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Heavy favorite Argentina 'not surprised' to face Cape Verde in round of 32
Argentina will be heavy favorites when they face World Cup debutants Cape Verde in their round of 32 match on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,But Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni says meeting their African foes at this stage, instead of Uruguay or Saudi Arabia as some predicted, is far from a shock.,"We'...
Lucas Glover, Zac Blair share early lead at John Deere Classic
Lucas Glover and Zac Blair share the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic after posting bogey-free, 8-under 63s on Thursday in Silvis, Ill.,Zach Johnson, Lee Hodges and German Stephan Jaeger are one stroke behind the co-leaders after one trip around TPC Deere Run. Davis Riley used a hole-in-on...
Mickey Moniak shines as Rockies trounce Marlins
Mickey Moniak singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs to help the Colorado Rockies earn a four-game split against the Miami Marlins with a 14-4 win in the finale of their four-game series on Thursday afternoon in Denver.,Jake McCarthy also homered for Colorado, which has won two in a row.,C...
Year after injury at Wimbledon, Grigor Dimitrov stuns No. 15 Jakub Mensik
Nearly one year to the day when he sustained a torn pectoral muscle against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Centre Court, Grigor Dimitrov pulled off a huge upset, upending No. 15 seed Jakub Mensik 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at Wimbledon in London on Thursday. ,Dimitrov, ranked No. 146 in the world, was emo...
Mikel Oyarzabal nets 2 as Spain roll past Austria into round of 16
Mikel Oyarzabal scored his third and fourth goals of the World Cup and Spain eased into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Austria on Thursday afternoon in Inglewood, Calif.,Pedro Porro added his first-ever goal for Spain after halftime, a header that, for all intents and purposes, ensured victory ...
Chase Burns, hard-hitting Reds get past Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
An expected elite pitching duel turned out to be a rout as Sal Stewart, Jose Trevino and T.J. Friedl homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds past Jacob Misiorowski and the host Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday.,Chase Burns bested Misiorowski for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avert...
Esmerlyn Valdez (3 RBIs), Pirates split series with Phillies
Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez drove in three runs and Nick Gonzales and Endy Rodriguez each homered, fueling the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.,Valdez forged a 1-1 tie with an RBI single to center field in the fifth inning. Two innings lat...
Iga Swiatek coasts past Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made short work of fellow former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova during their second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday.,The third-seeded Swiatek converted six of eight break points en route to a 6-1, 6-3 victory, dispatching the Czech native in 70 minutes. Swiatek, of...
Alex Ovechkin: 'I'm back' on one-year deal with Capitals
Alex Ovechkin passed on retirement to return to the Washington Capitals on a one-year deal. ,The Capitals announced the agreement for next season with the 40-year-old is worth $4.25 million, keeping the NHL's all-time leader in goals in Washington and out of the rocking chair. ,"I'm back," Ovechkin ...
Raptors give coach Darko Rajakovic multi-year extension
Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday.,Terms were not disclosed by the Raptors, who gave general manager Bobby Webster a multi-year extension last month and added executive vice president to his title.,"Darko's strong development...
Maple Leafs sign F Brandon Duhaime to 3-year deal
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed free agent forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract on Thursday.,Multiple reports put the total value of the deal at $7.8 million ($2.6 million per year).,Duhaime, 29, had four goals and five assists and played all 82 games for the Washington Capitals last seas...
Heliot Ramos, Victor Bericoto homer as Giants finally defeat Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants finally broke through against the Arizona Diamondbacks after eight previous failures Wednesday night, riding home runs from Heliot Ramos and Victor Bericoto to a 6-4 victory in Phoenix.,Trevor McDonald (3-6) threw six shutout innings for the Giants, who had dropped the first...
A's belt 3 home runs, salvage series finale against Dodgers
Jonah Heim, Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams hit homers and J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics cruise to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim drove in two runs, and he, Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Henry ...
Taj Bradley (11 K's) backed by 3 HRs as Twins top Astros
Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall belted home runs while Taj Bradley matched his career high for strikeouts as the visiting Minnesota Twins claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the Houston Astros with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday.,Bell extended his career-high 16-game ...
After short-handed victory over Bosnia, U.S. turn focus to Belgium
It took blood and sweat to produce tears of joy as the short-handed U.S. men's national team moved to the World Cup's round of 16 with a gritty 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.,The USMNT's first knockout-stage win in 24 years sets up a meeting with Belgium on M...
Garrett Mitchell's 4-hit effort powers Brewers past Reds
Garrett Mitchell capped a 4-for-4 game with a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning, leading the host Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday night.,The Brewers won their third straight game to open a four-game series.,Noelvi Marte homered for the Reds, who took their fourth l...
Mickey Moniak falls single shy of cycle as Rockies top Marlins
Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled and homered for the Colorado Rockies in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday evening in Denver.,Hunter Goodman and Kyle Karros also homered for Colorado, which had lost three in a row.,Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland...
Trea Turner homers again as Phillies rough up Paul Skenes, Pirates
Trea Turner homered for the third straight game as the Philadelphia Phillies hammered Paul Skenes in a 10-6 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm also hit home runs for Philadelphia, which tagged Skenes (6-8) for eight runs (seven earned) in four inni...
Junior Caminero hits historic HR, red-hot Rays blank Royals
Junior Caminero became the youngest player in major league history to homer in six consecutive games, with a two-run shot in the first, and Shane McClanahan allowed three hits over six strong innings, as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight, 4-0 over the Kansas City Royals on Wedne...
10-man U.S. earn 2-0 win over Bosnia, charge into round of 16
Malik Tillman's free-kick goal in the 82nd minute gave the short-handed U.S. men's national team the insurance it craved to hold on for a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday and advance to the World Cup's round of 16.,The United States earned their first knoc...