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Valerie Constien sets steeplechase meet record at U.S. track trials
Valerie Constien set a meet record in the steeplechase, Valarie Allman dominated the discus final and Grant Holloway ran away from the field in the 110-meter hurdles semifinals Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore.,Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set...
Davis Daniel stellar in first start as Angels top Tigers
Davis Daniel, who was recalled from the minors earlier in the day, threw eight scoreless innings to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Daniel allowed four hits and no walks while striking out eight. He is tied for the second-most strikeouts in h...
NHL awards: Avs' Nathan MacKinnon wins first Hart Trophy
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon won his first career Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.,MacKinnon, 28, beat Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honor, one of five major awards handed out at Th...
Capitals acquire F Andrew Mangiapane from Flames
The Washington Capitals acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames on Thursday for a draft pick.,The Flames received a 2025 second-round selection that the Capitals got from the Colorado Avalanche for forward Lars Eller in March 2023.,"Today's trade provides us with an increase in va...
Uruguay demolishes Bolivia 5-0 at Copa America
Darwin Nunez scored in his seventh consecutive international appearance as Uruguay took command of Copa America's Group C with a 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday.,Maximiliano Araujo also scored his second goal of the tournament and the third of the evening for La Celest...
Frederick Richard on top at U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials
Rising University of Michigan junior Frederick Richard holds the all-around lead after the opening night of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Richard, the reigning world championship all-around bronze medalist, posted the day's best scores on the floor exercise and high ...
Back from suspension, Noelvi Marte sparks Reds' romp over Cardinals
Noelvi Marte returned from an 80-game PED suspension and went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, three runs and an RBI as the visiting Cincinnati Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4 on Thursday.,Spencer Steer hit a two-run homer and scored twice for the Reds. Will Benson snapped a 0-for-25 slump by go...
Royals rally in sixth to edge Guardians
Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back triples to rally the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Cleveland Guardians, 2-1 to win the opener of a four-game series Thursday evening.,Leading off the sixth, Isbel drilled Ben Lively's sinker over leaping right fielder Daniel Schneemann for a tripl...
George Springer's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs send Jays past Yankees
George Springer hit two three-run home runs in the first two innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 9-2 on Thursday.,Springer finished 3-for-3 and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo homer and an RBI double to help the Blue Jays earn their second consecutive win.,Tren...
Like father, like son: Lakers select Bronny James in second round
Bronny James is ready to play with his famous father while starting his own legacy in the NBA.,After going undrafted in the first round on Wednesday, the oldest son of four-time NBA MVP LeBron James was selected 55th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers toward the end of the second round of the 2024 NB...
DeWanna Bonner (24 pts), Sun outlast short-handed Mystics in OT
DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Thursday night as the visiting Connecticut Sun erased a 16-point first half deficit and outlasted the shorthanded Washington Mystics 94-91 in overtime.,Tyasha Harris added 23 points and DiJonai Carrington hit for 22, including a 3-pointer with ...
Ian Happ's HR in 10th helps Cubs avoid sweep vs. Giants
Ian Happ hit a two-run home run off the top of the center field wall with one out in the 10th inning Thursday afternoon, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the host San Francisco Giants 5-3 to avoid a four-game sweep.,Happ's homer, his 10th of the season, came after Giants reliever Luke Jackson (4-2) had...
Balanced attack fuels Marlins past Phillies
Jake Burger homered, singled twice and drove in two runs while Bryan De La Cruz hit a single, double and knocked in three runs to lift the Miami Marlins past the host Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Thursday.,Josh Bell added an RBI double and Ali Sanchez had two hits.,Marlins starter Trevor Rogers gave...
Orioles slug 4 HRs to pummel Rangers
Corbin Burnes pitched seven strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles used early offense and four home runs to beat the visiting Texas Rangers 11-2 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series., ,Heston Kjerstad, Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser homered for Baltimore, which ...
A’ja Wilson scores 31 as Aces pull away from Sky
A'ja Wilson had a game-high 31 points and added six rebounds to lead the visiting Las Vegas Aces to a 95-83 win over the Chicago Sky on Thursday., ,Wilson, who finished 10-for-19 from the floor, scored at least 30 points for the fifth time this season for Las Vegas, which has won four of five.,The S...
Brazil aims for bounce-back display vs. Paraguay
Group D favorites Brazil will look to respond on Friday night in Las Vegas from an underwhelming performance in their Copa America opener when they face a Paraguay side that felt it deserved better than defeat in its first game.,Brazil (0-0-1, 1 point) were held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica (0-0-1, 1...
Sparks visit Mercury, desperate to avoid 0-7 road trip
The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, hoping to leave behind the lengthy losing streak that sent them into their six-day layoff.,"There's got to be an urgency," Sparks coach Curt Miller said after Los Angeles' most recent outing, a 98-88 loss at New York on Saturday. "We need t...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz takes aim at third Rothesay International
Top seed Taylor Fritz continued his pursuit of a third Rothesay International title, downing Chinese qualifier Juncheng Shang 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals Thursday in Eastbourne, England.,Fritz, who captured the event in 2019 and 2022, won 50 of 54 first-serve points (92.6 percent), racked ...
Avalanche F Nathan MacKinnon wins first Hart Trophy
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon won his first career Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.,MacKinnon, 28, beat Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honor, one of five major awards handed out at Th...
Panama scores late goal to stun U.S. in Copa America
Jose Fajardo scored in the 83rd minute to help Panama stun a short-handed United States team 2-1 in Group C of Copa America in Atlanta on Thursday.,His goal came with the U.S. down a man when Tim Weah was issued a red card in the 18th minute. The sides evened in the 88th when Adalberto Carrasquilla ...