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Top seed Jannik Sinner wilts, bounced from French Open
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was one game away from advancing to the third round of the French Open on Thursday before it all fell apart.,Clearly struggling with the heat, Sinner squandered two chances to serve for the match before Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo ended his 30-match win streak with a 3...

Falcons soar to tie for first in BLAST Slam VII group stage
Team Falcons swept three matches on Wednesday to pull into a tie for first place in the group stage of the BLAST Slam VII at Copenhagen, Denmark.,One of the wins for Team Falcons came against Team Yandex, leaving those clubs tied for first place at 5-1. Team Yandex won their other two matches of the...

Nyara Sabally's career-high 29 helps Tempo extend Sky's skid
Nyara Sabally scored a career-best 29 points Wednesday night to help the visiting Toronto Tempo defeat the Chicago Sky 111-104.,Sabally also had six rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots as the Tempo ended a two-game losing skid while extending the Sky's losing streak to three.,Marina Mabrey ad...

Shohei Ohtani (6 no-hit innings, homer) carries Dodgers past Rockies
Shohei Ohtani did not allow a hit over six innings on the mound and added a leadoff home run from the batter's box as the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.,Ohtani and Will Klein held the Rockies without...

Shakira Austin, Mystics gain road split against Storm
Shakira Austin had game-high totals of 18 points, 13 rebounds and five assists as the Washington Mystics defeated the host Seattle Storm 78-64 on Wednesday.,Michaela Onyenwere added 14 points, making three 3-pointers, and Kiki Iriafen had 13 points and nine boards for the Mystics (3-3), who snapped ...

Fire pull away in fourth quarter to beat Sun, extend win streak to 3
Carla Leite scored 20 points and the Portland Fire dominated the fourth quarter to post a 71-61 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night., ,Bridget Carleton added 13 points and seven rebounds as Portland (5-3) won its third straight game. Megan Gustafson had 10 points for the Fir...

Lynx pull away in third quarter, power past Dream
Courtney Williams scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 96-81 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Natasha Howard finished with 22 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota (5-2), which avenged a season-opening loss against the Dream. Olivi...

First-period spree brings Hurricanes to verge of Stanley Cup Final
The visiting Hurricanes scored three times in less than three minutes in the first period and Frederik Andersen made 18 saves, lifting Carolina to a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.,The Hurricanes hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven se...

Yordan Alvarez bangs two more homers as Astros edge Rangers
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs, including a go-ahead blast in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Alvarez has hit five home runs in his last three games to pull even with Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Muraka...

Nyara Sabally's career-high 29 helps Tempo end skid vs. Sky
Nyara Sabally scored a career-best 29 points Wednesday night to help the visiting Toronto Tempo defeat the Chicago Sky 111-104.,Sabally also had six rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots as the Tempo ended a two-game losing skid while extending the Sky's losing streak to three.,Marina Mabrey ad...

Reds strand 17 runners in failed bid for sweep of Mets
Juan Soto hit his sixth homer in seven games and Carson Benge had a pair of two-out RBI singles to lead the New York Mets past the visiting Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday.,In salvaging the finale of a three-game series, the Mets avoided being swept at home by the Reds for the first time since May ...

Gerrit Cole brilliant again as Yankees sweep Royals
Gerrit Cole scattered four hits and struck out 10 over 6 2/3 stellar innings and Ben Rice had three RBIs as the visiting New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.,Cole (1-0) did not yield a walk during his efficient 79-pitch outi...

David Sandlin dazzles in debut as White Sox smash Twins
David Sandlin pitched six innings of one-run ball in his major league debut and Munetaka Murakami homered for the third straight game as the host Chicago White Sox blasted the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday.,Chicago secured at least a split of the four-game series behind a sterling outing from Sa...

Ian Happ breaks out of slump, Cubs snap 10-game skid vs. Pirates
Ian Happ drove in five runs and ignited a six-run seventh inning with a three-run home run that eventually helped the Chicago Cubs snap a 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,The Cubs last scored 10 runs in a game in their prior win May 15th befo...

Liberty ride 23-0 third-quarter surge to victory over Mercury
Marine Johannes scored a game-high 21 points and her New York Liberty went on a 23-0 run to close the third quarter en route to an 84-74 win over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.,Johannes made a career-high seven 3-pointers, missing just twice from long range. The Liberty also got 17 point...

Blaze Alexander, Orioles finish sweep of Rays in dominant fashion
Gunnar Henderson hit the first of his two home runs in Baltimore's five-run first inning as the Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep against the team with the best record in the American League.,Rookie Trey Gibson took a shutout into the six...

Connelly Early, Red Sox blank Braves to snap four-game skein
Connelly Early pitched seven scoreless innings and Jarren Duran homered for the second straight game to help the Boston Red Sox end a four-game losing streak by beating the visiting Atlanta Braves 8-0 on Wednesday night.,Early (5-2) limited the Braves to four hits and three walks while amassing seve...

Tigers overcome pitcher injuries to shut out Angels
Spencer Torkelson had three extra-base hits, including a solo homer, and the Detroit Tigers overcame two more pitching injuries to blank the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 4-0, on Wednesday night.,Torkelson blasted his eighth homer while Kevin McGonigle had two hits and scored twice for the Tigers, wh...

Cristopher Sanchez sets Phillies' scoreless innings mark in win over Padres
Cristopher Sanchez set the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings Wednesday as they completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 3-0 win at Petco Park.,Sanchez passed Grover Cleveland Alexander's mark of 41 innings, set in 1911, by retiring Jackson M...

Trailing early, Diamondbacks rally to extend domination of Giants
Geraldo Perdomo hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks threw out two San Francisco Giants on the basepaths in a crazy eighth to hold on for a 3-2 victory that completed a second consecutive three-game sweep between the National League West rivals Wednesday af...