Kyle Tucker Walks It Off For Dodgers

Kyle Tucker gets nan large deed for Dodgers

From Maddie Lee: For a moment, Kyle Tucker worried he had nan people wrong.

The statement thrust he snuck done nan mediate of nan infield should person been capable to unafraid nan walk-off victory, giving Dalton Rushing and Shohei Ohtani plentifulness of clip to transverse nan plate. But arsenic he rounded first, nan cheers had only moderately swelled.

Tucker slowed and turned backmost toward nan base, a subdued guidance moreover from him.

Then came nan 2nd surge from nan crowd, arsenic Ohtani slid crossed location sheet and nan Dodgers spilled from their dugout.

“I was like, ‘OK, sweet, this is sick,’” Tucker said aft nan Dodgers’ 5-4 victory.

Freddie Freeman reached Tucker first, enveloping him successful a hug.

“That was a immense infinitesimal correct there,” Tucker said.

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MLB standings

Angels suffer to White Sox

Munetaka Murakami deed a three-run homer successful a large seventh-inning rally, and nan Chicago White Sox held disconnected nan slumping Angels for an 8-7 win Monday night.

Andrew Benintendi had 3 RBIs arsenic Chicago improved to 6-4 successful its past 10 games. Former Dodger Miguel Vargas deed a solo drive, and Tristan Peters had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

Jorge Soler deed a solo homer for the Angels successful nan rain-delayed opener of a three-game series. Mike Trout had 2 hits and scored twice.

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MLB standings

Alijah Arenas returns to USC

From Ryan Kartje: Alijah Arenas will retreat his sanction from nan NBA draught and return to USC for his sophomore season, according to a personification acquainted pinch nan determination not authorized to speak publically connected nan matter.

The erstwhile five-star prospect, whose begetter is NBA prima Gilbert Arenas, was expected to walk conscionable a azygous play astatine USC earlier declaring for nan draft. But thing went arsenic planned during Arenas’ freshman season.

Arenas was progressive successful a single-car mishap successful April 2025 and hospitalized for six days aft a Tesla Cybertruck he was driving hit a character and burst into flames. The week that he returned to believe aft nan accident, Arenas learned he needed knee surgery. He didn’t debut for nan Trojans until precocious January. And erstwhile he yet made it into nan lineup, Arenas was thrown into a starring domiciled successful nan mediate of a sadistic Big Ten slate and struggled to adjust.

Still, location were glimpses of nan subordinate that Compton Magic AAU laminitis Etop Udo-Ema told The Times had nan imaginable to 1 time “be nan look of nan NBA.” Over 1 agelong successful early February, Arenas had 29 points successful a triumph complete Indiana, scored 24 and deed a winning changeable astatine Penn State and put up 25 points astatine Ohio State.

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Lakers could fto bid gaffe away

From Bill Plaschke: So they’re not going to sweep, truthful what does it matter?

Did you spot nan Lakers fumbling and nan Houston Rockets flying?

This matters.

So nan Lakers absorbed their first nonaccomplishment to nan Rockets aft 3 wins successful this first-round playoff series, a 115-96 wipeout Sunday astatine Houston’s Toyota Center, but because nary squad has ever rebounded from a three-games-to-none deficit, it doesn’t matter.

Do you recognize nan Rockets’ prima Kevin Durant didn’t play for a 2nd consecutive game, but will almost surely return successful 2 days for Game 5 Wednesday astatine Crypto.com Arena?

This matters.

This matters because, since their historic meltdown successful Game 3, nan energized Rockets person rediscovered their hit while nan weary Lakers person intelligibly mislaid a step,

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Even nan Rockets thought Deandre Ayton’s arguable ejection was ‘soft’

Lakers playoff schedule

First round
All times Pacific

at Lakers 107, Houston 98 (box score)
at Lakers 101, Houston 94 (box score)
Lakers 112, astatine Houston 108 (box score)
at Houston 115, Lakers 96 (box score)
Wednesday: Houston astatine Lakers, 7 p.m., ESPN
*Friday: Lakers astatine Houston, 6:30 p.m., Prime
*Sunday: Houston astatine Lakers, TBD

*-if necessary

Ducks playoffs schedule

All times Pacific

at Edmonton 4, Ducks 3 (summary)
Ducks 6, astatine Edmonton 4 (summary)
at Ducks 7, Edmonton 4 (summary)
at Ducks 4, Edmonton 3 (OT) (summary)
Tuesday: Ducks astatine Edmonton, 7 p.m., TNT. truTV, HBO Max, KCOP-13
*Thursday: Edmonton astatine Ducks, TBD
*Saturday: Ducks astatine Edmonton, TBD

*-if necessary

This time successful sports history

1923 — Wembley Stadium opens — Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup).

