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Mercury oust top-seeded Lynx, advance to WNBA Finals
Alyssa Thomas had 23 points and 10 assists, Satou Sabally scored 21 points and the host Phoenix Mercury advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 86-81 comeback victory over the game but crippled Minnesota Lynx in Game 4 of their semifinal series Sunday night.,DeWanna Bonner had 11 of her 13 points and al...
JuJu Watkins declares she'll sit out 2025-26 season
Reigning NCAA women's basketball player of the year JuJu Watkins announced Sunday that she will not play during the 2025-26 season.,Watkins, who tore the ACL in her right knee against Mississippi State during the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March, says she will spend her third year at USC...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) makes early exit in loss to Chiefs
Baltimore star quarterback Lamar Jackson left with a hamstring injury in the third quarter Sunday of the Ravens' 37-20 loss to the host Kansas City Chiefs.,The Ravens were trailing 30-10 when Jackson was sacked for a 2-yard loss with 8:10 left in the third on his final play of the game. Baltimore th...
Reign vault into fourth place; rally to edge Courage
Rookie Maddie Dahlien, who had a goal overturned earlier on a video review, scored in the 80th minute as the Seattle Reign rallied for a 2-1 victory against the visiting North Carolina Courage on Sunday night.,The Reign (9-7-6, 33 points) moved into fourth in the NWSL standings while the Courage (7-...
MLB roundup: Reds make NL wild card despite loss to Brewers
Danny Jansen belted a two-run homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 comeback victory Sunday over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who clinched their first postseason appearance since 2020 despite the loss.,Elly De La Cruz and TJ Friedl homered for the Reds, who earned a National League wild-card...
Alex Freeman’s stoppage-time goal earns Orlando City SC draw at FC Cincinnati
Alex Freeman's goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time provided visiting Orlando City SC with a critical standings point as they drew with FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sunday night.,The draw keeps Cincinnati (18-9-5, 59 points) unbeaten in its third straight overall and second in a row at home.,More importan...
Angels' Kenley Jansen plans to play 4 more seasons
Kenley Jansen made it clear that there is more baseball in his future by saying he's playing four more years shortly after the Los Angeles Angels ended their 2025 season.,The veteran closer is slated to become a free agent after finishing his 16th major-league season.,"Four more years," Jansen said ...
NFL roundup: Giants' Jaxson Dart wins 1st start over previously unbeaten Chargers
Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart ran for a 15-yard touchdown on the opening drive of his first career start and the New York Giants earned a 21-18 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in East Rutherford, N.J on Sunday.,Dart was 13-of-20 passing for 111 yards and another touchdown as the Giants (1-3) ...
Cubs blank Cardinals in postseason tune-up
Seiya Suzuki homered once again for the Chicago Cubs, who ended the regular season with a 2-0 victory Sunday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Suzuki deposited a John King curveball over the left field wall to lead off the Cubs' fifth. The right fielder went deep in his fourth straight game, hi...
Braves beat Pirates in pitcher Charlie Morton's likely farewell
Chris Sale pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. provided the offense with a home run and the Atlanta Braves closed the season with a 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Atlanta (76-86) salvaged a game in the three-game series. Pittsburgh (71-81) won the season series ag...
Padres finish sweep of D-backs to maintain momentum into postseason
Manny Machado homered and Jackson Merrill knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres tuned up for the National League playoffs with a 12-4 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,J.P. Sears (9-11) twirled 5 2/3 innings and threw a season-high 113 pitches for the win, allowing two run...
Stat leaders: Cal Raleigh's season a tale for the ages
When Major League Baseball's 2025 statistics are looked back upon in years to come, the numbers that will resonate most belong to a catcher.,While voters are determine whether Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh goes down in history as the American League's Most Valuable Player, his 60 homers and 1...
U.S. Ryder Cup operation faces hard questions after home defeat
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The home fans here on Long Island were treated to a thrilling finish to the 45th Ryder Cup, as the United States nearly completed a historic comeback from seven points down before falling 15-13 to Team Europe.,But the Ryder Cup is a three-day competition, and the final margin --...
Late TD, field-goal block lift Bears past Raiders
D'Andre Swift rushed for a go-ahead 2-yard touchdown with 1:34 remaining and Josh Blackwell blocked a potentially game-winning kick to boost the visiting Chicago Bears to a 25-24 win against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago (2-2) forced four turnovers while overcoming a monstrous e...
Patrick Mahomes tosses 4 TDs in Chiefs' runaway win over Ravens
Patrick Mahomes tossed four touchdowns to become the youngest quarterback to reach 250 for his career, and the Kansas City Chiefs evened their record in a marquee AFC matchup against visiting Baltimore by beating the Ravens 37-20 on Sunday. ,Mahomes went 25-for-36 passing for 270 yards with his firs...
MLB postseason field, schedule, wild-card matchups set
After six months and 2,430 regular-season games, the 12-team MLB postseason field is set.,Things were entirely settled with the end of Sunday's slate of games, during which multiple postseason spots and seeding implications remained at stake.,In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) and...
Matthew Stafford's late 88-yard TD pass rallies Rams past Colts
Matthew Stafford connected with Tutu Atwell on an 88-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining as the Los Angeles Rams rallied for a 27-20 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Stafford was 29-of-41 passing for 375 yards and three touchdowns, while Pu...
Jaguars force 4 turnovers, hand 49ers first loss
Travis Etienne ran for 124 yards and a touchdown Sunday, Trevor Lawrence added a passing touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars handed the San Francisco 49ers their first loss with a 26-21 decision in Santa Clara, Calif.,Improving to 3-1 under first-year coach Liam Coen, Jacksonville secured the win...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) exits game vs. Chiefs
Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson left with a hamstring injury in the third quarter Sunday with Baltimore trailing 30-13 at the Kansas City Chiefs. ,The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player was listed as questionable by the team.,Jackson was 14-of-20 passing for 147 yards with a touchdown and an in...
Chase Elliott bangs past Denny Hamlin for Hollywood Casino 400
Chase Elliott roared to the front during a wild, two-lap shootout in overtime Sunday afternoon to win the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. -- the middle race of the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 12 playoffs.,After two cautions, highlighted by Zane Smith's No. 38 Ford riding...