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Tempo without suspended coach Sandy Brondello vs. rested AcesThe Toronto Tempo will be without their head coach as they try to snap out of a funk Monday at home against the Las Vegas Aces.,Sandy Brondello will serve a one-game suspension without pay for what the league deemed was an inappropriate comment she made about Atlanta star Angel Reese during Friday's...

Unheralded Billy Cook makes key plays to help Pirates beat GuardiansBilly Cook collected three hits and drove in his first two runs of the season, fueling the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.,Cook had six hits in 35 at-bats this season heading into Sunday's game.,The center fielder also contributed on def...

Kimi Antonelli holds off Charles Leclerc to win Belgian GPKimi Antonelli passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.,Monte Carlo's Leclerc, who won the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, finished 1.9 seconds behind the 19-year-old Italian in the 44-lap race. Red Bull's Max Verstappen ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...