1931 — Program for female athletes approved for 1932 Olympics way & field.

1957 — LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Montgomery CC: Patty Berg wins her 6th WO by 1 changeable from Wiffi Smith.

1966 — Boston edges nan Lakers 95-93 successful Game 7, giving nan Celtics and coach Red Auerbach 8 consecutive NBA titles. Auerbach, who announced his status earlier, is replaced by halfway Bill Russell, nan first Black caput coach of a awesome U.S. sports team.

1967 — Muhammad Ali refuses induction into nan U.S. Armed Forces. He is arrested and nan New York State Athletic Commission suspends his boxing licence and strips him of his heavyweight title.

1972 — Courts grant 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd spot victor owed to nan victor being fixed narcotics earlier nan race.

1987 — The NBA awards description franchises to Charlotte, N.C. and Miami for 1988, and Minneapolis and Orlando, Fla., successful 1989.

1987 — NFL Draft: University of Miami backmost Vinny Testaverde first prime by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1990 — Boston group single-game NBA playoff records for scoring and shooting accuracy successful a 157-128 rout of nan New York Knicks to return a 2-0 lead successful their first-round series.

1992 — Video replay is utilized to determine a playoff crippled for nan first time. In crippled six of nan Detroit-Minnesota section semifinal, Sergei Fedorov of nan Red Wings appears to deed nan crossbar down Minnesota goalie Jon Casey during overtime. The Stars crystal nan puck immediately, but referee Rob Shick calls for a video review. The replay shows nan puck enters nan extremity conscionable beneath nan crossbar and caroms disconnected nan framework astatine nan backmost of nan net. Fedorov is awarded nan extremity to springiness nan Red Wings a series-tying 1-0 victory.

1995 — Michael Jordan, successful his first playoff crippled since his return from retirement, scored 48 points arsenic nan Chicago Bulls hit nan Charlotte Hornets 108-100.

1995 — The Orlando Magic springiness nan Boston Celtics their worst conclusion successful squad history, 124-77, successful a playoff opener.

2001 — Colorado’s Patrick Roy sets an NHL grounds pinch his 16th profession playoff shutout, making 20 saves successful a 2-0 triumph complete nan Kings.

2003 — Andre Agassi recaptures nan world no. 1 ranking to go nan oldest top-ranked antheral successful nan history of nan ATP rankings (33 years, 13 days).

2007 — NFL Draft: LSU backmost JaMarcus Russell first prime by Oakland Raiders.

2009 — Washington edges nan New York Rangers 2-1 successful Game 7 of their Eastern Conference bid to headdress a comeback from a 3-games-to-1 deficit. It is nan franchise’s first bid triumph since nan 1997-98 season, erstwhile Washington made it each nan measurement to nan Stanley Cup finals.

2010 — Montreal thumps Washington 2-1 to complete a come-from-behind 4-3 bid triumph and destruct nan NHL’s champion regular-season squad successful nan first information of nan playoffs. The Canadiens are nan ninth No. 8-seeded squad to sound disconnected a No. 1 successful 32 matchups since nan NHL went to its existent playoff format successful 1994 — and nan first to travel backmost from a 3-1 bid deficit.

2011 — Canada’s Patrick Chan wins his first world fig skating title successful grounds fashion. Chan sets world records for nan free skate and full points to declare titles astatine nan world fig skating championships successful Moscow.

2011 — NFL Draft: Auburn backmost Cam Newton first prime by Carolina Panthers.

2016 — The Rams prime California backmost Jared Goff pinch nan No. 1 prime successful nan NFL draft, and nan No. 2 action for nan Philadelphia Eagles is North Dakota State backmost Carson Wentz. It’s nan 2nd consecutive twelvemonth that 2 QBs went 1-2 and nan seventh clip successful nan modern era of nan draught since 1967.

2018 — Shaquem Griffin is nan first one-handed personification to beryllium drafted into nan NFL, for nan Seattle Seahawks.

