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Former NFL WR Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former NFL wide receiver and special teams player Jacoby Jones has died, three days after his 40th birthday.,No cause of death has been revealed.,His passing was confirmed by the Beaumont Renegades, which hired Jones as head coach and offensive coordinator for the indoor football team that is to beg...
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for second straight Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) to win his second consecutive Wimbledon singles title on Sunday in London.,The 21-year-old Spaniard, the third seed, was cruising toward victory in the third set, serving up a break at 5-4. But Djokovic, the second seed, saved three championsh...
Reports: Former NFL WR Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former NFL wide receiver and special teams player Jacoby Jones has died at the age of 40, multiple media outlets reported Sunday morning.,No cause of death was revealed.,Jones is best known for catching the "Mile High Miracle" on Jan. 12, 2013, as well as recording two touchdowns in the Ravens' 34-3...
Steve Kerr: Donald Trump shooting 'demoralizing'
Team USA basketball coach Steve Kerr, who lost his father to gun violence, decried the shooting of former President Donald Trump and called the event "a demoralizing day for our country" on Sunday.,Speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi, where the U.S. men's Olympic team is preparing in advance of the P...
Ayaka Furue records eagle on No. 18, wins Evian Championship
Ayaka Furue captured her first major title in grand style, benefitting from a sizzling finish to win the Evian Championship on Sunday at Evian-les-Bains, France.,Furue overcame a three-stroke deficit with five holes to play by shooting 5-under during that stretch, capped by an eagle on No. 18 at Evi...
Red Sox, Royals look for leg up in wild-card race
The Boston Red Sox have won their past three series, and they'll have to beat the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday to extend that streak to four., ,After dropping the opener of a three-game series against the Royals 6-1 Friday night, Boston bounced back to earn a 5-0 victory Saturday. It was Bo...
Luis Arraez, Padres look to end half on positive note vs. Braves
Fans never would have known it by watching Luis Arraez slap three hits around the park Saturday during the San Diego Padres' 4-0 home win over the Atlanta Braves.,But the Padres' first baseman has been playing through a thumb injury that he says could keep him out of Tuesday night's All-Star Game in...
Corbin Carroll, D-backs look to ride power surge vs. Jays
Corbin Carroll was one of the most exciting players in baseball last year in his first full major league season.,The reigning National League Rookie of the Year has been in a season-long rut but displayed signs of a breakout with two homers and a career-best six RBIs in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 12-...
Mariners seek to ignite offense in series finale vs. Angels
The Seattle Mariners have cooled off in the past two games following a hot start in their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.,They'll look to get back on track and salvage a series split when the American League West rivals face off in one last tilt on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.,The Mariner...
Old teammates square off as Giants, Twins finish series
Chris Paddack will reunite with a former teammate and the manager who traded him when the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants wrap up the unofficial first half of the season in Northern California on Sunday afternoon.,The clubs split the first two games of the series.,Minnesota's Paddack pitche...
Cards vie to 'finish strong' vs. Cubs in series finale
After scoring 36 runs during a six-game span, the St. Louis Cardinals suffered an offensive lull during their 5-1 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday.,They rebounded Saturday by scoring 16 runs on 24 hits while completing a sweep of a doubleheader. The Cardinals will try to carry that offens...
Skidding Brewers bid to avert sweep in finale vs. Nationals
The suddenly struggling Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Colin Rea in a bid to avoid a three-game sweep against the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon. ,Rea (8-3, 3.81 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Jake Irvin (7-7, 3.13 ERA). ,The Brewers suffered a gut-wrenching los...
Rangers chase series victory in finale vs. Astros
Given the tenacity the Rangers showed on Saturday en route to a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the host Houston Astros, there can be no questioning whether Texas was just going to coast into the All-Star break.,The Rangers finished 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, with that lone hit coming...
AL-best Guardians look to take series from Rays
Right-hander Ben Lively, who has allowed more than three runs in only two of his 15 starts this season, will try for his ninth win of the season when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon for the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians in the rubber game of their three-game set with the Ta...
In last game before break, Pirates have eyes on .500
The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to reach the .500 mark for the first time in more than two months when they send Mitch Keller to the mound in the finale of a three-game series against the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Pirates are on their first three-game winning streak since M...
Out for more than a year, German Marquez gets nod for Rockies
The Colorado Rockies have waited more than 14 months for German Marquez to return from Tommy John surgery.,On Sunday afternoon, he'll get an immediate opportunity to re-establish himself as the Rockies' stopper when Colorado tries to avoid being swept by the host New York Mets in the finale of a thr...
MLB-best Phillies eye series win over A's before break
The Philadelphia Phillies look to move a season-high 30 games over .500 on Sunday when they host the Oakland Athletics in the teams' last contest before the All-Star break.,The Phillies avenged a 6-2 setback to the Athletics in the series opener on Friday by belting four homers in their 11-5 romp on...
MLB roundup: Tigers rally in 9th, beat Dodgers in 10th
Gio Urshela blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from a five-run deficit in the ninth to stun the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-9, on Saturday afternoon.,Colt Keith drove in four runs and capped Detroit's rally in the ninth with a two-run homer. W...
Rose Namajunas ends Tracy Cortez's winning streak at Fight Night
Rose Namajunas defeated Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision on Saturday night in their main event women's flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Denver. ,The cards read 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of Namajunas (14-6-0), who has won back-to-back UFC fights following a two-fight skid. Cortez (11-2-0) sa...
Short on arms, Dodgers & Tigers turn to 'pens in finale
There is one thing for certain about Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Both managers will make plenty of pitching changes.,Both teams will treat the series finale in Detroit as a bullpen day, with the Tigers naming right-handed reliever Beau Brieske as their opener wh...