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Paul Skenes will try to bounce back as Pirates host Nationals
Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes is coming off a career-worst start and will try to get himself and the Pirates back on track when they host the Washington Nationals in the first of a four-game series on Monday night.,Skenes (1-1, 3.44 ERA) will oppose Nationals 25-year-old rookie right-hander Brad Lord (...
Supernova, DhillDucks win berths in OWCS NA Stage 2
Supernova and DhillDucks won their way out of Overwatch's FACEIT League and into the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 2 thanks to wins in the relegation round of OWCS Stage 1 on Sunday.,Supernova posted 3-0 victories in the upper bracket over Amplify and Shikigami, the two teams who were for...
FlyQuest alone atop standings through 2 weeks of North 2025 Split 2
FlyQuest are the last unbeaten team at 4-0 through Sunday in the LTA North 2025 Split 2 positioning phase of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid (3-1), Cloud9 (3-1) and 100 Thieves (2-2) also were winners as the second of three weeks of positioning play concluded.,Eight team...
Payton Pritchard helps Celtics beat Hornets to end regular season
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 34 points to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 93-86 Sunday on the final day of the NBA's regular season.,Charlotte, which trailed by 21 early, tied the game 86-86 on a Moussa Diabate layup with 2:13 to play, but Boston regained cont...
Mets blank Athletics 8-0 in rubber game of series
Kodai Senga tossed seven scoreless innings and earned the win Sunday afternoon as the visiting New York Mets beat the Athletics 8-0 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series in Sacramento, Calif.,Senga (2-1) gave up four hits and walked two while striking out four in the longest outing t...
Cubs LHP Justin Steele needs elbow surgery, done for year
Chicago Cubs ace left-hander Justin Steele will have reconstructive elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Craig Counsell said Sunday.,It was not yet known if Steele would need full Tommy John surgery or just a partial repair, according to ESPN.,Steele, 29, is just two years removed ...
High-scoring Portland downs Sporting Kansas City
Kevin Kelsy scored his second and third goals and also created the sequence leading to an own goal in his side's favor as the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday.,David Ayala also scored and had an assist as Portland (4-2-2, 14 points) extended its unbeaten run to f...
Marlins pull away from Nationals, cool off MacKenzie Gore
Matt Mervis slugged a three-run, pinch-hit home run as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 11-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore (1-2) entered the game leading the National League with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, and he had beaten the Dodgers and domin...
U.S. overcomes Slovakia to advance to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera earned victories Sunday to propel the United States past Slovakia 2-1 in Bratislava, Slovakia, as the U.S. took the Group C championship at 2-0.,The Americans advance to the Billie Jean King Cup finals to be held in September. They'll be joined by Japan, who won Gro...
Payton Pritchard helps Celtics end regular season with win vs. Hornets
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 34 points to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 93-86 Sunday on the final day of the NBA's regular season.,Charlotte, which trailed by 21 early, tied the game 86-86 on a Moussa Diabate layup with 2:13 to play, but Boston regained cont...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays, April 13
April 13th's best MLB bet for Sunday's slate of baseball games is an over/under prediction for the Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays game....
Carlos Alcaraz rallies to claim crown in Monaco
Carlos Alcaraz rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory on Sunday against an ailing Lorenzo Musetti to win the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco.,The second-seeded Spaniard claimed his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title and first since Indian Wells in March 2024. It was the 18th career title for the four-tim...
Rebuffed by Mets, Luis Severino faces them for A's
Luis Severino was one of the players responsible for creating the unique feel-good vibes around the New York Mets last season.,Over the winter, he found out business usually supersedes vibes.,Severino is slated to start against his former club Sunday afternoon, when he takes the mound for the Athlet...
LYON, FlyQuest atop standings in 2nd week of North 2025 Split 2
LYON and FlyQuest remained unbeaten at 3-0 through Saturday's competition of the LTA North 2025 Split 2 to top the standings in the League of Legends tournament's Positioning Phase in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 and Team Liquid, each 2-1, also won as the second of three weeks of positioning play got underwa...
Brian White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Brian White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...
Bryan White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Bryan White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...
Nationals, MacKenzie Gore go for series win over Marlins
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who entered this weekend tied for second in the majors with 25 strikeouts, gets the start Sunday afternoon as the Nationals and the host Miami Marlins play the rubber match of a three-game series.,The third overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by San Diego, Gore ...
Elly De La Cruz's slam propels Reds past Pirates
Elly De La Cruz celebrated his bobblehead night in dramatic fashion with his second career grand slam to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott (1-0) was activated off the injured list before the game and ma...
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez retiring
Veteran defenseman Alec Martinez, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has called it a career.,In an interview Saturday prior to Chicago's home finale against Winnipeg, Martinez announced it would be his final NHL game. The Blackhawks, who are out of the playoff picture, finish the season on the road ...
White Sox place OF Austin Slater (knee) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Austin Slater on the 10-day injury list Saturday due to a meniscus tear in his right knee.,The move is retroactive to Friday, when Slater was initially in the lineup but was scratched due to the pain. ,White Sox manager Will Venable said it isn't yet known if ...