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Upper bracket semis decided at International 2024
Four teams emerged as winners in the quarterfinals of The International Sunday, as Team Liquid, Cloud9, Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators all advanced to the upper bracket semifinals in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The losing teams -- nouns, Team Falcons, Aurora and Xtreme Gaming - all fell into the lowe...
Without Angel Reese, Sky handle Wings with ease
The day after losing All-Star rookie Angel Reese for the rest of the season with a wrist injury, the Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings 92-77 on Sunday in a dominating home performance., ,Chennedy Carter led Chicago (13-22) with 28 points and six assists. Starting in place of Reese, Isabelle Harr...
Cowboys blast Browns after Dak Prescott lands new contract
Hours after agreeing to the richest contract in NFL history, Dak Prescott threw for 179 yards and one touchdown and the visiting Dallas Cowboys overwhelmed the Cleveland Browns' punchless offense in a season-opening 33-17 rout Sunday.,Prescott, who agreed to a four-year, $240 million extension, comp...
Y.E. Yang beats Bernhard Langer in playoff to win Ascension
Y.E. Yang of South Korea sank his birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat the hard-charging Bernhard Langer and win his first PGA Tour Champions title at the Ascension Charity Classic on Sunday in St. Louis.,Yang led the tournament after 18 holes and shared the 36-hole lead with Stewart Cink...
Baker Mayfield (4 TDs), Bucs spoil Jayden Daniels' Commanders debut
Baker Mayfield threw four touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers never trailed in defeating visiting Washington 37-20 on Sunday at Tampa, Fla., spoiling the Commanders debuts for coach Dan Quinn and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels., ,In the season opener for both teams, Mayfield completed 2...
Seahawks overcome sloppy first half, run past Broncos
Kenneth Walker III rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Denver Broncos 26-20 on Sunday.,Geno Smith passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as the Seahawks won Mike Macdonald's debut as a head coach.,Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix, a first-roun...
Tigers blast Athletics with big eighth inning
Trey Sweeney homered as part of the first four-hit game of his career, Parker Meadows ignited a six-run eighth inning with a two-run double and the Detroit Tigers won a second straight over the host Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Ty Madden pitched effectively in a bulk-innings reliever r...
Giants slug four homers to edge Padres
Matt Chapman, Jerar Encarnacion and Luis Matos each homered in a six-run fourth inning Sunday as the visiting San Francisco Giants squeaked past the San Diego Padres 7-6.,Erik Miller (4-5) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to get the win after starter Spencer Bivens was hooked two o...
Chargers handle Raiders in Jim Harbaugh's return to NFL
J.K. Dobbins rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, Cameron Dicker made three field goals and the Los Angeles Chargers opened the Jim Harbaugh era with a 22-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders during a defensive tussle Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Despite struggling on offense early, the Chargers di...
Shohei Ohtani hits 46th home run as Dodgers blank Guardians
Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run, Jack Flaherty continued to establish himself as the lead of the rotation with 7 1/3 scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 4-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Max Muncy added a home run and Will Smith had a go-ahead RBI singl...
Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston help Fever hold off Dream in OT
Caitlin Clark recorded her franchise-record 14th double-double of the year with 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Fever to a dramatic 104-100 comeback win in overtime on Sunday over the visiting Atlanta Dream.,Aliyah Boston scored off an inside move with 1:03 left in overtime to give Indi...
Joey Logano kicks off NASCAR postseason with win at Atlanta
Joey Logano got help from teammate Ryan Blaney in NASCAR overtime and opened the Cup Series postseason Sunday by roaring to victory in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,In the green-white-checkered finish, Logano lined up ahead of Team Penske teammate Blaney and outduele...
Liberty hold off A'ja Wilson-less Aces in tight finish
Jonquel Jones made two free throws with 2.5 seconds left to seal the New York Liberty's 75-71 win over the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.,Breanna Stewart had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Jones added 15 points and eight rebounds as the Liberty (29-6) moved closer to clinching the No. 1 seed in ...
Jannik Sinner wins U.S. Open, extends U.S. Grand Slam drought
Italy's Jannik Sinner was in complete control Sunday, winning the U.S. Open men's singles title with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory over American No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz in New York.,It was Sinner's second Grand Slam title of the year after Sinner took the Australian Open in January. The World No. 1 also ...
Streaking Rangers overpower Angels
Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Ezequiel Duran homered to help the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of their four-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Travis Jankowski had two hits and an RBI for the Rangers (70-74), who have won five of six.,Rangers starter Andr...
Mariners club Cardinals 10-4 to take series
Randy Arozarena and Jorge Polanco hit two-run home runs to power the visiting Seattle Mariners past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 Sunday.,Luke Raley and Mitch Garver drove in two runs apiece, and Raley, Arozarena, Julio Rodriguez and Justin Turner scored twice for the Mariners (73-71), who won for th...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx outlast Mystics
Napheesa Collier paired 19 points with 12 rebounds Sunday as the visiting Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 78-71.,Courtney Williams scored 12 points, while Bridget Carleton, Kayla McBride and Natisha Hiedeman added 10 apiece as Minnesota (26-9) won for the 10th time in its last 11 games.,T...
Chris Sale, Braves get the better of Blue Jays in 11 innings
Sean Murphy drove in the winning run with an infield grounder to complete a two-run 11th-inning rally and give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win on Sunday over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The win moved the Braves (78-65) into a tie with the New York Mets for ...
Jameson Taillon helps Cubs salvage series finale vs. Yankees
Jameson Taillon tossed six strong innings and Isaac Paredes drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs avoided a three-game sweep against the visiting New York Yankees with a 2-1 win on Sunday.,Taillon (10-8) allowed one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Nate Pearson pitched two scoreless...
Sam Hilliard, Kyle Freeland lead Rockies past skidding Brewers
Sam Hilliard had a three-run homer and Kyle Freeland allowed one unearned run over six innings to pace the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in the decider of the three-game series.,Hilliard's three-run homer in the fifth put Colorado (54-90) up 4-1. Eze...