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Zach LaVine has season-high 42 to lead Kings to rout of Hornets

NBA: Charlotte Hornets at Sacramento KingsFeb 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) takes a jump shot during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

Zach LaVine exploded for a season-high 42 points in 31 minutes, Malik Monk recorded a double-double, and the Sacramento Kings gradually pulled away from the visiting Charlotte Hornets for a 130-88 victory Monday night.

LaVine hit 16 of his 19 shots, including 8 of 9 from 3-point range, en route to the 22nd 40-point game of his career.

The 42 points were 10 more than LaVine had posted in any of his previous seven games since being acquired from the Chicago Bulls in a trade earlier this month.

LaVine went scoreless for over six minutes to start the game before ripping off 10 consecutive Kings points in a flurry that helped produce a 34-23 lead by quarter’s end. He added another 12 points in the second period, helping the hosts go up 65-45 at the break.

A two-point third quarter seemed to take the steam out of a big night, but LaVine drilled four 3-pointers during a quick burst in the final period, in which he padded his point total by 18 points.

LaVine’s eight 3-pointers helped the Kings outscore the Hornets 60-30 from beyond the arc. Sacramento made 20 of 38 from deep.

The Kings shot better than 50 percent both overall (54 percent) and on 3-pointers (52.6 percent)

Monk provided a helping hand with a game-high 10 assists to go with 13 points and two blocks. DeMar DeRozan had 18 points for Sacramento, and Keegan Murray added 10.

Domantas Sabonis led all rebounders in the game with 10 to complement seven points and seven assists for the Kings, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Miles Bridges had 23 points to pace the Hornets, who were playing their seventh consecutive road game and suffered their second straight loss of at least 42 points. On Saturday, Charlotte fell by 53 points at Portland.

LaMelo Ball logged 13 points, six rebounds and a team-high nine assists for the Hornets. Nick Smith Jr. also had 13 points, Jusuf Nurkic contributed 12 to go with a team-high nine rebounds and three steals, and Moussa Diabate scored 12 points.

Playing the front end of a Northern California back-to-back, the Hornets shot just 34.9 percent overall, including a 10-for-40 clip from 3-point range.

–Field Level Media

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WTA roundup: Tamara Korpatsch wins Hamburg, first German champ in 34 years

Jun 29, 2026; London, United Kingdom;  Coco Gauff of the United States at the net with Tamara Korpatsch of Germany after their match on day one at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn ImagesJun 29, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Coco Gauff of the United States at the net with Tamara Korpatsch of Germany after their match on day one at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images

Tamara Korpatsch broke the German curse at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open by claiming the title in a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar on Sunday in Germany.

Korpatsch, born in Hamburg, is the first German since Steffi Graf in 1992 to win the Hamburg Open. Since Graf’s last title, Germans were 0-4 in the final at Hamburg. Korpatsch claimed her second career singles title in one hour and 28 minutes to improve to 5-0 in her career against Bondar.

Korpatsch came out hot in the first set with two aces and won 18 of her 25 first serve points (72%). She won 10 of the first 15 points to jump ahead to a 3-0 lead and wrapped it up by getting a break back to all but clinch the set.

Korpatsch continued to push in the second set and broke Bondar two more times, including to clinch the match.

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Austria’s Lilli Tagger won her first ever WTA singles title with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Daria Snigur of the Ukraine.

Tagger came out firing with nine aces, including five in the first set. She found herself down 5-2 in the first set, but won five of the next six games to steal the set. She was able to get a break off Snigur when she was serving for the match.

Tagger won five of the final six games to clinch the title, breaking Snigur two separate times while never facing a break point herself. Four more aces along with converting 10 of 12 first serve points (82 %) was enough to ice the match.

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Lando Norris captures first race as F1 champion

May 24, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn ImagesMay 24, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

Defending 2025 Formula One champion Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, finally capturing his first victory of 2026.

Norris was the pole sitter in Mogyorod, Hungary, but quickly lost the top spot when his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, capitalized on a chance to overtake him at Turn 2 of the opening lap.

