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President Trump aids Gianni Infantino at World Cup trophy ceremony
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- U.S. President Donald Trump helped FIFA President Gianni Infantino hand out awards following Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina at the World Cup final Sunday.,But this time, Infantino successfully kept Trump just outside the mob of La Roja players as they lifted the FIFA Wor...
Tempo without suspended coach Sandy Brondello vs. rested Aces
The Toronto Tempo will be without their head coach as they try to snap out of a funk Monday at home against the Las Vegas Aces.,Sandy Brondello will serve a one-game suspension without pay for what the league deemed was an inappropriate comment she made about Atlanta star Angel Reese during Friday's...
Angels salvage series finale vs. Tigers to snap 4-game skid
Rookie Ryan Johnson allowed one run on two hits over five innings and Oswald Peraza went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Los Angeles Angels salvaged the final game of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Nolan Schanuel had ...
Luke Raley comes through in pinch, helps Mariners beat Giants
Pinch hitter Luke Raley hit a tiebreaking home run and Cole Young added a two-run shot as the Seattle Mariners got back to the .500 mark with a 6-3 victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.,Right-hander Logan Gilbert (8-6) pitched six quality innings for the Mariners, wh...
PARIVISION claims top prize for Dota at Esports World Cup
PARIVISION picked up 1,000 Esports World Cup club points by taking down BetBoom Team 3-1 in the grand final of the Dota competition on Sunday in Paris.,They also collected a tidy $750,000 of the $2 million prize pool for their victory. BetBoom settled for 750 club points and a $340,000 share of the ...
Nationals turn back Athletics for series victory
Foster Griffin's seven innings of one-run ball and home runs by CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews led the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Griffin (11-2), who picked up his third win in as many starts, only struck out two but induce...
Jordin Canada's buzzer-beater lifts Dream over Sky
Jordin Canada scored on a layup at the buzzer to lift the Atlanta Dream past the visiting Chicago Sky 93-91 Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,The Dream had seen a 22-point first-half lead vanish, and the game was tied at 91 with 5.5 seconds left and the Dream inbounding the ball. Brionna Jones t...
Stefano Mazzoli earns dramatic 1st PGA Tour win at Puntacana
Italian Stefano Mazzoli drained a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday and earned a dramatic win at the Corales Puntacana Championship by one stroke in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Mazzoli closed with his second consecutive day 6-under-par 66, finishing at 20-under 268 at Puntacana Resort...
Kylian Mbappe secures second World Cup Golden Boot
French superstar Kylian Mbappe became the first player to win multiple FIFA World Cup Golden Boot awards after Spain shut out Argentina 1-0 in the final on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.,Mbappe finished with 10 goals for the tournament after scoring twice in France's 6-4 loss to England on Saturday...
Spain silence Argentina to win World Cup crown
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to lift Spain to their second World Cup title with a 1-0 win over gutsy, 10-man Argentina in Sunday's final.,Torres' deserved winner came 16 years and eight days after Andres Iniesta also scored in extra time to lift the Spaniards to ...
Spain silences Argentina to win World Cup crown
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to lift Spain to their second World Cup title with a 1-0 win in extra time over gutsy, 10-man Argentina in Sunday's final.,Torres' deserved winner came 16 years and eight days after Andres Iniesta also scored in extra time to lift the...
Reds homer 4 times to clinch series win over Rockies
Tyler Stephenson slugged a pair of home runs, Sal Stewart and Nathaniel Lowe each hit three-run homers and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Hunter Goodman's three home runs in a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Greene (2-1) allowed three runs on four hits with zero walks and...
Dplus sweeps Karmine Corp to win Esports World Cup League of Legends
Dplus swept Karmine Corp in the League of Legends grand final at the Esports World Cup on Sunday in Paris to claim the $600,000 first prize and 1,000 club points.,Geum-jae "Smash" Shin earned Most Valuable Player honors -- and a $25,000 check -- for leading Dplus to the championship. One day before ...
Barbora Krejcikova tops hometown hopeful Maria Sakkari for Athens title
Czech No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova took down No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6 (5), 6-3 to claim the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open title on Sunday.,Sakkari is an Athens native and was pursuing her first WTA title since September 2023, when she won in Guadalajara, Mexico.,The crowd was with...
William Contreras' 3-run walk-off blast lifts Brewers over Marlins
William Contreras belted a three-run walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series., ,Held to two hits through eight innings, the Brewers rallied against closer Pete Fairbanks (3-4)...
Padres rip 5 homers among 19 hits in rout of Royals
Jackson Merrill, Ty France and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined for five home runs and 13 RBIs as the visiting San Diego Padres rolled to a 19-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Merrill went 4-for-6 with two homers and four RBIs, while Tatis homered once, drove in four and scored three. Both of...
Orioles complete sweep of Astros for 7th straight win
Brandon Young twirled seven strong innings, Leody Taveras delivered a critical two-run, two-out single and the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.,The Orioles extended their season-best win streak to seven games and have won 10 ...
Cubs rack up 10 runs in first four innings to smother Twins
Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Alex Bregman added a two-run homer for Chicago, which won the rubber match of the three-game series. Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two...
Nolan McLean continues to excel as Mets rout Phillies
Nolan McLean struck out 10 over six scoreless innings as the visiting New York Mets notched a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday in the rubber game of their weekend series.,Francisco Lindor hit a long homer as part of a 3-for-3 afternoon in which he also walked twice and drove in three...
Telemundo lands U.S. Spanish-language TV rights to Champions League
Riding the wave of World Cup enthusiasm, Telemundo has acquired exclusive United States Spanish-language television rights for the Champions League and all UEFA men's soccer events, The Athletic reported Sunday.,Financial details weren't disclosed. The deal is for three years and begins with the 202...