M80 overtake Natus Vincere as BLAST Open Fall begins
M80 downed Natus Vincere 2-1 in the lone comeback win of the day as the BLAST Open Fall tournament got underway on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The other three Group A upper-bracket quarterfinal matches all ended in 2-0 sweeps. Team Spirit took down DENDELE CS, G2 Esports handled Aurora Gaming,...
Clara Tauson tops Ekaterina Alexandrova in 2nd round at Monterrey
Denmark's Clara Tauson beat top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday in second-round action at the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.,Alexandrova had two set points in the first set, one on Tauson's serve at 6-5, the other late in the tiebreaker, before Tauson...
Dodgers RHP Roki Sasaki headed to IL with blister
Just when the Los Angeles Dodgers thought their rotation was on the verge of being fully healthy, another starter is headed to the injured list.,Right-hander Roki Sasaki, lifted from Wednesday's game against the Braves in Atlanta after giving up four runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings, will be placed...
MLB roundup: Reds score 7 in ninth to stun Giants, avoid sweep
Hector Rodriguez blasted a home run into the San Francisco Bay and Eugenio Suarez later followed with a grand slam as part of a seven-run ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds stunned the host Giants 10-9 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.,Tyler Stephenson capped the comeback with a go-ahead s...
Ryan Gusto keys shutout as Marlins salvage series vs. Red Sox
Single runs in the first two innings and Ryan Gusto's 5 2/3 shutout frames propelled the Miami Marlins to a 4-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.,The Marlins tagged Boston starter Sonny Gray (16-4) for two hits in each of the first two frames, but four Red Sox errors had a maj...
Flau'jae Johnson leads Storm past Tempo in battle of struggling sides
Rookie Flau'jae Johnson scored 20 points to lead a balanced attack as the host Seattle Storm defeated the Toronto Tempo 90-78 on Wednesday.,Dominique Malonga added 18 points and seven rebounds and Jade Melbourne had 16 points, seven assists and six boards for the last-place Storm (8-31), who snapped...
Czech duo captures U.S. Open mixed-doubles championship
Czech players Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik claimed their first Grand Slam championships on Wednesday, outlasting Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (6) to win the U.S. Open mixed-doubles championship in New York.,Neither of the winners regularly play doubles on tour. Muchova has a ...
Broncos cut S Taylor Rapp, but hint at bringing him back
Less than a week after signing Taylor Rapp, the Denver Broncos on Wednesday cut the safety, but later in the day, head coach Sean Payton indicated the reason wasn't football-related and that Rapp could be back with the team.,"He needs a little time at home," Payton told reporters, before adding, "I ...
Athletics rally from early deficit to beat Twins, take series
Lawrence Butler hit a solo homer and Alika Williams tripled home two runs during a four-run sixth inning as the Athletics rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 in the decisive game of a three-game series on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tommy White had three hits for the A's, who trailed 4-...
Orioles outlast Cardinals after blowing early 7-run lead
Pete Alonso homered and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had four hits, including a tie-breaking RBI double in the top of the ninth inning, to lead the visiting Baltimore Orioles to an 8-7 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday night.,The Orioles, who led 7-0 after Alonso's 32nd homer in the ...
Botic van de Zandschulp pulls off dominating upset in Winston-Salem
Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands dominated the highest-remaining seed, No. 2 Italian Luciano Darderi, in a 6-1, 6-0 demolition to coast into the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open on Wednesday in North Carolina.,The No. 13 seed needed just 68 minutes to advance, winning the final 11 g...
Tristan Peters homers in 5th straight in White Sox win over Rangers
Tristan Peters homered for the fifth straight game and Brenton Doyle added a three-run shot to power the host Chicago White Sox to a 10-4 victory against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,American League Central-leading Chicago maintained a 2 1/2-game lead on Cleveland atop the division while Texas re...
SEC reportedly to suspend coaches who bring players back from pros
In the latest twist in NCAA conferences' attempts to prevent professional athletes from returning to college to compete in athletics, the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday reportedly agreed to punish schools that bring in players from the NFL, NBA or WNBA.,According to multiple media reports, the...
Ha-Seong Kim delivers in Braves' walk-off win over Dodgers
Ha-Seong Kim hit a walk-off single to help lift the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.,Facing Tanner Scott (1-5), Kim, who was 5-for-76 (.066) at the plate entering his first at-bat since Aug. 15, laced his biggest hit of the season for the Braves, wh...
Mark Walter's company denies fraud, says Dodgers, F1 team not for sale
In its latest effort to quash rumors and concerns it will sell off more of its assets amid reports it is the subject of federal investigations into potential tax fraud, TWG Global said Wednesday that its stakes in both the Los Angeles Dodgers and its Cadillac Formula 1 team are not for sale.,The com...
Brewers relievers rise to occasion in runaway win over Mets
A trio of relievers combined to allow one run over the final 8 2/3 innings Wednesday night for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who cruised to an 8-1 win over the New York Mets in the middle game of a three-game series.,Brewers starter Dustin May left after he was struck in the upper back by an A.J. ...
Four-run seventh helps Yankees pull away from Astros
Cody Bellinger delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and the host New York Yankees recorded a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.,After loading the bases in the second and fourth but scoring only once, the Yankees produced a four-run seventh after two singles san...
Rockies bash 4 homers, including Connor Norby's slam, in rout of Nats
Connor Norby hit a grand slam and an RBI single, Tanner Gordon pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Colorado Rockies smashed the Washington Nationals 13-1 on Wednesday.,Troy Johnston, Cole Carrigg and Hunter Goodman hit two-run homers for Colorado, which has won its past two games after los...
Nevada fines Max Holloway, 2 others for celebrations at UFC 329
The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Wednesday fined Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett and Gable Steveson for leaping out of the cage in celebration at UFC 329 last month.,Each fighter exited the cage following their individual fights prior to the official decision being announced at UFC 329 on July 1...
Nathan Lukes' HR helps Blue Jays snap Royals' 9-game win streak
Nathan Lukes hit a three-run homer Wednesday night and the host Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Kansas City Royals' nine-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory.,Seven Toronto pitchers combined to hold the Royals to six hits, two coming from Carter Jensen, who also had a walk and a stolen base. ,Chad D...