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Mets show late-inning resolve in dispatching Marlins
Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece in the first inning as the visiting New York Mets averted a three-game sweep by defeating the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Brandon Nimmo gave the Mets some breathing room with a two-run homer, part of a three-run burst in the top of...

Former All-Pro RB David Johnson announces retirement
Running back David Johnson, who was named an All-Pro and Pro Bowler following a standout 2016 season, announced his retirement from the NFL Sunday.,On his Instagram page, Johnson said in part, "I'm looking forward to my next career path in life. I don't know exactly what that will be, but I hope it ...

Royals get big hits en route to sweeping A's
Brady Singer tallied nine strikeouts over six innings and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a pinch-hit, three-run triple as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-4 win on Sunday.,Kansas City carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth after S...

Battlehawks score late to hold off Defenders
Wayne Gallman II scored the go-ahead touchdown from 1 yard out with two minutes to play and the host St. Louis Battlehawks fended off the DC Defenders 26-21 on Sunday.,Gallman rushed for 35 yards and two scores while quarterback Manny Wilkins led St. Louis (6-2) with 79 rushing yards to go with 126 ...

Aaron Nola earns sixth win as Phillies cruise past Nationals
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.,Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who have won six of seven. Nick ...

Alek Manoah, Daniel Vogelbach guide Jays over Rays
Alek Manoah allowed one hit over seven shutout innings, Daniel Vogelbach had a home run among his three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays avoided being swept in the three-game series and ended Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak....

Yankees win seventh straight in sweep of White Sox
Jon Berti hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Aaron Judge followed with a two-run home run in the fifth as the host New York Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees are on...

Will Brennan hits walk-off HR, Guardians sweep Twins
Will Brennan clubbed a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth, and the Cleveland Guardians swept a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.,After Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase (3-1) failed to hold a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth, Brennan picked him up when ...

Orioles stave off Mariners to win series
Corbin Burnes struck out 11 batters and Gunnar Henderson smashed his majors-leading 15th home run as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Ryan O'Hearn also homered for the Orioles, who won two of three games in the series and completed an eight-game h...

Rafael Devers homers again as Red Sox rout Cardinals 11-3
Rafael Devers hit a home run in his fifth straight game as the Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 on Sunday to snap their four-game losing streak.,Devers hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, walked and scored twice. Dominic Smith drove in three runs and Tyler O'Neill, who came to...

Auburn RB Brian Battie in critical condition after shooting
Auburn running back Brian Battie is in critical condition following a shooting in Sarasota, Florida, multiple outlets reported.,An Auburn spokesperson confirmed the news to AL.com.,Multiple people were victims of a shooting that occurred in Sarasota early Saturday morning. Local police confirmed tha...

Spirit rallies for revenge on Xtreme to win PGL Wallachia title
Team Spirit got its revenge Sunday, winning the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 grand final in Bucharest with a 3-2 victory over Xtreme Gaming.,The grand final was a rematch of a best-of-three upper-bracket semifinal Friday, when Xtreme Gaming defeated Team Spirit in dominating fashion by winning a pair...

MOUZ sweeps Team Spirit to win BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
MOUZ continued to ride their hot streak Sunday, earning another sweep to take home the championship at the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 event with a 3-0 win over Team Spirit.,At the $500,000 Counter-Strike 2 event in Serbia, MOUZ finished undefeated to earn the $300,000 grand prize.,Poland's Kamil "s...

WTA roundup: Anhelina Kalinina scores upset in Strasbourg
Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine upset No. 8 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on the first day of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Sunday in France.,Kalinina won 65.5 percent of her first-service points (38 of 58) and nearly half her first-return points (27 of 55) in the two-hour...

Storm F Nneka Ogwumike (ankle) out vs. Mystics
The Seattle Storm will not have forward Nneka Ogwumike available for Sunday's road game against the Washington Mystics because of an ankle injury the team announced.,Ogwumike, who was signed in the offseason after spending 12 years with the Los Angeles Sparks, was scoring 22.0 points with 10.0 rebou...

ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev wins title in Rome
Alexander Zverev won his sixth ATP Masters 1000 championship on Sunday, defeating Nicolas Jarry of Chile 6-4, 7-5 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,It was the second career win at the tournament for Zverev, of Germany, who was 20 in 2017 when he captured his first trophy in Rome.,This vict...

Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the team on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Hurricanes, however The Athletic announced it was a five-year contract extension. The coach's contract was due to expire on July 1.,"Rod has b...

Report: Chelsea, Arsenal women set for U.S. visit
The women's teams at England's Chelsea and Arsenal are set to play games in the United States this summer, ESPN reported, with each matching up against an NWSL club.,Chelsea, the Women's Super League champion, will face Arsenal in a friendly at Washington D.C. on Aug. 19. Arsenal also will face the ...

Manchester City clinches 4th straight Premier League title
Phil Foden scored two early goals to help Manchester City post a 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday and capture their fourth consecutive English Premier League title and eighth overall.,It is the first time in 135 years of top-flight play in England that a single club has won four consecutive titles. ,...

Dodgers bring back RHP Landon Knack to face Reds
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-hander Landon Knack on Sunday to start the finale of a four-game home series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The Dodgers also added left-hander Anthony Banda to the active roster, while right-handers Ricky Vanasco and J.P Feyereisen were optioned to the minor leag...