Dodgers End Their Losing Streak

Dodgers hit nan Cardinals

From Maddie Lee: Enough was enough.

The Dodgers entered Sunday connected a four-game losing streak, pinch a deficiency of discourtesy undermining coagulated performances from nan pitching staff. They were connected nan verge of being swept by nan St. Louis Cardinals, aft losing a bid to nan Miami Marlins successful Los Angeles.

“When it gets to a definite point, we do a bully occupation of benignant of nipping it,” head Dave Roberts said earlier nan Dodgers’ 4-1 win. “And coming is 1 of those days that … we’ve sewage to find a measurement to triumph a game. And immoderate it takes, we’re each prepared to do that. And if you look astatine nan way record, we’ve done good successful moments for illustration this.”

It took a 2nd consecutive commencement of six scoreless innings from Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski, on pinch nan bullpen holding St. Louis to 1 run.

That was capable to make nan Dodgers’ violative contributions count. Though it was acold from an onslaught, nan 4 runs were nan astir they scored successful a crippled since Monday.

“Offensively we conscionable haven’t been very bully nan past week,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said aft nan game. “Just telephone a spade a spade sometimes. There’s nary measurement to sugarcoat it. We conscionable haven’t been very good, and we’ve sewage to beryllium better.

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Angels suffer to Mets

Mark Vientos deed 2 homers and drove successful 4 runs and right-hander Clay Holmes gave up 1 tally successful 6⅔ innings arsenic nan New York Mets hit nan Angels 5-1 connected Sunday.

Holmes (4-2) gave up 4 hits pinch 3 walks and six strikeouts arsenic nan Mets took 2 of 3 games from nan Angels and won a bid for conscionable nan 2nd clip since April 7. New York besides won 2 of 3 against Minnesota (April 21-23).

Jorge Soler had an RBI azygous for nan Angels and right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-1) gave up 2 runs connected 5 hits complete 6 1/3 innings pinch 3 walks and six strikeouts. Los Angeles had ended a season-high seven-game losing streak Saturday. The Angels are 2-12 since April 18.

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Lakers respect, not fear, nan Thunder

From Broderick Turner: The Lakers understand nan daunting situation they’re astir to look against nan defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder successful nan Western Conference semifinals.

Lakers coach JJ Redick referenced nan awesome Chicago Bulls teams that won back-to-back championships successful 1996 and ’97 and nan Golden State Warriors teams that won titles successful 2015 and ’17 erstwhile talking astir nan Thunder aft believe Sunday.

“The Thunder is 1 of nan top teams ever successful NBA history,” Redick said. “It’s conscionable nan reality. They’re that good. I deliberation our guys admit that and respect that, and we cognize what benignant of task we person successful beforehand of us.”

The Thunder had nan champion grounds successful nan regular play astatine 64-18. They were classed first successful protect field-goal percent (43.7%), first successful protect standing (106.5), first successful nett standing (43.7) and 2nd successful points fixed up per crippled (107.9).

They person nan league’s reigning astir valuable subordinate successful Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is nan starring campaigner to repetition arsenic MVP. He was 2nd successful scoring this play (31.1 points per game) and leads nan postseason successful scoring (33.8).

The Thunder conscionable swept nan Phoenix Suns successful their first-round series. The Lakers eliminated nan Houston Rockets successful six games.

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An early look astatine really nan Lakers and Thunder lucifer up entering their playoff series

NBA playoffs schedule

Lakers playoff schedule

Second round
All times Pacific

Tuesday astatine Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock
Thursday astatine Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m., Prime Video
Saturday astatine Lakers, 5:30 p.m., ABC
Monday, May 11 astatine Lakers, 7:30 p.m., Prime Video
*Wed., May 13 astatine Oklahoma City, TBD
*Saturday, May 16 astatine Lakers, TBD
*Monday, May 18 astatine Oklahoma City, TBD

*-if necessary

UCLA wins formation volleyball title

Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd won nan clincher arsenic UCLA swept top-seeded Stanford 3-0 connected Sunday to triumph nan Bruins’ 3rd NCAA formation volleyball championship.

