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Michael Conforto excels as Dodgers pound Giants
Michael Conforto contributed a two-RBI, pinch-hit single to a four-run fifth inning, Tyler Glasnow pitched effectively into the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a second consecutive road win over the San Francisco Giants with a 10-2 thumping Sunday afternoon.,Teoscar Hernandez collected f...
Jackson Merrill helps Padres knock off Rockies
Jackson Merrill belted a three-run homer to help the host San Diego Padres overcome Mickey Moniak's two-homer, five-RBI performance in a 9-6 victory versus the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.,San Diego's Gavin Sheets provided insurance with a two-run double in the eighth inning, and Jose Iglesias had a ...
Cal Raleigh ties Mickey Mantle as Mariners clobber Angels for ninth straight win
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 54th home run of the season, tying Mickey Mantle's record for a switch-hitter set in 1961, as the Seattle Mariners took sole possession of first place in the American League West with an 11-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon...
Four homers help Athletics complete sweep of Reds
Nick Kurtz and Brent Rooker each homered and drove in a pair of runs on Sunday to help the Athletics post a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in West Sacramento, Calif.,Jacob Wilson and Colby Thomas also homered for the A's (70-80), who swept the Reds and won their fourth straight game. Luis Mora...
Lamar Jackson tosses 4 TD passes as Ravens roll past Browns
Lamar Jackson passed for 225 yards and four touchdowns to help spoil Joe Flacco's homecoming as the Baltimore Ravens notched a 41-17 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns in an AFC North battle on Sunday afternoon.,Devontez Walker caught two touchdown passes and DeAndre Hopkins and Tylan Wallac...
Retief Goosen prevails at Sanford International
Retief Goosen emerged from the pack Sunday to win the Sanford International by two shots at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, S.D.,Goosen opened the week with a pair of 65s but trailed by one each of the first two rounds. The South African surpassed countryman and 36-hole leader Ernie Els on Su...
Olivia Moultrie sets teenage scoring record as Thorns tie Stars
Olivia Moultrie scored a record-breaking free-kick goal, and the Portland Thorns went on to tie the Chicago Stars 1-1 on Sunday in Bridgeview, Ill.,Moultrie, three days shy of turning 20, took a free kick from just outside the box in the 12th minute and perfectly placed it inside the near post for h...
Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard help Dream get long-awaited playoff win vs. Fever
Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard scored 20 points apiece on Sunday to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 80-68 victory over the visiting Indiana Dream in the opener of a best-of-three first round playoff series in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 16 points and nine rebounds for the third-seeded Dream, who...
Team Falcons takes home championship at The International
Team Falcons rallied for a 3-2 victory over Xtreme Gaming in the grand final Sunday, taking The International 2025 championship in Hamburg, Germany.,The Saudi Arabia-backed Falcons fell behind 0-1 and 1-2 before rallying for the win. They lost in 52 minutes playing on red, won in 38 minutes on green...
James McCann provides strong bat as Diamondbacks beat Twins
James McCann went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Alek Thomas went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI for Arizona (75-75), which won the rubber match of the three-game ser...
Cubs continue surge with win over Rays
Nico Hoerner doubled in two runs with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.,The Cubs (85-64) won their 29th series of the season and still hold the top wild-card spot in the National League after winning for the fourth time in th...
Cardinals edge Brewers to preserve slight wild-card chances
Miles Mikolas allowed two runs in five innings and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to avoid a sweep in the three-game series.,Milwaukee (91-59), which clinched a playoff berth Saturday and owns the best overall record in the majors, saw...
Brandon Aubrey, Cowboys stun Giants in OT after back-and-forth affair
Brandon Aubrey hit the game-winning field goal as time expired in overtime to give the Dallas Cowboys a dramatic 40-37 win over the New York Giants on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Aubrey also sent the game into overtime by converting a 64-yard field goal as the clock hit zeroes, extending a wild game...
Pete Alonso's walk-off HR ends Mets' and Rangers' lengthy streaks
Pete Alonso hit a walk-off three-run homer with nobody out in the 10th inning as the New York Mets ended a season-worst eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.,The Mets (77-73) avoided their first nine-game skid since an 11-game slide in 2004 ...
Charley Hull wins Kroger Queen City after Jeeno Thitikul's miscue
Charley Hull of England earned her third LPGA Tour victory and her first since 2022 when World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul four-putted at the final hole of the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Hamilton, Ohio.,Hull tapped in for birdie at the par-5 18th hole at TPC River's Bend after her playing ...
Antonio Gibson TD helps Patriots top Dolphins
Antonio Gibson's 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown helped the New England Patriots post a 33-27 win over the Miami Dolphins in a Sunday afternoon shootout in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Gibson's first career touchdown return was the difference in the game, coming on the ensuing kickoff 12 seconds after...
Braves stop brief slide with 8-3 win over Astros
Ozzie Albies drove in three runs to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Houston Astros 8-3 on Sunday and end their four-game losing streak.,The win allowed Atlanta (66-83) to salvage a game in the three-game series. Houston (81-69) finished its road trip with a 4-5 record.,Albies was 2-for-5...
Jake Browning helps Bengals stage comeback win against Jaguars
CINCINNATI -- Jake Browning scored on a quarterback sneak with 18 seconds left to lead an improbable comeback as the Cincinnati Bengals rallied following the loss of quarterback Joe Burrow to a toe injury to defeat the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-27, Sunday in Cincinnati.,Browning's score capp...
Rare three-error play helps Tigers top Marlins
The first-place Detroit Tigers capitalized on three errors -- all on the same play -- to defeat the host Miami Marlins 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit, which lowered its AL Central magic number to seven, snapped a three-game losing streak and avoided a Marlins sweep. The Tigers (85-65) need any com...
Salvador Perez helps Royals dispatch Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in five runs as the Kansas City Royals topped the host Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 on Sunday to salvage the finale of their weekend series., ,After homering twice in Saturday's defeat, Perez lifted his team to victory in this one with plenty of help from Noah Cameron ...