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Quartet of U.S. women head to fourth round at French Open
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula led an American march into the fourth round in Paris at the French Open on Saturday.,The second-seeded Gauff defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 7-6 (3) while the third-seeded Pegula rallied to oust former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on...
Jannik Sinner strolls into French Open fourth round
Jannik Sinner put on a clinic at the French Open on Saturday, losing just three games and crushing Jiri Lehecka in 94 minutes to reach the fourth round in Paris.,The top-seeded Italian hasn't dropped a set this week at Roland Garros and lost only nine points on serve in his 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 victory aga...
Cruz Azul, Whitecaps clash for Concacaf Champions Cup crown
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to become only the second MLS team in the modern era to win the Concacaf Champions Cup when they face Liga MX's Cruz Azul in Sunday's final in Mexico City.,The winner earns a place in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and this year's FIFA Intercontinental Cup.,Mexican sid...
Oregon KOs Ole Miss in WCWS on 10th-inning walk
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kedre Luschar drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to give No. 16 Oregon a 6-5 win over Ole Miss in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Friday.,Aliyah Binford's 3-1 offering was low, forcing in the winning run nearly four hours after the game bega...
Carlos Correa's 10th-inning blast lifts Twins past Mariners
Carlos Correa homered leading off the 10th inning as the Minnesota Twins pulled off an improbable comeback to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 12-6 Friday night,,Willi Castro hit two homers and Trevor Larnach also went deep for the Twins, who rallied from a four-run deficit.,Seattle's Cal Raleigh hi...
Shohei Ohtani's 2 HRs lift Dodgers over Yanks in Series rematch
Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, including one in a four-run sixth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in a World Series rematch that resembled an October contest.,Freddie Freeman added an RBI double in the sixth, Andy Pages hit ...
Nationals extend hot streak with win over D-backs
James Wood hit a solo homer and Josh Bell added a three-run shot as the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 in the opener of a three-game series on Friday in Phoenix.,Robert Hassell III had two hits and three RBIs for Washington, which has won three straight and nine of its past 1...
Dream rally past Storm to extend win streak to 4
Rhyne Howard scored 33 points, Allisha Gray had 28 and the visiting Atlanta Dream rallied to defeat the Seattle Storm 94-87 on Friday night.,Brionna Jones scored 15 points and Naz Hillmon had 11 for the Dream (5-2), who won their fourth consecutive game after outscoring the Storm 31-21 in the fourth...
Tigers pound three homers, top Royals for 5th straight win
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler set the pace with early two-run homers and Spencer Torkelson went deep late as the visiting Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight, 7-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Dingler and Wenceel Perez each had three hits, while the former drove in three for the...
Natisha Hiedeman's late trey lifts unbeaten Lynx over Mercury
Natisha Hiedeman buried a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left to give the Minnesota Lynx a 74-71 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.,Hiedeman's game winner allowed the Lynx (6-0) to remain unbeaten even though star Napheesa Collier (knee) sat out the contest.,Kayla McBride...
A’ja Wilson pours in 35 points to carry Aces past Sparks
A'ja Wilson scored 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces shot a blistering 12-of-25 from 3-point range en route to a 96-81 home win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday.,Las Vegas (3-2) led by as many as 24 points in its highest-scoring performance early into the 2025 season, bu...
Battlehawks hold down Defenders in UFL semi preview
Carson Wells, Myles Sims and Mike Rose made seven tackles apiece, leading a strong defensive effort that led the St. Louis Battlehawks to a 13-8 win over the D.C. Defenders on Friday in Washington.,The game was a preview of a UFL semifinal matchup that was already slated for June 8 in St. Louis.,The...
Nick Pivetta's effective outings lifts Padres past Pirates
Jackson Merrill knocked in two runs and Nick Pivetta fired six solid innings as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday.,Pivetta (6-2) gave up six hits and two runs, walking none and striking out eight as he improved to 5-0 at home this year. Three San Diego reliever...
Tigers pound three homers, edge Royals in Lugo's return
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler set the pace with early two-run homers, and Spencer Torkelson went deep late, as the visiting Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight, 7-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Dingler and Wenceel Perez each had three hits, while the former drove in three for t...
Rajah Caruth holds on for Truck Series win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. -- In the closing laps of the Rackley Roofing 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday, Rajah Caruth had a question for himself.,"How bad do you want it?" Caruth thought silently, as four-time winner Corey Heim and Layne Riggs pursued him relentlessl...
Rangers' offense reappears in 11-1 rout of Cardinals
Marcus Semien went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBIs as the Texas Rangers broke out of their offensive funk with an 11-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers' Josh Jung and Sam Haggerty each had three hits and three RBIs. Wyatt Langford added a two-ru...
Red Sox take down Braves to end 5-game skid
Trevor Story ended a 15-game homer-less streak and the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Friday in the opener of their three-game series to stop their season-long five-game skid.,Story hit a two-run homer, his seventh, in the fourth inning to give Boston the lead. The shot carri...
Mike Trout returns to go 1-for-5 as Angels top Guardians
Jose Soriano pitched six strong innings, Jorge Soler homered and drove in two runs, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Friday to snap a five-game losing streak.,Three-time American League MVP Mike Trout went 1-for-5 in his return from the injured list for Los Ang...
Yainer Diaz slams walk-off homer as Astros edge Rays
Yainer Diaz socked an opposite-field, walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Diaz clubbed his seventh home run off Rays' left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger (0-1), who struck out the first two ba...
Ernie Clement helps power Blue Jays past struggling Athletics
Ernie Clement homered and had four hits, Addison Barger added a homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 11-7 on Friday night.,The Blue Jays rapped out 15 hits and accepted 11 walks in winning their third consecutive game. They recorded 18 hits in a 12-0 win on Thursday in the...