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James Wood, Miles Mikolas star as Nats pound Mariners
James Wood finished a triple short of the cycle, Miles Mikolas pitched seven scoreless innings and the Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-1 in Washington on Sunday.,Wood smacked his 20th home run of the season and provided an RBI double, while Keibert Ruiz had three hits including a solo home ru...
Max Meyer outduels Pirates' Paul Skenes as Marlins win series
Heriberto Hernandez and Joe Mack each hit solo home runs and Max Meyer outdueled Paul Skenes as the visiting Miami Marlins earned a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Meyer (7-0) yielded one run on six hits, walked three and fanned nine over six innings.,Pete Fairbanks gave up a run but ...
Germany overcomes slow start to rout World Cup debutante Curacao
The match didn't go as expected early when one of the most experienced World Cup nations played against a debutante but in the end, Germany scored the final six goals, two by Kai Havertz, for a 7-1 rout of Curacao in the Group E opener for both teams in Houston on Sunday.,The match was surprisingly ...
Spain's opener vs. Cape Verde carries giant expectations
After becoming a global star before turning 18, Lamine Yamal now has his sights on the World Cup and introducing himself on United States soil.,The teenage sensation could be set to make his World Cup debut Monday when Spain begin their pursuit of a second championship in Group H play against Cape V...
Lewis Hamilton wins in Barcelona for first victory with Ferrari
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won his first race as part of the legendary Ferrari team, capturing victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in Spain on Sunday.,The triumph came in his 31st race with Ferrari in a year of resurgence for Hamilton. The 41-year-old is in second place...
Team Liquid work way back to rematch with LYON in LCS Spring grand final
Team Liquid swept Cloud9 in the lower-bracket final on Saturday to advance to the grand final in the LCS Spring playoffs in Los Angeles.,LYON await Team Liquid in Sunday's best-of-five championship round. LYON had pushed Cloud9 to the lower bracket with a 3-0 win on June 7 in the upper-bracket final...
LA Thieves fight to stay perfect in Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves remained unbeaten, but it wasn't easy as they had to rally to defeat G2 Minnesota 3-2 on Saturday at Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying.,Boston Breach, the Carolina Royal Ravens and the Miami Heretics also won on Day 2 of the Week 2 matches.,The 12 Call of Duty Leag...
Spacestation, LuneX, Liquid win opening-day matches at OWCS Stage 2
Spacestation Gaming, LuneX Gaming and Team Liquid all won on the opening day of regular-season play for Stage 2 of North American qualifying for the Overwatch Champions Series on Saturday.,Spacestation and LuneX are tied atop the standings after delivering 3-0 wins on Day 1 over Dallas Fuel and The ...
Team Spirit, FURIA first to clinch IEM Cologne playoff spots
Team Spirit and FURIA punched their tickets to the playoffs of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major with their third consecutive Stage 3 victories on Saturday in Germany.,Team Spirit, which earned a bye to Stage 2, and FURIA, which earned a bye to Stage 3, are the first two teams to clinch playof...
Australia scores twice against run of play, blanks Turkey in opener
Nestory Irankunda and Conner Metcalfe scored goals and Patrick Beach excelled in goal in a surprise start as Australia notched a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Group D play on Saturday night at Vancouver.,Irankunda scored in the 27th minute and Metcalfe tacked on in the 75th minute as the Socceroos, who...
Cubs score early, often in taking down Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Ben Brown beefed up his All-Star credentials with five solid innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs thumped the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Saturday night for a second straight win in their three-game series.,Rookie Pedro Ramirez sma...
Jo Adell, Angels beat up on Rays in shutout
Jo Adell went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored and Jose Siri hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Angels pounded out 15 hits in an 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Denzer Guzman went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored, and Donovan Walton had...
Athletics stay hot in Las Vegas with win over scuffling Rockies
Zack Gelof homered and singled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and the surging Athletics beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,Alika Williams had three hits, Henry Bolte had two hits and Jose Suarez (1-2) tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief for the A's, who have won four ...
Kelsey Plum's career-high 43 help Sparks outlast Mercury in OT
Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points and made five 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Sparks lost a nine-point fourth-quarter lead but recovered to beat the host Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime in a Commissioner's Cup game Saturday.,Plum's layup with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation tied it ...
Joey Volchko's dominant complete game leads Georgia past Texas
Georgia used a four-run first inning and a dominant complete game from Joey Volchko to coast to a 7-1 defeat of Texas in the College World Series opener for both teams on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.,The Bulldogs (52-12) held the Longhorns (45-14) to just four hits, winning the opening game in thei...
Astros rally with four homers to outlast Royals
Christian Walker hit one of Houston's four homers, reached on a fielder's choice that allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the ninth and helped the visiting Astros to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night., ,Trailing 7-5, Houston's Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in the eighth ...
Jalen Brunson's 45 points carry Knicks past Spurs for 1st NBA title since 1973
SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson set a franchise NBA Finals record with 45 points and nearly single-handedly ended the 53-year NBA title drought as the New York Knicks recorded a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.,Brunson scored 29 points in the second half of Game 5 as New York...
John McGinn lifts Scotland past Haiti in World Cup opener
John McGinn scored a goal just past the midway point of the first half and Scotland moved to the top of the Group C standings with a 1-0 victory Saturday in the opening match of the World Cup for both teams at Foxborough, Mass.,Angus Gunn made two saves to record the clean sheet as Scotland came awa...
Balanced scoring, late free throw help Fire beat Wings, snap skid
Bridget Carleton scored 20 points to lead five starters in double figures, Emily Engstler made a tie-breaking free throw with 1.7 seconds left and the host Portland Fire defeated the Dallas Wings 84-83 on Saturday night., ,Megan Gustafson scored 16, Engstler added 11, Carla Leite had 10 points and e...
Phillies collect season-high 17 hits, edge Brewers
J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 9-8 road victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Kyle Schwarber, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Realmuto had three hits apiece for Philadelphia, which registered a season-high 17 hits after getting one-h...