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Behind Bailey Ober, Twins vie for series sweep of Red Sox
A strong pitching matchup is on tap as the visiting Minnesota Twins look to complete a three-game series sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Standing in the way of Bailey Ober (5-2, 3.63 ERA) and the Twins is fellow right-hander Sonny Gray (5-1, 2.93), who has allowed just two runs and ...

Phillies' Andrew Painter follows aces into finale vs. Guardians
The Philadelphia Phillies are holding a pair of aces, and they hope a win is in the cards on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Phillies' starting pitching has been on full display in the first two games of the weekend series. Crist...

Tigers, Orioles each desperate for momentum in Sunday doubleheader
The Baltimore Orioles will be eager to build momentum and the Detroit Tigers are anxious to snap out of their funk.,There could be ample opportunities for those scenarios when the teams meet in Sunday's day-night doubleheader in Baltimore.,With Saturday's game rained out and a shaky forecast for Sun...

Suddenly surging Jays look to finish off sweep of Pirates
The host Toronto Blue Jays will send out Dylan Cease Sunday afternoon as they go for a three-game sweep of the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Blue Jays have won a season-best four straight, including the first two of a three-game series with the Pirates after a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Toronto l...

Charlotte scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to 10 men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May ...

Brian White's brace guides Whitecaps to cozy win over San Diego
Brian White logged a first half brace, helping send the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps into the World Cup break with a 4-2 defeat of San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Bruno Caicedo and Ralph Priso added second half markers for Vancouver (10-2-2, 32 points), which remains tied atop the West table on poin...

Nashville SC bests New York City FC behind Maxwell Woledzi's 1st MLS goal
Maxwell Woledzi scored on a header early in the second half for his first career MLS goal and first in any league in six seasons to lift Nashville SC to a 2-1 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Jeisson Palacios also scored his first goal of the season for Nashville (10-1-3, 33...

Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.,The third-seeded Knicks have won a fran...

Desperation setting in as Avs face 2-0 hole on road vs. Golden Knights
Already down 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals, the question of the day for the Colorado Avalanche heading into Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights is whether star defenseman Cale Makar be on the ice Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Colorado coach Jared Bednar, accused by some of thro...

Charlotte FC scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to ten men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May...

LAFC looks to continue home dominance vs. Sounders
The Seattle Sounders and host Los Angeles FC would both like a good result Sunday night heading into the six-week break for the FIFA World Cup.,The Sounders (7-2-3, 24 points) had a nine-match MLS unbeaten streak (6-0-3) snapped last weekend with a 2-0 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy.,"We le...

Drivers prepare for emotional Coca-Cola 600 amid constant rain
Like most drivers this weekend, Ross Chastain has been commuting a short distance from Mooresville to Charlotte for what everyone hopes will be a spectacular weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.,However, a huge loss leading up to the 68th Coca-Cola 600 has cast a shadow over NASCAR's longe...

Three Nationals pitchers combine for 1-hitter in win over Braves
Jake Irvin and two relievers combined to throw a one-hitter, Dylan Crews and Jorbit Vivas each homered and the visiting Washington Nationals blanked the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Saturday.,Irvin (2-4) tossed five no-hit innings, striking out seven and walking one before exiting with an injury. Brad Lord...

Chasing history, Helio Castrovenes aspires to turn back clock at Indy 500
Helio Castroneves takes another swing at history while sidestepping the belief that time is running out on his bid for a fifth Indianapolis 500 title.,Castroneves, 51, will start in the Indy 500 for the 26th time on Sunday afternoon, looking to dispel the notion that Father Time is ticking when the ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder eye commanding 3-1 lead over Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't fazed by the repeated chants of "flopper" from the opposing crowd in the second half of Friday's 123-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.,"They're not going to like me," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "They...

Inter Miami host struggling Union in final match before hiatus
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami seek a second consecutive home win on Sunday when they host a struggling Philadelphia Union side, potentially looking at a summer of changes.,Miami (8-2-4, 28 points) finally secured its first victory at Nu Stadium, the club's permanent facility that opened in early Apri...

Atlanta, new-looks Crew hope to head into break on high note
A "new" Columbus Crew seeks to go into the nearly two-month World Cup break on a positive note when they host Atlanta United on Sunday.,The Crew (3-7-4, 13 points) fired first-year coach Henrik Rydstrom last Sunday and replaced him with assistant coach Laurent Courtois, a former assistant to previou...

Liberty close to full strength as they host Wings
The New York Liberty got Satou Sabally back, and it looks like Sabrina Ionescu will be next.,New York, which will play host to Dallas on Sunday, is coming off an 87-70 loss to visiting Golden State on Thursday. One of the few bright spots for New York in that game was the Liberty debut of Sabally, a...

Young Mystics squad aims to get in sync as they take on Storm
The Washington Mystics have proven to be a tough team to deal with in the paint this season, averaging around 47 points per contest.,But in Monday's game against Dallas, the Mystics (2-2) struggled with it in a 92-69 loss and look to shake that performance off in Sunday's road matchup with the Seatt...

Mercury looking for reset as they hit the road to face Dream
The Mercury's week at home didn't go as planned. As the struggling team begins a three-game road trip with a Sunday afternoon tilt against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., Phoenix can't afford to fall any further behind.,Since opening the season with a surprising 99-66 blowout of the Las Vega...