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Christian Rasmussen passes Alex Palou, grabs maiden win at Milwaukee
Alex Palou may have locked up his third straight IndyCar Series championship already, but Christian Rasmussen wasn't fazed when he passed Palou for the lead late in the race and held on to win his first IndyCar title at the Snap-on 250 on Sunday in West Allis, Wis.,Rasmussen, a 25-year-old from Denm...
Merrill Kelly produces gem, Rangers complete sweep of Guardians
Merrill Kelly produced his best outing with Texas and Rowdy Tellez ripped a two-run home run to get the ball rolling as the Rangers defeated the hapless Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas to complete a three-game series sweep., ,The Rangers have won four of their past fi...
Giants overtake Brewers late in 4-3 win
Heliot Ramos drove in two runs with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday.,The win gave San Francisco the three-game set. Milwaukee's Trevor Megill (5-3) blew his second save of the series.,Matt Chapma...
Taiwan wins 18th LLBWS championship with shutout of Nevada
Lin Chin-Tse tossed five one-hit innings and knocked in three runs, and Taiwan won the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series with a 7-0 victory over the U.S. champions from Las Vegas, Nevada in the championship game Sunday in South Williamsport, Penn.,Lin had the big hit of the Tung-Yaun LL team'...
Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton win in straight sets to kick off U.S. Open
The U.S. Open got off to a promising start for the two biggest hopes in American men's tennis.,No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz defeated countryman and wild card Emilio Nava 7-5, 6-2, 6-3, while No. 6 seed Ben Shelton cruised past Peruvian wild card Ignacio Buse 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday in New York.,This U.S....
Storm pull out win over Mystics in frantic final minute
Seattle's Nneka Ogwumike scored 30 points and sank a tiebreaking 15-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds left as the visiting Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 84-82 on Sunday afternoon.,Ogwumike finished 11-for-15 from the field. Teammate Dominique Malonga pumped in 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds of...
White Sox batter Twins' Taj Bradley early; capture series
Kyle Teel had three hits and two RBIs, Colson Montgomery homered and four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Sunday.,An early barrage against Twins right-hander Taj Bradley propelled Chicago to its first home series victory since...
Royals salvage series finale in slugfest with Tigers
Vinnie Pasquantino clubbed his sixth homer in seven games, a two-run shot, and the visiting Kansas City Royals salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 10-8 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Kyle Isbel also drove in two runs, while Maikel Garcia had two hits, including a solo...
Braves outlast Mets to avoid sweep
Jurickson Profar laced a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Mets.,Profar and Sean Murphy each drove in a pair for the Braves, who salvaged the finale of the three-game set after being outscored 21-9 across the ...
Jakob Marsee helps Marlins avoid sweep by Blue Jays
Rookie Jakob Marsee lined a three-run triple and also doubled to start another rally, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,Marsee has 23 RBIs in his first 23 major-league games.,Despite the loss, Toronto got good news in the eighth inning as...
Trevor Rogers continues mound dominance as Orioles edge Astros
Trevor Rogers pitched seven splendid innings and Gunnar Henderson and Luis Vazquez homered as the Baltimore Orioles avoided a series sweep, defeating the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Henderson and Ryan Mountcastle each had two hits for the Orioles. Vazquez's long ball marked the ...
Phillies edge Nationals 3-2 to claim weekend series
Ranger Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings and Rafael Marchan knocked in three runs as the host Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Sunday.,Suarez (10-6) struck out 11 without a walk and allowed only three hits in lowering his ERA to 3.07. Nick Castellanos had two hits an...
Team Falcons win FISSURE Universe title out of lower bracket
Team Falcons swept Team Spirit in the best-of-five grand final at FISSURE Universe: Episode 6 on Sunday.,After Team Falcons started the day with a 2-0 win over Team Liquid in the lower-bracket final, it finished a perfect day against previously unbeaten Team Spirit, who had gone 4-0-0 in the group s...
Paul Skenes excels as Pirates shut out Rockies
Paul Skenes further bolstered his case for the National League Cy Young Award by tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,Skenes (8-9) led the Pirates to their fourth consecutive w...
Connecticut beats Aruba for third place at LLBWS
SJ Taxiltaridis knocked in two runs with a crucial double and scored twice as Connecticut defeated Aruba 4-2 Sunday in the consolation game of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Logan Gryga laced a two-out single in the third to start Fairfield Little League's rally. Luca Pell...
The MongolZ sweep way to glory at Esports World Cup
The MongolZ recorded a 3-0 victory over Aurora Gaming on Sunday in the grand final of the Counter-Strike event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold collected 61 kills and a plus-17 kills-to-death differential for the MongolZ, who posted a 16-14 win on Mirage, 1...
Disguised eliminates Dignitas at LTA North Split 3
In its fifth week of competition, the League of Legends Championship of The Americas North Split 3 in Los Angeles finally sent a team home.,In the first lower bracket Round 1 match on Saturday, Disguised took down Dignitas 3-1, advancing to the lower bracket quarterfinals and dropping Dignitas into ...
Portland, San Diego FC play to scoreless draw
San Diego FC extended its unbeaten run to five matches and secured its place in the MLS Cup Playoffs despite an underwhelming performance in a 0-0 draw against the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,San Diego (16-7-5, 53 points) officially secured its postseason place in its expansion seas...
Galaxy score 3 goals, dominate Rapids for rare win
Harbor Miller, Elijah Wynder and Gabriel Pec each scored goals Saturday night as LA Galaxy enjoyed a rare win, blanking the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-0 in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (4-16-7, 19 points) have the worst record in MLS but looked more like one of the best teams on this night. They outsho...
Ryan Blaney wins regular-season finale in Daytona; Reddick, Bowman playoff-bound
Ryan Blaney put Ford back into Victory Lane for the first time in nearly three months Saturday night and gained momentum heading into next weekend's playoff opener.,The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion was first to the checkered flag in a frantic, four-wide finish in Saturday night's regular-season f...