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Alex Fitzpatrick and brother Matt enjoy simultaneous success on PGA Tour

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Fitzpatrick was whisked around Aronimink by golf cart to make some national media hits — life is good when you're trendy in the golf world — and could only laugh at one stop when asked about comments made by his older brother earlier in the day suggesting that Alex is the messy one in a shared house. "Here we go again," Alex Fitzpatrick said with a laugh. Hold up, the younger Fitzpatrick said. Time to clear the air — and clean the room — it's actually big brother Matt who can be a bit unkempt, especially in the bathroom. "I'm a normal brush my ...

Avalanche bounce back to beat the Wild 5-2 and take a 3-1 lead in the series

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored in the third period for Colorado, an opportune time for their first goals of the postseason as the high-scoring Avalanche snapped back from a midseries lull and beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder say they aren’t perfect. The champs’ 8-0 playoff record is spotless anyway

LOS ANGELES — The Oklahoma City Thunder insist they haven't been perfect during their NBA title defense. Their record at the playoffs' halfway point disagrees. The Thunder completed their second straight series sweep of the spring Monday night when they held off the resilient Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 of the second round. Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles. Sure, coach Mark Daigneault can see areas for improvement and problems to be ...

Turang’s homer off Bednar in 9th helps Brewers complete sweep with 4-3 win over Yankees

MILWAUKEE — Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory Sunday. Bednar (1-3) struck out Joey Ortiz and Jackson Chourio to start the ninth before Turang hit a 411-foot drive over the center-field wall for his first big league walk-off homer. Milwaukee had not swept the Yankees in a series of at least three games since August 1989. The Brewers improved their interleague record since 2022 to a major league-best 116-65. They are 14-7 against American League ...

Brewers’ Blake Perkins delivers big hit on first Mother’s Day since his mom’s death

MILWAUKEE — Playing on Mother's Day for the first time since his mom's death, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins knew this was going to be an emotional afternoon. Perkins shook off his season-long struggles and delivered a two-run single in the fourth inning for Milwaukee's first hit of the day in a 4-3 victory that capped the Brewers' first three-game sweep of the New York Yankees since 1989. Perkins produced a performance that could honor his mother, Carisa Sharrett, who died of colon cancer last July at 54. "It's been a lot of emotions for me today – mostly joy in just ...

Knicks bury 76ers 144-114 behind Game 4 3-point barrage, back in East finals for 2nd straight year

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series. Deuce McBride started in place of the injured OG Anunoby and hit seven 3-pointers, going 4 for 4 in the first quarter when the Knicks had another record with 11, and scored 25 points. Brunson had 22 points and Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 17 in the Knicks' latest lopsided ...