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Minnesota Twins' Jonathan Schoop follows through on a three-run home run off Seattle Mariners' Parker Markel during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Seattle.

Twins rout Mariners, 18-4

May 18, 2019, 11:39pm National Sports

C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs and Byron Buxton had a grand slam as part of the Minnesota Twins' best offensive output of the season, an 18-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Read story

War of Will, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Baltimore.

War of Will wins Preakness featuring riderless running horse

May 18, 2019, 5:07pm National Sports

War of Will bounced back from a bumpy ride in the Kentucky Derby to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, holding off a field that included a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and kept running. Read story

The ball pops away from Minnesota Twins second baseman Jonathan Schoop, left, as Seattle Mariners' Dee Gordon steals second base during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2019, in Seattle.

Twins’ Perez shuts down Mariners, 7-1

May 17, 2019, 11:23pm National Sports

Martín Pérez rebounded from his first loss of the season to overpower Seattle into the seventh inning, Max Kepler drove in three and the Minnesota Twins beat the Mariners 7-1 Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger is greeted at the dugout by J.P. Crawford after Haniger hit a two-run home run to score Crawford during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Mariners belt 3 homers, beat Athletics 4-3

May 14, 2019, 10:16pm National Sports

Daniel Vogelbach, Tim Beckham and Mitch Haniger homered, Roenis Elias pitched out of a bases-loaded jam and the Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night. Read story

David Griffin, New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations, holds up placards after it was announced that the Pelicans had won the first pick during the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Chicago.

New Orleans wins NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1

May 14, 2019, 6:52pm National Sports

New Orleans has bucked the odds and won the NBA draft lottery, and now will have the first chance at choosing Zion Williamson next month. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Domingo Santana scores on a walk-off single hit by Omar Narvaez during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Seattle. The Mariners won 6-5 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Mariners rally with 2 runs in 10th to beat A’s 6-5

May 13, 2019, 11:17pm National Sports

Domingo Santana hit a tying two-out RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning and then scored the winning run on Omar Narvaez's single, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Read story

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, second from left, celebrates his game-winning basket as time expired at the end of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, in Toronto on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Toronto won 92-90.

Leonard hits bouncer at buzzer, Raptors beat 76ers in Game 7

May 12, 2019, 9:06pm National Sports

Kawhi Leonard hit a shot from the corner over Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced off the rim four times before falling to give the Toronto Raptors a 92-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Read story