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Yankees rally past Marlins, win 4th straight and improve to 7-1
Apr 4, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) catches a throw to record an out against Miami Marlins first baseman Connor Norby (1) during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Giancarlo Stanton hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees continued their hot start by hanging on for a 9-7 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
The Yankees won their fourth straight and are off to their second 7-1 start in three seasons after scoring all their runs in the final four innings.
Stanton snapped a 6-6 tie when he singled to left field off reliever Michael Petersen (1-1), who was one strike away from keeping the game tied. The Yankees needed Stanton’s clutch hit after Javier Sanoja hit a tying two-run double in the eighth off Camilo Doval.
Brett Headrick (1-0) finished the eighth before Stanton’s hit. David Bednar allowed an RBI single to Xavier Edwards in the ninth and loaded the bases before earning his fourth save.
Stanton’s clutch RBI occurred after he stole his first base since Aug. 3, 2020 and scored on a passed ball by catcher Agustin Ramirez in the seventh. Ramirez also committed another passed ball in the eighth that allowed Ben Rice to score.
Cody Bellinger contributed to the Yankees erasing a four-run deficit through four innings by driving in three runs. Bellinger hit a two-run homer off Miami’s Max Meyer and gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead with a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run sixth.
Trent Grisham hit an RBI single to left field off reliever Anthony Bender to get the Yankees within one run and Aaron Judge hit a tying single down the right field line to set up Bellinger’s fly ball. Grisham slid home just ahead of left fielder Heriberto Hernandez’s throw.
Miami’s Hernandez hit a two-run double in the first and Ramirez had an RBI single in the second off New York’s Ryan Weathers. Jakob Marsee hit a run-scoring base hit in the fourth off Paul Blackburn to build the Marlins’ lead to 4-0.
Meyer allowed two runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.
Weathers allowed three runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander struck out four, walked four and threw 88 pitches in his home debut for the Yankees on a 52-degree night.
Xavier Edwards went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one driven in for the Marlins.
Judge (2-for-4, 2R) was the lone Yankee with multiple hits as New York collected si hits, but drew ten walks from Miami pitchers.
The contest was delayed for about 10 minutes in the fourth after plate umpire Ron Kulpa exited due to taking a foul ball off his mask. First base umpire Scott Barry took over for Kulpa, and the game continued with three umpires.
–Field Level Media
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Robert MacIntyre maintains lead at weather-shortened Valero Texas Open third round
Apr 4, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Robert MacIntyre reacts to his shot from the second tee during the third round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre maintained the lead during the storm-interrupted Valero Texas Open’s third round Saturday in San Antonio.
MacIntyre was 1 under through six holes, putting him at 15 under for the tournament and holding a two-stroke edge on Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course. Aberg was 3 under for the round through six holes.
No golfers completed the third round, which will resume Sunday morning.
The third round was suspended late Saturday morning because of storms. There were multiple announced restart times, but the weather prevented those from taking place before the decision to not return to the course Saturday.
A pair of Englishmen made the biggest moves before the weather interfered. Matt Wallace was 7 under through 14 holes, moving to 11 under for the tournament. Marco Penge also completed 14 holes, doing so in 6 under to move to a tie for fifth place at 10 under.
Japan’s Ryo Hisatune is tied with Wallace in third place after finishing eight holes at 3 under Saturday.
Chris Kirk, Chandler Phillips, Michael Kim and Tony Finau — all only completing holes on the front side — were all at 10 under.
MacIntyre carried a four-shot lead into the weekend.
At 14 through two rounds, MacIntrye held the lowest opening 36-hole total since the tournament moved to TPC San Antonio.
MacIntrye is bidding to become the third consecutive left-hander to win the tournament following Akshay Bhatia in 2024 and Brian Harman in 2025.
Aberg had top-five finishes in his last two PGA Tour outings.
Defending champion Brian Harman shot 3 under through 11 holes Saturday to move to 6 under.
Play also was suspended Friday in the second round. Luke Clanton had to play his final hole Saturday morning before the third round began, and he made the cut. The third round was pushed up a couple of hours in hopes of avoiding weather problems, but those weren’t averted.
