Takeaways: Hurricanes storm into East Final with sweep of Flyers
The Canes sent the Philadelphia Flyers packing Saturday night with a 3-2 overtime victory, as Jackson Blake buried the winner past Dan Vladar early in the extra frame. It was…
Sonny Gray shuts down Tigers in return from injury, Red Sox finish sweep
Gray (3-1) was making his first start since facing the Tigers on April 20 at Fenway Park — a game he left after 2.2 innings with a strained hamstring. He…
Pressure starting to build on Blue Jays after sweep by Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A sweep at Tropicana Field pushed the Blue Jays five games under .500 while their search for answers on offence continues. Technically speaking, the 16-21 Blue…
MLB Roundup: Cardinals finish off four-game sweep of Pirates
PITTSBURGH — JJ Wetherholt led off with a home run against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, and the St. Louis Cardinals finished off a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with…
MLB Roundup: Rangers shut out Yankees to avoid sweep
ARLINGTON, Texas — Nathan Eovaldi allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings, hot-hitting Josh Jung had a two-run single and Texas beat AL-best New York to avoid a three-game sweep.…
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is first to plead guilty in gambling sweep
NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty Tuesday in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more…
Stunned Senators prepare for uncertain future after sweep
OTTAWA — The grief of the end of the Ottawa Senators’ season is still raw, but the prognosis for next season is already underway. The analytics, the eye test, and…
Avalanche sweep Kings with dominant Game 4 win
LOS ANGELES — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews scored in the third period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche swept the Los Angeles…
MLB Roundup: Angels extend win streak, sweep A’s with victory
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead grand slam, Logan O’Hoppe also homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the skidding Athletics…
d’Arnaud’s tiebreaking homer leads Angels over Dodgers for three-game sweep
LOS ANGELES — Travis d’Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday for their…