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Aaron Judge matches Joe DiMaggio's homer total as Yanks rout Tigers
Aaron Judge tied Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home run list on Thursday, going deep twice while leading New York to a 9-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in the finale of a three-game series between American League playoff contenders.,Giancarlo Stanton also homered and...
Lynx end regular season with convincing win over Valkyries
Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 72-53 win over the Golden State Valkyries in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Napheesa Collier added 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Minnesota...
C.J. Kayfus' 8th-inning blast seals Guardians' series win over Royals
Rookie C.J. Kayfus belted a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.,John Schreiber (3-3) gave up a single to Bo Naylor to begin the inning, then allowed Kayfus' 425-foot rocket to center fi...
Wings snap long streak with season-ending win vs. Mercury
Paige Bueckers, Dallas' WNBA rookie of the year candidate, scored 24 points to lead the Wings to a 97-76 victory over the playoff-bound Phoenix Mercury on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (10-34) snapped a 10-game losing streak and won for just the ...
Jesus Luzardo retires 22 straight as Phillies sweep Mets
Jesus Luzardo retired 22 straight batters after a rough first inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 6-4 win to sweep the visiting New York Mets on Thursday., ,Otto Kemp homered and drove in three runs for Philadelphia (87-60), which punctuated a four-game sweep, lowering its magic numbe...
Liberty win third straight as Sky wrap up dismal season
Breanna Stewart scored 16 of her 24 in the first half, Sabrina Ionescu added 11 points with 11 assists and the playoff-bound New York Liberty concluded the regular season with a third consecutive victory, 91-86 over the host Chicago Sky on Thursday night.,Rebekah Gardner added 15 points for a health...
Mackenzie Hughes leads Procore; Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin 1 behind
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes converted a front-nine 29 into the first-round lead at the Procore Championship, the start of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series, on Thursday in Napa, Calif.,Hughes had a potential 59 in his sights as he birdied nine of his first 13 holes, but consecutive bogeys at Nos. 1...
Ryan Weathers returns, helps Marlins blank Nationals
Ryan Weathers, appearing in his first MLB game since June 7, pitched five strong innings to lead the host Miami Marlins over the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Thursday night.,Eric Wagaman was the hitting star, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Miami (68-79).,Weathers (2-1) had been out due to a strain...
Xtreme, PARIVISION, Falcons, BetBoom notch wins at The International
Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Falcons and BetBoom Team won their opening matches on the first day of the playoff stage at The International 2025 on Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.,Xtreme, PARIVISION and Falcons all notched 2-0 sweeps in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, while BetBoom had to rally to ...
Chanettee Wannasaen (63) on top at Kroger Queen City Championship
Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand fired a 9-under-par 63 and established a two-shot lead after the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship on Thursday in Hamilton, Ohio.,Wannasaen had an eagle 2 along with seven birdies while keeping a bogey-free card. Gigi Stoll is alone in second at 7-unde...
Jays' Kevin Gausman twirls complete game shutout against Astros
Kevin Gausman hurled a brilliant 2-hit shutout, Davis Schneider homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Houston Astros 6-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Gausman (10-10) walked one and fanned nine to pitch his fourth career complete game -- the first of this season -- and the second shutout ...
White Sox stay hot, down Rays again
Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel had two-run singles and Shane Smith pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Thursday.,Chicago (57-90) took two of three to keep Tampa Bay's American League playoff hopes wobbling.,The Rays fell six gam...
Dylan Beavers comes through again as Orioles sweep Pirates
Dylan Beavers' tiebreaking infield single in the seventh inning allowed the Baltimore Orioles to win another close game against Pittsburgh, completing a three-game sweep of the visiting Pirates with a 3-2 victory Thursday afternoon.,The Orioles (70-77) have won eight of their last nine games and fin...
Leo Rivas' 13th-inning homer lifts Mariners over Cardinals
Leo Rivas hit a two-run homer leading off the bottom of the 13th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Wednesday to keep pace in the American League playoff race.,Rivas, who entered the game as a pinch runner in the 11th, lined the first pitch of the 13th fr...
Madden legend Henry captures Kickoff Challenge title
Henry "Henry" Leverette, the winningest competitor in Madden history, began the new season by claiming another victory.,The Chicago resident beat Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez of Hartford, Conn., 52-27 in the final of the Madden NFL 26 Championship Series' Kickoff Challenge on Wednesday at the Full Sa...
Blake Snell, Dodgers blank Rockies, complete dominant sweep
Blake Snell delivered six scoreless innings, Mookie Betts had a grand slam among his four hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday.,Andy Pages had an RBI double among his three hits as the Dodgers (82-64) extend...
Hot bats propel Tigers to second straight rout of Yankees
Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run homers in a five-run eighth inning and Jack Flaherty pitched five sharp innings as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for an 11-1 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,Detroit (84-62) beat the Yankees for the fourth time in five meetings ...
Reds rally past Padres to close gap in wild-card race
Andrew Abbott snapped a personal five-game losing streak Wednesday night with eight dominant innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Abbott (9-6) gave up only five hits and a run, walking two and striking out six. In four career starts against San Di...
Marlins rally to end head-to-head skid against Nationals
Leadoff batter Xavier Edwards went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and scored three runs as the host Miami Marlins rallied to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Wednesday night.,Rookie Jakob Marsee also starred for Miami (67-79), going 4-for-5.,Washington (60-85) had beaten Miami five straight ti...
White Sox hold off Rays rally to even series
Mike Tauchman and Lenyn Sosa delivered two-run doubles in a five-run second inning and Andrew Benintendi homered to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Chicago (56-90) won for the eighth time in 10 games, holding on after thwarting the Rays' impr...