KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Chicago White Sox 5-3 for a four-game sweep. Chicago ended a 19-inning scoreless streak in the fourth and led 3-0 in the fifth before Hunter Renroe’s two-run homer off starter Garrett Crochet. Melendez hit a two-run homer in the sixth off Deivi García for a 4-3 lead, his third go-ahead hit of the series. Melendez flipped hit bat in triumph.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Miami Marlins ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted them over the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3. Miami had been the first team to start 0-9 since Atlanta and Minnesota in 2016. The Marlins avoided becoming the first team to lose its first 10 games since the 2002 Chicago White Sox began 0-11. Max Meyer got his first major league win, allowing one run and three hits in six innings.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina have completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game. The 38-0 Gamecocks became the 10th Division I team to go through a season without a loss. And they accomplished the feat after they lost all five starters from last season’s team that lost to Clark’s squad in the national semifinals. Clark did all she could to lead the Hawkeyes to their first championship. She scored 30 points, including a championship-record 18 in the first quarter. She will go down as one of the greatest players in NCAA history.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn and Purdue have dominated this year's NCAA Tournament. Now they're set to meet for the national championship on Monday night. The Huskies are going for the first repeat men's title since Florida in 2006 and 2007. They have beaten five tournament opponents by an average of 25 points per game, with the closest margin coming by 14 points. The Boilermakers are in the title game for the first time since falling to UCLA in 1969 in their lone appearance. Purdue is winning its tournament games by an average margin of 19.6 points.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday. Arkansas officials have been in discussions with Calipari about the opening, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported, citing anonymous sources. ESPN, also citing anonymous sources, reported that Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal. The 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach has spent the last 15 seasons at Kentucky. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart recently said Calipari would return despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament.
UNDATED (AP) — William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish to enhance Hendrick Motorsports’ celebration of its 40-year anniversary with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway. Byron was the first of the contenders to pit under a green flag and moved to the front 31 laps later when the all the drivers had finally pitted. He won for the third time this season, and the second time on the 0.526-mile oval. Kyle Larson was second, followed by Chase Elliott, giving the team the first 1-2-3 finish in track history.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Akshay Bhatia is headed to the Masters after winning the Valero Texas Open. He never imagined how it would pan out. Bhatia had a six-shot lead going to the back nine. He had to make a 12-foot birdie putt just to force a playoff with Denny McCarthy. Bhatia won when McCarthy dumped a wedge into the water. It was a tough ending for McCarthy considering how brilliant he played. He made eight birdies on the back nine, including the last seven in a row for a 63. Bhatia held his own with a 67. Rory McIlroy was a distant third.
SUNDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 3 Baltimore 2
Final Milwaukee 12 Seattle 4
Final Tampa Bay 3 Colorado 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at Minnesota 2:10 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Oakland 7 Detroit 1
Final Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 3
Final N.Y. Yankees 8 Toronto 3
Final Boston 12 L.A. Angels 2
Final Houston 3 Texas 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Atlanta 5 Arizona 2
Final Washington 3 Philadelphia 2
Final N.Y. Mets 3 Cincinnati 1
Final Miami 10 St. Louis 3
Final Chicago Cubs 8 L.A. Dodgers 1
Final San Francisco 3 San Diego 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final L.A. Clippers 120 Cleveland 118
Final OT Dallas 147 Houston 136
Final Indiana 117 Miami 115
Final Boston 124 Portland 107
Final Orlando 113 Chicago 98
Final Oklahoma City 121 Charlotte 118
Final New Orleans 113 Phoenix 105
Final Toronto 130 Washington 122
Final New York 122 Milwaukee 109
Final Sacramento 107 Brooklyn 77
Final 2OT Philadelphia 133 San Antonio 126
Final Golden State 118 Utah 110
Final Minnesota 127 L.A. Lakers 117
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 3 Buffalo 1
Final Minnesota 4 Chicago 0
Final Carolina 3 Columbus 0
Final Arizona 5 San Jose 2
Final OT Ottawa 3 Washington 2
Final N-Y Rangers 5 Montreal 2
Final SO Nashville 3 New Jersey 2
Final SO St. Louis 6 Anaheim 5