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Denny Hamlin wins Enjoy Illinois 300 for fifth Cup victory of season
Denny Hamlin started from the pole and claimed the second race in the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 16 playoffs on Sunday, beating teammate Chase Briscoe in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill.,Hamlin and Briscoe, teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing, wound up second and t...
Padres hit four homers in win over Rockies
Jackson Merrill had three hits, including one of four home runs for San Diego, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday.,Manny Machado homered and doubled, and Ramon Laureano and Gavin Sheets also went deep for San Diego (78-65). The Padres remained a game behind the first-pl...
Carlos Alcaraz slams door on Jannik Sinner, wins second U.S. Open
Carlos Alcaraz dominated defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win his second U.S. Open championship and regain the World No. 1 ranking on Sunday in New York.,It wasn't the sparkling tennis fans have come to expect between the two forces in the sport today -- especially from Sinner,...
Foye Oluokun, Jaguars defense shut down Panthers in season-opening win
The Jacksonville Jaguars began the Liam Coen era in resounding fashion Sunday, coasting to a 26-10 win over the visiting Carolina Panthers in the season opener for both teams.,Along with his 10 tackles, linebacker Foye Oluokun snagged an interception and forced a fumble which turned into 10 points, ...
Jake Burger’s blast lifts Rangers past Astros
Jake Burger's two-run, two-out home run in the sixth inning produced the winning runs as the Texas Rangers beat Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros 4-2 on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a key three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas., ,Burger's opposite field homer off Va...
Fever take down Mystics to sew up playoff berth
The Indiana Fever forced 22 turnovers and scored 27 points off them in a 94-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore.,Indiana (23-20) clinched a playoff berth with the win, marking its first time qualifying for the postseason in consecutive seasons since a 12-year run ...
Twins' Byron Buxton, Bailey Ober stop Royals' streak
Bailey Ober continued his recent success versus Kansas City by allowing one run over 5 1/3 innings while Byron Buxton clubbed his 30th homer and Kody Clemens also went deep in the visiting Minnesota Twins' 5-1 win over the Royals on Sunday.,Ober (5-7) struck out six while yielding just four hits and...
Nationals rise for five in ninth to stun Cubs
Josh Bell hit a go-ahead three-run homer during Washington's five-run ninth inning and the visiting Washington Nationals rallied for a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Chicago led 3-1 in the ninth before closer Daniel Palencia (1-6) allowed Robert H...
Cardinals edge Giants as Sonny Gray earns 13th victory
Lars Nootbaar drove in one run and scored another as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting San Franciso Giants 4-3 Sunday afternoon.,The Cardinals (72-72) won for the fourth time in five games while the Giants (72-71) suffered just their third loss in 14 games.,Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (13-...
G2 edges Team Vitality 3-2 to win BLAST Open Fall title
G2 Esports rallied to a 3-2 victory over Team Vitality in the grand final of the BLAST Open Fall 2025 event on Sunday in London.,G2 won the fourth and fifth maps of the best-of-five showdown in order to claim the $150,000 grand prize. Vitality had to settle for $60,000 in second place.,Both teams sw...
White Sox stay hot, use late push to beat Tigers
Lenyn Sosa homered, provided the go-ahead single in the eighth inning and drove in three runs as the visiting Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Andrew Benintendi had two hits and drove in two runs, while Will Robertson knocked in the other run for the White Sox (55...
Shohei Ohtani homers twice as Dodgers avoid another letdown vs. Orioles
Shohei Ohtani homered twice and Los Angeles starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw took a shutout into the sixth inning and this time the Dodgers held on to avoid a series sweep, beating the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Mookie Betts also homered and drove in another run with a ninth-inn...
Otto Lopez has breakout game to lift Marlins over Phillies
Otto Lopez recorded his first career multi-homer game as the Miami Marlins topped the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Sunday.,Lopez, who came into the game without an RBI this month, went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in helping Miami salvage the finale of the weekend series. Troy Johnston added two ...
Bucs' Baker Mayfield guides last-minute comeback over Falcons
ATLANTA -- Baker Mayfield found rookie Emeka Egbuka for a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds left on Sunday to propel the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 23-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.,Mayfield completed 17-of-32 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns while Egbuka had four catches...
Max Fried helps Yankees edge Blue Jays
Max Fried continued his turnaround from a rough stretch by pitching seven innings and earning his fourth straight victory as the New York Yankees inched closer to the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East race with a 4-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees (80-63) won for the 1...
Jacob Misiorowski wins rookie starter duel, Brewers pummel Pirates
Andrew Vaughn had four hits with a double and an RBI to back up a quality start from rookie Jacob Misiorowski and lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-2 rout of the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Misiorowski (5-2) struck out eight and allowed only one run on three hits and two walks over...
Aaron Rodgers' Steelers win on dramatic kick in Jets reunion game
Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a wild 34-32 victory over the New York Jets in the season opener for both on Sunday afternoon at East Rutherford, N.J.,The franchise-record boot made for a winning Steelers debut for Aaron Rodge...
Late INT, missed FG enable Bengals to hold off Browns
CLEVELAND -- Joe Burrow was held to 113 yards passing, but two key Joe Flacco interceptions helped the Cincinnati Bengals hold on for their first season-opening win in four years, 17-16, over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Burrow was just 14 of 23 for 113 yards and a touchdown while Flacco finished...
Commanders hold firm to spoil Russell Wilson's Giants debut
LANDOVER, Md. -- Jayden Daniels passed for 233 yards, rushed for 68 more and threw for one touchdown as the Washington Commanders opened their season with a 21-6 win over the visiting New York Giants.,Looking to build on their surprise run to the NFC title game last season, the Commanders (1-0) neve...
Kyler Murray's two TD passes lift Cardinals over Saints
Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes and the visiting Arizona Cardinals spoiled Kellen Moore's debut as an NFL head coach with a 20-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon.,Murray passed for just 163 yards while completing 21 of 29, but his scoring passes to Marvin Harrison Jr....