Chicago — Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Monday night, lifting the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels in a rain-delayed series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field. The swing turned a late deficit into a lead and decided the delayed...
Salt Lake City — The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-4 in overtime on Monday at the Delta Center, tying the first-round playoff series 2-2. Vegas opened the game with a three-goal burst, Utah rallied with four straight goals to take the lead, and Shea Theodore finished the...
Dallas: Cooper Flagg, 19, was voted the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday after averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game for the Dallas Mavericks during the 2025-26 season. Selected first overall in last year's draft, he recorded a 51-point game earlier this...
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians will call up Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft, and he could make his major-league debut Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke to...
New Orleans — LIV Golf and Louisiana officials announced this week that the June 25–28 tournament at Bayou Oaks at City Park has been postponed and is being explored for rescheduling in September or October. A source told Fox 8 on Monday the June event would not proceed, and AP...
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-4 Monday night at Target Field as rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and earned his first big-league win while Kody Clemens homered and drove in five runs. The game ended a five-game losing streak for...
Denver reported a 125-113 victory Monday night as Nikola Jokic produced a 27-point, 16-assist, 12-rebound triple-double to help the Nuggets stave off elimination in the opening-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The win ended a three-game skid for Denver and reduced the series deficit to 3-2 heading into Game...
PHOENIX — The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center on Monday, ending the Suns' playoff season after a first-round series loss. Oklahoma City completed the series decisively, showcasing defensive depth and perimeter defense that limited Phoenix across multiple games, particularly in late-clock situations and transition...
Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby took an indefinite leave Monday to enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction, the university and Sorsby said in a joint statement; Sorsby had transferred to Texas Tech after playing at Cincinnati and beginning his college career at Indiana. The school said...
LOS ANGELES — Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist as the top-seeded, Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 on Sunday. Cale Makar, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews also scored, and Scott Wedgewood made...
