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Defending champ Chase Briscoe conquers Southern 500 again, advances to Round of 12
Chase Briscoe turned in one of the most dominating performances of 2025 and defended his title in the Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday night, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 16 playoffs opener at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.,Last year's victor at one of NASCAR's crown-jewel races, whic...
Bucks bring back F Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee on Sunday re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.,Antetokounmpo, who missed the 2024-25 season while recovering for a torn Achilles tendon, is currently playing for Greece in EuroBasket 2025.,His contract, guaranteed for one yea...
George Springer looks to stay hot as Blue Jays, Reds open series
Toronto Blue Jays sluggers George Springer and Bo Bichette have been swinging hot bats since the All-Star break.,Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, right-hander Chris Bassitt hasn't been as fortunate with his recent results from the mound.,Springer and Bichette will look to continue their torrid ways,...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz reach U.S. Open QFs
Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a first-set tiebreaker and posted another straight-sets victory Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York.,The Spanish star and No. 2 seed defeated France's Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4. He'll meet Czech 20th seed Jiri Lehecka in the quar...
MLB roundup: Will Smith's walk-off HR lifts Dodgers over D-backs
Will Smith hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-4 victory on Sunday., ,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and tied a s...
Marlins place OF Dane Myers, RHP Ryan Gusto on injured list
The Miami Marlins placed outfielder Dane Myers on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a right oblique strain.,The Marlins also placed rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Thursday, due to a right shoulder impingement.,In corresponding moves, Miami recalled rookie ...
FlyQuest reach final at LTA North Split 3 playoffs
FlyQuest advanced to the grand final of the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 by beating Shopify Rebellion on Sunday in Los Angeles.,FlyQuest prevailed 3-1 in the upper-bracket final to move one win away of the title, which comes with an automatic berth into the Worl...
Justin Verlander fans 10 as Giants rout Orioles
Justin Verlander collected more accolades for his Hall of Fame plaque, Rafael Devers did the heaviest offensive lifting with three hits, including a home run, and the San Francisco Giants blasted the visiting Baltimore Orioles 13-2 in the finale of a high-scoring, three-game series Sunday afternoon....
L.A. Galaxy takes third place in Leagues Cup with late winner over Orlando
Joseph Paintsill scored his fourth goal of the Leagues Cup in the 67th minute to lift the LA Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over visiting Orlando City in Sunday's third-place match., ,Marco Reus added his third goal of the tournament earlier for the Galaxy, who qualified for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup...
Angels OF Taylor Ward carted off after collision with wall
Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward was carted off the field and transported to a nearby hospital after crashing into the metal out-of-town scoreboard during Sunday's game against the host Houston Astros.,Ward slammed face-first into the wall while chasing a liner hit by Houston's Ramon Uria...
Phillies sign RHP Walker Buehler to minor league contract
The Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent pitcher Walker Buehler to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.,The former All-Star right-hander was released by the Boston Red Sox on Friday, ending his disappointing season with the club.,Buehler signed a one-year ...
Rangers slide past Athletics for fifth straight win
Jacob deGrom threw five scoreless innings and Joc Pederson homered and drove in three runs on Sunday to help the visiting Texas Rangers post a 9-6 victory over the Athletics and complete a three-game sweep in West Sacramento, Calif.,deGrom (11-6) allowed just two hits, while striking out six and wal...
China's Miranda Wang sinks clutch putt to collect first LPGA win
Rookie Miranda Wang of China rolled in a birdie on the 17th hole Sunday afternoon to snap a tie with World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand and seize her first LPGA Tour victory with a 20-under-par 268 at the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Wang, 26, carded a 2-under 70 in the final round to claim ...
Will Smith's walk-off salvages series for Dodgers over Diamondbacks
Will Smith hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-4 victory on Sunday., ,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and tied a s...
South Carolina leans on defense, special teams to down Virginia Tech in opener
After sputtering for much of the game, No. 13 South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away with a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech in the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta.,With the Gamecocks (1-0) clinging to a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter, Vicari Sw...
Ludmila's third straight game with a goal saves point for Stars vs. Spirit
Chicago's Ludmila scored for the third consecutive match and her second-half goal gave the lowly Stars a 1-1 draw with the host Washington Spirit on Sunday., ,Ludmila has nine goals this season, including five in the last three matches., ,Sofia Cantore opened the scoring in the 57th minute for secon...
Jessica Pegula, Barbora Krejcikova advance to U.S. Open quarterfinals
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula is making another deep run at the U.S. Open and she claimed her spot in the quarterfinals Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over fellow American Ann Li in New York.,Pegula converted 6 of 9 break points and needed just 54 minutes to subdue Li, who committed 19 unforced...
Rockies squander three-run lead, then walk off Cubs
Mickey Moniak hit a walk-off triple in the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in Denver on Sunday.,Ryan Ritter led off the inning with a single to left off Daniel Palencia (1-5) and Moniak hit a liner into the right field corner that kicked off the wall to elude Kyle Tu...
Lynx strive to add to franchise-record win total vs. sagging Wings
The Minnesota Lynx will play for the first time since clinching home-court advantage throughout the postseason when they tip off against the Dallas Wings on Monday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (31-8) is coming off a 94-70 road win against the Connecticut Sun, which set a franchise record for victories ...
Josef Newgarden wins in native Nashville as Alex Palou sews up series title
Josef Newgarden ended the 2025 IndyCar season with a memorable win as he took home the title at his hometown race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, on Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,Newgarden, 34, was on the verge of his first winless IndyCar season since 2014 before...