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Briar Lapradd powers past playoff field, gets first eNASCAR win
Briar Lapradd picked a good time to secure his first career win, taking the checkered flag at a virtual Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., on Tuesday night in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series' first playoff race. ,Although Lapradd is not in postseason contention after failing to...
Shea Langeliers powers surging A's past slumping Mets
Shea Langeliers had four hits and four RBIs on Tuesday night for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who cruised to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Athletics improved to 15-9 since July 12 -- the best record in the American League in that span. The ...
Twins' Zebby Matthews beats Royals in big-league debut
Right-hander Zebby Matthews pitched five strong innings to win his big-league debut as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 13-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Max Kepler went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs to lead Minnesota. Jose Miranda fell a homer shy o...
Connor Wong's 3-run shot guides Red Sox past Rangers
Connor Wong hit a three-run homer to punctuate a five-run fifth inning for the Boston Red Sox, who earned a 9-4 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Wong went 2-for-4 while adding a double and two runs. Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers each had two hits for Boston, which totaled 12 en r...
Alex Bregman homers again as Astros edge Rays
Sizzling Houston hitter Alex Bregman drilled a go-ahead homer, Yusei Kikuchi stifled Tampa Bay for the second time in two weeks and the Astros won their seventh consecutive game, edging the Rays 3-2 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Bregman went 3-for-5 with the long ball, a doubled and two r...
Matthew Boyd, Jhonkensy Noel lead Guardians over Cubs
Veteran Matthew Boyd allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning of his season debut, and rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the bottom of the sixth as the host Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Tuesday night. ,The 33-year-old Boyd, who was signed by the cl...
Jake Burger keeps HR streak alive as Marlins blank Phils
Jake Burger homered in his fourth straight game and Valente Bellozo tossed seven scoreless innings, fueling the visiting Miami Marlins to a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Burger went deep to lead off the third inning for his team-leading 23rd homer of the season and 13th sinc...
Jake Rogers' slam, 7 RBIs aid Tigers' rout of Mariners
Jake Rogers hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs, Kerry Carpenter homered twice in his return from the injured list and the Detroit Tigers clobbered the visiting Seattle Mariners 15-1 on Tuesday.,Rogers' seven RBIs were the most by a Tiger since Ryan Raburn drove in seven against the Chicago Whi...
James Wood, Andres Chaparro lead hit-happy Nats past O's
James Wood had four hits, Andres Chaparro supplied three doubles in his major league debut and the Washington Nationals, who often have offensive woes, scored in five different innings to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Tuesday night.,Ildemaro Vargas drove in three runs, Wood went 4-for-5 w...
Oklahoma WR Jayden Gibson (knee) out for season
Oklahoma wide receiver Jayden Gibson will miss the season due to a knee injury, coach Brent Venables told reporters Tuesday.,Gibson went down during a practice last Tuesday and underwent an MRI that showed the extent of the injury.,"You hate that for anybody whose season comes to an end prematurely,...
Ashlyn Krueger cashes in on childhood dream at Cincinnati Open
The United States' Ashlyn Krueger rallied in front of a supportive crowd on Tuesday, pulling off a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset of No. 16 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Krueger and Vekic each had nine aces, with the former overcoming 14 double fault...
Coming off Olympic high, Mercury's stars face Sky
The Phoenix Mercury -- and their three Olympic gold medalists -- resume WNBA play when they take on host Chicago Thursday night.,The Mercury's Kahleah Copper was the star of Team USA's gold medal-winning victory over France Sunday, hitting two late free throws that proved to be the difference in the...
Hunter Greene guides Reds to tidy win over Cardinals
Hunter Greene allowed one run and four hits over seven innings to help the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the middle game of their three-game series on Tuesday night.,Greene (9-4) struck out eight and walked one in his seventh consecutive quality start.,Tony...
WR Tavon Austin officially retires from NFL
Tavon Austin, who played in 113 NFL games for four franchises from 2013-21, formally announced his retirement from football on Tuesday.,Austin, 34, last played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, hauling in 24 receptions for 213 yards and a touchdown over seven games. He spent part of the 2022 cam...
Reports: Valued at close to $2B, Lightning in talks to sell team
The Tampa Bay Lightning, valued at close to $2 billion, are in the process of being sold to Doug Ostrove, co-founder and CEO of investment firm Blue Owl Capital, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Per Sportsnet, which is credited with breaking the news, the deal has yet to be completed betw...
Christian Clark second Texas RB to suffer season-ending injury
Less than a week after running back CJ Baxter suffered a season-ending right knee injury, Texas lost another key member of its backfield as Christian Clark sustained a torn Achilles tendon on Monday and will miss the season.,Clark, a freshman, suffered the injury at practice and will undergo surgery...
Yankees INF Jazz Chisholm Jr. likely headed to injured list
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is likely headed to the injured list because of a UCL injury in his left elbow.,It is not known if Chisholm, who left the Yankees' 12-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday, will need surgery. The 26-year-old w...
Viktor Hovland on 'path to improvement' as Cup defense begins
Viktor Hovland can empathize with most amateur golfers in at least one easy-to-understand way.,He doesn't enjoy being on the golf course when he's playing poorly.,Of course, Hovland's standards are quite different than the average Sunday duffer. The young Norwegian star was coming off winning the Fe...
Xander Schauffele enters playoffs tapping into ‘dog’ mentality
It isn't like Xander Schauffele to fall apart down the stretch of a golf tournament. But that's exactly what happened earlier this month at the Olympics in Paris.,Schauffele, seeking his second straight gold medal after winning in Tokyo, was right in the mix that Sunday until the 12th hole, when he ...
Penguins acquire F Cody Glass, deal F Jordan Frasca to Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Jordan Frasca to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, acquiring forward Cody Glass, a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.,Glass, 25, posted 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 41 games with the Predators last season. The No. 6 over...