DETROIT (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 to stop a six-game losing streak. With the score 3-3, Jonathan India’s groundout off Tyler Holton advanced automatic runner Drew Waters to third and Witt hit a 280-foot fly to left. Waters scored headfirst ahead of Riley Greene’s throw. Carlos Estévez intentionally walked Greene to put runners on the corners with two outs in the bottom half, then retired Dillon Dingler on a popup. Kansas City went 2-8 on its trip and is 9-14. Detroit had won three straight.
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo robbed Jordan Walker of a home run in the sixth inning and singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh as the New York Mets beat St. Louis 7-4 for their first four-game sweep of the Cardinals in 39 years. Francisco Lindor had three hits, including a leadoff homer, and the Mets completed a four-game sweep of St. Louis at home for the first time in franchise history. The club’s previous three four-game sweeps against the Cardinals came in St. Louis, the most recent in April 1986. Juan Soto had three RBIs, including a two-run double to cap a three-run eighth that made it 7-3. New York improved to 9-1 at home and won its eighth straight meeting with the Cardinals.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts welcomed Shohei Ohtani back to his lineup Sunday, speculating that “dad strength” could lead to unprecedented exit velocity from the two-way star’s already imposing bat. Instead, Roberts said Ohtani appeared “a little anxious” going 0 for 3 with a walk in the Dodgers’ 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers. The 30-year-old Ohtani was activated off the paternity list after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child in Southern California and hit in his accustomed leadoff spot. Ohtani’s eighth-inning walk helped produce the game’s lone run.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t. Judge drove a changeup from Tampa Bay’s Eric Orze deep down the left-field line, high above the foul pole at Steinbrenner Field. Umpires called the ball foul, a decision upheld in a video review. Judge and manager Aaron Boone were convinced it should have been Judge’s eighth home run of the season. Boone was ejected after plate umpire Adam Beck called a third strike on the next pitch. The Yankees went on to win 4-0.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. It was the seventh straight series where Mitchell has scored at least 30 points in Game 1, tying Michael Jordan, who had two streaks of seven games. Bam Adebayo had 24 points and Tyler Herro added 21 for the Heat. Darius Garland added 27 for the Cavaliers, who host Game 2 on Wednesday night. Garland and Jerome each had five 3-pointers for Cleveland, and the Cavaliers were 18 of 43 from beyond the arc.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. It was the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. The 51-point margin Sunday was seven points shy of the record and was the largest Game 1 win in NBA playoff history. There have been two 58-point playoff margins: Denver beating New Orleans 121-63 in 2009 and the Minneapolis Lakers beating the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in 1956. Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points, Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Thunder. Ja Morant scored 17 points for Memphis.
BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 points and finished the game after a scary late fall, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Payton Pritchard added 19 points off the bench for Boston, which hosts Game 2 on Wednesday night. Jaylen Brown played 31 minutes and had 16 points on 6 of 14 shooting after missing the final three games of the regular season due to a lingering knee issue. Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 36 points and 11 rebounds. Franz added 23 points for Orlando, which has not made out of the first round of the playoffs since the 2009-10 season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nico Iamaleava says he’s heading to UCLA, a week after Tennessee announced the quarterback who helped the Volunteers reach last season’s College Football Playoff was no longer with the program. Iamaleava issued an Instagram post of himself in a UCLA uniform Sunday. Tennessee coach Josh Heupel had indicated during the Volunteers’ spring game on April 12 that Iamaleava wouldn’t be part of the team anymore. Heupel declined to get into details about any discussions with Iamaleava and his representatives. Various reports said Iamaleava was seeking a big raise in his name, image and likeness compensation after helping Tennessee to its first playoff berth.
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime against defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship. Janecke struck with 2:54 left in overtime for the Americans to claim their 11th title at the worlds. Abbey Murphy and Taylor Heise scored a goal and had an assist, and Caroline Harvey also scored for the U.S. in the final. In a classic encounter, Sarah Fillier tied the game for Canada at 3-3 with 5:48 remaining, forcing overtime. Canada still leads the world tournament with 13 gold medals. The cross-border rivals have met in the championship game in all but one tournament, in 2019, when host Finland defeated Canada in the semifinals.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Fred Richard and Paul Juda finished first and second in the all-around and the Wolverines edged them past five-time defending champion Stanford to win their first NCAA men’s gymnastics title since 2014. Juda, the individual champion on the parallel bars with a score of 14.200 and Michigan’s final competitor of the day, scored a 13.966 on the vault to clinch the program’s seventh national title. The Wolverines finished second, 5.635 points behind Stanford, at the 2024 championships. Oklahoma finished third with 327.891, ahead of Nebraska (326.222), Penn State (317.258) and Illinois (316.293). Penn State and Oklahoma each hold a record 12 national titles. Stanford’s Asher Hong took home individual titles in the floor exercise (14.600) and rings (14.433).
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma’s redemption arc is complete. The Sooners have returned to the top at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, cruising to their seventh national title a year after a stunning flameout in the semifinals. Oklahoma’s team total of 198.0125 in the finals was four-tenths better than runner-up UCLA. The Bruins and three-time Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles capped a resurgent season with the program's best finish since winning it all in 2018. Missouri ended its best-ever season by coming in third, just ahead of Utah.
SUNDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Atlanta 6 Minnesota 2
Final Cleveland 5 Pittsburgh 4
Final Cincinnati 24 Baltimore 2
Final Milwaukee 14 Athletics 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 1 Texas 0
Final L.A. Angels 5 San Francisco 4
Final San Diego 3 Houston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 0
Final Chicago White Sox 8 Boston 4
Final Kansas City 4 Detroit 3
Final Seattle 8 Toronto 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Mets 7 St. Louis 4
Final Miami 7 Philadelphia 5
Final Washington 3 Colorado 2
Final Arizona 3 Chicago Cubs 2
Final Colorado 3 Washington 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Oklahoma City 131 Memphis 80
Final Boston 103 Orlando 86
Final Cleveland 121 Miami 100
Final Golden State 95 Houston 85
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Carolina 4 New Jersey 1
Final Toronto 6 Ottawa 2
Final Vegas 4 Minnesota 2