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Storm overcome poor shooting, Sun
Jewell Loyd scored 16 points and the host Seattle Storm held off the Connecticut Sun 72-61 in a game featuring two teams that struggled with their shooting on Sunday afternoon.,Fellow starters Skylar Diggins-Smith added 13 points and eight assists, Nneka Ogumike scored 13, Ezi Magbegor had 11 points...
Max Scherzer sharp in season debut, Rangers blank Royals
Max Scherzer allowed just one hit over five innings in his 2024 season debut and Josh Smith homered for the second straight game as the Texas Rangers completed their first three-game series sweep of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Sche...
Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday at Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim., ,Scheffler and Kim finished at 22-under-par 258, two strokes clear of other contenders., ,Scheffler won for the sixth time on the ...
Connor Wong, Rob Refsnyder homer to guide Red Sox past Reds
Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder each hit a two-run home run to propel the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Wong (No. 7 of the season) homered in the fourth inning, and Refsnyder (No. 3) belted his home run in the sixth. Jarren Duran had three hits and two RB...
Colt Keith, Tigers roll over White Sox
Colt Keith had four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers pounded the Chicago White Sox, 11-2, on Sunday afternoon.,Keith also scored three runs as the Tigers took two games in the three-game weekend series from their American League Central Division opp...
Framber Valdez, Astros' bats team up to finish sweep of O's
Framber Valdez produced his fourth quality start this month and the Houston Astros parlayed a four-run first inning into an 8-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles, completing a three-game series sweep on Sunday.,Valdez (6-5) continued his exceptional pitching this month, excluding a ragged ...
Oilers eye history, Panthers try to avoid infamy in Game 7 of finals
The thrill of victory and agony of defeat at stake in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are next-level.,The routes both the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have taken to reach the winner-take-all clash will take that emotion off the charts.,The Panthers play host the Oilers on Monday night in Sun...
Sonny Gray flirts with perfection as Cards sweep Giants
Sonny Gray took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.,Gray (9-4) retired the first 20 batters he faced. Giants catcher Patrick Bailey ended the veteran right-hander's bid by blast...
Nick Gordon's blast helps Marlins sink Mariners
Nick Gordon slugged a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Marlins closer Tanner Scott loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before he got Julio Rodriguez on a looping liner to second baseman Otto Lopez, wh...
Protestors rush 18th green, disrupt end of Travelers Championship
A group of protestors ran onto the 18th green at TPC River Highlands to interrupt the conclusion of the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.,The final group of golfers, including tournament leader Scottie Scheffler and second-place Tom Kim of South Korea, were reading their putts on t...
Yandy Diaz, Rays jump ahead early, take series from Pirates
Yandy Diaz extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a first-pitch leadoff homer to help the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in the rubber game on Sunday.,Reliever Kevin Kelly (2-0) allowed one walk and no hits in tossing two-thirds of the seventh inning for the Rays, wh...
Jurickson Profar back in Padres' lineup, Fernando Tatis Jr. still out
Left fielder Jurickson Profar returned to the San Diego Padres' lineup on Sunday, while right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was not among the starting group.,Profar has been battling left patellar tendinitis and he left Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The knee was still bothersome as he mi...
Braves take two of three from sliding Yankees
Max Fried pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs and the visiting Atlanta Braves earned a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,The Braves won their third straight series and improved to 8-2 in their past 10 games since a five-game losing stre...
Spotlight on phenom Endrick as Brazil opens vs. Costa Rica
Brazil begins its Copa America campaign on Monday without several familiar faces, but with plenty of anticipation surrounding the potential of the nation's latest teen phenom Endrick, who has been given the country's famous No. 9 jersey.,Neymar, Casemiro and Richarlison are among the big names missi...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies stifle D-backs, win series
Fresh off agreeing to a four-year extension on Saturday, left-hander Cristopher Sanchez pitched seven scoreless innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Sunday in the rubber match of the three-game series.,David Dahl (two-run single), Bryce Harper and Alec B...
Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix, increases F1 lead
Max Verstappen passed George Russell on the third lap and cruised to a win at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday in Barcelona, Spain. ,Verstappen recorded his seventh victory of the season and third straight at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalonia.,He passed pole sitter Lando Norris into Turn One before...
Yankees acquire INF J.D. Davis from Athletics
The New York Yankees acquired infielder J.D. Davis and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday in exchange for infielder Jordan Groshans.,The Yankees transferred right-hander Nick Burdi to the 60-day injured list to open a spot for Davis on the 40-man roster.,Davis, 31, was designat...
Marlins LHP Braxton Garrett (forearm) on 15-day IL
Miami Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to a forearm flexor strain.,Garrett, 26, was slated to start on Sunday against the visiting Seattle Mariners but the Marlins scratched him on Saturday due to elbow discomfort. The move is retroactive to Thu...
Pirates place David Bednar (oblique) on 15-day IL
Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to a strained left oblique muscle.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for the right-hander.,Also on Sunday, left-hander Justin Bruihl was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.,Bednar, 29, is 3-3 with 16 saves ...
White Sox activate DH Eloy Jimenez from 10-day IL
Oft-injured Chicago White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez was activated from the 10-day injured list and placed in the starting lineup Sunday against the host Detroit Tigers.,Jimenez is batting third against the Tigers.,In a corresponding move, the White Sox optioned outfielder Oscar Colas to Tri...