MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Playing without two of their starters, the Detroit Pistons snapped a six-game losing streak against the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday at FedExForum with a 103-90 victory. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- James Harden scored 35 points, handed out 15 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets handled business with aplomb in a 135-128 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at the Golden 1 Center. Sergio Garcia of Spain birdied the first hole in a sudden-death playoff to outlast Justin Rose of England and win the Masters on Sunday. DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings closed out Joe Louis Arena in fine style. SAN DIEGO -- Right-hander Johnny Cueto continued his domination of San Diego, and Hunter Pence and Buster Posey connected on San Francisco's first back-to-back homers of the season as the Giants defeated the Padres 5-3 on Sunday at Petco Park. DENVER -- Russell Westbrook capped his record-setting 42nd triple-double with a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 106-105 on Sunday. The Los Angeles Angels scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday to beat Seattle Mariners 10-9 and sweep a three-game series at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. PHOENIX -- Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin pitched six scoreless innings, Chris Owings homered, and the Diamondbacks equaled the best start in franchise history with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Chase Field on Sunday. DENVER -- The Los Angeles Dodgers built an early four-run lead Sunday and brushed aside the Colorado Rockies 10-6 to avoid being swept in a three-game series. ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks topped their stunning short-handed victory in Cleveland on Friday with a 26-point fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday to shock the Cavaliers in overtime. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer and drove in five as the Texas Rangers earned their first series win of the year with an 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. HOUSTON -- Evan Gattis worked a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning and the Houston Astros rallied for a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday at Minute Maid Park. FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Joey Logano with 16 laps to go in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway and claimed the first win of the season for himself and Hendrick Motorsports. CHICAGO -- Right-hander Ervin Santana pitched six innings of two-hit ball before yielding to a shaky but resilient bullpen, and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. MILWAUKEE -- Jake Arrieta struck out 10 and Kris Bryant recorded his second three-hit day in a row as the Chicago Cubs clinched a second consecutive series victory by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park. PHILADELPHIA -- After watching a three-run lead disappear on one swing in the ninth inning, the Philadelphia Phillies recovered to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on a walk-off single by second baseman Cesar Hernandez. ST. LOUIS -- Scott Feldman authored a nice rebound from a shaky Opening Day start. PITTSBURGH -- Starling Marte hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 10th inning Sunday to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves and a weekend series sweep at PNC Park. BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees scored four runs off Baltimore Orioles' reliever Darren O'Day in the ninth inning and avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-3 victory on Sunday. Sometimes you need a big shot to make a move at The Masters. Matt Kuchar did just that with a hole-in-one at No. 16 to move into a tie for third. Samsung Electronics posted its best quarterly profit in nearly four years despite de-facto boss going to trial in a corruption scandal and a faulty phone model. The Dallas Stars announced Sunday that Lindy Ruff will not return as head coach for the 2017-18 season. DETROIT -- Sandy Leon lined a tie-breaking two-run single to center in the middle of a four-run eighth-inning rally Sunday to give the Boston Red Sox a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers and snap a two-game losing streak. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays are off to their best start ever at 5-2, closing out a four-game series with an 7-2 win over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Tropicana Field. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Toronto Blue Jays, already struggling at the plate, may be without one of their best hitters in third baseman Josh Donaldson. |
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