Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time

Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 ​first-serve points (78.1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova ​to win the championship match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in ‌Stuttgart, ​Germany. Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, had three aces while winning her 13th career title and second in Stuttgart. She also won the event in 2024. This victory marks the first time she has won multiple titles at a tournament.

Diamondbacks OF Corbin Carroll (back) avoids scare after early exit

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll exited Sunday's game in Phoenix against the Toronto Blue ‌Jays after four innings due to low back tightness. But manager Torey Lovullo had a positive update on Carroll's status postgame, saying he expected the All-Star to be available for the D-backs' next game Tuesday.

NBA roundup: Magic lead from start, down top-seeded Pistons in opener

Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic never trailed in upsetting the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 112-101 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday. Every Magic starter scored at least 16 ‌points. Franz Wagner supplied 19 points, five rebounds and four assists while Wendell Carter Jr. and Desmond Bane each contributed 17 points and five assists. Jalen Suggs had 16 points, four assists and three steals.

Former Iowa State ‌star Audi Crooks transferring to Oklahoma State

Former Iowa State star Audi Crooks, the nation's second-leading scorer in 2025-26, is transferring to Oklahoma State, she announced late Sunday on social media. The 6-foot-3 center, who has one year of eligibility remaining, was a second- team All-American in 2025-26, when she averaged 25.8 points on 64.9% shooting from the field along with 7.7 rebounds in 31 starts at Iowa State.

MLB roundup: Cubs rally late, walk off in 10 as Mets' skid hits 11

Nico Hoerner lofted a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for the host Chicago Cubs, who ⁠completed a three-game sweep ​of the reeling New York Mets with a 2-1 win ⁠on Sunday afternoon. Michael Conforto, who spent the first seven seasons of his major league career with the Mets, forced extra innings by lacing a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth against New York closer Devin Williams for the Cubs, who have won five straight and six of ⁠seven.

Motor racing-FIA hails 'invaluable input' from drivers ahead of F1 rules meeting

Formula One's governing body has hailed drivers for their 'invaluable' input ahead of a teams meeting on Monday that will put forward proposed rule changes to improve racing. The sport has undergone the biggest change in ​decades on the chassis and engine with new power units that are split roughly 50-50 between electric and combustion power.

St. Bonaventure sees influx of transfers added to basketball roster

Former Penn State forward Mason Blackwood became ⁠the latest transfer to commit to St. Bonaventure and to new head coach Mike MacDonald. ESPN broke that news Sunday morning, and Blackwood's transfer caps an eventful week for the Bonnies.

NHL roundup: Sabres storm past Bruins for 1st playoff win in 15 years

Tage Thompson scored two of the Buffalo Sabres' ⁠four ​goals in the final eight minutes of the third period in a 4-3 comeback win against the visiting Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night. After the Sabres were held scoreless for 52:02, Thompson scored twice in a span of less than four minutes to level the score at 2.

ATP roundup: Ben Shelton shows love of clay, wins BMW title

Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the ⁠year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany. Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his ⁠fifth career title and first since Dallas earlier this year. Shelton ⁠showed his form early when he broke Cobolli's serve twice in the first three games of the match.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama named 1st-time MVP finalist

Third-year San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is a first-time NBA Most Valuable Player candidate along with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the league announced ‌Sunday. The league announced the MVP finalists, ‌along with the finalists for the rest of its 2025-26 season awards, during the broadcast of the opening game of ​the Orlando Magic versus Detroit Pistons playoff series on NBC.