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Heliot Ramos, Victor Bericoto homer as Giants finally defeat Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants finally broke through against the Arizona Diamondbacks after eight previous failures Wednesday night, riding home runs from Heliot Ramos and Victor Bericoto to a 6-4 victory in Phoenix.,Trevor McDonald (3-6) threw six shutout innings for the Giants, who had dropped the first...

Lightning sign D John Carlson to 2-year, $17M contract
The Tampa Bay Lightning added one of the top defensemen on the free-agent market Wednesday, signing John Carlson to a two-year, $17 million contract.,The deal carries an $8.5 million cap hit for Carlson, who reached the open market after a brief negotiating window with the Carolina Hurricanes did no...

A's belt 3 home runs, salvage series finale against Dodgers
Jonah Heim, Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams hit homers and J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics cruise to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim drove in two runs, and he, Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Henry ...

Taj Bradley (11 K's) backed by 3 HRs as Twins top Astros
Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall belted home runs while Taj Bradley matched his career high for strikeouts as the visiting Minnesota Twins claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the Houston Astros with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday.,Bell extended his career-high 16-game ...

After short-handed victory over Bosnia, U.S. turn focus to Belgium
It took blood and sweat to produce tears of joy as the short-handed U.S. men's national team moved to the World Cup's round of 16 with a gritty 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.,The USMNT's first knockout-stage win in 24 years sets up a meeting with Belgium on M...

Garrett Mitchell's 4-hit effort powers Brewers past Reds
Garrett Mitchell capped a 4-for-4 game with a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning, leading the host Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday night.,The Brewers won their third straight game to open a four-game series.,Noelvi Marte homered for the Reds, who took their fourth l...

Mickey Moniak falls single shy of cycle as Rockies top Marlins
Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled and homered for the Colorado Rockies in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday evening in Denver.,Hunter Goodman and Kyle Karros also homered for Colorado, which had lost three in a row.,Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland...

Storm travel to Mercury carrying rare 2-game win streak
Less than two weeks ago, the Seattle Storm visited Phoenix in the throes of the WNBA's longest losing streak of the year.,The Storm fell 93-73 on June 20 against the Mercury, marking their 10th straight defeat in what became an 11-game losing streak.,But look at Seattle now. The Storm visit Phoenix ...

Report: McLaren signing Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist for 2027 season
Arrow McLaren is adding proven drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist to its IndyCar team for the 2027 season, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Dixon, who turns 46 on July 22, is a six-time IndyCar Series champion who has been with Chip Ganassi Racing since 2002. The New Zealander has won at least one ...
Harry Kane's Leadership Could Finally End England's World Cup Drought
Harry Kane's latest World Cup brace highlighted why England finally has a superstar who embraces the sport's biggest stage....

Trea Turner homers again as Phillies rough up Paul Skenes, Pirates
Trea Turner homered for the third straight game as the Philadelphia Phillies hammered Paul Skenes in a 10-6 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm also hit home runs for Philadelphia, which tagged Skenes (6-8) for eight runs (seven earned) in four inni...

Junior Caminero hits historic HR, red-hot Rays blank Royals
Junior Caminero became the youngest player in major league history to homer in six consecutive games, with a two-run shot in the first, and Shane McClanahan allowed three hits over six strong innings, as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight, 4-0 over the Kansas City Royals on Wedne...

Sony Open moving Waialae sponsorship to Champions event
Waialae Country Club in Honolulu has hosted a PGA Tour event since 1965, but on Wednesday, the Tour and Sony Group Corporation announced that the event will switch over to a PGA Tour Champions event starting in January 2027.,The Sony Championship Hawaii, to be held on Jan. 11-16, will feature a $3 m...

10-man U.S. earn 2-0 win over Bosnia, charge into round of 16
Malik Tillman's free-kick goal in the 82nd minute gave the short-handed U.S. men's national team the insurance it craved to hold on for a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday and advance to the World Cup's round of 16.,The United States earned their first knoc...
Lakers' Walker Kessler Trade Could Be a Costly Gamble Around Luka Doncic
The Lakers acquired Walker Kessler in a blockbuster deal, sacrificing valuable draft capital to build around Luka Doncic....

Angels hype Mike Trout for All-Star Game, face Mariners in series finale
With Phase 2 of All-Star Game voting ending Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels are making a late push for Mike Trout.,The outfielder grew up in Millville, N.J., about 45 miles from Philadelphia, which hosts the midsummer classic July 14 at Citizens Bank Park.,While Trout remains on the 10-day injured ...

Braves retire final 20 Cardinals to halt skid, even series
Ozzie Albies hit a home run and Atlanta pitchers retired the final 20 batters as the Braves took a 5-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.,The win ended Atlanta's three-game losing streak and evened the three-game series at one game apiece.,Albies went 2-for-4, scored two runs an...

WTA ends Saudi Arabia deal early, moves Finals to Indian Wells
Shortly after the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation "mutually agreed" to end their three-year deal to hold the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the WTA announced on Wednesday that the 2026 WTA Finals would be held in Indian Wells, Calif.,The deal would have continued this year, but now the WTA Finals will ta...

Rays slugger Junior Caminero becomes youngest to homer in 6 straight
Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero became the youngest player in major league history since at least 1900 to hit a home run in six straight games, after delivering a two-run shot in the first inning at Kansas City on Wednesday night.,Caminero, 22 years, 361 days old, went deep on the first pitch he f...

Harry Kane lifts England over DR Congo with two late goals
Harry Kane scored two goals after the 70th minute to pull England out of a funk and lift the Three Lions to a 2-1 defeat of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the World Cup round of 32 on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta.,England played from behind most of the match as Brian Cipenga put DR Congo ...