Yoshinobu Yamamoto And Dodgers Continue To Find Ways To Beat The Blue Jays

From Maddie Lee: As Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto came group connected nan Rogers Centre mound Tuesday, he didn’t fto his mind drift to nan past clip he gazed from that nonstop spot.

He didn’t deliberation of nan threat of Alejandro Kirk’s bat arsenic it splintered, aliases nan fluidity of Mookie Betts’s activity arsenic he started nan double play, aliases nan joyousness connected Freddie Freeman’s look arsenic his arms flew successful nan air.

He didn’t deliberation of nan alleviation arsenic a back-and-forth World Series Game 7 yet ended, aliases nan mayhem that ensued astir him arsenic he tilted his caput backmost and smiled.

Yamamoto insisted he didn’t deliberation astir nan last transportation of past year’s World Series during his commencement Tuesday. And successful nan Dodgers’ 4-1 triumph against nan Blue Jays, his attraction showed.

“No matter really important, really large nan crippled is, I conscionable dainty each crippled arsenic nan same,” Yamamoto said done an expert nan time before. “And successful conscionable normal games, I conscionable dress that that’s nan biggest game.”

Tuesday was, by each measures, conscionable a normal game. And Yamamoto held nan Blue Jays to 1 tally done six-plus innings.

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With Big 3 out, Lakers suffer to Thunder

Lakers defender Bronny James dunks during a nonaccomplishment to nan Oklahoma City Thunder connected Tuesday night.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: No Big Three. No surprise.

Without 80% of their starting lineup, nan Lakers, predictably, sewage crushed by nan Oklahoma City Thunder connected Tuesday, losing 123-87 to driblet their 3rd consecutive crippled and autumn 1 crippled retired of 3rd spot successful nan Western Conference.

Already without Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) for nan remainder of nan regular season, nan Lakers had to excavation heavy successful their chair erstwhile LeBron James (left ft wounded management) and Jaxson Hayes (left ft soreness) were ruled out.

With Marcus Smart (ankle) sidelined for his eighth consecutive game, nan Lakers were without 5 of their apical 9 players. Even immoderate veterans near from nan rotation didn’t animate assurance early.

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Jorge Soler, Reynaldo López get into benches-clearing fight

Angels batter Jorge Soler, left, fights Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López arsenic nan benches clear successful nan 5th inning astatine Angel Stadium connected Tuesday night.

(Ethan Swope / Associated Press)

From nan Associated Press: Ozzie Albies deed his 3rd location tally of nan season, starter Reynaldo López struck retired 7 successful 4⅔ innings earlier being ejected aft a bench-clearing brawl, and nan Atlanta Braves hit nan Angels 7-2 connected Tuesday night.

Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler went aft López pursuing a high-and-tight chaotic transportation successful nan fifth. There was a lengthy staredown earlier Soler took steps toward nan mound and López held retired his arms earlier nan 2 exchanged punches. López was holding nan shot erstwhile he landed a punch connected Soler’s batting helmet.

Soler homered successful nan first — nan 5th of his profession successful 23 at-bats against López — and was deed by a transportation successful nan third.

Atlanta snapped a three-game skid and ended nan Angels’ three-game winning streak.

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Aday Mara winning a nationalist title exposes Mick Cronin’s failure

Michigan halfway Aday Mara celebrates during nan Wolverines’ NCAA men’s hoops title triumph complete Connecticut connected Monday night.

(Abbie Parr / Associated Press)

From Bill Plaschke: Was that really Aday Mara?

It was nan astir maddening portion of March.

It was a Cinderella communicative that smelled for illustration rotting pumpkin.

It was a large creation complete nan sensibilities of everything that is UCLA.

Seriously, was that really Aday Mara?

The biggest subordinate connected nan elephantine national champion Michigan hoops squad Monday nighttime looked familiar, yet strange.

Familiar, because he erstwhile played for nan Bruins.

Strange, because he wasn’t buried connected nan bench.

Meet Mick Cronin’s nightmare, a 7-foot-3 indictment of his embattled program, a monumental correction that has spent 3 weeks eating astatine nan bosom of moreover nan astir dedicated Bruin loyalists.

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Kawhi Leonard leads Clippers past Mavericks

Clippers prima Kawhi Leonard, right, passes nan shot successful beforehand of Dallas Mavericks guardant Dwight Powell during nan first half of nan Clippers’ 116-103 triumph Tuesday astatine Intuit Dome.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

From nan Associated Press: Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, hitting six three-pointers, and nan Clippers recovered aft blowing a 23-point lead to hit rookie Cooper Flagg and nan Dallas Mavericks 116-103 connected Tuesday night.

It was Leonard’s 55th consecutive crippled pinch 20 aliases much points successful nan Clippers’ first triumph successful 3 tries against nan Mavericks this season.

Leonard played successful his 62nd game, and he’ll person to look successful nan last 3 games of nan regular play to scope 65 and beryllium eligible for postseason awards specified arsenic convention MVP and All-NBA honors.

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Ducks unopen retired by Predators

Nashville goaltender Justus Annunen makes a prevention connected a changeable by Ducks guardant Ryan Poehling successful nan first play of nan Ducks’ 5-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Honda Center connected Tuesday.

(Scott Strazzante / Associated Press)

From nan Associated Press: Justus Annunen stopped 43 shots — 1 awkward of his profession precocious — for his 3rd profession shutout, and nan Nashville Predators sent nan Ducks to their sixth consecutive loss, 5-0 connected Tuesday night.

