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Rolling Red Sox face challenge in chilling Nationals 1B Luis Garcia Jr.
The Boston Red Sox will be dealing with one of the hottest hitters in the National Leage when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday.,Luis Garcia Jr. hit two home runs and drove in five runs Sunday to lead Washington to a 6-4 road victory over Baltimore. Ga...
Predators ink newly acquired F Jack Drury to 5-year, $22.5 million deal
Four days after acquiring him via trade with the Colorado Avalanche, the Nashville Predators signed forward Jack Drury to a five-year, $22.5 million contract on Sunday night.,Drury, 26, is coming off a season where he played all 82 regular-season games for the Avalanche, setting a career high with 1...
Balanced effort leads Valkyries to comfortable defeat of Liberty
The Golden State Valkyries ran up their second one-sided win over the New York Liberty this season Sunday night, riding balanced scoring and a second-quarter surge to a 76-67 victory in San Francisco.,Kaila Charles led the way with 13 points and seven teammates chipped in with at least seven points ...
Gretchen Walsh tops training partner Kate Douglass' world record
Kate Douglass' reign as world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle lasted all of nine days.,American Gretchen Walsh -- Douglass' training partner -- set a new world record in the event Sunday, turning in a 23.55-second run at the Sette Colli meet in Rome. That is .04 seconds faster than Douglass'...
Royals avoid sweep as bullpen holds off White Sox
Carter Jensen had three hits with two RBIs, and five Kansas City relievers held the Chicago White Sox to one hit over five scoreless innings, as the Royals earned a 5-4 road win Sunday.,Steven Cruz (2-2), Beck Way, Lucas Erceg, Matt Strahm and Alex Lange (seven saves) each pitched an inning and stym...
Cardinals cool off sizzling Marlins, halt 4-game slide
Bryan Torres hit a two-run homer and Kyle Leahy earned his first victory in more than a month as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.,Leahy (6-4) allowed one run on two hits over five innings for his first victory since May 16. He walked ...
Luis Garcia Jr.'s 2-HR, 5-RBI day lifts Nationals past O's
Luis Garcia Jr. homered twice and drove in five runs to propel the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 road victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,Garcia finished with three of Washington's seven hits as the Nationals captured the final two games of the three-game series.,Garcia's 15th...
Report: Hornets trade F Miles Bridges to Suns
The Charlotte Hornets continued their roster overhaul by sending forward Miles Bridges along with a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and a 2033 first-round pick, ESPN reported Sunday.,The move comes three days after the Hornets t...
Can MMA Fix Its Officiating Problem After UFC Baku?
UFC Baku sparked fresh debate over MMA officiating after several controversial referee decisions left fighters, fans and analysts frustrated....
USMNT's World Cup Path Gets Tougher After Group Stage Draw
The USMNT enters the World Cup knockout stage with a favorable opener against Bosnia, but a difficult path awaits if it hopes to make a deep run....
T1, Karmine Corp advance with Rd 1 wins at Mid-Season Invitational
T1 and Karmine Corp each earned 3-0 sweeps early Sunday to advance through the first round of the play-in stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.,T1 dispatched Team Liquid in 26 minutes, 36 minutes and 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Karmine took down Deep Cross Gaming...
Canada vs. South Africa Predictions: Best Bets for the World Cup Round of 32
Canada opens the World Cup knockout stage against South Africa. Here are the top betting picks, including match result, first-half and team goal props....
Orioles activate C Adley Rutschman, OF Dylan Beavers
The Baltimore Orioles activated catcher Adley Rutschman and right fielder Dylan Beavers and placed both in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the visiting Washington Nationals. ,Rutschman, who batted third Sunday, had been on the 7-day concussion IL. Hitting sixth Sunday, Beavers...
Dancing Mr. Met Perfectly Captured the Mets' 2026 Collapse
Mr. Met's viral celebration during Carlos Mendoza's firing became the defining image of the Mets' disappointing 2026 season....
Brendan Sorsby Must Embrace Accountability to Revive His NFL Dreams
Brendan Sorsby's hopes of reaching the NFL took another hit after the league denied his supplemental draft application. Here's why accountability may determine his future....
Top seeds working out issues entering play at Wimbledon
Both top-seeded players are facing significant questions as the tennis calendar unfolds to the 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday in London.,For Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka, the issues are performance-related, while defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy faces primarily health...
Surging Marlins aim for series sweep of Cardinals
Before the month of June began, there was little to suggest that the Miami Marlins would go on a tear that would see them move squarely into the National League wild-card race.,The surprising Marlins look to continue their month-long surge when they aim for a three-game sweep of the host St. Louis C...
White Sox look to end homestand with sweep of Royals
It was Jacob Gonzalez's turn Saturday to lead the White Sox to a walk-off win -- their seventh of the season -- as Chicago edged Kansas City, 2-1. ,Each final-inning, game-winning hit has been delivered by a different Sox player.,The ability to get the big hit to win a one-run game is one of the bi...
Nationals, Orioles hope bats come alive in series finale
The visiting Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles are wondering where their offense has gone after splitting two low-scoring games.,The decisive game comes Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals pulled out a 4-3, 10-inning victory Saturday night despite stranding 13 baserunners and going 3-for-15...
Nationals pull out win in 10th over Orioles to end skid
Washington's Daylen Lile singled in the tiebreaking run with the first at-bat in the 10th inning and the visiting Nationals held on to halt a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.,The Orioles loaded the bases with two outs in the 10th before Just...