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Longtime Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward dies at 62
Former Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward, a key member of Toronto's World Series championship teams in 1992 and 1993, died at 62, the team announced Sunday.,The team announced that Ward died of natural causes in Toronto. He arrived in the city on Friday but did not attend festivities on Saturday to reme...
Report: Timbers set to hire Marti Cifuentes as head coach
Marti Cifuentes, who has more than a decade of coaching experience in Europe, will take over as head coach of the Portland Timbers, The Athletic reported.,Cifuentes, 44, will replace interim coach Jack Cassidy, who has held that role since the Timbers fired Phil Neville in May. Following its 5-1 win...
Next Manning enters quarterback pipeline
Another Manning has entered the quarterback pipeline, ready to start his odyssey as a high school freshman.,Marshall Manning, the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, will enter Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., as a member of the Class of 2030.,Head coach Erik Kimrey conf...
Five Key Factors That Will Decide the World Cup Final Between Spain and Argentina
Spain and Argentina meet in the 2026 World Cup Final. Here are five key factors that could determine who lifts soccer's biggest trophy....
FIFA Is Misreading American Soccer Fans at the 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup Final showcases FIFA's push toward commercialization, but many American soccer fans never wanted a more Americanized version of the sport....
Tour leaders woken from sound sleep for drug testing
Tadej Pogacar, who led the Tour de France entering Stage 15 on Sunday, and second-place rider Jonas Vingegaard were woken up in the middle of the night by drug testers for the International Testing Agency. ,Vingegaard, part of Team Visma-Lease a Bike, was woken up at 2 a.m. local time, followed thre...
Mariners ride stellar play of middle infield into finale vs. Giants
The Seattle Mariners might be set in the middle of their infield for years to come.,Cole Young and Colt Emerson showed why Saturday.,Young, a second baseman, hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning and Emerson, a shortstop, made two key plays in the 10th as the Mariners recorded a 4-3 win ...
After fighting to the end, Guardians, Pirates to battle again Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates were five outs away from a doubleheader sweep at the Cleveland Guardians that would have moved them into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot.,Thanks to the heroics of Cleveland's All-Star second baseman Travis Bazzana, it didn't happen, setting up a rubber match...
Starting pitchers for Rangers, Braves come with questions
Texas right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness in time to make the start on Sunday when the visiting Rangers meet the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of the series between two division-leading teams.,Atlanta, the first-place team in the National League East, w...
Guardians' Travis Bazzana slams walk-off HR for DH split vs. Pirates
Rookie Travis Bazzana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-3 comeback win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.,Bazzana's one-out blast off Dennis Santana to right-center field traveled 414 feet, sc...
Julio Rodriguez delivers walk-off in return as Mariners beat Giants
Julio Rodriguez returned to the lineup and hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 walk-off victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.,Cole Young added a three-run homer for the Mariners, who won for just the second tim...
All-Stars duel on mound as Yankees, Dodgers contest doubleheader
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cam Schlitter enjoyed stellar first halves and earned All-Star selections, leading to anticipation about their first head-to-head encounter.,But after Saturday night's nationally televised matchup was postponed due to inclement weather, the standout pitchers will instead pitch...
Bukayo Saka hat trick helps England top France in wild 3rd-place match
Finishing third in the World Cup isn't the prize a country spends four years trying to achieve.,And it might be more painful for England -- and definitely their fans -- after the squad blew a late lead in the semifinals against Argentina.,Still, the third-place match was scheduled to be played, and ...
Toronto coach Sandy Brondello suspended 1 game for Angel Reese comment
The WNBA on Saturday suspended Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello one game without pay for comments she made about Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese that the league deemed inappropriate.,During Friday's 111-92 home loss to the Dream, the Tempo's Nyara Sabally was injured after making contact with Rees...
Todd Clements retains 2-stroke lead at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements maintained his two-stroke lead Saturday with a 5-under-par 67 in the third round of the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements reached 18-under 198 at Puntacana Resort and Club, matching the third-round score of Ben James to keep the same ...
France star Kylian Mbappe breaks World Cup career goals mark
France didn't get the win but Kylian Mbappe got the record on Saturday. For now.,The French star became the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history with 22 after his second goal of his club's third-place match against England in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Despite Mbappe's efforts, France lost 6-4...
Window World 450 qualifying rained out; Ryan Blaney placed in pole
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C.-"Great lap," quipped Ryan Blaney on Saturday as he addressed reporters in the North Wilkesboro Speedway media center.,Of course, there was no lap, after rain drenched the 0.625-mile short track and forced cancellation of qualifying for Sunday's Window World 450 (7 p.m. ET on T...
Bukayo Saka hat trick as England top France in wild third-place match
Bukayo Saka recorded a hat trick and Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and Jude Bellingham also scored goals as England produced a wild and crazy 6-4 victory over France in the World Cup third-place match on Saturday at Miami Gardens, Fla.,France star Kylian Mbappe scored twice to raise his total to 10 goals ...
Rangers rally in 6th to edge Braves
Brandon Nimmo had three RBIs, including two that gave Texas the lead in the crucial four-run sixth inning, helping the visiting Rangers come from behind to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday.,Nimmo went 2-for-5 to lead the Rangers' 12-hit attack and secure a bounce-back win after Friday's 15-1 ...
Salvador Perez moves closer to team record in Royals win over Padres
Salvador Perez moved closer to Royals' history with his two-run homer, Lane Thomas also clubbed a two-run shot and spot-starter Randy Dobnak allowed one run while pitching into the fifth inning, as Kansas City beat the visiting San Diego Padres 6-1 on Saturday.,Thomas set the tone with his homer in ...