• Brad Marchand powers Bruins to 2-1 series lead vs. Leafs

    Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal with 8:07 remaining in the third period, lifting the visiting Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Bruins lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Marchand sealed the win by scoring into the empty net with 36 seconds left in the period. The Boston captain has 55 career goals in the playoffs, tying Hall of Famer and current team president Cam Neely for the most in...

  • Nick Hardy, Davis Riley set to defend at Zurich Classic

    If the PGA Tour has gotten repetitive to some fans — another day, another Scottie Scheffler runaway — the Zurich Classic of New Orleans offers something different for one week only. Teeing off Thursday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., the Zurich is entering its seventh year as the tour's only two-man team event. Eighty teams are registered for the event and will play two different formats. On Thursday and Saturday, it will be four-ball (best ball), and on Friday and Sunday, they'll change...

  • MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M's drop Rangers

    Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. Cal Raleigh hit his sixth homer for Seattle, which won for the sixth time in its past seven games to nudge a half-game ahead of the defending World Series champion Rangers. The Mariners also won at Globe Life Field for the first time...

  • Mariners bump Rangers out of first place

    Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. Cal Raleigh also went deep for Seattle, which won for the sixth time in its past seven games to nudge a half-game ahead of the defending World Series champion Rangers. The Mariners also won at Globe Life Field for the first time since...

  • Scuffling Yankees offense seeks revival vs. A's

    Even though the New York Yankees are off to a decent start with 15 wins in their first 23 games, their offense is showing some similarities to the version that experienced difficulties last season. After being shut out for the fourth time so far, the Yankees will attempt to get their offense rolling again Tuesday night when they continue a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics. New York has been shut out three times at home so far, the latest a 2-0 defeat against the A's on...

  • Keaton Winn pitches Giants to victory against Mets

    Keaton Winn pitched four-hit ball over six-plus innings, Michael Conforto homered against his former team and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series against the New York Mets with a 5-2 victory on Monday. Nick Ahmed and Matt Chapman contributed two-run hits, helping the Giants respond to a loss with a win for the sixth consecutive time. Pete Alonso hit his seventh home run of the season in the fifth inning to account for the New York scoring until a Camilo Doval wild pitch...

  • Dylan Cease, Padres baffle Rockies

    Dylan Cease pitched seven dominant innings for his third straight win as the San Diego Padres edged the Colorado Rockies 3-1 in Denver on Monday night. Cease (3-1) gave up just one hit and one run. He didn't issue a walk and recorded eight strikeouts, firing a 98-mph fastball past Elias Diaz on his 90th and final pitch of the night. Enyel De Los Santos worked a scoreless eighth and Robert Suarez got the final three outs of the game for his eighth save. Suarez got Ryan McMahon to ground into a...

  • Bo Bichette helps Jays get by Royals

    Bo Bichette's three-run triple led the Toronto Blue Jays past the host Kansas City Royals, 5-3, on Monday evening. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead in the third after a pair of walks and Cavan Biggio's opposite-field double loaded the bases. With one out, Bichette's slicing liner to right-center tipped off the glove of diving center fielder Garrett Hampson, clearing the bases. Daulton Varsho took Kansas City starter Brady Singer's 1-2 slider out to right for a two-run homer in the sixth,...

  • Packers focus on draft; contract for QB Jordan Love on radar

    More than a part of the long-term plan for the Packers, quarterback Jordan Love is the long-term plan in Green Bay. Following the path of his scouting predecessors, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst plans to place contract negotiations with Love on the frontburner as soon as the 24-7 focus on the draft passes this weekend. Gutekunst holds a league-high 11 draft picks and wants to add to his playoff roster behind Love, who is first eligible for a contract extension on May 3, one year...

  • Nelly Korda wins fifth straight event, second major title at Chevron

    World No. 1 Nelly Korda fired a final-round 69 to win her LPGA record-tying fifth straight event — and second major title — at the Chevron Championship on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas. Korda, 25, who finished with a 13-under 275 and defeated Sweden's Maia Stark by two strokes, had to play 25 holes on the final day to make up for a weather delay Saturday, but still captured her 13th LPGA Tour event win. Korda, who won her first major in 2021 at the Women's PGA Championship, joined Hall of...

  • Rockies edge Mariners in 10 innings in Game 1 of DH

    Ryan McMahon singled against a pulled-in infield to cap a two-run 10th inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Seattle Marines 2-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader in Denver on Sunday. Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, including an RBI single to tie the game in the 10th, and Jake Cave and Brenton Doyle had two hits each for Colorado, which snapped a six-game skid. The game was scoreless heading into the 10th after a wild finish to the bottom of the ninth. With two outs Jacob Stallings...

  • Clippers rule out Kawhi Leonard (knee) for Game 1

    Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was ruled out for Game 1 of Sunday's first-round playoff series against the visiting Dallas Mavericks with inflammation in his right knee. The injury forced Leonard out of the Clippers' final eight regular-season games and continues a trend of knee issues keeping the two-time NBA champion out of recent playoff series. Knee injuries knocked Leonard out of the 2021 and 2023 playoffs, with the Clippers quickly eliminated after his departures. When knee...