–Field Level Media
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Avalanche defeat Stars, as Brent Burns makes history
Apr 4, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Colorado Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns (84) looks on during the first period against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Martin Necas scored with 9:21 left in the game, as the visiting Colorado Avalanche blanked the Dallas Stars, 2-0, on Saturday.
Nathan MacKinnon added his NHL-leading 51st goal with 58 seconds remaining.
The top two teams in the Central Division and the Western Conference split four meetings this season. This was the first result that did not require a shootout.
Necas’s winner came off assists from Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews. The Avalanche kept the puck in the zone off a failed Dallas clear. Toews sent the puck into the middle to Lehkonen, who worked into some space in the middle of the ice before finding Necas on the back doorstep for the easy tap-in.
Necas’s goal was his 36th of the season, a career high. His 14 goals since the Olympics break are tied for second in the league. Toews’s assist was the 300th point of his career.
It was the fifth straight road win for Colorado (50-15-10, 110 points), which is on the verge of clinching the Presidents’ Trophy. It was also a good response, particularly defensively, to a sloppy 8-6 home defeat to Vancouver on Wednesday.
Scott Wedgewood made 17 saves for his third shutout of the season. He came into the game with an NHL-leading 2.19 goals against average and .916 save percentage and improved to 28-6-6.
For Dallas (45-20-12, 102 points), which fell to 3-6-2 since a 14-0-1 run skyrocketed them up the standings, Casey DeSmith matched Wedgewood save for save through two and a half periods. He made 20 stops, but fell to 0-4-1 in his last five.
MacKinnon provided insurance with an empty-netter. He’s third in the league with 122 points. Necas assisted, giving him a career-high 58 assists and 94 points.
Colorado defenseman Brent Burns became just the second NHL player ever, and first blueliner, to play 1,000 consecutive games. The 2017 Norris Trophy winner, while with San Jose, Burns has not missed a game in 12 years and 138 days, dating back to November 17, 2013.
–Field Level Media
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Nikola Jokic outduels Victor Wembanyama as Nuggets foil Sours in overtime
Apr 4, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) rebounds against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) in the first quarter at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Nikola Jokic finished with 40 points, including a 6-foot floater late in overtime, Christian Braun had 21 points, and the host Denver Nuggets ended San Antonio’s 11-game winning streak with a 136-134 win over the Spurs on Saturday.
Jokic, who finished with 13 assists, scored seven points in overtime to rally Denver to its eighth straight win and overcome a big game from Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio big man had 34 points and 18 rebounds while going 16-for-17 from the foul line.
The 16 made free throws were a career high.
Jamal Murray had 15 points and 10 assists, Cam Johnson contributed 17 points, Aaron Gordon had 15 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 10 points for the Nuggets (50-28).
Stephon Castle had 20 points, Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie scored 18 apiece, De’Aaron Fox contributed 14 points, Dylan Harper had 12 points and Keldon Johnson 10 points for the Spurs (59-19). San Antonio had won 27 of 29 entering Saturday.
Champagnie’s 3-pointer early in the overtime gave the Spurs a 127-126 lead, but Denver took over. Gordon dunked a lob from Braun, Johnson hit a three and Jokic drained an 11-footer that gave the Nuggets a 133-129 lead with a minute left.
Wembanyama’s layup cut it to one possession but Jokic’s short jumper with 10 seconds left sealed it.
San Antonio led by 11 early and 113-106 midway through the fourth quarter before the Nuggets rallied.
Murray made a three, Johnson scored a fastbreak layup and Jokic’s jumper made it 115-113. Fox missed at the other end and Murray drained one from deep to give the Nuggets their first lead since it was 3-0.
Vassell hit three free throws and a layup and Wembanyama made two foul shots with 1:39 left to give the Spurs a 122-116 lead. Johnson was fouled on a made 3-pointer and hit the free throw to complete the four-point play, and Vassell slammed home a lob from Wembanyama
Jokic hit two free throws, Fox missed a three and Gordon’s dunk with 6.2 seconds left in the fourth sent it to overtime.
–Field Level Media
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