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Logan Gilbert earns first win as Mariners beat Astros again
Logan Gilbert pitched seven strong innings for his first victory of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday afternoon.,Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley, the Nos. 5-6 batters in Seattle's lineup, both had three hits. Raley had two doubles and two RBIs.,Yainer ...
Tyrrell Hatton LIV Golf's lone bright spot in miserable Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- There was a palpable lack of buzz as two former Masters champions made their way around Augusta National paired together in Sunday's final round.,Sergio Garcia, the 2017 winner, and 2023 champion Jon Rahm teed off in the third group at 9:28 a.m. It was well before many of the patrons...
Rory McIlroy fourth player to win consecutive Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and now Rory McIlroy.,The Northern Irishman emerged from a tight pack of contenders to win the 90th Masters Tournament on Sunday, joining the trio of golf icons as the only players in history to conquer Augusta National in back-to-back years.,Mc...
Ty Gibbs nips Ryan Blaney in OT at Bristol
Ty Gibbs stayed out for track position then won his first career NASCAR Cup Series race by nipping Ryan Blaney in overtime on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, taking the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tenn.,In the NASCAR Cup Series' eighth race of 2026, Gibbs' small lead evaporated when Riley Herbst cre...
Sergio Garcia lets frustration boil over in incident at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Sergio Garcia had little to say to reporters at media availability following his final Masters round Sunday.,Unfortunately, his actions on the course had already said plenty.,A second hole meltdown left his driver in tatters, and left Garcia on the receiving end of a code of conduct ...
Reports: Kings retaining coach Doug Christie for 2nd full season
Doug Christie is expected to return as head coach of the Sacramento Kings for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple media reports Sunday.,On Sunday, Christie closes out the first season of a three-year contract he signed with Sacramento on May 1. The Kings (22-59) enter the final day of the regu...
Reports: Louisville lands top portal targets Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad
Louisville landed simultaneous commitments from former Kansas center Flory Bidunga and ex-Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad on Sunday as they concluded weekend visits, according to multiple media reports.,ESPN reported that Louisville offered the top portal players, who are represented by the same...
Mirra Andreeva outlasts Anastasia Potapova in Linz for 2nd 2026 title
Top-seeded Mirra Andreeva won her second WTA title of the season by rallying for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded local competitor Anastasia Potapova in the championship match of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Sunday.,It's the fifth overall WTA singles title for the 18-year-old Russian after ...
Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star, manager, dies at 76
Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died on Saturday. He was 76.,The Garner family released the following statement on Sunday:,"(He) passed away peacefully last night, April 11, surrounded by fa...
Jannik Sinner tops rival Carlos Alcaraz for another Masters 1000 title
Italian Jannik Sinner fought off the wind and rival Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Sunday to win the Monte-Carlo Masters, downing Alcaraz 7-6 (5), 6-3 in Monaco.,For Sinner, it is his first ATP Masters title on a clay court. He now has won three consecutive Masters tournaments -- also at Indian Wells an...
Iconic Augusta hole could vault Rory McIlroy to Masters history
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The gauntlet of "Amen Corner" no doubt will play a pivotal role on Sunday at the Masters, but it's another one of Augusta National's iconic back nine holes that could launch Rory McIlroy to a historic green-jacket repeat.,The first three par-5s have been the three easiest scoring hol...
'Catalyst' J.P. Crawford, Mariners go for another win over Astros
The Seattle Mariners might want to consider keeping J.P. Crawford in the leadoff spot.,Because good things happen to them when he's there.,Crawford singled home the winning run with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of an 8-7 victory against the struggling Houston Astros...
Dallas Fuel reach grand final of OWCS NA Stage 1 playoffs
Dallas Fuel downed Spacestation Gaming 3-1 on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series' North America Stage 1 playoffs.,Spacestation Gaming dropped to the lower-bracket final in the double-elimination playoffs on Sunday against Team Liquid, with the winner advancing t...
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners rally from 5-run deficit to walk off Astros
J.P. Crawford's walk-off single with one out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning capped the Seattle Mariners' rally from a five-run deficit in an 8-7 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday night.,Julio Rodriguez doubled and homered, his first two extra-base hits of the season, ...
Rapids rout Dynamo behind brace from newcomer Kosi Thompson
Kosi Thompson scored two goals in his Colorado debut on Saturday night to help lead the Rapids to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo in Commerce City, Colo.,Thompson, who was traded from Toronto FC on March 26, made an immediate impact with his new team, scoring his first two goals of the season....
'Pretty easy:' Masters players surprised by Augusta National conditions
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It's not often the word "gettable" is used to describe Augusta National on a Saturday at the Masters, but that's exactly the adjective several players used after this year's third round.,Nineteen of the 54 players who made the cut posted rounds in the 60s on Saturday, led by the 65s ...
Depleted Grizzlies wrap season against resting Rockets
The Houston Rockets finally had displayed signs of consistency that seemed to validate their standing as a contender in the West, with an eight-game winning streak confirming as much.,One result likely won't change that perspective, but the Rockets' defensive effort against the short-handed Minnesot...
Orioles place C Adley Rutschman (ankle) on 10-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed starting catcher Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list with left ankle inflammation prior to Saturday's home game against the San Francisco Giants.,Rutschman was in Saturday's original starting lineup, batting third and catching. But he was scratched before the game...
Masters champion to earn $4.5M from majors-record $22.5M purse
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Twenty players will begin Sunday's final round of the Masters within six shots of the lead, and they will all be chasing a $4.5 million winner's check out of a majors-record $22.5 million prize purse.,The Augusta National Golf Club released the 2026 prize money breakdown on Saturday,...
Rory McIlroy's record Masters cushion gone as Cameron Young claims share of lead
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroy's stroll toward one of the rarest feats in sports turned into a dramatic battle to avoid the wrong side of history as he saw his six-shot lead evaporate during the third round of the Masters on Saturday.,McIlroy scuffled to a 1-over-par round of 73 to fall into a share o...