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Cydney Sanders powers No. 2 Oklahoma past No. 16 Oregon
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Cydney Sanders hit a pair of home runs to lift second-seeded Oklahoma to a 4-1 win over 16th-seeded Oregon in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday.,The Sooners (52-8) will take on star pitcher NiJaree Canady and Texas Tech on Monday night, needing to beat the Red R...
No. 7 Tennessee walks off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will face Texas on Monday needing to beat the Longhorns twice to adv...
Mercury rally from 13-point deficit to defeat Sparks
Late-game 3-pointers from Satou Sabally and Monique Akoa Makani helped the Phoenix Mercury complete their comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit in an 85-80 road win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. ,Phoenix (5-2) fell behind 50-37 at intermission of the Commissioner's Cup-opening contest w...
Tani Oluwaseyi's brace leads Minnesota United to road win over Seattle
Tani Oluwaseyi scored twice and Robin Lod converted a penalty kick -- all in an eight-minute span early in the second half -- as Minnesota United handed the Seattle Sounders a rare home loss 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,The Loons (8-3-6, 30 points) won for the first time in nine regular-season matches a...
Aces start strong, hold off Storm for 2nd straight win
A'ja Wilson scored 19 points and collected seven rebounds to help the visiting Las Vegas Aces top the Seattle Storm 75-70 on Sunday night.,Jackie Young added 12 points while Chelsea Gray, Jewell Loyd and Aaliyah Nye chipped in with 10 apiece as Las Vegas (4-2) won its second straight. The Aces have ...
Manny Machado, Padres claw past Pirates
Manny Machado homered and knocked in the tiebreaking run during a four-run seventh-inning rally as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday.,Machado's sacrifice fly to deep center scored Elias Diaz with the run that put San Diego ahead 5-4. Tyler Wade capped the big...
Miguel Angel Jimenez prevails in playoff at Principal Charity Classic
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen and Australia's Cameron Percy, then birdied the same hole in the playoff to win the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa.,"It was hard," Jimenez said....
Maja Stark captures U.S. Women's Open for first major title
Maja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her.,Now she's a U.S. Women's Open champion.,Stark carded an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots Sunday at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.,Stark led the championship by one strok...
Stallions prance into playoffs by smashing Showboats
The Birmingham Stallions built momentum for the playoffs by posting a 46-9 triumph over the host Memphis Showboats in the UFL regular-season finale on Sunday.,The Stallions (7-3) -- who host the Michigan Panthers next week for the USFL Conference title and the right to meet the XFL Conference winner...
Randy Arozarena provides walk-off RBI to lift Mariners over Twins
Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners avoided a fourth straight extra-inning game by defeating the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Julio Rodriguez led off the bottom of the ninth with an infield single. A...
No. 7 Tennessee walk off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will take on Texas on Monday, needing to beat the Longhorns twice to...
Diamondbacks cool off Nats' bats, but Corbin Burnes departs early
Eugenio Suarez hit a long two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 3-1 win against the Washington Nationals in the finale of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes blanked the Nationals on four hits ...
Scottie Scheffler rolls to victory at Memorial for 3rd win of year
Scottie Scheffler had another smooth round and won for the third time in his last four tournaments, successfully defending his title at the Memorial Tournament with Sunday's 2-under-par 70 in the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,At 10-under 278 for the tournament, Scheffle...
Liberty build 57-point lead to blot out Sun
The New York Liberty tied a WNBA record with 19 3-pointers and set a franchise record for margin of victory with a dominating 100-52 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.,The Liberty improved to 7-0, which tied the franchise record for best start that was se...
Hunter Brown pitches Astros past Rays
Hunter Brown allowed one hit and recorded his fifth scoreless start of the season, and the Houston Astros earned a split of their four-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.,The Astros scratched across an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning against Rays...
Michael Busch leads hit parade as Cubs beat Reds
Michael Busch hit a two-run homer and singled in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 7-3 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Nico Hoerner had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago, which won for the sixth time in its last seven games. Pete Crow-Armst...
Tigers score on wild pitch, hold on for 1-0 victory over Royals
Keider Montero and four Detroit relievers held the Kansas City Royals in check, and the visiting Tigers scored on a third-inning wild pitch for a 1-0 victory Sunday.,Montero allowed seven hits and one walk over 4 2/3 innings, but the Royals couldn't push a run across the plate against the young righ...
Addison Barger's 3-run blast fuels Blue Jays' rally past Athletics
Addison Barger hit a go-ahead three-run homer to highlight a six-run eighth inning on Sunday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 8-4.,Barger's home run against Justin Sterner (1-2) was his third of the four-game series to help Toronto earn a sweep of the Athletics and ...
Luis Matos helps Giants beat Marlins, end road trip on high note
Luis Matos launched a three-run home run, Hayden Birdsong carried a lead into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants held on for a second win in their three-game road series in Miami, 4-2 over the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval each pitched out of a la...
Renegades close out season with rout of Brahmas
Luis Perez completed 26 of 32 passes for 283 yards and scored a rushing touchdown to pace the Arlington Renegades to a 23-6 victory over the host San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday in a season finale for both teams.,The Brahmas (1-9) opened the scoring with Tristan Vizcaino's 30-yard field goal, but the ...