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Tour de France final stage rerouted due to wildfiresWildfires in southwest France have forced organizers of the Tour de France to reconfigure the final stage, set for Sunday.,The change is necessary because multiple first responders have been diverted to the fires. The new route will leave a smaller race footprint for local officials to secure.,"As n...

Tadej Pogacar stuns on Stage 19, takes big Tour de France leadTour de France leader Tadej Pogacar won Stage 19 -- a mountainous, 127.9-kilometer trek in the French Alps -- shocking competitors as he mounted a furious rally with 12 kilometers to go on Friday.,More than three minutes behind the leaders at that point, he kicked into top gear to overtake Richard C...

Richard Carapaz conquers Stage 18 in Tour de FranceEcuador's Richard Carapaz climbed into the overall top 10 at the Tour de France with his Stage 18 victory in the Alps on Thursday.,Carapaz, 33, finished the mountainous 185.2-kilometer trek from Voiron to Orcieres-Merlette in 4 hours, 26 minutes and 21 seconds. He pulled away on the last ascent of t...

Yankees rally late, but Pirates take DH opener in 10 innings

Jared Triolo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates recovered from losing a three-run lead and outlasted the host New York Yankees for a 5-3 victory in the opener of a split doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.,The Pirates won for the ninth time in 13 ...

Red Sox tie club mark with 15th straight win in DH opener vs. O's

Ceddanne Rafaela homered, Jarren Duran drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox tied a franchise record for consecutive victories with 15 by beating the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader Wednesday., ,The Red Sox, who also won 15 straight during the 1946 seaso...

Red Sox eye record win streak in doubleheader vs. Orioles

The Boston Red Sox will have an opportunity to make history when they play two games against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday., ,Boston, which has won 14 consecutive games, had a chance to tie the club record for consecutive victories when it was scheduled to play Baltimore on Tuesday, bu...

Yankees send Gerrit Cole, Max Fried vs. Pirates in split DH

Gerrit Cole and Max Fried have been teammates since last season but never in the New York Yankees' rotation at the same time because of injuries.,That changes Wednesday when Cole and Fried start for New York in its day-night doubleheader with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,Cole (3-5, 3.93 ERA) wil...

Remco Evenepoel shows time trial chops in Stage 16 at Tour de France

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel dominated the Stage 16 time trial Tuesday, finishing the technical 26.1-kilometer course at Thonon-les-Bains, France, in 32 minutes, 19 seconds to strengthen his grip on second place in the overall standings at the Tour de France.,The time trial opened the third and final w...