NEW YORK (AP) – Pinch-hitter Graham Pauley had a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins held off the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday to stop New York’s four-game winning streak.
MONTREAL (AP) – Jacob Markstrom made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and the New Jersey Devils beat Montreal 3-0 on Sunday night, ending the Canadiens’ eight-game winning streak hours after they clinched a second straight playoff spot.
STAWELL, Australia (AP) – American sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson surged through the field Monday to win the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested on handicap over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne.
PHOENIX (AP) – The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday.
NEW YORK (AP) – Charlie Lindgren allowed eight goals on 32 shots as the defense melted down in front of him, and the Washington Capitals blew a major opportunity to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race by losing to the already-eliminated New York Rangers 8-1 on Sunday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the U.S. Open last summer.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a season-high point total to rout the Utah Jazz 146-111 on Sunday night.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Brent Rooker homered twice and had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave the Athletics a 12-10 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.