diego Padres 7-3.,Benge clubbed his seventh homer of the year an estimated 389 feet to right-center in the sixth inning, two b...

Knicks bring NBA Finals home to an eager city for Game 3 vs. Spurs
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks being on the verge of an NBA title only feels unprecedented to the legions of fans who weren't born the last time it happened in 1973.,But the task in front of the San Antonio Spurs -- winning the title after losing the first two games at home -- really has never been...

Denny Hamlin goes from rear of Michigan field to 2nd straight win
Denny Hamlin roared by Daniel Suarez with 38 laps left after passing the whole field for the second straight weekend, winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn, Mich.,Starting last due to an unapproved adjustment on his No. 11 Toyota after a p...

J.T. Poston caps long day at Memorial with playoff win
J.T. Poston salvaged a par after his tee shot went into the rough on the second playoff hole, and that was good enough to beat Ryan Gerard and win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Dublin, Ohio.,Poston shot even-par 72 in the fourth round as part of a long day of play Sunday at Muirfield Village ...

Yankees’ Austin Wells letting his brain ‘catch up a little bit’
New York catcher Austin Wells addressed reporters on Sunday after the Yankees placed the four-year veteran on the 10-day injured list Saturday with cervical headaches.,"I feel better already today, so I think it just needs a couple of days, let the brain catch up a little bit and get back to work," ...

Serena Williams wants to play singles, but 'not my journey right now'
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis this week in a comfortable environment.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete alongside 19-year old Canadian Victoria Mboko in the doubles draw to kick off the WTA's grass campaign at the HSBC Championship at Queen's Club in west Lon...

Diamondbacks' bats awaken in time to avoid sweep vs. Nationals
Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno homered, Michael Soroka contained the highest-scoring offense in the majors and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a weekend sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Carroll hit a solo homer off Cade Cavalli (3-4) in the first and M...

Brewers bang out 10 extra-base hits in rout of Rockies
Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run and Brice Turang added a two-run single as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers scored seven runs in the sixth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 Sunday.,The win gave Milwaukee its first three-game sweep in Colorado since 2014. The Brewers also scored four times i...

Rangers rack up 16 hits in rout of Guardians
Justin Foscue hit a two-run home run, and Wyatt Langford, Josh Jung and Michael Helman added solo shots to lead the Texas Rangers to a 10-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. ,Ezequiel Duran was 4-for-5 with a double, one run and three RBIs, and Jacob deGrom (5-4) carrie...

Cardinals capitalize on Reds' two errors, rally to complete sweep
Sam Moll's eighth-inning throwing error on Victor Scott II's sacrifice bunt attempt allowed the go-ahead run to score for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-3 to complete the three-game sweep in a battle of National League Central teams Sunday.,A pair of Cincinnati erro...