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Thieves surge through lower bracket, beat OpTic in CDL Major 3 grand final
After losing their playoff opener, the Los Angeles Thieves reeled off five straight wins, culminating in a victorious battle over OpTic Texas on Sunday in the grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major in Atlanta.,Los Angeles won the best-of-seven final 4-3 to earn $150,000 and 100 CDL poi...
Cavaliers crush Pistons, advance to Eastern finals vs. Knicks
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 26 points, Jarrett Allen enjoyed his second consecutive dominant series finale and the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a spot in the Eastern Conference finals with a 125-94 shellacking of the host Detroit Pistons in Game 7 of their semifinal series on Sunday night.,A...
Hat trick gives Hany Mukhtar milestone, Nashville another victory
Hany Mukhtar logged a hat trick and Brian Schwake made seven saves as Nashville SC held off visiting LAFC 3-2 on Sunday night.,Mukhtar's second goal, which came off a bending free kick from the left side of the box in the 21st minute for a 2-0 Nashville lead, was his 100th goal across all competitio...
Thunder, Spurs set for battle of titans in Western Conference finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder were dominant for most of the season, posting the NBA's best record for the second consecutive season.,But the Thunder struggled against the San Antonio Spurs, dropping four of the five meetings during the regular season.,On Monday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder o...
Caitlin Clark helps Fever slide past Storm
Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and came three rebounds shy of a triple-double as the Indiana Fever won a home game for the first time in three outings this season by beating the Seattle Storm 89-78 on Sunday night at Indianapolis.,Clark compiled 10 assists by early in the fourth quarter in a game th...
Astros 2B Jose Altuve placed on IL with Grade 2 left oblique strain
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will go on the injured list after exiting Saturday's game with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, Houston manager Joe Espada told reporters Sunday.,Altuve underwent an MRI exam Sunday morning after he was removed ahead of the ninth inning. During his eighth-inning at-ba...
Braves turn fast start into 8-1 victory over Red Sox
Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski each hit home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Atlanta scored in four of the first five innings and cruised to the series-clinching victory, as Grant Holmes pitched six innings, while Reynaldo Lo...
Winless Sun looking for defensive answers as they visit Fire
When the Connecticut Sun take on the host Portland Fire on Monday, the game will probably not be a defensive battle. Portland and Connecticut rank at the bottom of the WNBA in the early season defensive scoring stats, allowing 98 and 98.5 points per game, respectively. Monday's matchup offers a chan...
Wings look to turn over new leaf as they host Mystics
The Dallas Wings have been asked by their coach to carry a new attitude to the court when they host the gritty Washington Mystics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (1-2) have dropped the first two games of a three-game homestand, most recently a 90-86 setback to Minnesota on Thursday. Paige B...
Canadiens heading home for Game 7 vs. confident Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set for a Game 7 showdown to settle their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Monday night.,The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in an 8-3 win in Game 6 on Saturday night in Montreal, forcing the deciding game back in Buffalo.,"It's probably t...
Dodgers place LHP Jack Dreyer on IL with shoulder discomfort
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Jack Dreyer on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left shoulder discomfort, while right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.,In another pitching move, the Dodgers optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple...
Cubs add LHP Ty Blach, option LHP Javier Assad
The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.,In corresponding moves, the Cubs optioned right-hander Javier Assad to Triple-A and transferred right-hander Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list.,Blach, 35, is set to make his Cubs debut after he went 2...
Why Jalen Brunson Should Fear Both the Cavaliers and Pistons
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks face difficult matchup problems whether the Cavaliers or Pistons advance to the Eastern Conference finals....
Grayson Rodriguez to make first start for Angels vs. Dodgers
Grayson Rodriguez is scheduled to make his first start for the Los Angeles Angels as they hope to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.,The 26-year-old right-hander was considered the club's top offseason acquisition, imported from the Baltimore Orioles at...
Giants' versatile Casey Schmitt pursues another big day vs. Athletics
Casey Schmitt is carving out a role with the San Francisco Giants, and his big performance in the middle contest of a three-game series with the Athletics will only help.,Schmitt figures to be in the lineup somewhere for Sunday afternoon's finale in West Sacramento, Calif., after he recorded his sec...
Padres' Lucas Giolito ready to feel 'normal' in debut vs. Mariners
Lucas Gioloto sat at home all winter, waiting for the phone to ring.,Nearly a month into the season, the call finally came -- from the San Diego Padres.,The veteran right-hander is scheduled to make his season debut on Sunday in Seattle as the Padres will go for a season sweep of the Mariners in the...
Rockies' Michael Lorenzen strives to end skid in finale vs. D-backs
The Colorado Rockies will turn to right-hander Michael Lorenzen in a bid to win the rubber match of their three-game weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,The Rockies pulled even in the series at one win apiece after they scored three runs over the first two ...
Astros look to achieve rare 2026 feat against Rangers
Having dropped three consecutive series and five of their previous six, the Houston Astros acknowledged the accomplishment of claiming a three-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers with their 4-1 victory on Saturday.,The Astros will seek their second sweep of the season on Sunday. A win in the...
Royals playing for more than Missouri bragging rights vs. Cardinals
The Kansas City Royals are approaching desperation mode as they enter Sunday afternoon's finale of a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on a six-game losing streak.,The visiting Royals have been in contention in the first two games of the I-70 Series, but an end to their slide continues ...
Cubs, White Sox to battle in rubber game of crosstown slugfest
The Chicago Cubs and host Chicago White Sox have alternated lopsided victories to begin the first leg of their annual crosstown series.,Any kind of win will suffice on Sunday afternoon, however, as the clubs meet in the deciding game of a three-game weekend set.,Munetaka Murakami delivered his first...