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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz storm into U.S. Open semis
Novak Djokovic was in a dancing mood after advancing to the semifinals of the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win over Taylor Fritz on Tuesday night in New York.,The win ended shortly before midnight on the day Djokovic's daughter turned 8 years old. In her honor, the 38-year-old Serbian busted ...
DeWanna Bonner gets her revenge against her old team as Mercury beat Fever
DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points off the bench, including six in the fourth quarter, to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 85-79 victory over her old team, the Indiana Fever, on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Bonner began the season with the Fever before they waived her in late June. She then signed in July w...
Valkyries earn key win, but Liberty still clinch playoff bid
The Golden State Valkyries took a major step toward earning a playoff berth in their inaugural season, riding balanced scoring and stingy defense to a 66-58 win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday in San Francisco.,Despite the defeat, the Liberty (24-17) clinched a playoff spot when the Indiana Fev...
Giants prevail over Rockies amid 1st-inning ejections
Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer in the first inning that led to the benches emptying and three ejections in the San Francisco Giants' 7-4 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Tuesday night.,Colorado starting pitcher Kyle Freeland and San Francisco's Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected...
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Trent Grisham power Yankees past Astros
Jazz Chisholm Jr. posted a multi-homer game, Trent Grisham slugged his third grand slam in seven weeks, and Max Fried twirled seven strong innings as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 7-1 in the opener of a three-game series between postseason contenders.,The Yankees (77-61) fail...
Andrew Benintendi hits 2 home runs as White Sox blow out Twins
Andrew Benintendi went 4-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs as the Chicago White Sox pulled away for a 12-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Lenyn Sosa and Kyle Teel also homered for Chicago, which won its third game in a row. Will Robertson and Bryan Ramos contributed ...
Junior Caminero drives in four as Rays top Mariners
All-Star Junior Caminero reached the 40-homer, 100-RBI mark, drove in four and doubled in the go-ahead runs as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight by edging the visiting Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Tuesday night.,In a 4-all game in the seventh, Caminero ripped a double past third base off Gabe S...
Jays ride George Springer's power surge to win over Reds
George Springer belted his franchise-best 23rd leadoff homer in the first inning and added a two-run shot in the fourth, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,Toronto's Bo Bichette launched a three-run shot, Daulton Varsho also went deep and Al...
Mitch Farris shines in debut as Angels defeat Royals
Mitch Farris allowed a run over five strong innings in his major league debut, earning the win as the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Tuesday night.,The 24-year-old Ferris (1-0), drafted by Atlanta and acquired by the Angels (65-73) this past offseason, allowed only a ...
Kyle Tucker blasts early 3-run homer as Cubs hold off Braves
Kyle Tucker blasted a three-run homer to highlight a four-run third inning and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-3 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday evening.,Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored a run for the Cubs (80-59), who took the opener of the three-game series, 7-6, in 10 inni...
Blue Jays ride Springer's power surge to win over Reds
George Springer belted his franchise-best 23rd leadoff homer in the first inning and added a two-run shot in the fourth, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,Toronto's Bo Bichette launched a three-run shot, Daulton Varsho also went deep and Al...
Ivan Herrera's 2-run homer propels Cardinals past Athletics
Ivan Herrera hit a two-run homer to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Athletics 2-1 Tuesday night.,The Cardinals (69-71) won for the fourth time in six games while the Athletics (64-76) lost for the fourth time in their last five games.,St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (7-10) allowed one...
Jared Triolo, Tommy Pham propel Pirates past Dodgers
Jared Triolo produced two doubles and two RBIs and Tommy Pham's two hits included a two-run double as the host Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 9-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.,The Pirates (62-77) picked up their 40th win at home this season and handed the Dodgers (78-60) their thir...
Giants' Willy Adames and Matt Chapman, Rockies' Kyle Freeland ejected in 1st
A leisurely Rafael Devers home run trot spawned three ejections in the first inning of the San Francisco Giants' game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver.,Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland and San Francisco's Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected after the benc...
Pete Alonso hits two of Mets' four homers in rout of Tigers
Luis Torrens hit a three-run homer, Pete Alonso had a pair of solo shots and the visiting New York Mets romped past the Detroit Tigers 12-5 on Tuesday night.,Jeff McNeil had three hits and drove in three runs for New York while Juan Soto supplied two hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs. B...
Red Sox use big eighth inning to outslug Guardians
The Boston Red Sox broke open a tie game by scoring four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning en route to an 11-7 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.,Alex Bregman's RBI single handed the Red Sox (78-62) an 8-7 lead. Jarren Duran followed with an RBI double and then Tre...
James Wood blasts 27th homer, leads Nationals past Marlins
James Wood had two hits including a two-run homer, Cade Cavalli pitched five solid innings and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 5-2 on Tuesday night.,Daylen Lile and Jacob Young added two hits and produced RBIs for Washington, which has won its last two after losing eight str...
Northern Illinois visits Maryland plotting another Week 2 shocker
In Week 2 last season, Northern Illinois pulled off perhaps the most inexplicable upset of 2024 by toppling a Notre Dame team that went on to reach the national title game.,This year in Week 2, Northern Illinois (1-0) has a chance to make noise again versus a heavily favored foe -- though a victory ...
Jessica Pegula sets U.S. Open rematch with Aryna Sabalenka
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula are headed for a rematch in Arthur Ashe Stadium, as one straight-sets win and one walkover Tuesday propelled them into the U.S. Open semifinals in New York.,After Pegula defeated unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3, Sabalenka was sl...
Red-hot Carlos Alcaraz storms into U.S. Open semifinals
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz extended his indomitable run into the U.S. Open semifinals by defeating No. 20 seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in a shade less than two hours on Tuesday in New York.,The 22-year-old Spanish star won his 11th straight match and reached his ninth Grand slam semifinal -- inclu...