Mike Cozzi at Large with Sports - Monday May 3, 2021

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MLB11 hours ago

Texas Rangers rally for 5-3 victory over Boston Red Sox

David Dahl and Brock Holt hit RBI singles in Texas’ three-run eighth, and the Rangers took advantage of a costly error on Alex Verdugo, topping the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Sunday.

MLB18 hours ago

Conforto’s go-ahead HR in 9th leads Mets past Phillies 5-4

Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning and the New York Mets benefited from a very questionable call by the second base umpire Saturday night in a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

MLB12 hours ago

Phillies LHP Alvarado suspended 3 games for dustup with Mets

Philadelphia Phillies reliever José Alvarado was suspended three games Sunday by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the New York Mets.Show More

MLB12 hours ago

Kluber gets 100th win, Yankees sweep Tigers to reach .500

Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to gain his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers 2-0 Sunday to complete their first series sweep this season and get back to .500.

NHL18 hours ago

Islanders beat Rangers 3-0 to clinch playoff spot

Anthony Beauvillier scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the rival Rangers 3-0 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot for the third straight year.

NBA26 mins ago

Antetokounmpo scores 49 points as Bucks beat Nets 117-114

Giannis Antetokounmpo played how he wants to play, and it was enough to overcome a terrific effort by Kevin Durant.

NBA7 mins ago

McCollum powers Trail Blazers past Celtics 129-119

CJ McCollum scored 10 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and Portland held on for a 129-119 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, extending the Trail Blazers’ winning streak to four.

Knicks 122, Rockets 97: Scenes from a delightfully easy beginning to a monster road trip

Sunday night’s contest with the Houston Rockets was probably the easiest contest remaining on the Knicks’ schedule. They have three home games to close the season, but the opponents — Spurs, Hornets, Celtics — are no pushovers. The Knicks absolutely needed to take care of business in Houston.

tl;dr They did.

New York led by 10 after one, pushed the pedal to the metal in the third, and cruised to a 122-97 victory. Julius Randle didn’t even have to play in the fourth quarter! The Knicks’ star forward put in more than enough work in three frames, dropping a tidy 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.