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Andre Pallante's strong outing leads Cardinals over Diamondbacks
The host St. Louis Cardinals got another strong outing from starter Andre Pallante as they eked out a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.,Pallante (9-4) spread six hits across six innings, allowing just one run in the win. He outdueled Merrill Kelly (5-7), who also made it through...
Kazuma Okamoto homers as Blue Jays edge Astros to reach .500
Kazuma Okamoto homered and doubled Monday night to help the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the visiting Houston Astros 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,A sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Myles Straw in the seventh snapped a 2-2 tie. Toronto outhit Houston 11-5 but stranded 13 runners in reaching .50...
Iraq coach's message: Chance remains to reach round of 32
PHILADELPHIA -- Iraq have conceded two goals each against two of the world's elite strikers. However, after a 3-0 loss to France on Monday, manager Graham Arnold is reminding everyone that his side aren't eliminated just yet.,Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the Group I clash that was delayed for appro...
Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman HRs enough for Dodgers to beat Twins
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman each hit a solo home run, and that proved to be enough as the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Alex Call and Tommy Edman added two hits apiece for Los Angeles, which won the opener of a three-game ser...
Erling Haaland carries Norway past Senegal, into round of 32
Erling Haaland's second consecutive two-goal match led Norway into the round of 32 at the World Cup with a 3-2 victory against Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., on Monday.,Norway and France each have six points from two matches heading into their Group I finale on Friday in Foxborough, Mass. France ...
Dream build big lead, fend of late Tempo charge in win
Rhyne Howard scored a team-high 20 points Monday night and the Atlanta Dream led by double figures for most of the last 35:05 of a 94-87 win over the visiting Toronto Tempo.,Allisha Gray and reserve Madina Okot added 18 each as Atlanta improved to 12-4. The Dream made 34 of 78 shots (43.6 %) from th...
Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price headline Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price and Keith Tkachuk headlined the Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 unveiled on Monday.,Bergeron, Price, Tkachuk, Pekka Rinne and Cindy Curley were elected as players while longtime executive Brian Burke will be inducted as a builder.,Elected in his first year of eligib...
Brandon Woodruff shines in return as Brewers edge Reds in 10
Brandon Woodruff threw six dominant innings in his return from injury and Joey Ortiz hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly on Monday to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the Cincinnati Reds.,In his first start since April 30 due to right shoulder inflammation, Woodruff...
Didier Deschamps on Kylian Mbappe's pursuit of Messi: Records 'there to be broken'
PHILADELPHIA -- France manager Didier Deschamps seemed to suggest Kylian Mbappe will eventually secure the all-time World Cup goals record after his 27-year-old striker struck a second double of the tournament in Monday's 3-0 win over Iraq.,Mbappe's third and fourth goals of the competition pulled h...
Ezequiel Duran, Alejandro Osuna guide Rangers past Marlins
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the Texas Rangers defeated the host Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night.,The loss snapped Miami's eight-game home winning streak, its longest since 2009. The Marlins entered the night with the best record in the majors this month at 14-4.,M...
Sun snap skid as Brittney Griner becomes WNBA's all-time blocks leader
Connecticut center Brittney Griner claimed the WNBA's all-time blocked-shots record while the Sun ended a seven-game losing streak with a 92-63 rout of the Chicago Sky on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (3-15) took control in the second quarter, and Griner established the new blocks record in th...
Michael Wacha throws 7 strong innings in Royals' win over Rays
Michael Wacha allowed one run over seven strong innings, and Lane Thomas and Carter Jensen each had an RBI as the visiting Kansas City Royals won 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Wacha (5-5) recorded his 11th quality start of the season by yielding only a two-out R...
Framber Valdez helps Tigers win again, extend Yankees' slump
Kevin McGonigle had two hits and drove in two runs, Framber Valdez pitched six strong innings and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday.,Valdez (4-5) limited New York to one run and four hits while striking out eigh...
KPMG Women's PGA Championship gets record $13M purse
Set to run Thursday through Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship will feature a record-setting purse of $13 million, the largest purse in women's golf history.,The 156-player field boasts each of the top 100 players in the current Race to th...
After son's birth, Jeremy Doku rejoining Belgium Tuesday
Belgian winger Jeremy Doku was able to attend the birth of his son in London on Monday and will return to his national team on Tuesday.,Doku's wife, Shireen, gave birth to a son named Praise on Monday, the Belgian soccer federation said in a statement attributed to team doctor Brahim Hacene.,The Man...
Another brace for Kylian Mbappe sends France to 3-0 win over Iraq
PHILADELPHIA -- Kylian Mbappe scored his second brace of the tournament and France eased to a 3-0 victory over Iraq on Monday in the first match of this World Cup beset by a lengthy weather stoppage.,Mbappe's goals came nearly three hours apart after thunderstorms in the region delayed the second-ha...
World Cup: France-Iraq endures 2-hour weather delay at halftime
PHILADELPHIA -- The Group I clash between France and Iraq endured a two-hour delay for severe weather, the first such stoppage at the 2026 World Cup.,Because of lightning in the area, the game entered a delay as soon as the first half ended at roughly 6 p.m. local time, and play did not officially r...
Mariners, Pirates both looking to reverse recent struggles
The Mariners and the Pirates are both looking to build off wins on Sunday and reverse recent trends as they prepare to open a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.,Seattle will send right-hander George Kirby (5-7, 4.10 ERA) to the mound against Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller (5-4, 4.9...
Athletics return to San Francisco Bay Area to face Giants
The Athletics (38-40) return to the Bay Area for just the second time in regular-season action when they open a three-game interleague series in San Francisco against the Giants (31-46) on Tuesday night.,Having completed their 57th and final season in Oakland in 2024, the A's were swept by the host ...
Panthers among Stanley Cup favorites after Tkachuk blockbuster
The blockbuster trade that unites Brady Tkachuk with his brother in Florida also drove oddsmakers to move the Panthers among the favorites to win the 2026-27 Stanley Cup.,Coming off a season in which the Panthers finished 14th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs, general manager Bill Z...