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No. 2 Alexander Zverev through to 4th round at Wimbledon
Alexander Zverev is showing no hangover effects after capturing his first Grand Slam event.,The French Open champion, who typically struggles on the grass at Wimbledon, reached the fourth round with a convincing 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Marcos Giron on Saturday at the All England Club.,The Ger...

Riley Greene HR backs Jack Flaherty as Tigers blank Rangers
Riley Greene blasted a two-run homer to support a strong outing by Jack Flaherty as the visiting Detroit Tigers blanked the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday.,Flaherty scattered three hits and didn't issue a walk while striking out five in 5 2/3 innings. Flaherty (2-8) has pitched 10 2/3 scoreless innin...

Denny Hamlin edges Kyle Larson for pole at Chicagoland
JOLIET, Ill. -- When it comes to oval tracks, Denny Hamlin has established himself firmly on the throne as king of qualifying.,In Saturday's time trials at Chicagoland Speedway, Hamlin edged Kyle Larson by 0.001 seconds to claim the pole position for Sunday's eero 400 (6 p.m. ET on TNT, MRN and Siri...

Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington prepared for another U.S. Senior Open showdown
Stewart Cink authored a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday to rocket to the top of the U.S. Senior Open leaderboard with one round to go at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.,Cink sits at 9 under 201 through 54 holes as he attempts to go 3-for-3 on PGA Tour Champions majors this year. He'll begin the fi...

Astros send OFs Jake Meyers, Joey Loperfido to Triple-A Sugar Land
The Houston Astros demoted outfielders Jake Meyers and Joey Loperfido to Triple-A Sugar Land prior to Saturday night's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays.,Houston recalled utility player Zach Dezenzo and activated first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. from the injured list.,Meyers, 30, has batte...

Twins blast 6 HRs, as Yankees continue skid
Kody Clemens lifted a three-run homer with nobody out in the first inning for the Minnesota Twins, who raced out to a six-run lead and hit six homers in their 11-4 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,On a 95-degree day, the Twins hit three of their homers off New York rooki...

Host Mexico looks to make history vs. England
A plethora of challenges face England as they battle host Mexico on Sunday night in what will surely be a raucous atmosphere at Mexico City.,The World Cup group of 16 match will be played at 7,200-foot altitude in possible treacherous weather that nearly led to the match being pushed up six hours.,T...

France's Aurelien Tchouameni not in Starting XI vs. Paraguay
France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni is out of manager Didier Deschamps's starting XI for Saturday's round of 16 clash with Paraguay with a reported groin issue.,Meanwhile, Paraguay will see center back Omar Alderete return to manager Gustavo Alfaro's back five after missing the round of 32 with a ...

Twins RHP Zebby Matthews (foot) departs vs. Yankees
Minnesota Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews left Saturday's game against the host New York Yankees due to a right foot laceration.,In the fifth inning, Matthews winced after throwing a 95 mph fastball out of the strike zone to Ben Rice.,A trainer and manager Derek Shelton went to the mound to check ...

Reds activate RHP Hunter Greene for season debut
The Cincinnati Reds activated right-hander Hunter Greene from the injured list in advance of his season debut Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles.,In corresponding moves, the Reds optioned right-hander Chase Petty to Triple-A Louisville, while outfielder Will Benson was designated for assignment....

Veronica Burton nets 21 as Valkyries continue domination of Dream
Veronica Burton scored 21 points on Saturday afternoon to help lift the visiting Golden State Valkyries to an 88-83 victory over the reeling Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Gabby Williams added 19 points and Janelle Salaun had 14 for Golden State (14-7), which won its fourth straight game and its...

Kimi Antonelli back on pole ahead of Ferrari at British Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli earned his fifth pole position of the season, recording the fastest time Saturday in qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England.,After setting the provisional pole time, the 19-year-old Mercedes driver landed the top spot with a time...

Tiger-Cats look to beat Bombers for 2nd time this season
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will look to defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the second time on the young season when the teams square off Sunday night in Hamilton, Ontario.,The Blue Bombers (1-2) only can hope Bo Levi Mitchell is a bit rusty after Hamilton's bye. The veteran has completed 34 of 42 pas...

Mexico to double security for England match after fan deaths
After four deaths were tied to celebrations surrounding Mexico's round of 32 victory in the World Cup on Tuesday, government officials have moved to reduce crowds at the city's watch parties and double security in advance of Sunday's round of 16 match against England.,Mexico's 2-0 victory against Ec...

Morocco ends historic Canadian run; advances to World Cup quarters
Azzedine Ounahi's second-half brace helped Morocco overcome a tepid start for a 3-0 victory over Canada in Houston on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals for a second straight World Cup.,Morocco, unbeaten in 34 matches, plays June 9 in Boston against the winner of the France-Paraguay match from...

Alexander Zverev through to 4th round at Wimbledon
Alexander Zverev is showing no hangover effects after capturing his first-ever Grand Slam event.,The French Open champion, who has typically struggled on the grass at Wimbledon, reached the fourth round with a convincing 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Marcos Giron on Saturday.,The German served bril...

Rangers activate RHP Chris Martin, place RHP Jakob Junis on IL
The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Chris Martin from the injured list on Saturday and placed right-hander Jakob Junis on the IL retroactive to Wednesday.,Martin, 40, has been out for just over a month with a right shoulder impingement. He was 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA over 12 relief appearances this...

Jonas Vingegaard takes Tour de France lead at Stage 1 team time trial
Jonas Vingegaard leaned into his Team Visma/Lease a Bike teammates and grabbed the yellow jersey after Stage 1 of the Tour de France on Saturday at Barcelona, Spain.,The stage marked the return of a team trial to the Tour de France, with a new format as each rider was timed individually, instead of ...

Joey Chestnut wins Nathan's hot dog contest for 18th time
The G.O.A.T. remains the top dog when it comes to devouring frankfurters on the Fourth of July.,Joey Chestnut won his 18th Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest on Saturday in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. ,Chestnut, 42, consumed 66 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. He holds the event record with 76 ...

Braxton Ashcraft solid in Pirates' 7-1 win against Nationals
Brandon Lowe and Henry Davis each drove in two runs and Braxton Ashcraft struck out seven in a solid start as the Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 7-1 road win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Ashcraft (9-3) allowed one run on six hits with two walks in 5 2/3 innings. Bryan Reynolds, Ryan O'Hea...