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NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech blank Alabama to reach WCWS finals
NiJaree Canady threw a two-hit shutout, lifting 11th-seed Texas Tech into the Women's College World Series championship series with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Alabama on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Red Raiders (61-8) will take on second-seeded Texas (51-12) in the best-of-three championship series b...
D-backs bash three homers, take opener from Dodgers
Tommy Troy, Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Phoenix.,Troy hit his first major league homer off Emmet Sheehan (3-2) to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth. Arenado socked a bas...
U.S.'s Mauricio Pochettino, other coaches can use laptops in World Cup
After Mauricio Pochettino gathered his players around a laptop computer to watch a tactical video during an in-game hydration break in a friendly on Sunday, the U.S. men's national team coach admitted he wasn't sure he'd be allowed to do that in the upcoming World Cup.,According to a report from The...
Belgium to host $2M Fortnite Global Championship 2026
The $2 million Fortnite Global Championship 2026 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium from Sept. 26-27, BLAST and Epic Games announced.,It is the first time the city has played host to a tournament on Fortnite competitive FNCS circuit. The Global Championship will be viewed by thousands of fans in Antwe...
Former Iowa State F Milan Momcilovic transfers to Kentucky
Milan Momcilovic, who led the nation in 3-point shooting while playing for Iowa State last season, transferred to Kentucky on Monday.,The 6-foot-8 Wisconsin native filed paperwork to enter the NBA draft, but withdrew his name ahead of the deadline last week and announced his intention to transfer.,C...
Twins acquire RHP Justin Lawrence from Pirates in cash deal
Right-hander Justin Lawrence, designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, was traded to the Minnesota Twins in a cash transaction on Monday.,Lawrence, 31, went 0-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances for Pittsburgh this year. He struck out 25 and walked 12 in 22 innings.,He p...
Brewers rack up 16 runs, 18 hits in demolition of Giants
Brice Turang snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a double and two-run triple to ignite Milwaukee's 18-hit attack as the Brewers pounded out a 16-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Christian Yelich and David Hamilton each had three hits and three runs for the Brewers in the opener ...
Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...
Jacob deGrom earns 100th victory as Rangers edge Cardinals
Jacob deGrom tossed five shutout innings to earn his 100th career victory and the visiting Texas Rangers opened a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Monday.,Ezequiel Duran doubled in a run among his three hits and Joc Pederson delivered an RBI single for Texas, which...
Tristan Gray's slam leads Twins to skid-ending win over White Sox
Tristan Gray belted a grand slam and finished with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a double for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Trevor Larnach finished 2-for-3 with an ...
Tigers blast five home runs, hold off Rays in slugfest
The Detroit Tigers jumped out to a six-run lead early but had to stave off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Rays to pull out a 10-9 victory Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Detroit used a season-high five homers to snap a four-game losing streak. Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 and enjoyed the first two-home...
Lane Thomas' first-inning slam sets tone as Royals drub Reds
Lane Thomas hit a first-inning grand slam, Luinder Avila threw five strong innings and the visiting Kansas City Royals posted a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,In just the second start of his two-year career, Avila (1-2) allowed one run on two hits, striking out five and walking four...
Stephen Curry chooses Li-Ning as sneaker, sportswear partner
Stephen Curry ended his sneaker free agency on Monday, announcing a deal to take the Curry Brand to China's Li-Ning.,The Golden State Warriors star wore Under Armour shoes for 13 years before the sides split in November.,Curry said Monday in a social-media post, "The next stage is set. This is bigge...
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., sportswriter and Hall of Famer’s dad, dies at 71
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the father of Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and a beloved figure in his own right in the Minnesota sports scene, died Monday at 71.,The elder Fitzgerald was a longtime fixture as a sportswriter and broadcaster in the Twin Cities. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was expos...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal appears set for rehab start
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal threw four innings of a simulated game on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the ace lefty of the Detroit Tigers is trending toward a rehab start as soon as this weekend.,Unofficially, Skubal threw 45 of 64 pitc...
Marlins blast three late homers to rally past Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, Sandy Alcantara pitched seven solid innings and the Miami Marlins rallied past the Nationals 7-3 in Washington, D.C. on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Alcantara, who had given 14 runs over his past two starts, allowed three runs on ...
Texas Tech's walk-off HR forces elimination game vs. Alabama
Mia Williams delivered a leadoff walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift 11th-seeded Texas Tech to a 5-4 win over top-seeded Alabama in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The Red Raiders' win set up an elimination game between the teams later Monday.,The winner will take on Texas in...
Rays’ Chandler Simpson (mouth), Taylor Walls (hamstring) exit vs. Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays lost left fielder Chandler Simpson to a cut and bloodied mouth and shortstop Taylor Walls to hamstring tightness during their series opener against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday.,Walls left during the bottom of the third due to left hamstring tightness, which the Rays call...
Mavericks select North Dallas site for new arena
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Monday that they have entered option agreements for the potential purchase of the former Valley View Mall as the new site for their arena and entertainment district.,The 104-acre site is located in North Dallas -- 10 miles north of downtown -- and was selected over ...
Sparks won't have Kelsey Plum in clash with A'ja Wilson, Aces
A pair of familiar foes will match up Tuesday when the Los Angeles Sparks play host to the Las Vegas Aces as both teams open their Commissioner's Cup schedules., ,It will be the third meeting over the first nine games for each team, with the Aces winning the first meeting 105-78 on the road May 10, ...