Perez and Boyd wrapped up nan Bruins’ first title since winning back-to-back titles successful 2018-19, beating nan Cardinal’s Kelly Belardi and Avery Jackson 21-11, 21-19.

Kaley Mathews and Ensley Alden sewage third-seeded UCLA (33-6) disconnected and moving pinch a 21-16, 21-11 triumph complete Brooke Rockwell and Ruby Sorra.

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Cherie DeVaux discusses her way to history

From Jay Posner: Before Cherie DeVaux won a Breeders’ Cup race, earlier 1 of her horses won an Eclipse Award, earlier she became nan reply to a Siri mobility — “Who was nan first female trainer to triumph nan Kentucky Derby?” — she faced nan aforesaid problem arsenic each caller trainer.

She needed horses.

Fortunately for her, this was 2018 and she had conscionable joined David Ingordo, a starring bloodstock agent. Surely he’d bring her immoderate apical horses and DeVaux would beryllium connected her way.

Except … it took DeVaux 11 months to triumph her first race.

Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Kentucky Derby victor Golden Tempo, celebrates pinch her husband, David Ingordo, connected Saturday astatine Churchill Downs successful Louisville, Ky. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images)
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“That was 100% my fault,” Ingordo said. “We gathered up immoderate horses of our own; we were wholly self-funded. And nan postulation of horses I gathered up were yaks and llamas and sheep. They weren’t related to nan equine species.

“I told her, ‘You should person divided maine for nan effing horses I put successful there.’”

Ingordo was telling this communicative Sunday, opinionated successful nan greeting chill extracurricular Barn 37 astatine Churchill Downs, wherever dozens of cameras and a fewer reporters were location to grounds each connection his woman had to say, 12 hours aft she made history.

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Ducks playoffs schedule

Second round
All times Pacific

Monday astatine Vegas, 6:30 p.m, ESPN
Wednesday astatine Vegas, 6:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO MAX
Friday astatine Ducks, 6:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO MAX
Sunday astatine Ducks, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
*Tuesday, May 12 astatine Vegas, TBD, ESPN
*Thursday, May 14 astatine Ducks, TBD, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX
*Saturday, May 16 astatine Vegas, TBA, ABC aliases ESPN

*-if necessary

This time successful sports history

1905 — Belmont Park successful New York opens for its first thoroughbred meet.

1924 — VIII Summer Olympic Games unfastened astatine Olympic Stadium of Colombes, Paris, France.

1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths complete Roman Soldier. Omaha goes connected to triumph nan Triple Crown.

1946 — Assault, ridden by Warren Mehrtens, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 8 lengths complete Spy Song connected his measurement to nan Triple Crown.

1957 — Iron Liege, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins nan Kentucky Derby by a chemoreceptor erstwhile jockey Willie Shoemaker, aboard Gallant Man, misjudges nan decorativeness line. Shoemaker is successful beforehand but stands nan saddle earlier nan finish.

1968 — Dancer’s Image, ridden by Bob Ussery, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths complete Forward Pass. Three days later, Dancer’s Image is disqualified erstwhile traces of a painkiller are recovered successful tests. Forward Pass, ridden by Ismael Valenzuela, is declared nan winner.

1968 — The Pittsburgh Pipers hit New Orleans Buccaneers 122-113 successful Game 7 to triumph nan first ABA championship.

1969 — The Montreal Canadiens triumph nan Stanley Cup pinch a four-game sweep, beating nan St. Louis Blues 2-1.

1974 — 100th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Cannonade for first of 3 Derby victories.

1985 — 111th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Spend A Buck for his 3rd Derby triumph.

1991 — 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley wins aboard Strike nan Gold, nan first of 2 Derby victories.

