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A’ja Wilson fastest to 6,000 points as Aces take down Storm
A'ja Wilson scored 34 points to become the fastest player to reach 6,000 in WNBA history and also had 12 rebounds, nine assists and three blocked shots to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 101-91 victory over the visiting Seattle Storm on Monday night.,Wilson reached the mark in her 278th regular-season ...
Top 2 seeds ousted in chaotic opening day at Libema Open
The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds each fell in straight sets on a chaotic first day of women's competition in the Libema Open at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on Monday.,No. 1 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia -- a two-time winner at the event in 2022 and ‘23 -- fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Hungary's Panna...
Marin Cilic kicks off grass season with Denis Shapovalov upset
Competing in the event for the first time since 2017, Croatia's Marin Cilic kicked off grass-court season with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 upset of seventh-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov in opening-round action of the Libema Open Monday at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.,Cilic trailed 4-2 in the seco...
Raptors GM Bobby Webster gets extension, new title
The Toronto Raptors gave general manager Bobby Webster a multi-year extension and added executive vice president to his title on Monday.,Webster, 41, joined the Raptors' front office in 2013 and was promoted to general manager in June 2017, making him the youngest GM in NBA history at the time at 32...
Storm have big plans for top picks going into matchup with Aces
The Seattle Storm got a brief glimpse of their future frontcourt Saturday, and it was promising.,Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam, Seattle's first selections in the past two WNBA drafts, shared the court for the first time in an 88-68 loss at Minnesota.,The duo, which will likely get more playing time ...
Fever, Mystics aim to correct recent foul troubles
The Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics both had problems with fouls in their respective losses Saturday.,Whichever team does a better job in that department Monday night should have a better chance of winning as the Fever and Mystics square off in Washington.,The Fever (5-5) shot just 15 free thro...
J.T. Poston caps long day at Memorial with playoff win
J.T. Poston salvaged a par after his tee shot went into the rough on the second playoff hole, and that was good enough to beat Ryan Gerard and win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Dublin, Ohio.,Poston shot even-par 72 in the fourth round as part of a long day of play Sunday at Muirfield Village ...
Serena Williams wants to play singles, but 'not my journey right now'
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis this week in a comfortable environment.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete alongside 19-year old Canadian Victoria Mboko in the doubles draw to kick off the WTA's grass campaign at the HSBC Championship at Queen's Club in west Lon...
Isabelle Harrison's return lifts Tempo over Sky
Isabelle Harrison didn't look rusty in her season debut for Toronto, scoring 14 points and helping the Tempo beat the Chicago Sky 85-68 in a wire-to-wire win at home on Sunday afternoon.,Harrison, who has been out with a hand injury she suffered in training camp, shot 6-of-9 from the floor, buried b...
Blue Jays score 6 unanswered to take series from Orioles
Yohendrick Pinango started a five-run sixth inning with a solo home run Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-4.,Brandon Valenzuela added an eighth-inning homer as the hosts captured the rubber game of the weekend series.,Four of the sixth-inni...
Cody Bellinger, Yankees get hot in 8th to beat Red Sox
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs to start a five-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees recorded a 6-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the eighth time in 12 games and second time in five games since losing Aaron Judge to a...
Tyrrell Hatton survives 'stressful' day to win LIV Golf Andalucia
Tyrrell Hatton carded a 1-under-par 70 on Sunday to secure a two-stroke victory and a first-place check of $4 million for winning LIV Golf Andalucia in Valderrama, Spain.,Hatton captured his second win on the circuit in three years after finishing at 11-under-par 273 for the tournament at Real Club ...
Phillies' Don Mattingly to serve on NL staff at All-Star Game
Just five weeks after returning to a managerial role, the Philadelphia Phillies' Don Mattingly is going to the All-Star Game as a member of the coaching staff for National League manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, USA Today reported Sunday.,St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol als...
5-star wing Ryan Hampton commits to Kentucky
Kentucky received a commitment Sunday from five-star recruit Ryan Hampton of Florida's DME Academy.,The 6-foot-6 wing is ranked as the nation's No. 6 recruit in the Class of 2027 by 247Sports.,Hampton, the younger brother of former first-round NBA draft pick RJ Hampton, also visited Nebraska and NC ...
Kimi Antonelli cashes in 5th straight victory at Monaco
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won from the pole at a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to claim his fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory.,Antonelli survived a red flag in the closing stages and held off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to win by 6.271 seconds. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third and McLaren's Osc...
Report: Leafs to interview Joe Pavelski in coach search
The Toronto Maple Leafs plan to interview former NHL center Joe Pavelski for their head coaching vacancy, Sportsnet reported on Sunday.,Pavelski, 41, retired after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 1,068 points (476 goals, 592 assists) in 1,332 games with the San Jose Sharks (2006-19) and Dallas St...
Reports: Canada D Moise Bombito (leg) to miss World Cup
Canada is set to replace injured defender Mosie Bombito on its 26-player World Cup roster, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The 26-year-old center back's surgically repaired left tibia is not sufficiently recovered for the competition that begins next week, multiple sources confirmed to TSN and ...
Yordan Alvarez doing damage as Astros go for sweep of A's
With nine-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve back in the fold and just one position player of note -- catcher Yainer Diaz -- yet to return from a stint on the injured list, it's easy to understand how the conversation turned to the Houston Astros' depth, particularly given how well they have p...
Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...
Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...