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Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez signs 2-year extension
Red Bull Racing announced a two-year contract extension Tuesday for driver Sergio "Checo" Perez.,The 34-year-old Mexico native has been with the Formula One team since 2021 and will remain behind the wheel there through 2026.,Perez finished second to teammate Max Verstappen in the F1 driver's standi...
Report: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb to skip minicamp
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is not expected to attend a mandatory minicamp that begins Tuesday as he seeks a contract extension, ESPN reported.,Lamb, 25, who also skipped voluntary OTAs last month, is due to earn $17.99 million in 2024 under his fifth-year option. That's a bargain-basem...
D-backs ride walk-off momentum into rematch with Giants
Pavin Smith's first walk-off homer at any level of baseball put a charge into the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener.,Now Arizona will look to keep the momentum going as it searches for its fourth straight win when it meets the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Smith's t...
Pavin Smith's walk-off homer lifts Diamondbacks past Giants
Pavin Smith clubbed a pinch-hit, walk-off two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night at Phoenix in the opener of a three-game series.,Jake McCarthy doubled to left field off Randy Rodriguez...
Canadian Open champ Robert MacIntyre withdraws from Memorial
Robert MacIntyre of Scotland withdrew from this week's Memorial Tournament on Monday, one day after winning his first career PGA Tour title at the RBC Canadian Open.,MacIntyre's victory in Hamilton, Ontario, earned him a spot in the signature event in Ohio hosted by Jack Nicklaus. But it would have ...
Ketel Marte back on roll as D-backs brace for Giants
Ketel Marte had a 21-game hitting streak earlier this season and a stretch of 22 hitless at-bats late last month.,The Arizona star is back on the upswing and looks to follow up a big effort when the Diamondbacks face the San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game set in Phoenix.,Ma...
Crazy Raccoon sink Falcons, win OWCS Major Dallas
Crazy Raccoon downed Team Falcons 4-2 on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,After earning a 2-1 victory on Oasis and falling 3-1 on New Junk City, Crazy Raccoon took control of the match by taking Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2-0 and New Queen Street 1-0. Team...
Robert MacIntyre narrowly wins Canadian Open for first PGA Tour title
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour event by shooting 2-under par 68 for a one-stroke victory in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario., ,MacIntyre, a left-hander who earned his PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour Race to Dubai rankings, ...
Austin Cindric wins at Gateway after Ryan Blaney's tank hits empty
Austin Cindric took advantage of a Team Penske teammate's misfortune to break an 85-race winless streak and claim the Enjoy Illinois 300 Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Ill.,As reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney came down the frontstretch toward the white ...
Ketel Marte powers Diamondbacks past Mets
Ketel Marte hit two homers Sunday afternoon, including the go-ahead two-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host New York Mets 5-4 to salvage a split of the four-game series.,The Diamondbacks won the last two games of the series following a five-game losing streak. The...
Royals place RHP Michael Wacha (foot) on 15-day IL
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Michael Wacha on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a fractured left foot.,The move was retroactive to Saturday, one day after Wacha was drilled by a comebacker off the bat of Luis Arraez in the first inning of an 11-8 loss to the San Diego Padres. Wacha r...
Mets hope to turn late rally vs. D-backs into rare series win
A seemingly meaningless ninth-inning rally Friday night paid dividends for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a win on Saturday.,The New York Mets hope they can pen a similar story Sunday after falling the previous day.,The Diamondbacks will look to salvage a split of a four-game set while the Mets will ai...
Islam Makhachev successfully defends lightweight title at UFC 302
Islam Makhachev held on to his lightweight belt on Saturday night, getting Dustin Poirier to tap out in the fifth round of their main event bout at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J. ,Makhachev (26-1-0) won by submission at 2:42 of the final round and has now prevailed in 14 straight UFC fights, a streak that ...
Falcons, Raccoon step into upper-bracket final at OWCS Major Dallas
Team Falcons and Crazy Raccoon swept into the upper-bracket final on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,The Falcons dispatched Spacestation in three maps, and the Raccoon did likewise to the Toronto Defiant. Those winners will meet Sunday for a berth in the grand final ...
CF Pachuca roll over Crew in CONCACAF Champions Cup final
Salomon Rondon recorded a brace to lead host CF Pachuca to a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday in the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. ,Rondon's goals in the 12th and 67th minutes sandwiched a 32nd-minute tally from Miguel Rodriguez against the reigning MLS Cup champions.,Pachuca ad...
Robert MacIntyre uses blistering 3rd-round finish to pull away at Canadian Open
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre has a chance to give his dad quite the early Father's Day gift. ,With his father, Dougie, filling in as his caddie for the RBC Canadian Open, MacIntyre is 18 holes away from securing his first victory on the PGA Tour after firing a 4-under 66 in the third round on Saturda...
D-backs RHP Kevin Ginkel (knee) exits after comebacker
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a serious knee injury Saturday after being drilled by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-5 victory over the host New York Mets.,The right-handed Ginkel was hit on his left knee by Brandon Nimmo's hard-hit comebacker and was down on the gro...
Robert MacIntyre uses blistering 3rd-round finish to separate at Canadian Open
Robert MacIntyre's eagle on the 17th hole Saturday catapulted the Scottish golfer to 4-under-par 66 and a four-shot lead in the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario.,MacIntyre used a 5-under score across a four-hole stretch on the back nine to break free from a crow...
Christian Walker's slam helps Diamondbacks cruise past Mets
Christian Walker hit a third-inning grand slam Saturday for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who rolled to a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series.,The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Diamondbacks. Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, w...
UFC 302: Islam Makhachev big favorite over Dustin Poirier
The main card at UFC 302 will get under way at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,The card features a light heavyweight bout between two southpaws in Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.,Makhachev (25-1 MMA), the current champion making his third title defense, is coming ...