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Reds, Marlins coming off notable wins entering 3-game series
Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo is expected to come off paternity leave on Monday night when Cincinnati visits the Miami Marlins to start a three-game series.,Lodolo (2-1, 2.31 ERA) is off to a great start, having allowed just six earned runs in four starts this season. His Miami counterpart, right-han...
Yankees, Guardians ready to battle for first time since ALCS
The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees competed in a tight five-game American League Championship Series about six months ago, and both teams are off to decent starts to create a possibility of postseason trips.,For the first time since Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the 10th i...
Tigers, Padres dealing with injuries as 3-game series starts
The Detroit Tigers already have three outfielders on the injured list. Kerry Carpenter may have to join them.,The left-handed hitting slugger suffered an apparent hamstring injury in the Tigers' 4-3, 10-inning home loss to Kansas City on Sunday. Detroit opens a three-game home series against San Die...
Boston Breach, LA Thieves make statements at CDL Stage 3 qualifying
Boston Breach rallied from down 2-0 for a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Falcons on Sunday, the final day of Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying.,The Los Angeles Thieves also won on Sunday to finish atop the standings at 4-1 with a plus-11 map differential. Boston, the Vancouver Surge, the Miam...
Red Sox wrap four-game set with White Sox in Patriots' Day game
The Boston Red Sox will aim for a four-game series win against the Chicago White Sox when they host their traditional Patriots' Day game on Monday morning.,Boston won 10-3 and 4-3 in the first two games of the set, the latter coming in 10 innings. But the club wants to bounce back from an 8-4 loss S...
Donovan Mitchell, Ty Jerome power Cavaliers past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Ty Jerome scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 121-100 victory over the visiting Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.,Backup point guard Jerome, making his...
Alex Ovechkin, top-seeded Capitals launch Cup quest vs. Canadiens
In his final tune-up before the playoffs begin, Alex Ovechkin spent time on the ice with a different and beloved pair of teammates: his young sons, Sergei and Ilya.,The Washington Capitals invited Ovechkin and his teammates to bring family members on the ice to enjoy an Easter Sunday skate a day bef...
QB Nico Iamaleava commits to UCLA after Tennessee exit
Nico Iamaleava is officially headed to UCLA, one week after the quarterback's messy, NIL-driven departure from Tennessee.,Iamaleava's representation went to Tennessee seeking to renegotiate the former five-star prospect's name, image and likeness deal, On3 first reported last week. The deal Iamaleav...
Justin Thomas wins RBC Heritage in playoff to end drought
Justin Thomas made a birdie putt from 21 feet out on the first playoff hole to win the RBC Heritage on Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., winning a tournament for the first time in nearly three years.,Thomas and Andrew Novak, who was seeking his first victory on the PGA T...
Kings, Oilers clash in familiar first round matchup
For the fourth consecutive year, the Los Angeles Kings will face the Edmonton Oilers in a Western Conference first-round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs.,The Kings, who host the opener of the best-of-seven series Monday, are hoping for a new result. The Oilers won the previous three series, in wh...
Logan Stankoven scores 2 goals, Hurricanes defeat Devils
Logan Stankoven scored twice in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes began their sixth postseason meeting with the Devils by controlling all...
Jets lean on their leaders as they aim for 2-0 lead vs. Blues
After leading the way for the Winnipeg Jets in the regular season, Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele were at the forefront again to open the Stanley Cup playoffs, with each notching three points in the Jets' series-opening win against the St. Louis Blues.,They and their teammates will look to keep it g...
Stars look to bounce back against Avalanche in Game 2
After another opening game disappointment, the Dallas Stars will try to rebound when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.,Dallas has lost the first game of each of its last eight postseason series, following the team's 5-1 loss to Colo...
Guardians shrug off Pirates' comeback to claim win in 10th
Kyle Manzardo went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer as well as the eventual game-winning RBI to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon.,The Guardians completed a three-game sweep and prevailed despite closer Emmanuel Clase (3-0) s...
Clippers aim to reduce turnovers vs. Nuggets in Game 2
The Los Angeles Clippers did a lot of things right in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series, but one area cost them the win against the Denver Nuggets.,Los Angeles had 20 turnovers on Saturday, including seven by Kawhi Leonard, in a 112-110 overtime loss. Because it was just one iss...
Braves use three home runs to finish off sweep of Twins
The Atlanta Braves hit three home runs to back a solid pitching effort from Grant Holmes and earn a 6-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday to sweep a three-game series.,Matt Olson, Drake Baldwin and Marcell Ozuna all went deep to help the Braves extend their overall winning streak a...
As Knicks soar into Game 2, Pistons hope lessons were learned
With the New York Knicks facing an eight-point deficit to the upstart Detroit Pistons entering the fourth quarter on Saturday, Jalen Brunson returned to the locker room to change his sneakers and watched the first few minutes from the bench.,After the fleet-footed Brunson helped the Knicks rally to ...
WTA roundup: Final set in Germany, Elina Svitolina wins in France
Aryna Sabalenka, the World No. 1, will attempt to win her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in her fourth attempt on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.,She reached the final for the fourth time in five years on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 semifinal win over No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in one hour, 35 mi...
ATP roundup: Holger Rune upsets Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona
Sixth-seeded Holger Rune upset top seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (6), 6-2 to win the title at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain on Sunday.,It is the first ATP Tour title since 2023 for Rune, who now has five career wins -- three of them on clay.,Rune was down a break in the first set but came back...
Phillies place struggling OF Brandon Marsh (hamstring) on IL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed struggling outfielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Marsh, who is just batting .095 (4-for-42) with one homer and five RBIs in 17 games this season. He is 0-for-31 in his past ...