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Kaitlyn Terry lifts Texas Tech past UCLA into WCWS semifinals
Kaitlyn Terry delivered an RBI double in the ninth and allowed just two runs in five innings over three stints in the circle to lift Texas Tech to an 8-7, extra-inning win over UCLA on Sunday in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday in Oklahoma City.,Terry, who spent the previous tw...
No. 1 UCLA falls to Saint Mary's again, out of tourney in shocker
The No. 1 overall seed UCLA baseball team was stunningly eliminated from its home Los Angeles Regional with a 6-5 10-inning loss to Saint Mary's on Sunday.,It was the second loss to the Gaels (36-26) in three days for the Bruins (52-8), a wire-to-wire top-ranked team this season, who lost six games ...
Cardinals start hot, stifle Cubs to win rivalry rubber match
Matthew Liberatore and Hunter Dobbins teamed up to limit the Chicago Cubs to just seven hits and a walk, leading the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory Sunday night to take the rubber match of the three-game rivalry series.,JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera both went 2-for-3 with two runs and a ...
OpTic, Falcons, Breach get to 2-0 in Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying
OpTic Texas, the Riyadh Falcons and the Boston Breach all improved to 2-0 with wins on Sunday at Stage 4 qualifying of the Call of Duty League.,Only the Breach had to work through more than three games to secure the win ... they did it in four.,The Riyadh Falcons downed Paris Gentle Mates 3-0 and Op...
Team Liquid blank Shopify Rebellion to move on at LCS Spring playoffs
Team Liquid blanked Shopify Rebellion 3-0 in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the LCS Spring playoffs on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Just four teams remain standing in the competition. Team Liquid advanced to face FlyQuest in the lower-bracket semifinal on June 7, while Cloud9 and LYON are sitting more...
New blood: Jakub Mensik, Rafael Jodar, Joao Fonseca all reach French QFs
With Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic eliminated in earlier rounds, there's room for a youth movement at the French Open.,No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany is the new favorite and advanced to the quarterfinals handily Sunday, but he was flanked by Jakub Mensik, Rafael Jodar and Joao Fonseca as ...
Nationals hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Mariners pull out 10-inning win to sweep Diamondbacks
Victor Robles' infield single brought home the deciding run with one out in the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game interleague series.,Cole Young and Dominic Canzone hit solo homers for the American League West-...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers cruise past Phillies
Rookies Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland each hit home runs in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 9-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dodgers rebound...
Yankees explode for 13-run inning in victory over Athletics
Ben Rice drove in four runs, and Trent Grisham and Max Schuemann each had two RBIs as the New York Yankees rode a 13-run third inning to a 13-8 win over the Athletics on Saturday in West Sacramento, Calif.,The Yankees sent 18 hitters to the plate and took a 13-3 lead in the third on 11 hits and four...
Giants break out of skid in big way, crush Rockies
Willy Adames hit a grand slam in a seven-run fifth inning, Bryce Eldridge also homered among his four hits, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Colorado Rockies 19-6 in Denver on Sunday.,Jung Hoo Lee had a career-high five hits -- two in the fifth inning -- Jesus Rodriguez homered, Rafael Devers...
Russell Henley birdies first playoff hole, wins Charles Schwab Challenge
Russell Henley birdied the first playoff hole with a putt from inside 5 feet to complete a comeback victory in the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Henley shot 3-under-par 67 with birdies on the final three holes before defeating Eric Cole in the playoff. They were tied at 12...
Aces dominate in the paint, down Valkyries
Jackie Young complemented 23 points with a game-high nine assists, A'ja Wilson dominated on both ends of the floor and the Las Vegas Aces snapped a two-game losing streak with a 91-81 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson finished with 28 points, 15 reb...
Celine Boutier ends drought, lands second career ShopRite LPGA title
Celine Boutier fired a 5-under-par 66 with a pivotal long birdie putt down the stretch to pull out a one-shot victory for her second title at the ShopRite LPGA on Sunday in Galloway, N.J.,The Frenchwoman posted a 9-under 204 for the three-round event at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course. Sout...
Christian Pulisic breaks through, USMNT beat Senegal 3-2 in tune-up
The first of two friendlies for the U.S. men's national team before opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12 vs. Paraguay wasn't meant to be a definitive statement on the Americans' chances to advance to the knockout round.,But the 3-2 win against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday provided a h...
Rangers cruise past Royals to notch three-game sweep
Jack Leiter matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while Josh Jung and Ezequiel Duran recorded two-RBI hits, as the Texas Rangers completed their three-game, home series sweep of the scuffling Kansas City Royals with Sunday's 6-3 victory at Arlington, Texas.,Leiter (3...
Katie Stewart's late blast propels Texas past Nebraska at WCWS
Katie Stewart blasted a three-run home run in the sixth inning to keep defending champion Texas alive with a 3-1 win over Nebraska in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday in Oklahoma City.,Nebraska two-way star Jordy Frahm was cruising, taking a no-hitter into the sixth before Jayc...
Mets smack three homers to complete sweep of Marlins
Carson Benge, Marcus Semien and Juan Soto hit home runs for the host New York Mets as they cruised to a 10-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Soto's long ball was a grand slam in New York's five-run sixth inning which punctuated their weekend sweep of the Marlins.,Nolan McLean (3-4) o...
Jacob Misiorowski brilliant again as Brewers blank Astros
Jacob Misiorowski capped a stellar month by twirling seven shutout innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.,Misiorowski (6-2) allowed three hits and recorded eight strikeouts during his 88-pitch...
Red Sox use big seventh inning to topple Guardians
A six-run seventh inning propelled the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Boston trailed 4-3 entering the seventh and scored all six runs with two outs. The inning included a two-run single by left fielder Masata...