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Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 'I failed at my goal'
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeated as NBA Most Valuable Player and is the consensus best player in the sport with only three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets able to make a reasonable case.,But the Oklahoma City star described the 2025-26 season as a failure on Sunday, one day after the Thu...
Yankees explode for 13-run inning in victory over Athletics
Ben Rice drove in four runs, and Trent Grisham and Max Schuemann each had two RBIs as the New York Yankees rode a 13-run third inning to a 13-8 win over the Athletics on Saturday in West Sacramento, Calif.,The Yankees sent 18 hitters to the plate and took a 13-3 lead in the third on 11 hits and four...
Giants break out of skid in big way, crush Rockies
Willy Adames hit a grand slam in a seven-run fifth inning, Bryce Eldridge also homered among his four hits, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Colorado Rockies 19-6 in Denver on Sunday.,Jung Hoo Lee had a career-high five hits -- two in the fifth inning -- Jesus Rodriguez homered, Rafael Devers...
Canada’s Marcelo Flores out of World Cup: ‘My ACL is gone’
Canadian midfielder Marcelo Flores will miss the World Cup after suffering an ACL tear over the weekend.,Flores plays for Mexican titans UANL Tigres and was on the pitch for the club's CONCACAF Champions Cup final Saturday against Toluca when he went down with a noncontact right leg injury. He appea...
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...
X-rays negative after Blue Jays’ Jesus Sanchez hit by ball from fan
A young fan was ejected from the Baltimore Orioles' home game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday after he tossed a ball to Toronto outfielder Jesus Sanchez and hit him in the wrist.,Sanchez exited the game in the sixth inning to have his right wrist treated, and the Blue Jays said he had a cont...
Red Sox use big seventh inning to topple Guardians
A six-run seventh inning propelled the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Boston trailed 4-3 entering the seventh and scored all six runs with two outs. The inning included a two-run single by left fielder Masata...
Eugenio Suarez, JJ Bleday help Reds snap Braves' win streak
Eugenio Suarez homered and drove in two runs, JJ Bleday had a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,Nick Lodolo (2-1) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out four and walking four. P.J. Higgin...
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....
Pirates place SS Konnor Griffin (elbow strain) on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list Sunday to allow his strained right elbow time to heal.,Griffin, 20, served as the Pirates' designated hitter the last two days to keep his bat in the lineup while limiting his throwing, but the team decided that...
Rafael Jodar, Alexander Zverev advance to French Open quarters
First-time Grand Slam participant Rafael Jodar and new favorite Alexander Zverev advanced to the French Open quarterfinals on Sunday in dramatically different fashions.,Jodar, a 19-year-old Spaniard, rallied from two sets down to oust veteran countryman Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, w...
Tigers' Justin Verlander to pitch Triple-A game Tuesday
Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander will start for Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday in his first real action since injuring his left hip in late March.,The 43-year-old veteran completed two simulated games before beginning his rehab assignment with the Mud Hens.,The three-time Cy Young Award winn...
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...
A's hope to duplicate power surge, win series vs. Yankees
It took until the fifth contest of a six-game homestand for the Athletics to hold a lead, and the end result was the elimination of their four-game losing streak.,The Athletics will look to defeat the New York Yankees for the second straight day and win the three-game series when the set on Sunday a...
Rockies aim for series sweep of struggling Giants
The Colorado Rockies clinched their first series victory in more than a month with Saturday night's 8-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants and will go for a sweep of the teams' three-game set on Sunday afternoon.,Colorado will send right-hander Tanner Gordon (0-0, 5.85 ERA) to the mound against G...
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...
Red Sox C Connor Wong making most of playing time at Guardians' expense
Connor Wong hasn't seen much action of late behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, so he has to maximize every opportunity he receives.,Thanks to his big game Saturday, the Red Sox have a chance at earning a rare series victory against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Boston will send left-hander Ran...
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...