Norris and Piastri accounted for much of the race drama, with Norris unsuccessfully asking McLaren to call off Piastri. Norris had his first chance at clear sailing when McLaren pulled Piastri in for his second pitstop.

The owner of seven victories in 2025, Norris was forced to watch from behind until Piastri emerged from the pitstop and collided with the car of Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr. The short delay was enough for Norris to overtake Piastri.

Norris took his first race as the champion ahead of four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull and points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.

“I don’t know what happened, to be honest,” Norris said of the faulty Turn 2. “I just kept losing the rear. I had like three or four big snaps. It felt horrible and of course Oscar did a good job to get the cutback and get back past, so I think I was just a bit wide in the dirt — game over for the first lap.

“But man, I was pushing like hell to try and force him into a mistake or something. My pace today was probably some of the best pace I’ve ever had. The car was beautiful to drive and I felt very confident, so a great race.”

“I’m just happy to be back and see the number one again,” the 26-year-old Brit added.

Piastri had completed 55 of the 70 laps when he was forced to end his day because of a problem with his gearbox.

Technical problems in shifting to the 2026 car specifications allowed Ferrari and Mercedes to pull ahead of McLaren this season after its dominant 2025.

Norris has complained plenty about his car this season but had compliments Sunday.

“The team has put so much work in to making a car that can finally win again. It’s nice to be able to do it for them,” Norris said.

“If we want to come back, we need a lot more of these and we need to continue putting pressure on our competition. This weekend was a perfect weekend for us but it’s going to be tough, so we’ll keep pushing and keep working hard.

“I owe the team a lot. They’ve done an amazing job to even get back to winning races at this point, so I’m proud.”

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Hamilton fell to fifth place following a penalty for speeding during pitstops. A seven-time season champion, Hamilton is second to Antonelli in the driver standings, trailing by 50 points.

Mercedes leads the team standings with Ferrari second. McLaren is a distant third.

Formula One is now on its summer break until it resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix on Aug. 23.

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MLB Best Bets for Sunday's Rockies vs. Brewers, Yankees vs. Phillies

Mar 28, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland (21) pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsMar 28, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland (21) pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Watching baseball is a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. So, why not make it even better by getting in on the action? To help you do just that, I’ve combed through the data, odds, and trends for today’s games to find the MLB Best Bets of the day.

Here are my picks:

Colorado Rockies vs. Milwaukee Brewers

The pitching disparity in this game makes it relatively easy to make a pick. Colorado is going with Kyle Freeland, who is 0-6 in nine road starts with an 8.28 ERA and a .330 OBA. The Rockies lineup, which has hit .243 over the last week, will face one of the best pitchers in the game, Jacob Misiorowski.

Misiorowski is 10-4 with a 1.57 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP. Milwaukee’s lineup has only been hitting .236 over the last week. However, that will change with Freeland taking the mound for the Rockies.

My Pick: Milwaukee -1.5 (-125, FanDuel)

I’d feel better if the Brewers were hitting better right now, but Freeland may be one of the most hittable pitchers in the game. The Milwaukee lineup will wake up against him and lead the Brewers to a runaway victory.

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New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies

We saw seven hits and one run scored in Friday’s game. Saturday’s saw a little more hitting with each team recording seven, but still only four runs scored. So, it is safe to say neither team is hitting the ball really well at the moment (over the last seven days, Yankees– .197 and Phillies– .216).

Don’t expect them to do so today; Will Warren (7-4, 4.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) will get a few good innings under his belt before getting pulled for the best bullpen in the league (3.01 ERA). Between the two, the Phillies will not generate much offense.

Philadelphia is set to start Cristopher Sanchez (12-4, 2.71 ERA, 1.19 WHIP), who has been phenomenal at home (8-1, 1.15 ERA).

My Pick: Under 8 at -107 (DraftKings)

Both teams have been terrible at the plate over the last week, and it is unlikely either lineup wakes up against these pitchers.

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