1994 — Charles Barkley scores 56 points, including a playoff-record 38 successful nan first half, to lead nan Phoenix Suns to a 140-133 triumph complete nan Golden State Warriors.

1994 — Arsenal of England triumph 34th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Parma of Italy 1-0 successful Copenhagen.

1999 — The New Jersey Devils go nan first top-seeded squad to suffer successful nan first information of nan playoffs successful consecutive years erstwhile they are beaten 4-2 to nan Pittsburgh Penguins successful Game 7.

2000 — Keith Primeau ends nan third-longest crippled successful NHL history by scoring astatine 12:01 of nan 5th overtime to springiness nan Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Penguins, tying their Eastern Conference semifinal bid astatine 2 games apiece.

2002 — English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (73,963): Arsenal thumps Chelsea, 2-0 for eighth title.

2003 — Detroit becomes nan seventh NBA squad to beforehand aft falling down 3-1 successful a series, beating Orlando 108-93.

2008 — In nan eighth-longest crippled successful NHL history, Dallas eliminates San Jose successful Game 6 of nan Western Conference semifinals. In a crippled that lasts 5 hours, 17 minutes, nan Stars hit nan Sharks 2-1 aft Brenden Morrow scores a powerfulness play extremity 9:03 into nan 4th overtime.

2009 — Cleveland’s LeBron James, unstoppable astatine some ends of nan level this season, is named nan NBA’s MVP. James, who easy outdistanced Kobe Bryant of nan Lakers successful nan voting, averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists.

2009 — Alex Ovechkin records his first NHL playoff chapeau instrumentality and scores nan winning extremity successful Washington’s 4-3 triumph complete Pittsburgh successful Game 2 of their Eastern Conference series. Sidney Crosby of nan Penguins besides scores 3 goals.

2013 — Floyd Mayweather comes backmost from a year’s absence to triumph a unanimous 12-round determination complete Robert Guerrero successful their welterweight title conflict successful Las Vegas. All 3 judges people nan bout 117-111 and Mayweather remains unbeaten successful 44 fights.

2015 — Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for nan 2014-15 NBA season.

2016 — J.R. Smith makes 7 three-pointers and nan Cleveland Cavaliers drain an NBA-record 25 threes successful a 123-98 triumph complete nan Atlanta Hawks successful Game 2 of nan 2nd round. Cleveland finishes 25 of 45 down nan arc, pinch 10 players making astatine slightest 1 three. Cleveland’s 25 threes are nan astir successful immoderate crippled — regular aliases postseason.

2019 — Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez unifies a trio of middleweight world titles successful a close, unanimous determination complete Daniel Jacobs astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas.

2024 — 150th Kentucky Derby: Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard 18-1 chance Mystik Dan wins successful a tight three-way photograph finish.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

This time successful shot history

1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first yearly shot handbook. The book yet evolved into Spalding’s Official Baseball Guide.

1869 — The Cincinnati Red Stockings, nan first all-professional team, played its first regular play crippled and hit nan Great Westerns of Cincinnati 45-9.

1871 — The Fort Wayne Kekiongas hit nan Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0, successful nan first crippled played successful nan National Association. In nan 127 games during nan 1871 season, location were a full of 4 shutouts.

1910 — The Browns and Cardinals played location games successful St. Louis, and President Taft, not wanting to offend either club, saw parts of each crippled astatine Robinson Field and Sportsman’s Park.

1931 — In an effort to put little strain connected his leg, Babe Ruth plays first guidelines arsenic Lou Gehrig moves to correct field.

1939 — Boston rookie Ted Williams became nan first subordinate to deed a location tally that cleared nan correct section seats astatine Briggs Stadium successful Detroit. It was his first at-bat astatine Detroit. The Red Sox edged nan Tigers 7-6.

1944 — Black group were allowed to bargain grandstand seats for nan first clip successful St. Louis history. St. Louis was nan past of nan awesome convention clubs to merge seating. Black group had been restricted to nan bleachers.

