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OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers

Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans react during the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn ImagesNov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans react during the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.

In the day’s other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing five qualifying matches apiece to determine seeding for the fourth major of the season, to be held June 25-28 at Nanterre, France. Each team receives 10 CDL points for every win.

On Friday, Texas toppled Vancouver 250-98 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-5 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 4-3 on Den Overload.

Carolina beat Toronto 250-178 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Gridlock Overload.

Minnesota opened with a 250-140 victory on Den Hardpoint and a 6-3 triumph on Fringe Search and Destroy before New York captured Den Overload 6-2. G2 sealed the series by taking Scar Hardpoint 250-109.

The weekend schedule:

Saturday

–Los Angeles Thieves vs. FaZe Vegas

–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

–Vancouver Surge vs. Boston Breach

–Riyadh Falcons vs. Miami Heretics

Sunday

–Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates

–OpTic Texas vs. Miami Heretics

–Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach

Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

T1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3

T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3

3. G2 Minnesota, 1-0, +2

T4. Boston Breach, 0-0, 0

T4. FaZe Vegas, 0-0, 0

T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-0, 0

T4. Miami Heretics, 0-0, 0

T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 0-0, 0

T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, 0

10. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, -2

T11. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3

T11. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -3

–Field Level Media

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Yankees overpower Athletics for fifth consecutive win

May 29, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (48) hits a three run home run against the Athletics in the first inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn ImagesMay 29, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (48) hits a three run home run against the Athletics in the first inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice added solo blasts as the New York Yankees rolled to an easy 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.

Rice had three hits and two RBIs and Aaron Judge also drove in two runs as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to five games. New York has outscored its opponents 36-6 during that stretch.

Carlos Rodon (1-2) gave up one run and four hits over six innings for New York. He struck out three and walked two.

Nick Kurtz homered for the Athletics, who have been outscored 30-6 while losing four consecutive games. Rookie Henry Bolte had a career-best three hits while making his 15th major league appearance.

Athletics starter Luis Severino (2-6) gave up four unearned runs and three hits in the first inning before exiting due to right arm soreness. The former Yankees hurler was warming up for the second inning when he indicated there was a problem and was pulled after a brief talk with a trainer.

Severino dropped to 0-3 with a 9.88 ERA in four career starts against his former teammates.

The four-run first-inning uprising was set up by a throwing error by first baseman Kurtz.

After a balk moved Rice to second, Judge delivered an RBI single. Three batters later, Goldschmidt drilled a three-run homer.

Kurtz smacked a homer to center with one out in the bottom of the first to get the A’s on the board.

New York answered in the second as Jose Caballero hit a one-out double off Jose Suarez, moved to third on Trent Grisham’s single and scored on Rice’s base hit.

With two outs in the third, McMahon homered to right-center off Joel Kuhnel to make it 6-1.

New York added a run in the fourth as Grisham hit a one-out single, advanced to third on Rice’s double and scored on Judge’s infield out.

Rice blasted a homer to center off Scott Barlow on the second pitch of the seventh inning.

The Athletics added a ninth-inning tally on Zack Gelof’s one-out RBI single.

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Oddsmakers set Hurricanes as favorite to lift Stanley Cup

May 29, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Nikolaj Ehlers (27) shoots the puck against the Montreal Canadiens in game five of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs during the third period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn ImagesMay 29, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Nikolaj Ehlers (27) shoots the puck against the Montreal Canadiens in game five of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs during the third period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images

The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off winning the Eastern Conference championship on Friday, are sizable favorites to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Hurricanes head into the finals having won 12 of their 13 postseason games, the best start to a playoff run since the 1976 Montreal Canadiens captured the cup by going 12-1.

The only game Carolina lost was the opener of the Eastern Conference finals against Montreal, when the Hurricanes were playing for the first time in 12 days. Carolina swept the Ottawa Senators and the Philadelphia Flyers before downing Montreal in five games.

FanDuel lists the Hurricanes as a -162 favorite for the finals. DraftKings has Carolina at -155, and BetRivers puts the Hurricanes at -150.

The Golden Knights are +134 at FanDuel, +130 at DraftKings and +120 at BetRivers.

Vegas needed six games to get past the Utah Mammoth and the Anaheim Ducks before sweeping the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche.

For Game 1 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C., the Hurricanes are a -155 favorite at BetRivers and DraftKings, and a -152 favorite at FanDuel. All three books have the over-under for total goals at 5.5.

Despite his team being the underdog, Vegas winger Mitch Marner is posted by FanDuel as the favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy given to the most valuable player of the postseason. Marner is listed at +180.

Behind Marner on the board are four Carolina players: goalie Frederik Andersen (+250), winger Taylor Hall (+650), center Logan Stankoven (+900) and winger Jackson Blake (+1100). The next Golden Knights player listed is center Jack Eichel (+1900).

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Mariners squander 9th-inning lead, rally past D-backs in 10th

May 29, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford (3) tosses his bat after hitting a 2-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn ImagesMay 29, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford (3) tosses his bat after hitting a 2-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Randy Arozarena doubled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Friday night.

J.P. Crawford homered twice and Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley also went deep as the Mariners won their fourth game in a row. Rodriguez went 3-for-5.

Geraldo Perdomo belted a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who had a five-game winning streak snapped. Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno each had three hits.

With Crawford on second as the automatic runner in the 10th, Juan Morillo (1-2) struck out Rodriguez before intentionally walking Josh Naylor. Arozarena poked a 2-2 slider that was low and away into right-center field to score Crawford with the winning run.

Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell (2-1) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th.

Trailing 6-5, the Diamondbacks tied it with a run off Mariners closer Andres Munoz in the top of the ninth.

Perdomo and Moreno began the ninth with singles, and Nolan Arenado was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Munoz struck out Ryan Waldschmidt before Ildemaro Vargas grounded out as Perdomo scored.

Crawford led off the bottom of the first with a homer to right off Zac Gallen.

The Mariners added two runs in the third as Crawford drew a two-out walk and Rodriguez followed with a liner just over the left field fence. It was Rodriguez’s ninth homer of May, the most he has hit in a month in his career.

Perdomo led off the fourth with a homer just inside the right field foul pole off George Kirby to pull the Diamondbacks within 3-1.

The Mariners extended their lead to 5-1 in the fifth. Jhonny Pereda led off with a single, and an out later, Crawford went deep to center for his first career multi-homer game.

The Diamondbacks answered in the top of the sixth.

With one out, Corbin Carroll singled to center and Perdomo and Moreno both doubled to left, the latter driving in a pair of runs to make it 5-3. Matt Brash replaced Kirby and walked Adrian Del Castillo and allowed a single to Waldschmidt, loading the bases.

Vargas grounded into a forceout to bring home a run, and Jose Fernandez followed with a bloop single down the right field line to tie it at 5-all.

Raley’s solo shot to right field with one out in the bottom of the inning off reliever Brandon Pfaadt broke the deadlock.

Gallen went five innings and allowed five runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Kirby worked 5 1/3 innings and was charged with four runs on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

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