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Yankees contain Red Sox, take 3-game series
Alex Verdugo and Austin Wells each had two hits while Gleyber Torres drove in two runs as the New York Yankees beat the host Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Sunday night to take the rubber match of a three-game series. ,The Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning for the second consecutive night ...
Team Liquid keep rolling at LCS Summer Split
Team Liquid blanked Immortals 2-0 on Sunday to remain undefeated in group-stage action at the League Championship Series Summer Split. ,Liquid won twice on blue -- in 24 minutes and in 29 minutes -- to improve to 5-0. They sit in second place in the standings, though, as Cloud9 hold a better individ...
Lauren Coughlin wins first LPGA title at CPKC Women's Open
Lauren Coughlin made clutch swings down the stretch and won her first LPGA title in her 103rd career start, capturing the CPKC Women's Open on Sunday in Calgary.,Coughlin made two crucial birdies in the final four holes at Earl Grey Golf Club, holing one at the par-5 15th before playing the par-3 17...
Pirates rally with big 10th inning to salvage series against Diamondbacks
Ke'Bryan Hayes hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run 10th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. ,Oneil Cruz homered for the second straight game and scored two runs and Andrew McCutchen singled and walked for Pittsburg...
Crazy Raccoon takes Overwatch Esports World Cup final over Ultra
On the heels of a dominant semifinal victory, Crazy Raccoon dispatched the Toronto Ultra 4-1 Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Toronto, which had defeated ZETA DIVISION 4-3 earlier Sunday to advance to the final itself, dropped the fir...
Pirates rally with big 10th inning to salvage win against Diamondbacks
Ke'Bryan Hayes hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run tenth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, Ariz.,Oneil Cruz homered for the second straight game and scored two runs and Andrew McCutchen singled and walked for P...
Taylor Ward belts grand slam, Angels rally past A's
Taylor Ward's grand slam in the fourth inning capped a rally from a six-run deficit, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The victory allowed the Angels to avoid a four-game sweep to the A's.,Angels first baseman Nolan Sch...
Giants outlast Rockies to complete four-game sweep
Casey Schmitt homered, Matt Chapman added a key two-run single and the San Francisco Giants completed a four-game home sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Jorge Soler had three hits and Derek Hill scored twice after a triple and a single for the Giants, who went 7-0...
USWNT pummel Germany 4-1 to clinch berth in Olympic quarters
PARIS -- The U.S. women's national team carried on their good form in Group B at the Paris Olympics and secured an emphatic 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday in Marseille, thanks to a first-half brace from Sophia Smith and goals from Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams.,The four-time Olympic gold medalis...
Jhonattan Vegas birdies 18th to win 3M Open, end drought
Jhonattan Vegas birdied the final hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory in seven years, winning the 3M Open by shooting a 1-under-par 70 in the final round Sunday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.,The Venezuelan had an eagle putt attempt from about 96 feet, with the ball rolling slightly past ...
Brewers use bats, defense to top sweep-minded Marlins
Jake Bauers went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Brice Turang was 2-for-4 while shining defensively to help the host Milwaukee Brewers avoid a sweep with a 6-2 win against the Miami Marlins on Sunday.,Brewers starting pitcher Tobias Myers allowed one run on three hits and struck out five in four innings. ...
Alpha7 Esports sails to victory at PUBG Mobile World Cup
Alpha7 Esports ran away with the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 title on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Alpha7 wrapped up the three-day main tournament with 153 points (including 71 placement points and 82 kill points), almost 30 more than runners-up REJECT and Tianba at 124 apiece.,The final six match...
Orioles build big lead, hold off Padres
Cedric Mullins capped a six-run third inning with a two-run double and Ryan Mountcastle drove in four runs as the host Baltimore Orioles avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Sunday afternoon.,A six-run lead nearly vanished on Baltimore for the second time in four days,...
Dodgers smash 3 HRs to take down Astros
James Outman, Gavin Lux and Teoscar Hernandez homered in support of rookie River Ryan, who excelled in his second career start as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers salvaged the finale of this three-game interleague series with a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.,The Dodgers snapped a fou...
Cubs get timely hits, rally past Royals
David Bote and Pete Crow-Armstrong delivered two-out RBI hits as the Chicago Cubs rallied past the host Kansas City Royals 7-3 in Sunday's rubber game.,Trailing 3-2 with two outs in the sixth, Bote doubled to the right field wall, scoring Michael Busch to tie the game. He then scored on Crow-Armstro...
Paul Goldschmidt's game-ending HR lifts Cardinals over Nationals
Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Washington Nationals 4-3 on Sunday.,Goldschmidt led off the inning and drilled a 2-2 sinker from Dylan Floro (3-3) over the wall in left. It was Goldschmidt's 16th blast of the season.,Willson...
Cal Raleigh, Mariners sweep skidding White Sox
Cal Raleigh homered and knocked in three runs as the visiting Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-3 win on Sunday.,Bryce Miller (8-7) picked up the win after allowing three runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings. Miller walked none and fanned six. Three rel...
Braves display power, split series with Mets
Matt Olson opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the fourth inning Sunday afternoon for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who salvaged a split of a four-game series by beating the New York Mets 9-2.,Orlando Arcia, Austin Riley and Ramon Laureano also homered for the Braves, who outscored the Mets ...
Bailey Ober fans 11 as Twins one-hit Tigers
Bailey Ober held Detroit to one hit over eight innings and the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Tigers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.,Ober (10-5) walked two and struck out 11 in his dominant performance, his seventh consecutive quality start. Caleb Thielbar pitched around a walk in the ninth to complet...
Daulton Varsho propels Blue Jays over Rangers
Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer and the host Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of a depleted Texas Rangers pitching staff for a 7-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a solo homer and two RBIs to extend his hit streak to nine games for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-game se...