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ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik wins in Gstaad for first title on clay
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan won his first tournament on clay Sunday, topping Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad.,Bublik, the second seed, won his sixth tour title at the ATP 250 event in the Swiss Alps, in his first final on clay courts. It also was his first meeting...
Sergio Garcia breaks driver in anger, still turns in best round at The Open
Sergio Garcia played most of his final round at The Open Championship on Sunday without his driver.,The veteran Garcia, frustrated by his tee shot on the second hole at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, slammed his driver into the ground and it split in half.,Players are not able to repl...
Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike (ACL) to miss 2025 season
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike will miss the 2025 season following surgery for an ACL injury.,Head coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that Onwuzurike underwent knee surgery during the offseason.,The team put Onwuzurike on the physically unable to perform list on Thursday without divulgin...
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in finale vs. Rangers
Ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will take the mound as the Detroit Tigers look to avert a three-game series sweep by the Texas Rangers on Sunday evening in Arlington, Texas. ,Skubal (10-3, 2.33 ERA) is the defending American League Cy Young Award winner.,Texas has captured five of its past six games a...
Astros, Mariners send out All-Star pitchers in AL West battle
Games just mean more after the All-Star break.,After losing Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle, the Houston Astros altered their pitching rotation to send All-Star Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound Sunday afternoon.,On Saturday, the Mariners announced they'd start t...
Red-hot Brewers bid to complete season sweep of Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers not only will be chasing a 10th consecutive victory on Sunday, they will be out to finish a perfect 6-0 season series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Neither team has gone perfect against the other in a single season, with the Brewers going 6-1 in the 2012 season series t...
Diamondbacks seek sweep, return to .500 vs. struggling Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing themselves into a stand-pat position at worst as the trade deadline approaches.,The Diamondbacks battered the St. Louis Cardinals for the second straight game in a 10-1 victory Saturday, and they will go for a three-game sweep and a return to .500 in the series f...
Ryan McMahon aims to propel Rockies to sweep of Twins
The Colorado Rockies will look to turn their first home series win of 2025 into a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Twins in Denver.,The Rockies recorded a 6-4 win over the Twins on Friday and a 10-6 victory on Saturday.,"That's definitely a nice building block," Colorad...
Cubs look to continue power display in finale vs. Red Sox
With a chance to match their longest winning streak of the season, the Chicago Cubs will look to record a sweep of their three-game series versus the visiting Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,After winning its fourth straight game with a 6-0 victory on Saturday, Chicago (59-39) now owns the major league...
Andrew Abbott vies to pitch Reds to series sweep of Mets
The Cincinnati Reds are five games over .500 for the first time in almost two years, but manager Terry Francona knows it's too early to put much stock in their record.,But for the New York Mets, it might be time to start worrying about an extended slump.,The Reds will look to complete a sweep of the...
Royals turn to Kris Bubic in effort to avert sweep vs. Marlins
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro feels the sense of urgency.,The Royals, who will try to avoid a three-game series sweep on Sunday at the Miami Marlins, went 7-3 in their final 10 contests prior to the All-Star break.,"We have to be more consistent on the little things -- moving runners, bac...
Shea Langeliers, A's aim to keep offense clicking vs. Guardians
A mid-July visit to Cleveland has proved to be just what the Athletics needed to take their offense to the next level.,The Athletics have scored 14 runs -- six of them in the ninth inning -- while splitting the first two games of their series against the host Guardians. The set wraps up on Sunday af...
Nationals' MacKenzie Gore gets another shot vs. Padres, his former team
All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore faces his former team for the second time in less than four weeks when the Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals acquired Gore as part of the impressive haul from the Padres in the Juan Soto trade at the deadline in 2022...
White Sox go for elusive series sweep in Pittsburgh
The Chicago White Sox are the only team in the majors yet to sweep a series this season.,They'll try to change that on Sunday afternoon when they take on the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.,In an otherwise difficult season in terms of wins and losses, the White Sox have...
Phillies will again look to big boppers in finale vs. Angels
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are giving the Los Angeles Angels all they can handle this weekend.,The Philadelphia Phillies hope for another powerful performance from their left-handed sluggers on Sunday when they conclude their three-game home series with the Angels.,Schwarber has homered in each...
Pawn shop owner pleads guilty to fencing Joe Burrow's stolen property
A New York City pawn shop owner has pleaded guilty to buying and selling luxury items stolen by a national burglary crew whose victims including Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York.,Burrow was playing a road game last...
Yankees, after battering Braves' bullpen, striving for series win
The New York Yankees will try to ride the momentum from one of their most impressive victories of the season to a series win on Sunday when they complete a three-game road set against the Atlanta Braves.,The Yankees trailed 5-0 and 7-2 on Saturday before coming back to win the game on Trent Grisham'...
Rays, behind new catalyst Chandler Simpson, seek sweep of Orioles
Chandler Simpson is quickly turning into a star for the Tampa Bay Rays.,The 24-year-old rookie has an 18-game hitting streak, has stolen 27 bases and is playing a solid center field. In his most recent feat, Simpson drove home the tying run and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the Ray...
Jays go for record-tying 10th straight home win vs. Giants
The Toronto Blue Jays will be out to extend their nine-game home winning streak Sunday afternoon and complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants.,The Blue Jays clinched the series win with a 6-3 victory on Saturday and have won seven of their past eight series at home.,The last time Toro...
Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win
The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5.,The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous deci...