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NWSL roundup: Lo’eau LaBonta scores twice as Current defeat Thorns
Lo'eau LaBonta recorded a brace in the first half, propelling the Kansas City Current to a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Sunday.,LaBonta opened the scoring in the 30th minute before striking again just 10 minutes later for Kansas City (9-0-5, 32 points), which won for the fourth time ...
Cubs place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled left-hander Luke Little from Triple-A Iowa.,Leiter, 33, has allowed eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in his last four appearances to ra...
Christopher Bell wins in New Hampshire on wet-weather tires
In one of NASCAR's strangest days ever, Christopher Bell turned in the best performance in a historic wet-weather tire shootout, winning the Cup Series' rain-plagued USA Today 301 in overtime at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday in Loudon, N.H.,Tyler Reddick's No. 45 Toyota led at Lap 220 befor...
Christian Pulisic, U.S. open Copa with shutout of Bolivia
The U.S. men's national team wanted a fast start to Copa America 2024 and got it off a Christian Pulisic goal in the third minute, then eased past Bolivia 2-0 in Group C play on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Pulisic, nicknamed "Captain America," also assisted on the 44th-minute score by Folarin Balogu...
Maple Leafs add Marc Savard to coaching staff
Craig Berube, the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, completed his coaching staff with the hiring of assistant Marc Savard, the team announced Sunday.,Savard, 46, was an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames last season. He began his coaching career with the St. Louis Blues in 2019-20 befo...
Tyrrell Hatton lands first LIV Golf victory at Nashville
Tyrrell Hatton cruised to a six-shot victory at LIV Golf Nashville for his maiden LIV victory on Sunday in College Grove, Tenn.,The Englishman fired a 6-under 65 to get to 19-under 194 for the week at The Grove; he scored consistently low throughout the tournament, going 65-64-65. Countryman Sam Hor...
Amy Yang leaves no doubt, wins Women's PGA Championship
Amy Yang of South Korea held off the field at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for her first career major title on Sunday in Sammamish, Wash.,The 34-year-old Yang, who arrived at Sahalee Country Club on Sunday morning with a two-shot lead through 54 holes, shot an even-par 72 to card a 7-under 281 ...
Pablo Lopez dominates as Twins blank Athletics
Pablo Lopez retired the first 17 batters he faced en route to eight shutout innings, Byron Buxton drove in two runs with a home run and a double, and the Minnesota Twins took a second straight from the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon.,Kyle Farmer added an RBI on an infield...
Padraig Harrington avoids trouble, wins third straight Dick's Open
Irishman Padraig Harrington carded 33 on the front nine, then held on to win his third consecutive Dick's Open by one shot on Sunday in Endicott, N.Y.,"Well, I thought when you win three of these you get a Dick's superstore," Harrington quipped about the event's title sponsor, a chain of sporting go...
Big inning lifts Brewers over Padres to avoid sweep
Blake Perkins' two-run single keyed a five-run second inning that enabled the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a four-game series sweep and post a 6-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday,Tobias Myers (5-2) pitched five solid innings to pick up the win, allowing five hits and a run with no...
Lo’eau LaBonta scores twice as Current defeat Thorns
Lo'eau LaBonta recorded a brace in the first half, propelling the Kansas City Current to a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Sunday., ,LaBonta opened the scoring in the 30th minute before striking again just 10 minutes later for Kansas City (9-0-5, 32 points), which won for the fourth tim...
Angel Reese, Sky rally in fourth to end Fever's win streak
Angel Reese had 25 points and 16 rebounds to join Kamilla Cardoso with a double-double and Chennedy Carter scored 23 points as the host Chicago Sky rallied to defeat the Indiana Fever 88-87 on Sunday.,Chicago (6-9) outscored Indiana 24-15 in the fourth quarter to snap Indiana's four-game winning str...
Tennessee uses two 2-run blasts to beat Texas A&M, even MCWS
Dylan Dreiling and Cal Stark smacked two-run home runs as top-seeded Tennessee knocked off No. 3 Texas A&M 4-1 on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., to even the Men's College World Series at one win apiece.,Aaron Combs (3-1) struck out five and allowed three hits and two walks over four-plus scoreless...
Tennessee uses two 2-run blasts to beat Texas A&M, even MCWS
Dylan Dreiling and Cal Stark smacked two-run home runs as top-seeded Tennessee knocked off No. 3 Texas A&M 4-1 on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., to even the Men's College World Series at one win apiece.,Aaron Combs (3-1) struck out five and allowed three hits and two walks over four-plus scoreless...
Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at chaotic Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows how to handle chaos on the PGA Tour in all its various forms.,Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim after what briefly became a hectic scene a hole earlie...
Guardians keep rolling, sweep struggling Jays
Josh Naylor and Steve Kwan each homered in the fourth inning as the Cleveland Guardians won 6-5 on Sunday to sweep a three-game set from the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, who have lost a season-high six straight.,Naylor had three hits, including his career-high 20th homer that gave Cleveland a 6-3 lea...
Panthers hold G Sergei Bobrovsky out of practice before Game 7
Sergei Bobrovsky is trying to rediscover his rhythm before it's too late.,For the Florida Panthers' top goaltender, that meant sitting out practice on Sunday with one day before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at home against the Edmonton Oilers.,Bobrovsky, 35, was not present at the Panthers' pract...
Nationals rally with two-run ninth to edge Rockies
Joey Meneses capped a two-run ninth inning with an RBI-single and the visiting Washington Nationals rallied past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday to take the three-game series.,Jacob Young, who had Washington's only hit over the first eight innings, reached on an infield single to start the ninth ...
Short-handed Liberty beat Dream for second win in two days
Sabrina Ionescu had a game-high 26 points and was 4-for-9 from 3-point range to lead the short-handed New York Liberty to a 96-75 victory Sunday over the host Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Breanna Stewart added 17 points and Jonquel Jones had 15 and 11 rebounds for the Liberty. Ionescu added 11...
Mystics finish weekend sweep, extend Wings' skid to 11
Stefanie Dolson made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points and eight rebounds to help the Washington Mystics rally for a 92-84 home victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday.,Emily Engstler and Karlie Samuelson scored 13 points apiece while Myisha Hines-Allen and Ariel Atkins chipped in 12 apiec...