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Jrue Holiday, Celtics take 2-0 NBA Finals lead over Mavs
BOSTON -- Jrue Holiday racked up a team-high 26 points and Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double as the Boston Celtics picked up a 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.,Holiday went 11-for-14 from the field as Boston opened up a 2-0 lead in the bes...

Kyle Larson takes checkered flag at Sonoma road course
Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson won for the second time in the past four races at Sonoma Raceway as he claimed the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series road-course event in Sonoma, Calif.,The Elk Grove, Calif., native notched his third 2024 win and 26th career by passing Martin Truex J...

FC Dallas dismiss coach Nico Estevez
FC Dallas fired coach Nico Estevez on Sunday, promoting assistant coach Peter Luccin to the top job on an interim basis.,Estevez, 44, had coached the club since 2022 and compiled a 28-27-29 regular-season record. The club drew 1-1 with Minnesota United on Saturday to fall to 3-8-5 (14 points), tied ...

Oilers aim to cash in on chances in Game 2 vs. Panthers
The Edmonton Oilers are concentrating more on the process than the result as they prepare for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.,After being blanked 3-0 by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers in Saturday's best-of-seven series opener, despite outshooting and out-chan...

Nationals continue dominance over Braves with 8-5 win
Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run outburst in the fourth inning and spark the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday.,Ruiz added a sacrifice fly and Washington won the final three games in the four-game weekend series. The Nationals le...

Mavericks star Luka Doncic (thoracic) downgraded for Game 2
Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic has been downgraded to questionable for Sunday night's Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics due to a thoracic contusion.,The thoracic injury was added to the report Sunday to go along with the previously listed right knee sprain and left ankle s...

Carlos Alcaraz tops Alexander Zverev to win first French Open
The next great Spaniard has arrived at the French Open.,Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to defeat fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in four hours and 19 minutes to win his third Grand Slam title on Sunday -- his first on the clay courts at Roland Garros i...

Rudy Tomjanovich wins lifetime achievement award
Rudy Tomjanovich is the winner of the 2024 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association.,The organization announced the selection on Sunday of Tomjanovich, one of just nine coaches in NBA history to win consecutive league titles and a member of the ...

Josh Maravich, former LSU player and son of Hall of Famer, dies at 42
Josh Maravich, the youngest of the two sons of Hall of Fame member Pete Maravich, has died at age 42.,LSU, where the elder Maravich starred and his son followed as a walk-on to the basketball program, announced his death Saturday. The school said he died Friday at the family home in Covington, La., ...

Sun seeking more success against visiting Fever
Considering Connecticut's recent dominance over Indiana, a visit from the Fever might be just what the Sun need to rebound from their first 2024 defeat.,The Sun look for an 11th straight victory over the Fever, and third this season, Monday night at Uncasville, Conn.,Connecticut's franchise-best sta...

Mets owner 'focused on winning games,' not trade deadline
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen appeared to straddle the line between optimism and frustration while speaking to reporters in London prior to Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Entering play on Sunday, the Mets (27-36) resided four games out of the National League wild-card picture wit...

Ryan Garcia arrested for vandalism at Beverly Hills hotel
Boxing star Ryan Garcia faces felony vandalism charges after being accused of damaging a Beverly Hills hotel.,Police in the Los Angeles suburb confirmed to ESPN that Garcia, 25, was arrested on Saturday evening.,The Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills told police that Garcia caused an estimated $15,000 in...

Coco Gauff claims French Open doubles title
Coco Gauff captured her first Grand Slam doubles title Sunday, winning the French Open final in straight sets with partner Katerina Siniakova.,Gauff, 20, and her teammate from the Czech Republic defeated Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sarra Errani 7-6 (5), 6-3 in Paris.,Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open singl...

Nats look for another series win over Braves
The tables appear to be turning in the rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals.,With their 7-3 win at home on Saturday, the Nationals have taken two of the first three games in this series after winning three of four May 27-30 in Atlanta. Washington went 5-8 against its Easte...

Nassourdine Imavov scores Fight Night win over Jared Cannonier
Nassourdine Imavov finished Jared Cannonier in the fourth round in their middleweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday night.,Imavov, of France, peppered Cannonier with punches along the fence, leading to the TKO. The Dallas native thought the stoppage came to...

Shane van Gisbergen gets second straight Xfinity win
SONOMA, Calif. -- New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen powered his way to the lead on a restart with 11 laps remaining in Saturday's Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 on the Sonoma Raceway road course and bolted off to a 1.323-second victory for his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.,His first came last...

Emmanuel Boateng's late goal pushes Revs past Red Bulls
Emmanuel Boateng scored in the 81st minute and the New England Revolution won back-to-back matches for the first time this season, defeating the visiting New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night at Foxborough, Mass.,Boateng, a substitute in the 69th minute as a midfielder, scored his first goal of t...

David Puig, 3 others lead crowded field at LIV Houston
Spain's David Puig fired a 6-under 66 on Saturday to move 12 spots up the leaderboard and grab a share of the lead after two rounds of action at LIV Golf Houston. ,Puig caught fire on the back nine, rattling off five birdies from Nos. 11-17. He finished with seven birdies against just one bogey and ...

As Mavs seek improvement in Game 2, Celtics mindful of 'wedge' tactic
BOSTON -- Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown aren't letting Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd create a rift between them ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.,Kidd referred to Brown as Boston's best player while speaking to reporters on Saturday. Whether he truly meant i...

Aces see need to raise level going into game at Sparks
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces have targets on their backs, and other teams are delivering dart-like blows.,The Aces aren't displaying title-winning form early this season and have dropped two of their last three games as they arrive in Los Angeles for Sunday night's contest against ...