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NYCFC keep their cool, edge Crew
Matt Freese, unbothered by the jeers of the fans in Columbus, Ohio, made three saves as New York City FC held on for a 2-1 victory over the Crew in the first post-World Cup match for both sides on Wednesday.,A Nico Fernandez penalty kick in the 28th and Agustin Ojeda's score in the 70th minute helpe...

Yankees earn split as Max Fried goes five scoreless vs. Pirates
Max Fried pitched five innings in a stellar return from the injured list and Jasson Dominguez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees recorded a 2-0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of a split doubleheader.,New York won for ...

Liberty make clutch shots, rally past Sky in wild finish
Jonquel Jones sank one of two free throws with 3.4 seconds left as the New York Liberty made a dramatic fourth-quarter rally to edge the Chicago Sky 95-94 on Wednesday night in Brooklyn.,Jones' free throw capped a wild final minute for the Liberty (15-12), who trailed the Sky by eight with 58 second...

Roughriders mourning Jayden Dalke entering game vs. Elks
If Thursday night's home game with the Edmonton Elks has taken a back seat for the Saskatchewan Roughriders since late Saturday night, it's understandable.,Jayden Dalke, a linebacker in his fifth year with the team, died after an auto accident at age 30. His car was driving the wrong way on a highwa...

Report: LIV Golf settles $1M trademark lawsuit
The LIV has agreed to pay $1 million to Stinger Golf to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit with the Ohio-based golf tee manufacturer.,The Stinger Golf Club, one of LIV's original four-man teams when the league debuted in 2022, rebranded to Southern Guards GC in January ahead of the tumultuous 2...

ATP Roundup: Defending champ Alexander Bublik cruises in Austria
Top-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan needed only 79 minutes to launch his Generali Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta on Wednesday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.,Bublik, ranked No. 11 in the ATP, served up eight aces and faced only one break point to advance to...

Pirates scratch CF Jake Mangum (foot) for Game 2 vs. Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was scratched from the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the host New York Yankees due to right foot discomfort.,Mangum was slated to lead off against New York left-hander Max Fried before getting scratched to have his foot examined. Nick G...

Yankees LHP Max Fried activated for Game 2 of Pirates doubleheader
Between games of their day/night doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, the New York Yankees activated left-hander Max Fried so he could start Game 2.,Fried, 32, had not appeared in a major league game since May 13, when he left after three innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He w...

JJ Wetherholt's HR stands up as Cardinals blank Angels
JJ Wetherholt hit a home run and four St. Louis pitchers combined on a seven-hitter as the Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 to salvage the final game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Hunter Dobbins (2-1) picked up the victory, allowing six hits over ...

Diamondbacks smack five homers in rout of Athletics
The Arizona Diamondbacks enjoyed their best game of the season at the plate as they thumped the visiting Athletics 15-5 on Wednesday to claim the rubber match of their three-game series in Phoenix.,Each of the starters in the lineup reached base, and nine Diamondbacks batters registered hits as the ...

Sal Stewart's HR helps Reds defeat Mariners
Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,JJ Bleday also went deep and Brady Singer (5-9) pitched 6 2/3 quality innings as the Reds took two of three games in the interleague series, knockin...

Nationals score 6 in 7th; Cade Cavalli fans 8 in shutout of Rockies
Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Cade Cavalli tossed six strong innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-0 in the rubber game of the series in Denver on Wednesday.,Cavalli (7-4), making his second start since serving a five-game suspension, scattered four hits, walked a pair and str...

WTA roundup: Marie Bouzkova stays on title defense path in Prague
Top-seeded and Prague native Marie Bouzkova moved into the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Carol Young Suh Lee on Wednesday at the Prague Open in the Czech Republic.,It was not easy for Bouzkova, who won one of her four WTA singles titles in Prague last year. She trailed 5-3 in the first ...

Big questions for all 32 teams entering training camp
Arizona Cardinals: Does new coach Mike LaFleur have a QB1 in the building?,Contenders in the QB competition are rookie Carson Beck, journeyman and sometimes-starter Gardner Minshew and Jacoby Brissett. Brissett gave the offense a chance in most games last season as the stand-in for Kyler Murray, but...

Kahleah Copper nets 21 as Mercury hold off slumping Sparks
Kahleah Copper scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter and the visiting Phoenix Mercury held on for an 86-82 victory over the skidding Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday afternoon.,Alyssa Thomas finished off a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists, Monique Akoa M...

Napheesa Collier scores 24 in season debut as Lynx beat Storm
Five-time WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier scored 24 points in her season debut as the visiting Minnesota Lynx defeated the host Seattle Storm 86-76 on Wednesday afternoon.,The seventh consecutive win for the Lynx (22-6) marked the first time Collier had played in nearly 10 months. The former WNBA Def...

Joey Ortiz (three hits), Brewers take series from Mets
Joey Ortiz ripped a two-run triple, collected three hits and scored twice to fuel the Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Christian Yelich had an RBI single in Milwaukee's three-run second inning and a run-scoring triple in the sixth for the Brewers, ...

Scottie Scheffler heads field, makes debut at Minnesota's 3M Open
Scottie Scheffler wasn't about to take three weeks off before the FedEx Cup playoffs commence.,The World No. 1 golfer chose to fly from England to Minnesota and compete for the first time at the 3M Open, where he'll be far and away the favorite when the tournament tees off Thursday in Blaine, Minn.,...

Royals' Salvador Perez hits 317th homer, ties George Brett's club mark
Kansas City's Salvador Perez clubbed a two-run shot in the seventh inning on Wednesday to tie George Brett's Royals franchise record of 317 career home runs.,Perez's 437-foot blast in a 5-4 home win over the San Francisco Giants went to the fountains beyond the wall in right-center. The homer off ri...

Salvador Perez ties Royals all-time HR mark in sweep of Giants
Salvador Perez's two-run shot tied the Royals' all-time franchise home run record and highlighted a five-run seventh inning as Kansas City rallied to sweep a three-game home series over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 win Wednesday. ,Kansas City managed just two hits against San Francisco starte...