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Natisha Hiedeman's 24 points lead Storm over Mystics
Natisha Hiedeman matched a career-high with 24 points while rookie Awa Fam scored 10 in her WNBA debut as the host Seattle Storm rolled to a 97-85 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday.,Hiedeman shot 7 of 11 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Storm (3-4), who won the...
Organizers, fans pay tribute to Kyle Busch at Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600
On the biggest racing day of the year in the United States, the country's two most prominent racing series staged several tributes for Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR champion who died unexpectedly Thursday.,Busch, who was 41, died following a bout with severe pneumonia and sepsis, three days before...
Wilfried Zaha, Charlotte FC part ways with loan expiring
Standout forward Wilfried Zaha has played his final match for Charlotte FC, the player and team confirmed Sunday.,Zaha's loan expires June 30 and the World Cup pause leaves Charlotte's next match on July 22 against Atlanta United.,"The moment has come to say goodbye, but I just wanted to thank Charl...
Clap back: Wings star Paige Bueckers has technical rescinded
The WNBA on Sunday rescinded a technical foul given to Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers two nights earlier.,Bueckers was driving toward the basket in the third quarter and drew a foul from Indya Nivar. Bueckers clapped three times after the whistle and was given the tech.,"I was hyped and showing pa...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone returns for Game 3, Avs' Cale Makar questionable
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas.,Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck is dropped. The Golden Knights lead the serie...
Carlos Cortes, streaking Nick Kurtz help Athletics top Padres
Carlos Cortes led off Sunday's game with a homer and the visiting Athletics salvaged the last game of their weekend series against the San Diego Padres by posting a 5-2 victory.,Athletics star Nick Kurtz reached base three times on two hits and a walk to stretch his on-base streak to 47 games, one o...
Wyndham Clark shoots 60, wins CJ Cup Byron Nelson going away
Once Wyndham Clark caught up to the lead Sunday, he didn't stop.,Clark shot an 11-under-par 60 to tie a course record in the final round and win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by three strokes in McKinney, Texas.,"Any time you win and any time you do it in the fashion I did is very special," Clark said.,Cl...
Crew end slide before World Cup break, beat Atlanta 2-0
Diego Rossi scored and had and an assist and Mohamed Farsi had two assists for the host Columbus Crew in a 2-0 victory over Atlanta United, securing a successful debut for coach Laurent Courtois on Sunday.,Seko Bangoura, in the 24th minute, and Rossi, in the second minute of first-half stoppage, hel...
Rafael Devers powers Giants past White Sox
Rafael Devers bombed a grand slam, Casey Schmitt hit his third home run in the last four days and the San Francisco Giants outslugged the visiting Chicago White Sox 8-5 in the finale of their three-game interleague series Sunday afternoon.,Schmitt also doubled, scored three times and drove in three ...
Diamondbacks pummel Rockies to take 3 of 4 in series
Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll led a 13-hit attack for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, and Ryne Nelson silenced the Colorado Rockies' bats in a 9-1 victory in Phoenix that gave the hosts their third win in the four-game series.,Marte, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs, and Carroll,...
Felix Rosenqvist wins Indianapolis 500 in closest finish ever
It's a month Felix Rosenqvist won't soon forget.,First, he and his wife welcomed their first child, Stella, on May 4. Twenty days later, Rosenqvist won the Greatest Spectacle in Racing in history-making fashion.,Rosenqvist nosed past David Malukas at the last moment of a green/white finish and won t...
Azzi Fudd catches fire, leads Wings over Liberty
Rookie Azzi Fudd scored 17 of her season-high 24 points in the crucial third quarter as the Dallas Wings defeated the host New York Liberty 91-76 on Sunday afternoon.,Wings guard Paige Bueckers also had 24 points, and teammate Arike Ogunbowale added 19 points. Jessica Shepard collected 10 points, 11...
Valkyries look to get defensive against sinking Sun
Having held their own on the road against two of the league's top teams, the Golden State Valkyries hope to take advantage of a four-game homestand that tips off Monday night in San Francisco against the Connecticut Sun.,The Valkyries stunned the New York Liberty and then played the Indiana Fever to...
Wyndham Clark wins CJ Cup Byron Nelson going away thanks to 11 under
Wyndham Clark shot an 11-under-par 60 to tie a course record in the final round and win The CJ Cup Byron Nelson by three strokes Sunday at McKinney, Texas.,Clark finished at 30-under 254 for four rounds at TPC Craig Ranch, one shy of the tournament record set last year by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffl...
Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (elbow discomfort) exits start early
Colorado Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana left with one out in the bottom of the second inning in his start against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,Colorado later announced Quintana was experiencing left elbow discomfort.,The Rockies trailed 5-0 but had no one warming up at the time of Qui...
Canadiens in solid position entering Game 3 vs. Hurricanes
With home-ice advantage now in their back pocket, the Montreal Canadiens are excited about a return home for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Monday evening.,The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after Montreal ended an eight-game winning streak by the ...
Hailey Baptiste powers past Barbora Krejcikova at French Open
American Hailey Baptiste overcame former French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in first-round play at Roland Garros on Sunday in Paris.,Baptiste, seeded 26th, saved two match points and outlasted Krejcikova 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6), 6-2 in two hours, 57 minutes.,Krejcikova, the 2021 Fr...
PARIVISION defeats Aurora for DreamLeague Season 29 title
PARIVISION outlasted Aurora Gaming 3-2 in the best-of-five grand final to win the title at the $1 million DreamLeague Season 29 online event on Sunday.,PARIVISION, which ran through the upper playoff bracket but needed three straight 2-1 victories to get to the grand final, will take home the grand ...
Dream rally to stun Mercury
Rhyne Howard had 21 points and eight rebounds on Sunday afternoon to help the Atlanta Dream rally for an 82-80 victory over the Phoenix Mercury in College Park, Ga.,Allisha Gray added 18 points and Angel Reese posted a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double for Atlanta (4-1), which trailed by 12 with fi...
Brooks Lee, Twins fend off Red Sox to complete sweep
Brooks Lee broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win and a three-game series sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Lee (2-for-4 with a double) was one of four Twins to record multiple hits in the game. Orlando Arcia was 3-for...