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Athletics' bats break out late with bombs to rally past Brewers
LAS VEGAS - Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler each homered in a seventh-inning rally to give the Athletics a 4-3 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night in the deciding game of the three-game series at the home of the A's Triple-A affiliate., ,After being held to one run throu...
Knicks cap greatest-ever Finals comeback with OG Anunoby's tip-in
NEW YORK -- OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds left Wednesday night capped the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history, as the New York Knicks stunned the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 to move within one win of a championship.,The Knicks, who trailed by 29 points in the third quarter, lead the best-of...
Aces' A'ja Wilson, after historic night, takes aim at Fire
Four-time MVP A'ja Wilson is coming off a big milestone as her Las Vegas Aces head to Portland to visit the expansion Fire on Thursday night.,Wilson had a monster performance Monday in the Aces' 101-91 home win over the Seattle Storm, compiling 34 points, 12 rebounds, a career-best nine assists and ...
Sterlin Thompson's walk-off caps Rockies' late rally past Cubs
Sterlin Thompson lined a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield homered among his two hits and Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar also had two hits for Colorado.,With the game tie...
Spark plug Jake Burger helps Rangers down Royals
Jake Burger came off the bench and tied the game twice, with a homer and sacrifice fly, respectively, and the visiting Texas Rangers also took advantage of nine walks allowed by the Kansas City Royals, to win 6-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday night., ,Ex-Royal Elias Diaz had a tiebreaking RBI single an...
Byron Buxton's 3-run blast propels Twins past Tigers
Byron Buxton hit his team-high 20th home run, a three-run shot, and the visiting Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday.,Royce Lewis added a solo homer and Austin Martin scored twice for Minnesota. Every player in the Twins' lineup got at least one hit.,Twins reliever Taylor Ro...
Blue Bombers, buoyed by opening win, head home to face Tiger-Cats
Getting off on the right foot is important in most aspects of life.,Even more so in football, where players and teams have fewer chances to prove themselves in competition simply because of the nature of the game.,That's why the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were happy to open the season with a 30-28 road w...
Wings welcome Mercury looking to start new win streak
The Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury both look to return to their winning ways when they square off Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup clash in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (7-4, 2-1 in Commissioner's Cup) head home after being thrashed 100-76 by the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Paige Buec...
Phillies hit three homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays
Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4., ,Kyle Schwarber added a two-run blast and Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game series., ,Toronto's Max Scherzer (1-4), making h...
Davis Martin, White Sox hold down Braves, grab first in AL Central
Davis Martin pitched six shutout innings and Derek Hill and Luisangel Acuna drove in runs in the fourth to boost the host Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Chicago secured a series victory against the major-league-leading Braves, stopping Atlanta's string of...
Dream's Angel Reese finding range going into battle with Liberty
First place in the Eastern Conference will be on the line Thursday night when the Atlanta Dream host the red-hot New York Liberty in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-3, 3-1 Commissioner's Cup) enters its first matchup of the year with New York atop the conference standings and winners in four of its las...
Brittney Sykes explodes to help Tempo rally, extend Sun's struggle
Brittney Sykes tied her career high with 38 points and Marina Mabrey added 21 against her former team, fueling the host Toronto Tempo to a 106-102 overtime victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Mabrey, who played for the Sun the previous two seasons, sank a mid-...
US warns travelers about visiting Mexico ahead of World Cup
Just before the World Cup kicks off, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a warning to travelers about the potential danger of heading south of the border.,In a social media post on Tuesday, the embassy advised potential visitors to "check the latest travel advisory level and risk information before yo...
Tight-knit Croatia squad prepared for another lengthy World Cup run
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad selections caught much of the footballing world off guard.,That included Croatia defender Kristijan Jakic.,Asked on Thursday to size up his team's first Group L opponent after Croatia arrived at its World Cup base camp in the Washington subu...
Cardinals score early, often against Mets to win sixth straight
Jordan Walker went 2-for-5 with four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games with a 9-2 victory against the host New York Mets on Wednesday.,Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (7-4) held New York to two runs on two hits and struck out five in six innings. The Mets ma...
Tyler Callihan's first career homers get Pirates comeback win over Dodgers
On a night Shohei Ohtani pitched, Tyler Callihan stole the show, hitting the first two home runs of his career, including one off Ohtani to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-8 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night., ,Callihan's three-run home run in the bottom of the eig...
Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind six-run fourth
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games., ,Lopez improved his major league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth s...
Jackson Holliday's slam shoots Orioles past Mariners
Brandon Young threw seven shutout innings, Pete Alonso broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning home run and Jackson Holliday added a grand slam as the Baltimore Orioles halted a four-game losing streak by beating the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday night., ,Young (5-1) held the Mariners...
Fever eager for another chance to play struggling Sky
For the Indiana Fever, piling up victories in any form is all that matters.,Historically, that hasn't been a problem when they face the Chicago Sky.,Looking to build on Monday's emotional victory courtesy of Caitlin Clark, the Fever try for a seventh straight win over the scuffling Sky on Thursday n...
Royals RHP Seth Lugo takes liner off forehead, exits game vs. Rangers
Kansas City pitcher Seth Lugo exited Wednesday night's home contest in the fourth inning after taking a line drive to the forehead off the bat of the Texas Rangers' Brandon Nimmo.,With one out in the fourth, Nimmo rifled a 106.6-m.p.h. liner at Lugo and knocked him to the ground. The right-hander go...