Erick Haula, Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei scored second-period goals, and Zachary L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov scored successful nan 3rd for nan Predators. Joakim Kemmell and Ryan O’Reilly each had 2 assists.

The triumph pushed Nashville (84 points) 1 constituent up of nan Kings for nan eighth and last playoff spot in nan Western Conference. The Predators person 4 regular-season games left.

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Who UCLA could prosecute successful transportation portal

Iowa State halfway Audi Crooks, a prolific scorer, is successful nan transportation portal and is among nan players UCLA could pursue.

(Jessica Hill / Associated Press)

From Marisa Ingemi: Women’s assemblage basketball’s type of free agency is here. Less than six hours aft UCLA won its first NCAA nationalist title, nan transportation portal opened, allowing teams to talk to players seeking caller schools. And, for illustration nan past fewer seasons, it is already filled pinch prima power.

UCLA coach Cori Close has to switch six seniors and postgraduate students who exhausted their eligibility aft scoring each constituent successful nan nationalist title game.

Close enters nan derby pinch sizeable momentum.

“The transportation portal conscionable sewage easier,” she said pinch a grin pinch a title nett draped astir her cervix Sunday.

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Rory McIlroy learns thing astir winning

Rory McIlroy watches his tee changeable connected nan 17th spread during a believe information up of nan Masters connected Tuesday.

(Eric Gay / Associated Press)

From Sam Farmer: Rory McIlroy, defending Masters champion, yet belongs.

That’s really he feels successful nan Augusta National clubhouse, astatine least, moreover though this week marks his 18th commencement successful nan historical play tournament.

“I ever felt for illustration I knew nan week of nan tourney that nan clubhouse is for participants and their families,” he said, “but I still felt for illustration I had to gain nan correct to beryllium location a small much often.”

A twelvemonth ago, McIlroy hit Justin Rose successful a sudden-death playoff to go nan sixth man to complete a profession expansive slam, winning each 4 awesome championships.

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This time successful sports history

1935 — Gene Sarazen gets a double eagle connected nan 15th spread to erase Craig Wood’s three-stroke lead, past goes connected to triumph nan Masters.

1941 — In his 4th title defense successful 9 weeks Joe Louis thumps Tony Musto by TKO successful nan 9th round.

1943 — The Detroit Red Wings hit nan Boston Bruins 2-0 to triumph nan Stanley Cup pinch a four-game sweep.

1956 — Jack Burke, Jr. comes backmost from 8 strokes down to hit Ken Venturi by 1 and triumph nan Masters.

1966 — American Football League votes successful 36 twelvemonth aged Al Davis arsenic commissioner aft Joe Foss resigns. Appointment lasts 3 months erstwhile AFL merges pinch NFL.

1968 — Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of nan assassination of civilian authorities leader Martin Luther King Jr.

1969 — MLB description teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots triumph their 1st games

1971 — The first ineligible off-track betting (OTB) strategy successful nan United States opens successful New York City.

1974 — In nan location opener successful Atlanta, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s profession grounds by hitting his 715th location run, connecting disconnected Al Downing of Los Angeles successful nan 4th inning.

1975 — Frank Robinson, nan first achromatic head successful nan majors, debuts arsenic player-manager for nan Cleveland Indians. Robinson hits a location tally successful his first at-bat — arsenic a designated hitter — to thief hit nan New York Yankees 5-3.

1989 — Alex English scores 26 points to go nan first subordinate successful NBA history to people 2,000 points successful 8 consecutive seasons, and nan Denver Nuggets hit nan Utah Jazz 110-106.

1989 — One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes MLB debut.

1990 — Nick Faldo becomes nan 2nd subordinate to triumph consecutive Masters, beating Ray Floyd connected nan 2nd spread of a sudden-death playoff. Faldo joins Jack Nicklaus arsenic nan only repetition winner.

1991 — Major convention umpires & shot scope a 4-year statement aft strike.

1995 — Oliver McCall thumps Larry Holmes successful 12 for heavyweight boxing title.

2001 — Tiger Woods claims nan top feat successful modern play by winning nan Masters, giving him a cleanable expanse of nan 4 master fields successful a span of 294 days. Woods, pinch his winning people of 16-under 272, sweeps nan fields pinch a mixed people of 65-under.

2003 — 22nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut thumps Tennessee, 73-68.

2007 — Zach Johnson hits 3 clutch birdies connected nan backmost 9 of Augusta National, to adjacent pinch a 69 for a two-shot triumph complete Tiger Woods astatine nan Masters.

2008 — Candace Parker, playing pinch an injured near shoulder, scores 17 points and grabs 9 rebounds to thief Tennessee seizure its eighth women’s NCAA title pinch a 64-48 triumph complete Stanford.

2012 — 76th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bubba Watson wins connected nan 2nd spread of a sudden-death playoff.

2013 — Luke Hancock makes each 5 of his 3-pointers and leads Louisville to its first NCAA men’s hoops title since 1986 pinch a 82-76 triumph complete Michigan. Coach Rick Pitino adds this title to nan 1 he won astatine Kentucky successful 1996 and became nan first coach to triumph a title astatine 2 schools.

2014 — 33rd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut thumps Notre Dame, 79-58.

2017 — Damian Lillard scores a franchise-record 59 points and matches his profession precocious pinch 9 3-pointers to thief nan Portland Trail Blazers hit nan Utah Jazz 101-86.

2018 — 82nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Patrick Reed wins his first awesome title.

2019 — 81st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Virginia thumps Texas Tech, 85-77 OT.

Compiled by nan Associated Press.

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