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Simone Biles, Saquon Barkley clean up at ESPYs
Simone Biles took home two ESPY Awards, including her second Best Female Athlete honor, on Wednesday night at ESPN's annual awards show surveying the world of sports.,Biles also received the award for Best Championship Performance for her gold medal-winning showing in the Olympic gymnastics all-arou...
Denis Bouanga fuels LAFC to surprise road win over Minnesota United
Denis Bouanga scored on a first-half penalty kick and Los Angeles FC held on for a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Hugo Lloris finished with three saves for his third consecutive shutout and ninth of the season for LAFC (10-5-5, 35 points). It was the first-...
Whitecaps blank Dynamo, move up to 2nd place in West table
Brian White scored a goal and added an assist Wednesday night as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps dominated the Houston Dynamo for a 3-0 win.,Emmanuel Sabbi and Sebastian Berhalter chipped in first-half markers for Vancouver (12-5-5, 41 points), which won for just the second time in six fixtures. It...
Nashville SC douse Crew's unbeaten streak with 3-0 win
Nashville SC made sure there would be no comeback by visiting Columbus by scoring two first-half goals as part of a 3-0 victory to end the Crew's five-match unbeaten streak.,Sam Surridge tallied his MLS-best 17th goal and had an assist and Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville (13-5-5, 44 points), ...
After withstanding early barrage, New York City FC rallies to beat Orlando
Andres Perea pressured his former team into an own goal in the 87th minute and Alonso Martinez scored the winner in second-half stoppage time as visiting New York City FC rallied to a stunning 2-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday night.,Martinez's winner on the counter sealed only the second road ...
A'ja Wilson racks up 37 points, Aces stave off Wings' late charge
A'ja Wilson poured in a season-high 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces hold on for a 90-86 win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Aces (11-11) led by six points at halftime and expanded that advantage to 20 after three quarters as Dallas was held to...
Extra-time goal helps Atlanta salvage draw vs Chicago
Rookie Will Reilly scored a game-tying goal in the fourth minute of extra time on Wednesday to help Atlanta United post a 2-2 draw against the visiting Chicago Fire.,With Atlanta trailing by a goal, Alexsey Miranchuk sent in a corner kick, which was deflected and then rebounded by Reilly, who fired ...
Union hold off CF Montreal to remain atop MLS standings
Olwethu Makhanya scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half to lift the host Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 win over CF Montreal on Wednesday.,The victory kept the Union (14-5-4, 46 points), who have won two straight after losing two in a row, atop the MLS standings.,Montreal (3-14-6, 15 points)...
Red Bulls score five times in second half to shock Revolution
Down 2-0 through 55 minutes, the New York Red Bulls erupted for five second-half goals and a 5-3 comeback win over the visiting New England Revolution on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Emil Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored two goals and Daniel Edelman had New York's...
Evander makes FC Cincinnati history as Inter Miami's win streak ends
All-Star midfielder Evander set an FC Cincinnati record with a goal in his fifth consecutive match in a 3-0 win over visiting Inter Miami Wednesday night.,Evander's left-footed shot from the center of the box found the bottom right corner of the net to double Cincinnati's lead early in the second ha...
Pep Biel's brace leads Charlotte over hapless D.C. United
Pep Biel scored a brace to propel Charlotte FC to a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Wednesday.,Biel's goals bookended halftime, coming in the 44th minute and 48th minute, giving Charlotte a 2-0 lead. The Spaniard paces Charlotte with nine goals and 10 assists., ,It was the second win in fi...
Breanna Stewart's big game helps Liberty rout Caitlin Clark-less Fever
Breanna Stewart scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists, and the host New York Liberty pulled away for a 98-77 win over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night.,Stewart made 10 of 15 shots from the field and added four blocked shots as part of her dominant performance for New...
Esports World Cup: G2, Hanwha Life advance in League of Legends
G2 Esports and Hanwha Life Esports won their respective groups Wednesday and advanced to the playoff stage at the Esports World Cup League of Legends event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Two more playoff berths are on the line Thursday, as FlyQuest and FURIA landed in the Group A lower-bracket final and K...
Drama not enough to save MLB All-Star Game from ratings dip
The first "swing-off" in Major League Baseball All-Star Game history wasn't enough to save the Midsummer Classic from a 3 percent ratings drop.,Tuesday night's game averaged a 3.8 rating and drew 7.19 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, down from 7.44 million last year and the second-fewes...
Wimbledon enjoys best ratings since Federer, Serena days
Wimbledon's massive momentum continued with the third Grand Slam of 2025 drawing its best television ratings since before the COVID-19 pandemic.,Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon title -- the first 6-0, 6-0 "double bagel" in a women's Wimbledon final since 1911 -- averaged 1.9 million viewers. That was ...
Argos hope to avenge early season loss to rival Alouettes
Davis Alexander is expected to return under center on Thursday when the Montreal Alouettes host the Toronto Argonauts.,The Alouettes (3-2) began the season with such promise, winning three games in a row before Alexander sat out the next two -- and the team's bye last week -- with a hamstring injury...
Rangers place 1B Jake Burger (quadriceps) on 10-day IL
The Texas Rangers placed first baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a left quadriceps injury.,The move is retroactive to Sunday.,Burger sustained the injury while running out a grounder during the top of the fifth inning of Friday's 7-3 win over the Houston Astros. He left...
John Mateer expected to guide Oklahoma back to winning ways
In the summer of 2021, John Mateer committed to FCS program Central Arkansas since nobody anywhere viewed him as a major-college quarterback.,A decommitment five months later and an eventual signing with Washington State paved the road of opportunity for Mateer, who is now receiving an estimated $3 ...
Fever finish back-to-back at Liberty without Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark's health continues to be a prevailing storyline as the Indiana Fever prepare to complete a road back-to-back against the New York Liberty on Wednesday.,The Fever (12-10) listed Clark as questionable, then downgraded her to out for the game against the Liberty (14-6).,Clark scored nine ...
Caitlin Clark declared out for Fever's game vs. Liberty
Indiana's Caitlin Clark has been declared out for Wednesday night's road contest against the New York Liberty due to a right groin injury.,The Fever star guard's availability for All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis is questionable. She was to compete in Friday's 3-point contest, then start and serve as...