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| Lakers beat Jazz 116-108 to clinch top seed in West LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Anthony Davis had 42 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Utah Jazz 116-108 on Monday night. The Lakers (51-15) own a six-game lead ... | |
| Cruz's walk-off double lifts Twins past Pirates 5-4 MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory Monday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates for their fourth straight win. Cruz, who knocked in two runs to raise his season total to 14 RBI, drove a ... | |
| Snap Shots: Penguins 3, Canadiens 1 (Game 2) Thoughts, musings and observations from the Penguins' 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Qualifying Round. NO PANIC. There might have been a lot of panic outside of the Penguins locker room after they dropped Game 1 of this ... | |
| Rockies beat Giants 7-6, match best start in team history DENVER -- Nolan Arenado hit his first homer of the season to ignite a five-run sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies matched their best start in franchise history by holding on for a 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. The Rockies are 7-2 ... | |
| Milton's go-ahead 3-pointer helps 76ers edge Spurs 132-130 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Shake Milton made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-130 on Monday night. Joel Embiid had 27 points and nine rebounds for the 76ers, finishing the ... | |
| Cole wins 19th in row, beats Phils 6-3 in pinstripes debut NEW YORK (AP) — This was not what Gerrit Cole had in mind for his debut in pinstripes, and yet it was. Cole won his home debut for the New York Yankees, extending his regular-season streak of victories to 19 with a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies ... | |
| Pac-12 responds to football players threatening opt-outs The Pac-12 responded Monday to football players who have threaten to opt-out of the season because of concerns related to health and safety, racial injustice and economic rights with a letter touting the conference's work in those areas and an invitation to ... | |
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| Dodgers let Padres get away late and come up short in loss The Dodgers arrived here for the final leg of their longest road trip of this short, strange season to encounter the club thirsting to dethrone them in the National League West. For years, the San Diego Padres have been touted as a future contender. They've ... | |
| Dog Day Afternoons for Athletics' Hendriks, Laureano For Liam Hendriks, these are the dog days of August. More specifically, that applies to his wife, Kristi, who is at home with the couple's two dogs. And the two cats. And, as it happens, she's dog-sitting for Macy, Ramón Laureano's dog, too. It's a measure of ... | |
| Hurricanes blow past Rangers with Svechnikov treble Montreal (AFP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored the first hat-trick of his NHL career as the Carolina Hurricanes moved to within one win of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday with a 4-1 rout of the New York Rangers. The 20-year-old winger's superb display of ... | |
| Yankees thump Phillies as Gerrit Cole gets win in Bronx debut Like everything else this year, it wasn't exactly as Gerrit Cole imagined it. The Yankees' new ace said back in February he was excited about his first chance to wear the iconic, pinstripe uniform. It took over four months, because of a global pandemic that has ... | |
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| Nuggets Outlast Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder blew a golden opportunity on Monday when they fell to the Denver Nuggets in overtime 121-113. In a game that turned out to be a battle of stamina, the Nuggets proved, for now, they are better equipped to handle the rigors of the ... | |
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| Dolphins claim cornerback Picasso Nelson off waivers Nelson has spent time with the Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi. Nelson recorded 202 tackles with five interceptions and a forced fumble during his college career. He has yet to appear ... | |
| Indians' Zach Plesac: Pitches well in loss Plesac (0-1) allowed three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in a loss to the Reds on Monday. Plesac more than held his own opposite Sonny Gray; he had the Reds frozen for most of the night with his diverse pitch mix ... | |
| Jets slip past Flames 3-2 to tie series EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored a third-period power-play goal to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday and draw even in their qualifying-round series. The Jets were forced into wholesale line changes ... | |
| Latest On COVID-19 In MLB MLB announced on Monday that 13 members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, including 7 players and 6 staff members, have tested positive for the coronavirus. As a result, the league postponed St. Louis' upcoming series against the Detroit Tigers. | |
| TCU chancellor: Patterson apologizes for use of racial slur TCU's chancellor said football coach Gary Patterson apologized Monday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings. Linebacker Dylan Jordan accused Patterson on Twitter of using the slur during a confrontation at ... | |
| Vikings sign GM Spielman to multi-year contract extension The Minnesota Vikings have doubled down on their reliance on stability as a vital ingredient for securing that elusive Super Bowl trophy. The Vikings signed general manager Rick Spielman to a multi-year contract extension on Monday, matching their recent ... | |
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| Cubs trying not to worry about trip to St. Louis Since summer camp began on July 3, the Cubs have managed to avoid issues with the coronavirus, but that's about to change. With news Monday that the St. Louis Cardinals are up to 13 positive tests for COVID-19 -- seven players and six staff members ... | |
| Suns' biggest moment in years comes Tuesday against Clippers The Suns have spent a decade in distress. They haven't played a meaningful basketball game in six years. That changes Tuesday inside the bubble. The Suns will face the Los Angeles Clippers in Orlando, in an August litmus test on Planet Orange. Are they ... | |
| Suns' Kelly Oubre: Out Tuesday Oubre (knee) won't play Tuesday against the Clippers, Kellan Olson of ArizonaSports.com reports. Oubre is currently recovering from a torn right meniscus suffered back in February. The guard has yet to participate in full contact practice since entering the ... | |
| USOPC spends $20 million more on employees than athletes in 2019 At a time when the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has repeatedly pledged to athletes, Congress and the public that it would become more athlete-centric, the organization spent nearly $20 million more in 2019 on its employees than it did on direct ... | |
| Stars' Corey Perry: Counts PPG in loss Perry scored a power-play goal on three shots and added three hits with two PIM in Monday's 5-3 round-robin loss to Vegas. The veteran had a busy night on the scoresheet, although not all of it was positive: his minus-3 rating was tied for a team-worst. | |
| IU freshman OL struggling after COVID diagnosis BLOOMINGTON – Incoming Indiana freshman offensive lineman Brady Feeney was hospitalized with breathing issues and is dealing with health complications after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a social media post from his mother Monday. | |
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