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Cardinals start hot, stifle Cubs to win rivalry rubber match
Matthew Liberatore and Hunter Dobbins teamed up to limit the Chicago Cubs to just seven hits and a walk, leading the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory Sunday night to take the rubber match of the three-game rivalry series.,JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera both went 2-for-3 with two runs and a ...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch on wrist; X-rays negative
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said his catcher was "gonna be OK" after J.T. Realmuto took a fastball to the wrist Sunday.,X-rays came back negative after Realmuto departed the Phillies' road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after the hit-by-...
OpTic, Falcons, Breach get to 2-0 in Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying
OpTic Texas, the Riyadh Falcons and the Boston Breach all improved to 2-0 with wins on Sunday at Stage 4 qualifying of the Call of Duty League.,Only the Breach had to work through more than three games to secure the win ... they did it in four.,The Riyadh Falcons downed Paris Gentle Mates 3-0 and Op...
Nationals hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Aces dominate in the paint, down Valkyries
Jackie Young complemented 23 points with a game-high nine assists, A'ja Wilson dominated on both ends of the floor and the Las Vegas Aces snapped a two-game losing streak with a 91-81 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson finished with 28 points, 15 reb...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch, exits vs. Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto departed Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left wrist.,The Phillies later announced that Realmuto had a wrist contusion and would undergo further testing.,Realmuto was hit...
Christian Pulisic breaks through, USMNT beat Senegal 3-2 in tune-up
The first of two friendlies for the U.S. men's national team before opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12 vs. Paraguay wasn't meant to be a definitive statement on the Americans' chances to advance to the knockout round.,But the 3-2 win against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday provided a h...
Rangers cruise past Royals to notch three-game sweep
Jack Leiter matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while Josh Jung and Ezequiel Duran recorded two-RBI hits, as the Texas Rangers completed their three-game, home series sweep of the scuffling Kansas City Royals with Sunday's 6-3 victory at Arlington, Texas.,Leiter (3...
Alex Palou captures fourth win of season at Detroit Grand Prix
Pole-sitter Alex Palou survived numerous restarts and captured his fourth win of the IndyCar season at the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday.,The 29-year-old Spaniard won by 3.0584 seconds at the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit.,Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood finished second and Graham Rahal (Rahal...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Why a Major Oklahoma City Thunder Shakeup Could Be Coming This Offseason
The Thunder have draft assets, young stars and financial challenges ahead. Here's why Oklahoma City could make a major move this offseason....
Resurgent Kyle Bradish pitches Orioles to series split with Jays
Kyle Bradish didn't allow an earned run in seven innings and Colton Cowser smashed a three-run home run as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Sunday afternoon to salvage a split of a four-game series.,Cowser finished with four runs batted in. He homered for the thir...
Ball State's Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, dies days after shooting
Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, an early entrant on the Ball State football team, died as the result of gunshot wounds according to multiple outlets on Sunday.,Yates-Lyons, a native of Valdosta, Ga., was among three victims of a parking garage shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 24. According to The Tallah...
Youthful Spurs favored over red-hot Knicks in NBA Finals
The 2026 NBA Finals features one team on an 11-game winning streak and another led by a 7-foot-4 wunderkind.,The New York Knicks, who have been idle since sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final on May 25, are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They w...
Song Yadong Delivers Career-Defining UFC Macau Victory Over Deiveson Figueiredo
Song Yadong delivered one of the biggest wins of his UFC career, submitting former champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Macau main event....
Joaquin Niemann tops Talor Gooch in playoff at LIV Golf Korea
Joaquin Niemann recorded a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Talor Gooch and win LIV Golf Korea in Busan, South Korea.,After each finished 3-under-par 67 on Sunday and 12-under-par 268 for the tournament, Niemann sent an approach from 150 yards out to within six feet of the cup on th...
Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.,Chicago started May with eight straight wins to wrap up their second 10-game winning streak of the season. However, manager C...
Rangers ride late uprising into rematch vs. skidding Royals
If the Kansas City Royals plan to halt their five-game losing streak, they must do so without one of their top performers. ,The Royals, minus injured star Maikel Garcia, will turn to Michael Wacha for his 300th career start on Sunday afternoon when they face the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. ,F...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Los Angeles Thieves open Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying with victory
Coming off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, the Los Angeles Thieves opened Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-2 comeback win over FaZe Vegas on Saturday.,The Paris Gentle Mates swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, the Boston Breach bested the Vancouver Surge 3-2 and the Riyadh Falcons beat th...