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Astros, White Sox open 4-game series between division leaders
Emblematic of a season that finds them one game over .500 with one month left, the Houston Astros followed a dismal nine-game homestand against three divisional foes with losing records by winning back-to-back road series in New York against the Yankees and Mets.,The Astros claimed the rubber match ...
With Byron Buxton sidelined, Twins take aim at Tigers
The Minnesota Twins will have to play their most important games of the season without one of their most important players.,Minnesota will go back to work Monday evening when it opens a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers in Minneapolis. Both teams are on the outside looking in when it come...
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong rides power surge into key clash vs. Brewers
If the Chicago Cubs are going to make a run at the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central, a four-game series at Wrigley Field beginning Monday night is a good time to start.,Chicago dropped the decisive contest of its three-game home series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 7-5 loss on S...
Nationals' bullpen, devoured by Marlins, looks to avoid tying dubious record
Fresh off a big ninth-inning rally, the visiting Miami Marlins will look to earn a split of their four-game series with the Washington Nationals on Monday night.,The Marlins were three outs away from losing their third straight game in the series before rallying for six runs in the ninth inning of a...
After 'soft' showing, M's strive for better effort vs. Red Sox
The Seattle Mariners and host Boston Red Sox will look to generate more offense when the teams open a three-game series on Monday night., ,Seattle has been outscored 25-4 during a four-game losing streak. The Mariners were held to one hit -- Cal Raleigh's double with two outs in the fourth inning --...
Rays lead charmed lives while Mets grind through remainder of season
The Tampa Bay Rays enter their three-game home series with the New York Mets on Monday night riding a serious wave of momentum after sweeping the San Diego Padres in what probably was their "Game of the Year" on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The American League East front-runners mounted a rally ag...
Padres eager to regain form in opener of series vs. Reds
The San Diego Padres will attempt to continue their run to a potential playoff spot as they close August with the opener of a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,After being swept in a three-game road series vs. Tampa Bay, the Padres have lost their grip on the third ...
Sizzling Braves motivated to play rescheduled game vs. Giants
Typically, an awkward one-game standalone series can make for an unwanted blip on a team's schedule -- especially when it originally was an off day.,For the streaking Atlanta Braves, though, it gives them a chance to stay hot.,Making up for a postponement on June 18, the Braves will be in search of ...
SEC set to 'defend' rights at hearing on pros returning to college
The Southeastern Conference said it's ready to defend itself at a hearing Thursday in Louisiana against a temporary restraining order preventing the league from penalizing schools that play football players who have signed with NFL teams.,The SEC issued a statement Sunday following Friday's action b...
LYON, Team Liquid all even atop LCS Summer Split standings
LYON forged a tie atop the standings by sweeping Team Liquid 2-0 on Sunday as Week 6 concluded in the League Championship Series Summer Split.,Team Liquid, which could have secured first place, instead suffered their first loss in six outings, thanks to LYON (5-1), with one week remaining before the...
MLB roundup: Yankees pound rival Red Sox 16-1 to take season series
Heliot Ramos delivered his biggest hit for his new team when his three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and helped the New York Yankees roll to a 16-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games and moved four games ahead of the...
Mariano Navone ousts Novak Djokovic in 1st-round shocker at U.S. Open
Unseeded Mariano Navone stunned No. 4 seed and four-time U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on the first day of the Grand Slam's main draw late Sunday in New York.,Djokovic, 39, struggled physically throughout the marathon match lasting four hours and 36 minutes, having tr...
Rays walk off Padres in 11th after tying HR in 9th against Mason Miller
Jorge Mateo lined a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their major league-leading 14th series sweep Sunday, rallying to stun the visiting San Diego Padres 5-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla., after tying the game in the ninth against star reliever Mason Miller.,With the bags fu...
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz (quad) exits early from win over Cubs
Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz exited in the seventh inning of a 7-5 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday night due to left quad tightness, the Reds announced.,De La Cruz struck out swinging in the top of the seventh inning and was replaced on the field by Matt McLain, who moved over from ...
Reds blast 4 homers in victory over Cubs
Hector Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, Tyler Stephenson added a two-run blast and Dane Myers and Sal Stewart each hit solo shots as the visiting Cincinnati Reds slugged their way to a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.,Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double, but exited in the seventh with...
Balanced attack pushes Wings past woeful Sun
Balanced attack pushed Wings past hapless Sun,Arike Ogunbowale hit for 18 points and Jessica Shepard amassed 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Wings dismantled the Connecticut Sun 97-71 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas, ,It was the final WNBA game in advance of the two-week break for the FIBA Wom...
Browns keep 3 QBs on 53-man roster, move Dillon Gabriel to IR
The Cleveland Browns managed their quarterback room at Sunday's roster cutdown deadline by placing second-year backup Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve with a back injury.,Deshaun Watson, already declared the starter by first-year head coach Todd Monken, is on Cleveland's initial 53-man roster along...
FC Dallas rallies from two-goal deficit to salvage draw with St. Louis City
Logan Farrington scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as visiting FC Dallas rallied late to escape with a 3-3 tie against St. Louis City on Sunday.,Simon Becher, Daniel Edelman and Carlo Holse scored for St. Louis (9-6-7, 34 points), which extended its franchise-record MLS unbeaten streak t...
Daniil Medvedev, Tommy Paul enjoy first-round wins at U.S. Open
No. 7 seed Daniil Medvedev avoided the fate that befell him at the U.S. Open in 2025 and worked a straight-sets victory over French qualifier Hugo Gaston on the first day of the Grand Slam's main draw Sunday in New York.,The 2021 U.S. Open champion from Russia lost a memorable five-set match to Fran...
Steven Alker goes back-to-back on tour with Ally Challenge title
Steven Alker won back-to-back weeks on the PGA Tour Champions, and he didn't need a playoff to do it on Sunday at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.,The New Zealander shot 4-under-par 68 to win by three strokes at 15-under 201 in the three-round event at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club.,Alke...