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Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek move on at French Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Olga Danilovic of Serbia in the third round of the French Open on Friday in Paris.,Sabalenka won the first five games en route to making short work of Danilovic.,The Belarusian has conceded just 10 games en route to setting up a match against...
White Sox sign Dan Altavilla, place Miguel Castro on IL
The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with relief pitcher Dan Altavilla on a one-year, $1 million contract ahead of Friday's series opener at Baltimore.,The White Sox made room on the 26-man roster by placing fellow right-hander Miguel Castro on the 15-day injured list with a torn patellar tendon in...
50 prospects withdraw from NBA draft
Fifty early entry candidates withdrew from 2025 NBA Draft consideration ahead of this week's deadline, including two players returning to defending national champion Florida.,In addition to forward Alex Condon and center Rueben Chinyelu of the Gators, the full list released by the league on Friday a...
Reds put OF Austin Hays on IL, activate OF Jake Fraley
The Cincinnati Reds placed Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list and activated fellow outfielder Jake Fraley from the same list on Friday.,Hays, 29, sustained a contusion after he fouled a pitch off his left foot in Wednesday's 3-2 loss at Kansas City. This is his third trip to the injured list thi...
Flyers F Tyson Foerster signs 2-year extension
Philadelphia Flyers forward Tyson Foerster signed a two-year contract extension worth $7.5 million.,The deal was announced on Thursday by the Flyers.,Foerster, 23, will be a restricted free agent again when the contract extension expires in 2027.,He set career highs across the board with 43 points (...
Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. hires security following threats
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. hired 24-hour security for his family after receiving online death threats earlier this month.,The Astros informed MLB security and Houston police after McCullers was threatened on social media following a 13-9 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on May 10.,McCulle...
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah signs extension
The Minnesota Vikings announced a multiyear contract extension for general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday.,The Vikings are 34-17 with two postseason appearances since Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell arrived ahead of the 2022 season.,"Kwesi's leadership, vision and collaboration wit...
RSL stand between Galaxy and MLS' worst single-season skid
Still looking for their first victory of the season, the Los Angeles Galaxy will try to end their drought when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (0-12-4, 4 points) are getting painfully close to the MLS record of 18 consecutive matches without a win. The 2014 and '15 ...
San Diego FC, Austin FC chase offensive improvement
San Diego FC will look to shake off what they see as an unfortunate midweek result when they play Saturday against a visiting Austin FC team that is still trying to solve its attacking inconsistencies.,San Diego (8-5-3, 27 points) absorbed a 1-0 road defeat at Seattle on Wednesday in a match decided...
Braves' Chris Sale becomes fastest to 2,500 strikeouts
Chris Sale made baseball history on Thursday with his last pitch of the night.,The Atlanta Braves ace fanned the Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa to end the sixth inning, the 2,500th strikeout of Sale's career.,The left-hander became the fastest in baseball history to reach the 2,500-K milestone,...
Hot streak over, Orlando City out to rebound vs. Fire
Orlando City and the Chicago Fire will each be minus key contributors when they meet for the second time this month. ,Looking to rebound after its lengthy MLS unbeaten streak ended, Orlando aims to hand the visiting Fire a second straight defeat Saturday night. ,Amid a disastrous final stretch Wedne...
Twins, surprise star Kody Clemens open set at Seattle
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa knows a little something about MVPs, having played alongside Jose Altuve when the Houston Astros second baseman won the American League's top award in 2017.,Before the Twins wrap up a highly successful month of May with a three-game road series against the Sea...
Young sluggers face off as Nationals visit D-backs
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals conclude their season series with a three-game weekend set in Phoenix that features several of the game's brightest young hitting stars.,Arizona's Corbin Carroll, 24, and the Nationals' James Wood, 22, rank among the National League's top five in hom...
FC Cincinnati seeks to keep D.C. United down
FC Cincinnati will try to fix a suddenly leaky defense on Saturday night when they host a D.C. United side that has struggled to score without top striker Christian Benteke.,Manager Pat Noonan's Cincinnati (9-4-3, 30 points) has allowed seven goals over its last two matches, a 4-2 defeat at Atlanta ...
New York City FC aim to end Nashville SC's unbeaten run
Nashville SC will put a nine-game unbeaten streak on the line Saturday when it hosts New York City FC in an Eastern Conference battle.,Nashville (8-4-4, 28 points) enters the contest third in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. The Boys in Gold are on a 6-0-3 run in all competitions and a 4-0-...
Liberty head to Washington looking to remain perfect
Last season, the New York Liberty won their first four games before enduring their only losing streak -- two games -- en route to the first WNBA championship in team history.,The Liberty, off to another unbeaten start, will seek their sixth straight win when they visit the Washington Mystics on Frid...
David Critchley to make managerial debut for St. Louis City against San Jose
David Critchley will become St. Louis City's third different manager in an 11-month span when he takes the sideline Saturday afternoon against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.,Critchley takes over for Olof Mellberg, who was fired Tuesday after just 15 games. Mellberg had replaced John Hackworth, w...
MLB roundup: Junior Caminero drives in 6 as Rays rout Astros
Junior Caminero notched a career-high six RBIs, highlighted by a three-run, opposite-field homer that capped a five-run seventh inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays throttled the host Houston Astros 13-3 on Thursday.,Reliver Bryan King had allowed four earned runs all season before the Rays tagged him with...
Rays look to steal another from Astros
After entering the opener of a four-game road series against the Houston Astros leading the majors with 76 stolen bases, the Tampa Bay Rays wreaked havoc again on the basepaths in their 13-3 win on Thursday.,The Rays swiped five bases, three from rookie left fielder Chandler Simpson, and forced a th...
Jessica Clements' walk-off HR lifts UCLA past Oregon at WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jessica Clements delivered a two-run walk-off home run in the seventh inning to give No. 9 UCLA a 4-2 win over No. 16 Oregon in the final game of the opening day of the Women's College World Series on Thursday.,After Oregon tied it in the top of the inning, the Bruins answered in th...