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Justin Steele helps surging Cubs topple Cardinals
Justin Steele threw 6 2/3 solid innings to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,In his first victory since July 11, Steele (3-5) allowed two runs on three hits, while striking out six and walking two. Mike Tauchman and Miguel Amaya each finished 2-...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman says 3-year-old son home from hospital
The 3-year-old son of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was discharged from the hospital Sunday after being diagnosed with a severe case of Guillain-Barre syndrome.,Freddie and Chelsea Freeman made a joint Instagram post to share the news about their son, Maximus, including photos an...
Sebastian Korda wins in DC, matches father's feat from 1992
Fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda rallied from a set down to knock off the 10th seed, Italy's Flavio Cobolli, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington D.C. on Sunday.,The match turned after Korda fell behind 2-1 in the second set. He held serve to even the set and did not lo...
U.S. women's volleyball beats France, reaches knockouts
The United States swept France on the final day of pool play Sunday at South Paris Arena to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's volleyball tournament.,The American team eked out three narrow set victories -- 29-27, 29-27, 25-20 -- to win its second match in Pool A action and finish s...
MLB roundup: White Sox 7th team to lose 20 straight
Royce Lewis hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run second inning on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins sent the Chicago White Sox to their 20th straight loss with a 13-7 win in Minneapolis.,The White Sox are the seventh team in modern baseball history to lose 20 straight games. The 1988 Baltimore O...
Moriya Jutanugarn plays near-flawless round to win Portland title
Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn birdied four of her last seven holes to pull away from the field and win the Portland Classic on Sunday in Oregon.,Jutanugarn shot a final-round, 6-under-par 66 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, with her only bogey of the entire tournament coming at the 72nd hole. At 2...
Taiwan beats China for badminton gold in politically charged contest
PARIS -- Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men's doubles title on Sunday, beating China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 at the Porte de La Chapelle arena in a gripping final.,The Taiwanese pair, who won gold in Tokyo and are childhood friends, fel...
DJ LeMahieu, Yankees walk off vs. Blue Jays
DJ LeMahieu hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning on Sunday as the host New York Yankees continued their surge with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Following a rain delay of one hour, 49 minutes, LeMahieu gave the Yankees their seventh win in eight games.,After Trent Gri...
Padres slug three HRs while pounding Rockies
Kyle Higashioka, Jurickson Profar and David Peralta each homered Sunday to back up Matt Waldron's two-hitter over 5 2/3 innings as the San Diego Padres powered past the visiting Colorado Rockies 10-2.,Waldron (7-9) gave up just one run in his stint, walking two and striking out seven as he beat Colo...
Angels eke out series win over Mets
Griffin Canning struck out a season-high eight batters as the Los Angeles Angels outlasted the visiting New York Mets series 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Canning (4-10) gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks for his first victory since June 24. The Angels took the s...
Zack Wheeler twirls gem vs. M's, ends Phillies' skid
Zack Wheeler pitched eight scoreless innings and was backed by four home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game skid with a 6-0 interleague victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Bryce Harper, mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, went 3-for-4 with a h...
Paula Badosa dispatches Marie Bouzkova to win DC title
Spanish wild card Paula Badosa smacked 36 winners while recording a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Sunday to win the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington, D.C.,The title is the fourth of Badosa's career but her first since prevailing in Sydney in early 2022. Badosa...
Dodgers' bullpen shuts down Athletics
Cavan Biggio broke a third-inning tie with an RBI single, five relievers combined for 13 outs of scoreless ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a series win over the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,In a game in which all the scoring took place in the first three innin...
Noah Lyles rides career roller coaster to Olympic 100-meter gold
PARIS -- Noah Lyles rode through all the highs and lows before reaching the pinnacle of his sport on Sunday, rebounding from career frustrations to win the men's 100 meters final in a classic at the Paris Olympics.,The three-time world champion at 200 meters failed even to qualify for the shorter sp...
Twins send White Sox to 20th straight loss
Royce Lewis hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run second inning on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins sent the Chicago White Sox to their 20th straight loss with a 13-7 win in Minneapolis.,The White Sox are the seventh team in modern baseball history to lose 20 straight games.,Willi Castro had thr...
Wilyer Abreu (2 HRs), Red Sox win series over Rangers
Wilyer Abreu posted his first career multi-home run game on Sunday to power the Boston Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Abreu had a solo shot in the fourth inning then hit a three-run homer in the sixth to finish with four RBIs. His second blast was his 12th of th...
D-backs rally from 4-0 deficit, hold off Pirates
Joc Pederson delivered a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for a 6-5 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Ketel Marte also homered for the Diamondbacks, who trailed 4-0 entering the sixth inning. A.J. Puk escaped a ninth-inning jam to secur...
Gunnar Henderson, O's overpower Guardians, split set
Gunnar Henderson clubbed a two-run homer for one of his three hits while Adley Rutschman had three RBIs as the visiting Baltimore Orioles won 9-5 on Sunday to split a four-game set with the Cleveland Guardians. ,Eloy Jimenez also had three hits, plus an RBI, while rookie Jackson Holliday went deep f...
Brandon Lowe, five pitchers lead Rays to 1-0 win over Astros
Brandon Lowe produced a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning, and five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.,After Dylan Carlson delivered a leadoff double t...
Jonah Bride's blast helps Marlins smash Braves
Jonah Bride's three-run home run highlighted a six-run outburst and Edward Cabrera pitched five scoreless innings to spark the visiting Miami Marlins to a 7-0 win over Atlanta Braves on Sunday and earn a split of their four-game series.,Cabrera (2-3) entered the game with a 6.65 ERA and had not won ...