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Sandoval technically will not be free to agree to a deal with a team until 1 p.m. EDT on Friday upon clearing waivers. Giants general manager Bobby Evans declined to confirm San Francisco's interest in bringing back the Kung Fu Panda, as he became known a

Then — mouthpiece dangling, of course — Curry finally entered at the 4:20 mark of the first quarter to a roaring ovation from the Oracle Arena crowd and immediately got to work. He knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing 11 seconds later and was off and running in Golden State's 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.

Lee had two goals and an assist to lead the Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the Sharks on Saturday night for New York's third win in four games. Lee's goal in the first period tied the score and his third-period tally gave his team a much-needed cushion.

After nearly two decades of heartache in the tournaments that define careers, Garcia finally showed the mettle to win a major. He overcame a two-shot deficit against Justin Rose and won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Nick Hundley contributed a two-run shot to back Samardzija's stellar start, and San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.