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ANAHEIM — Once in a while, everything works out optimally.

Even with the Angels.

José Soriano pitched eight dominant innings and the hitters took advantage of a sloppy Chris Sale in the Angels’ 6-2 victory over the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in as many games, the Giants have been sunk by a four-run frame late in a ballgame.

After allowing four runs in the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss, San Francisco (3-8) allowed four ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — All it took for the Minnesota Twins offense to show signs of life after a couple of anemic performances was their best hitters looking like, well, their best hitters.

Luke Keaschall lined a go-ahead, two-...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — When Cal Raleigh’s 12-pitch battle with Jacob deGrom in the top of the first inning ended with a baseball-sized comet traveling into the right-field seats, it seemed like the sort of moment that ...Read more

The Winnipeg Jets scored on each of the game’s three power plays and went on to rout the spiraling Seattle Kraken Monday night.

For the second time in a week, the Kraken’s penalty kill was dinged three times in a 6-2 ...Read more

DENVER — On Monday, it looked like the baseball gods owed the Colorado Rockies one.

Colorado entered the fifth inning of the series opener against the Houston Astros down 3-0, and got two runs the honest way when ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Nobody said winning a national title was going to be easy.

An offensive grind from start to finish. A first half without a single made jumper. A version of Yaxel Lendeborg that was less than 100%.

No. 1 ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Germán Márquez turned toward left field to make sure the fly ball was caught and, with another runner stranded at third base at the end of an inning, pumped his right fist in front of his body.

Then he ...Read more

TORONTO — Two players with ties to Canada had the big swings for the Los Angeles Dodgers early in a 14-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays Monday, and the Dodgers piled on with a big boost from backup catcher Dalton ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Baltimore Orioles needed a strong pitching performance to stabilize their rotation. It came from one of their most unlikely sources Monday night.

Making his first major league start of the season, Brandon ...Read more

BOSTON — “Sell the team” chants rang out from fans at Fenway Park for the second consecutive game Monday night.

It was the top of the fourth inning as reliever Danny Coulombe tried in vain to clean up a bases-loaded...Read more

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is your Most Improved Player of the Year, the Atlanta Hawks have no answer for any of the Knicks‘ centers and Jalen Brunson’s clutch gene has activated just in time for New York’s playoff ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There was a lot to live up to for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres Monday night after their meeting a month ago was universally acclaimed as one of the best games in the NHL this season.

“I ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals needed a quality start.

After a tough home series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the bullpen was taxed coming into Monday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Royals starter ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is everywhere and nowhere at Augusta National this week.

In the wake of last month's rollover car accident and DUI charge, the five-time Masters winner has stepped away from golf indefinitely ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Detroit Pistons entered the fourth quarter leading 98-76, appearing to be on the verge of one of their worst losses of the season. For three quarters, the Pistons struggled against the Orlando Magic ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The St. Louis Cardinals found a limit to their early habit of coming back.

Down early and tied in the middle, the Cardinals found multiple ways to take a lead Monday night against the Washington Nationals....Read more

TORONTO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts struck an optimistic tone in front of his locker at Rogers Centre on Monday. But neither he nor manager Dave Roberts put a date on the star’s return from a right ...Read more

CHICAGO — It’s been more than 41 years since Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf made it clear there would be no tanking involved in the 1985-86 season.

“That’s losing, and I don’t like losing on purpose,” ...Read more

If you’re a Florida Panthers fan studying this final stretch of games, your fear in a season where everything went wrong is there’s one final curse lurking.

Everything might, you know, go right.

They could win too ...Read more