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Jessica Pegula beats Barbora Krejcikova, returns to U.S. Open semis
After failing to reach any Grand Slam semifinals before her 30th birthday, Jessica Pegula reached her second consecutive U.S. Open semifinal Tuesday in New York.,The fourth-seeded American became the first player to punch her ticket to this year's semis with a 6-3, 6-3 win over unseeded Barbora Krej...
Maple Leafs ink G Dennis Hildeby to 3-year extension
Goaltender Dennis Hildeby signed a three-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.,It's a two-way deal for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons followed by a one-way contract in 2027-28, carrying an average annual value of $841,667.,Hildeby, 24, posted a 3-3-0 record with a 3.33 go...
Alejandro Osuna's 2-run single in 10th lifts Rangers past D-backs
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the 10th inning on Monday, propelling the Texas Rangers to a 7-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,With runners on second and third and two outs, Osuna's line drive ricocheted off Arizona reliever Juan Burgos (1-1), scoring...
Sparks rally past Storm, tighten WNBA playoff race
Dearica Hamby scored 11 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter and Rickea Jackson added 23 points as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks used a dominating fourth quarter to rally for a 91-85 victory over the Seattle Storm on Monday.,Kelsey Plum contributed 14 points and seven assists, Rae Burrell had 11...
Alejandro Osuna's 2-run single in 10th lifts Rangers past Diamondbacks
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the 10th inning on Monday, propelling the visiting Texas Rangers to a 7-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.,With runners on second and third, Osuna's line drive ricocheted off Arizona reliever Juan Burgos (1-1), scoring Michael Helman...
TCU romps, ruins Bill Belichick's North Carolina debut
Josh Hoover threw for two touchdowns and 284 yards as TCU opened the season by spoiling Bill Belichick's collegiate coaching debut with North Carolina, defeating the Tar Heels 48-14 on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach's venture into the college ranks was an ove...
Maiara Niehues' first goal lifts Angel City past Bay FC
Maiara Niehues scored her first-ever NWSL goal on a header in the 77th minute as Angel City helped their playoff chances with a 2-1 victory over Bay FC at Los Angeles on Monday.,Rookie Riley Tiernan also scored for Angel City (6-7-5, 23 points), who slid into ninth place in the standings and one poi...
Nick Fortes' 3-run homer helps Rays rout Mariners
Nick Fortes lined a three-run homer in a two-hit outing, starter Shane Baz snapped an eight-game losing streak, and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a crucial three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners with a 10-2 rout on Monday night.,Swept in a three-game series in Seattle last month, the Ra...
Lynx extend franchise mark for wins in rout of Wings
Napheesa Collier scored 25 points on 7-for-10 shooting and made all four of her attempts from beyond the arc, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 96-71 win over the Dallas Wings on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Natisha Hiedeman scored 20 points off the bench for Minnesota (32-8), which extended ...
Jannik Sinner routs Alexander Bublik; U.S. Open quarterfinals set
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy shook off a mediocre performance in the previous round and routed Kazakhstan's 23rd seed Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Monday in New York.,The defending champion will face countryman and No. 10 seed Lorenzo Musetti in ...
Dylan Beavers, Orioles fend off Padres
Dylan Beavers' RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie and the visiting Baltimore Orioles went on to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.,Beavers came through with two outs against reliever Robert Suarez, scoring Jeremiah Jackson from second. Jackson and Gunnar Henderson set up the inning ...
White Sox double their fun in eighth to top Twins
Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman each hit an RBI double in the top of the eighth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 comeback win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Chase Meidroth hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which won its second game in a row. Colson Montgomery adde...
Phillies rally from 5-1 deficit to edge Brewers in slugfest
Brandon Marsh singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a wild 10-8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders.,Kyle Schwarber walked to open the ninth off Abner Uribe (2-2), who r...
Carson Kelly collects two clutch hits to rally Cubs past Braves
Carson Kelly hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth and a walk-off RBI single in the 10th to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves in the opener of their three-game series on Monday afternoon.,Kelly pulled the first pitch he saw from John Brebbia (1-1) into the...
Drew Gilbert, Kai-Wei Teng lift Giants past lowly Rockies
Rookie Drew Gilbert homered among his career-high four hits, Rafael Devers and Willy Adames also went deep and finished with two hits apiece and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 in Denver on Monday.,Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) struck out a career-high eight while scattering nine hits ov...
Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek roll into U.S. Open quarterfinals
No. 23 seed Naomi Osaka advanced to a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time since 2021 by routing No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in the U.S. Open Round of 16 on Monday in New York.,Osaka won 15 of her 16 first-serve points (93.8 percent) and needed just 64 minutes to finish her dismantling of Gauff,...
Naomi Osaka dominates Coco Gauff to reach U.S. Open quarters
No. 23 seed Naomi Osaka advanced to a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time since 2021 by routing No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in the U.S. Open round of 16 on Monday in New York.,Osaka won 15 of her 16 first-serve points (93.8 percent) and needed just 64 minutes to finish off her dismantling of Ga...
White Sox rally in eighth to top Twins
Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman each hit an RBI double in the top of the eighth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 comeback win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Chase Meidroth hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which won its second game in a row. Colson Montgomery adde...
Making first start in two years, Astros Luis Garcia stymies Angels
Luis Garcia made a triumphant return to the rotation, and the Houston Astros earned a split of their four-game wraparound series against the Los Angeles Angels with an 8-3 win on Monday.,Garcia (1-0) made his season debut and first appearance for the Astros in 28 months following Tommy John surgery ...
JJ Bleday leads hit parade as A's snap slide vs. Cardinals
JJ Bleday hit two homers, drove in three runs and scored three times to power the visiting Athletics past the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 Monday afternoon.,Zack Gelof (3-for-5, homer, two runs), Tyler Soderstrom (2-for-5, three RBIs), Jacob Wilson (3-for-4, two runs) and Darell Hernaiz (2-for-4, walk, ...