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Davis Cup: Spain, Italy, Canada clinch their respective groups
Spain needed a victory in doubles to take down Australia and clinch first place in Group B at the Davis Cup Finals group stage on Sunday in Valencia, Spain.,In a battle of unbeatens, it was Spain who took the top spot when Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers rallied past Matthew Ebden and Max Purce...
Caitlin Clark (35 points) sets rookie scoring mark; Fever edge Wings
Caitlin Clark dazzled with a career-high 35 points and set the WNBA single-season rookie scoring record, leading the Indiana Fever to a thrilling 110-109 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon.,Clark, who set the single-season assist record on Friday, broke Seimone Augustus' rook...
Lynx take down Liberty in battle of WNBA's No. 1 vs. 2
The visiting Minnesota Lynx continued their dominance of the New York Liberty this season with an 88-79 win Sunday.,Five different Lynx players finished in double figures, led by Bridget Carleton with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Napheesa Collier had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Lynx.,...
James Wood's 2 HRs help Nats win series vs. Marlins
Rookie James Wood hit two solo home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to their third straight win, 4-3, over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the first multi-homer game of Wood's career as Washington (68-81) rallied to capture the four-game series. The Nationals also won the ...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa stars as Pirates edge Royals
Isiah Kiner-Falefa finished 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, helping lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Pirates starter Jared Jones went four innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking three. The Pittsburg...
Austin Seibert's 7 field goals lift Commanders over Giants
Austin Seibert kicked a team-record seven field goals, including the game-winner from 30 yards out as time expired, giving the host Washington Commanders a 21-18 win over the New York Giants on Sunday in Landover, Md.,Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards and direc...
Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres go yard as Yankees take Boston series
Aaron Judge clubbed his major-league-leading 53rd home run of the season as the host New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set.,Judge's two-run blast came during a three-run third for New York (87-63), which took three games in the series. Gley...
Raiders score 13 unanswered points to stun Ravens
BALTIMORE - Davante Adams caught nine passes for 110 yards with a touchdown, Daniel Carlson made a 38-yard field goal with 27 seconds left and the Las Vegas Raiders rallied to beat the Baltimore Ravens 26-23 on Sunday. ,The Ravens are 0-2 for the first time since 2015 after a 27-20 loss to the two-t...
White Sox beat Athletics for first series win since June
Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos each homered and Sean Burke pitched five innings for his first major league victory as the Chicago White Sox earned their first series win since the last weekend of June, beating the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday.,Chicago (35-115) has won consecutive games for...
Browns make kicks, key plays to hold off Jaguars
Deshaun Watson rushed for a touchdown and passed for 186 yards to help the Cleveland Browns notch an 18-13 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.,Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals and Alex Wright registered a key safety for Cleveland (1-1), which converted all three fourth-down ...
Braelon Allen scores twice, Jets beat Titans for first win of Rodgers era
Braelon Allen scored two touchdowns Sunday, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, as the visiting New York Jets rallied in the second half to defeat the Tennessee Titans 24-17 in Nashville, Tenn.,Allen snapped a tie with 4:31 left when he roared 20 yards off right tackle to cap a ...
Seahawks rally late, sink Patriots on field goal in OT
Jason Myers nailed a 31-yard field goal with 4:37 remaining in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass., ,New England (1-1) got the ball to begin the extra session but went three-and-out. The Seahawks capitalized, using ...
Ben Lively, Guardians stifle Rays 2-0 to split series
Ben Lively pitched five strong innings and four relievers didn't yield a baserunner as the host Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday to split their four-game set. ,Lively (12-9) showed no ill effects of taking a liner off the thigh against the Chicago White Sox earlier this week...
Blue Jays edge Cardinals for series sweep
Nathan Lukes hit a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.,Davis Schneider blasted a two-run home run among his two hits for the Blue Jays (72-78).,Lars Nootbaar hit a solo ho...
Justin Jefferson hauls in 97-yard score as Vikings down 49ers
Sam Darnold completed 17 of 26 passes for 268 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and the Minnesota Vikings held on for a 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Justin Jefferson caught four passes for 133 yards, including a career-long 97-yard touchdown,...
Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers start 2-0 by holding off Lions
Baker Mayfield went 12-of-19 passing for 185 yards with a touchdown throw and a rushing score to lead the Tampa Buccaneers to a 20-16 road win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.,Chris Godwin caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Buccaneers (2-0).,Jared Goff went 34-of-55 passing f...
J.T. Realmuto's hit gives Phillies walk-off win over Mets
J.T. Realmuto delivered a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, guiding the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Sunday., ,Realmuto's heroics capped off an entertaining pitchers' duel between Cristopher Sanchez and David Peterson. Sanchez only gave up an eig...
Brooks Lee helps Twins avoid sweep vs. Reds
Rookie Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a triple and a career-high five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Carlos Santana finished 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs for Minnesota (79-70), which avoided a three-ga...
Quentin Johnston catches 2 TDs as Chargers crush Panthers
Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes to Quentin Johnston, J.K. Dobbins rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers controlled most of the game in a 26-3 victory against the host Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte., ,Herbert was just 14-for-20 for 130 yards ...
Packers' running game, defense deliver win over Colts
Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and the host Green Bay Packers benefited from a strong rushing attack to record a 16-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Starting in place of the injured Jordan Love, Willis connected on a 14-yard scoring strike to Dontayvion Wicks to cap an 11-play, ...