1963 — Bob Shaw of nan Milwaukee Braves sets a awesome convention grounds by committing 5 balks.

1966 — Willie Mays collapsed nan National League grounds pinch nan 512th location tally of his profession successful a 6-1 triumph complete nan Dodgers astatine Candlestick Park. Mays passed different Giant, breaking nan people established by Mel Ott successful 1946.

1969 — The Houston Astros group an NL grounds by turning 7 double plays against nan San Francisco Giants. First baseman Curt Blefary participated successful each seven.

1975 — Bob Watson of nan Houston Astros, sensing shot history, raced astir nan bases connected Milt May’s location tally and crossed nan sheet astatine Candlestick Park successful clip to people awesome convention baseball’s 1 millionth run, seconds up of Dave Concepcion of Cincinnati.

1980 — Chicago White Sox first baseman Mike Squires caught nan last inning of an 11-1 nonaccomplishment to nan Milwaukee Brewers. He was nan first left-handed catcher to play successful awesome convention shot since Dale Long successful 1958.

1981 — New York Yankees alleviation pitcher Ron Davis strikes retired 8 consecutive batters successful a 4-2 triumph complete nan Angels astatine Anaheim Stadium, tying an American League grounds group by Nolan Ryan.

1987 — Candy Maldonado deed for nan rhythm to thief nan San Francisco Giants flooded a six-run shortage and hit nan St. Louis Cardinals 10-7.

1991 — Chris James drove successful 9 runs pinch 2 homers and 2 singles, breaking Cleveland’s nine grounds for RBIs and starring nan Indians to a 20-6 triumph complete nan Oakland Athletics.

1996 — The Texas Rangers became nan first American League squad successful 79 years to transportation consecutive one-hitters arsenic Roger Pavlik held Detroit to a fifth-inning location tally successful a 3-1 win. Ken Hill one-hit Detroit connected May 3, retiring nan past 26 batters he faced.

2001 — Raul Mondesi of nan Blue Jays went 4-for-4, pinch 2 homers, 2 doubles and six RBIs, starring Toronto to an 8-3 triumph complete Seattle.

2002 — Barry Bonds hits his 400th location tally pinch nan San Francisco Giants.

2015 — Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach Brook Jacoby was suspended 14 games for his postgame behaviour toward nan umpire unit assigned to nan April 29 crippled astatine Boston. Jacoby was accused of pinning umpire Doug Eddings against a wall successful a dugout passageway astatine Fenway Park, putting his forearms up adjacent nan ump’s cervix pursuing Toronto’s loss.

2018 — Dodger Rookie Walker Buehler and a trio of Dodgers relievers mixed for nan franchise’s 23rd no-hitter successful a 4-0 triumph complete nan San Diego Padres successful nan opener of a neutral-site bid astatine Monterrey, Mexico. In conscionable his 3rd commencement successful nan majors, Buehler went six innings earlier Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore closed it out.

2018 — Angels slugger Albert Pujols sewage his 3,000th hit, reaching nan people pinch a broken-bat azygous successful a 5-0 triumph against Seattle. Pujols joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez arsenic nan only players successful shot history pinch 3,000 hits and 600 homers.

2021 — The insignificant leagues commencement their season, aft having been connected hiatus since September of 2019 owed to nan Coronavirus pandemic. In nan interim, nan governing structure, Minor League Baseball, has been thoroughly reorganized and successful effect replaced by nan Professional Development League.

2022 — By pitching 7 innings of one-hit ball, Adam Wainwright gets in installments for a 10-0 triumph by nan Cardinals complete nan Royals. It is nan 202nd clip that nan artillery of Wainwright and C Yadier Molina person mixed connected a win, tying nan all-time grounds group by Warren Spahn and Del Crandall of nan Boston and Milwaukee Braves.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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