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MIAMI (AP) — Miguel Vargas hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Austin Hays hammered a three-run shot and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday night for their first win this season. Batting leadoff, Vargas drove in Everson Pereira with a single in the third inning. Hays’ homer to right field …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Chase Burns allowed one hit in five innings for his first major league win, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Burns (1-0) walked three and struck out seven, including Jared Triolo with two on and two outs in the fourth. Jose Franco retired five batters before leaving with …

The 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament is down to the Final Four. The initial 68-team field has dwindled to the semifinals, with a national champion to be crowned a week from today. After a bracket that featured four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four last season, this year’s bracket has a couple of shockers. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: March Madness bracket hot …

DALLAS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will be available for Monday night’s game against Dallas, coach Chris Finch said before the game. Edwards, averaging a career-high 29.5 points per game, returns after missing the previous six games with pain in his right knee. Advertisement Edwards would need to play in all eight remaining Wolves games to be …

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to start their three-game road trip out with a win against the Utah Jazz. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Advertisement Dealing with a busted bracket? The Sweet 16 is …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey on Monday in the wake of anti-LGBTQ comments and remarks about religion he made in videos on his Instagram account. “They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA,” he said. “They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say come join us for Pride, for Pride Month to …

The Chicago Bulls are waiving guard Jaden Ivey for conduct detrimental to the team, the organization announced Monday, March 30. Since being shut down for the season Thursday, March 26 because of lingering knee issues, Ivey, 24, has gone live on his Instagram on three separate occasions to rant about his religious beliefs and other issues. Several comments he made …

ATLANTA (AP) — The Boston Celtics are swapping one key player for another in their Monday night contest against the Atlanta Hawks, as Jayson Tatum heads back to the bench and Jaylen Brown returns to the lineup following a two-game absence. Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles in May, made his season debut on March 6 against the Mavericks and has …

Jaden Ivey, who played just four games for the Bulls due to left knee pain and was already shut down for the season, was waived by the Bulls on Monday for “conduct detrimental to the team,” Chicago announced. In recent days, Ivey has posted several long social media video rants, primarily about his religious beliefs. One posted to Instagram on …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City’s home opener. The temperature at first pitch was 85 degrees. In the first …

We’re down to the final stretch of the 2025-26 NBA season. No team has more than eight remaining games, and the 10 teams – five from each conference – that will miss the playoffs and Play-In Tournament are already determined. Advertisement Still, there’s plenty at stake, where teams can mount late charges to improve their seeding. In the East, only …

Mark Cuban doesn’t have regrets about his decision to sell his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks. Who he sold to, however, is a different story. Cuban revealed this week that, after a tumultuous few years following the sale, he would not have sold the Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law Patrick Dumont. “I don’t regret selling,” Cuban said …

The Chicago Bulls have reportedly waived shooting guard Jaden Ivey, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ivey was reportedly waived after recent anti-LGBTQ comments and religious rants. The Bulls’ move comes after the Chicago Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley reported on Monday that the team was working on an exit strategy for Ivey. The Bulls move on from Ivey after acquiring him in …

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Deniz Undav turned up the pressure on Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann to select him for the World Cup after he scored the 2-1 winner against Ghana on Monday to back up strong club form. Undav hadn’t played for Germany since June but seven goals in his last six Bundesliga games helped him earn a recall. Germany …

The NBA announced on Monday that it’s approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Per the league, the sale is expected to close this week. Dundon will serve as the team’s governor. Dundon reached an agreement to purchase the team from the estate of late owner Paul Allen in …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ refusal to take a urine test following his recent rollover crash can be prosecuted under a change to Florida law last year, and prosecutors can build a DUI case against him even without lab results by utilizing deputy testimony, and body camera and dashcam video, according to a legal expert. The golfer was traveling …

PHOENIX (AP) — First-year Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said he’ll continue to push for more diversity in the NFL’s leadership positions, even after Florida’s attorney general wrote that the league’s minority hiring guidelines violate Florida state law. Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying the league’s 23-year-old Rooney Rule amounts to “blatant …

We’ve brought back the Championship Tier ranking to our NBC Sports NBA Power Rankings. Here’s what each tier means: Title contenders: This is self-explanatory.In the Hunt: Teams that could make the Finals, but need a number of things to break their way.Playoff Teams: Solid playoff teams, this includes some teams currently in the play-in we should expect in the playoffs …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Koa Peat has been a winner throughout his basketball career. He won four state titles in high school in Arizona and became the first player to win four international gold medals at the junior level. So when Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd was trying to entice Peat to play for the Wildcats, he pitched him on …

Luka Dončić will be unavailable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Washington Wizards Monday, March 30, after the NBA suspended the MVP candidate one game for accumulating too many technical fouls this season. “He’s disappointed,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick following Sunday’s practice, according to reports. “(Dončić) wants to be there for his teammates. … We’re gonna need …

DENVER (AP) — The NHL players who skated at the Milan Cortina Games peaked way earlier than usual. They had to, with an Olympic gold medal on the line. Very little downtime later, they’re trying to peak again. They need to, with hockey’s silver Stanley Cup up for grabs. Advertisement The game plan for teams with Olympians leading into the …

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alan Gustafson ignored the phone call while packing a suitcase for the Sunday morning drive to Martinsville Speedway. Then he saw whom he’d missed — NASCAR Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick. “I better get on it,” Gustafson said with a chuckle. “As soon as I got in the car, I called him right back.” Advertisement …

The Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams each are one victory away from the championship game of the NCAA Tournament, and that could be very expensive for a furniture store, an insurance company or both. Jordan’s Furniture, a company based in Massachusetts, will be on the hook for $50 million if both win their first games of the Final Four …

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 15-ball half-century as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Monday. On a pitch which was under covers for most of the last two days due to wet weather, Chennai was put in and crumbled to 127 all out in 19.4 overs. All six Rajasthan …

ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of the World Cup, Chris Richards has a new take on what makes America unique. “Maybe the TSA lines right now, that’s pretty American,” the U.S. defender said Monday ahead of a World Cup warmup match against Portugal. Advertisement A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Richards lives much of the year in London, where he plays for …