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Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history. Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The second-place finisher, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, also dipped under 2 hours by crossing the line in 1:59:41 in his first-ever marathon. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda broke the previous world-record time, set by Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023, by seven seconds in finishing in 2:00:28.

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Senior right-hander Kelley Crawford powered through a jam in the seventh to save an 8-5 victory Friday for the Serra Padres (4-4 WCAL, 14-6 overall) at Archbishop Mitty-San Jose.

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San Mateo left-hander Wilson Morales has provided a lot of depth to the Bearcats’ pitching staff this season. In the finest varsity outing to date, though, the sophomore served up Design Tech a dose of its own medicine.

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Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks pushed Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory in Game 4. Jeffrey Viel tied it with 6:29 left in regulation for the Ducks, who rallied from an early two-goal deficit and a third-period hole before taking a 3-1 series lead with their third consecutive victory over the back-to-back Western Conference champion Oilers. The Ducks won when Poehling’s sharp-angled shot reluctantly trickled under goalie Tristan Jarry. An extensive video review revealed no reason to overturn the judgment on the ice that the puck had barely crossed the goal line underneath Jarry’s skate. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Edmonton.

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Kevin Durant missed Houston’s win over the Lakers in Game 4 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series with an ankle injury. But afterward coach Ime Udoka said he could return now that the series has been extended. Udoka said Durant has a bone bruise on his ankle that is painful and has limited his mobility, but didn’t rule out his return this season. “Yeah, a possibility for sure,” Udoka said Sunday night.

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Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected in the third quarter of Game 4 against the Houston Rockets after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for hitting Alperen Sengun in the face with his elbow and forearm. A foul was called after Ayton hit Sengun when he had the ball and was heading toward the basket with about 5½ minutes left in the third quarter. The play was reviewed and upgraded to a flagrant foul 2 and Ayton was ejected. The referee announcing the foul called the contact “unnecessary and excessive.”

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Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 115-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Rockets got their first win in the series after falling into a 0-3 hole despite missing superstar Kevin Durant for a third game thanks to a balanced scoring attack. Durant sat out a second straight game with a sprained left ankle after missing Game 1 with a bruised right knee.

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Sinia Plotz scored to begin each half and Anna Reed finished with 10 saves to lead Southern California to a 10-9 victory over California at the Canyonview Aquatic Center, earning the Trojans a seventh national championship in women’s water polo. It’s the first championship for Casey Moon in his second season as the Trojans head coach. USC last claimed the title in 2021. The fourth-seeded Golden Bears (16-8), looking for their first championship, knocked out defending champion and top-ranked Stanford 13-11 in the semifinals to advance to their second final in three seasons under coach Coralie Simmons — in her 10th season.

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Sophia Wilson scored her first goal of the season in stoppage time and the Portland Thorns defeated Angel City 2-1 on Sunday. In the only other National Women’s Soccer League match of the day, the visiting Utah Royals downed the Seattle Reign 3-0. Wilson scored on a left-footed blast into the side netting. It was the first goal of the season after taking all of last year off for the birth of her daughter. Her last goal for the Thorns came on Nov. 1, 2024.

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With runners on second and third, Lane Thomas delivered a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 and sweep the series. It was Thomas’ first home run of the season and the first walk-off RBI of his career. Joey Lucchesi took the loss, facing four batters in the final frame. Lucas Erceg earned the win. The Angels held a 7-4 lead when the game was delayed in the bottom of the seventh for severe weather. The Royals had two on and no outs with Bobby Witt Jr. at bat. It resumed after a one hour and 29 minute delay.

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Tim Tawa hit a grand slam to highlight Arizona’s six-run seventh inning, Ildemaro Vargas homered to extend his hitting streak to 23 games and the Diamondbacks rallied to defeat the San Diego Padres 12-7 and split the two-game series at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. Vargas went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle. José Fernández also homered for Arizona. Manny Machado hit two homers for the Padres and Luis Campusano also homered. The teams combined for six home runs, playing at the high-altitude Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said there are plans to return to Mexico.

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Trevor Bauer has thrown a no-hitter for the Long Island Ducks against the Lancaster Stormers in the Atlantic League. Bauer allowed just one baserunner in seven innings, striking out seven on 84 pitches. The Ducks won 13-0. The former Cy Young Award winner is trying to revive his career after a 194-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. He was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023. Bauer pitched in Japan and Mexico, where he was named the Mexican Baseball League’s pitcher of the year in 2024.

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Marco Reus scored two goals, the second one on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Reus scored from 21 yards out off a free kick to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute. Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski was charged with an own goal in the final minute of stoppage time, tying it 1-1 at halftime. Marcinkowski saved nine shots for Los Angeles (3-4-3). Rafael Cabral totaled four saves for Real Salt Lake (5-3-1).

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Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts. Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in the series finale. Wrobleski allowed four hits, struck out six, and walked four. Shohei Ohtani hit an opposite-field home in the seventh, extending the Dodgers' lead to 6-0. The Dodgers lead 5-0 in the sixth, with Dalton Rushing contributing an RBI single. The Cubs struggled to capitalize on opportunities, going 0-for-20 with runners on base. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings in the loss.