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This time successful shot history

1901 — Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a grounds 23 singles arsenic nan Chicago White Sox hit nan Indians 13-1.

1915 — The Detroit Tigers trim nan St. Louis Browns, 12 - 3, pinch Ty Cobb stealing location successful nan 3rd inning. Cobb will bargain location six times this season.

1930 — The first nighttime crippled successful organized shot was played successful Independence, Kan. In a Western Association game, Muskogee defeated Independence 13-3.

1934 — Detroit’s Goose Goslin deed into 4 double plays, but nan Tigers still hit Cleveland 4-1.

1956 — Cincinnati rookie Frank Robinson deed nan first location tally of his 586 life homers successful a 9-1 triumph complete Chicago. Robinson homer came disconnected Paul Minner successful Crosley Field.

1961 — Warren Spahn, astatine nan property of 40, no-hit nan San Francisco Giants 1-0 astatine Milwaukee.

1966 — Cleveland’s Sonny Siebert defeated nan Angels 2-1 arsenic nan Indians necktie nan modern awesome convention grounds pinch its 10th consecutive triumph since opening day.

1971 — Hank Aaron connected disconnected Gaylord Perry for his 600th location tally successful nan Atlanta Braves’ 10-inning, 6-5 nonaccomplishment to nan San Francisco Giants.

1982 — Philadelphia’s Pete Rose went 5-for-5 to necktie Max Carey for nan NL grounds pinch 9 profession 5-hit games. The Phillies scored six runs successful nan apical of nan ninth to hit nan Dodgers 9-3.

1985 — The New York Yankees prosecute Billy Martin arsenic their head for a 4th time. The fiery Martin replaces Yogi Berra, who is fired conscionable 16 games into nan season.

1988 — The winless Baltimore Orioles group an American League grounds by losing their 21st straight, falling to nan Minnesota Twins 4-2.

1989 — Rickey Henderson of nan New York Yankees group a awesome convention grounds erstwhile he led disconnected a crippled pinch a location tally for nan 36th clip successful his career, breaking a necktie pinch Bobby Bonds.

1999 — Colorado’s Larry Walker deed 3 location runs and drove successful 8 runs to lead nan Rockies to a 9-7 triumph complete nan St. Louis Cardinals.

2001 — The Seattle Mariners conclusion nan Chicago White Sox, 8-5, for their 20th triumph this month, mounting a caller awesome convention grounds for April.

2001 — Albert Pujols of nan St. Louis Cardinals ties nan awesome convention grounds for location runs successful April by a rookie pinch eight.

2006 — Barry Bonds hits a bases-clearing double to necktie Babe Ruth for 3rd connected nan all-time profession database pinch 1,356 extra-base hits.

2006 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th location tally successful April to necktie nan awesome convention record, matching nan people shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. successful 1997 pinch Seattle and Luis Gonzalez successful 2001 pinch Arizona.

2007 — Trevor Hoffman pitches successful his 803rd crippled for nan San Diego Padres, breaking nan grounds for games sounded pinch 1 club.

2010 — Major League Baseball announces a number of changes to nan rules that govern nan All-Star Game that person been agreed pinch nan Players’ union: nan designated hitter will now beryllium utilized successful each games, not conscionable those played successful American League parks; a pitcher who started a crippled connected nan past Sunday earlier nan All-Star break will not beryllium eligible to play successful nan crippled and will beryllium replaced connected nan roster, though he will still beryllium recognized arsenic an All-Star (this will go known arsenic nan Sunday Starter rule); rosters are expanded to 34 players, adding 1 position player; 1 of nan position players will beryllium designated arsenic being capable to re-enter nan crippled successful lawsuit of wounded — catchers are already allowed to do truthful successful those circumstances.

2011 — Ben Zobrist group a Tampa Bay grounds pinch 8 RBIs, hitting a location tally and 2 doubles arsenic nan Rays routed nan Minnesota Twins 15-3 successful nan first crippled of a day-night doubleheader.

2012 — Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated awesome convention debut for nan Nationals.

2016 — Marlins 2B Dee Gordon, nan defending National League batting champion, is suspended for 80 games for testing affirmative for PEDs.

2019 — The Nationals do thing unprecedented arsenic 3 players each 21 aliases younger — Juan Soto, Victor Robles and Carter Kieboom — each homer against nan Padres.

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