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Fluminense blanks Inter Milan to reach CWC quarterfinals
Germán Cano scored very early, the substitute Hércules added a goal very late and Fluminense upset Inter Milan 2-0 on Monday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., to reach the quarterfinals of the FIFA Club World Cup.,The 44-year-old Fábio made four saves to seal one of the most famous wins in the Rio de Ja...

Mammoth send Matias Maccelli to Maple Leafs for draft pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Matias Maccelli from the Utah Mammoth on Monday in exchange for a conditional draft pick.,If the 24-year-old Maccelli produces at least 51 points during the 2025-26 season and the Maple Leafs make the Stanley Cup playoffs, then Utah will receive a second-roun...

Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon openers
A pair of Top 10 seeds were stunned Monday in the opening round at Wimbledon, with No. 8 Holger Rune and No. 9 Daniil Medvedev ousted in London.,Chile's Nicolas Jarry, behind 31 aces, came from behind to top Denmark's Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 33 minutes.,Benjamin Bonzi of Fran...

G2 Esports earn last bracket-stage berth at LoL MSI
G2 Esports secured the final bracket-stage slot with a 3-2 victory over GAM Esports on Sunday in the play-in stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver.,The $2 million event features two teams from each League of Legends region -- China, Korea, Pacific, the Americas and Euro...

Whitecaps hang on to edge LAFC 1-0
Emmanuel Sabbi scored in the 20th minute Sunday night and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps made the slim lead stand up for a 1-0 win over LAFC.,Vancouver (11-3-5, 38 points) stayed a point behind first-place San Diego in the West table even though LAFC drove play much of the night. The Whitecaps wer...

Valkyries rout Storm to close impressive homestand
Tiffany Hayes connected on three 3-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points and the Golden State Valkyries, rooted on by local favorites Stephen Curry and Megan Rapinoe, rolled past the visiting Seattle Storm 84-57 on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Laeticia Amihere snatched a game-high eight reb...

Valkyriess rout Storm to close impressive homestand
Tiffany Hayes connected on three 3-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points and the Golden State Valkyries, rooted on by local favorites Stephen Curry and Megan Rapinoe, rolled past the visiting Seattle Storm 84-57 on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Laeticia Amihere snatched a game-high eight reb...

Geekay topples Liquid to win OWCS NA Stage 2 grand final
Geekay Esports emerged from the lower bracket and took down Team Liquid 4-3 in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2 on Sunday.,Geekay swept NTMR 3-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier in the day to advance to face Team Liquid. It was a rematch of the upper-...

Tarik Skubal, Tigers overpower Twins
Tarik Skubal limited Minnesota to one hit in seven innings and tied his career high with 13 strikeouts as the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Twins 3-0 on Sunday night.,Skubal (10-2). who won all five of his June starts, struck out seven batters in a row from the first through the third inning. The ...

Gold Cup: USMNT beats Costa Rica on PKs, reaches semis
Matt Freese made three saves in the shootout and Damion Downs scored the winner in the bottom of the sixth round as the U.S. defeated Costa Rica 4-3 on penalties in Minneapolis on Sunday to advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals.,Freese denied Andy Rojas in the top of the sixth for his second c...

Team Falcons wins Rocket League Raleigh Major
Team Falcons clinched the Rocket League Championship Series Raleigh Major title with a 4-1 win over Dignitas in Sunday's grand final in Raleigh, N.C.,Saudi teenager Yazeed Abdullah "Kiileerrz" Bakhashwin took home tournament MVP honors for Team Falcons, which dropped the opening round before rattlin...

Crew turn the tables by blanking Union
Mohamed Farsi scored in the second minute of first-half stoppage time Sunday night, and the Columbus Crew shut down the visiting Philadelphia Union for a 1-0 win.,Columbus (10-3-7, 37 points) pulled within three points of Philadelphia (12-4-4, 40 points) in the Eastern Conference standings behind a ...

WNBA-leading Lynx dominate as Sun lose 9th straight
MVP candidate Napheesa Collier poured in 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx posted a season-high point total in a 102-63 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Collier scored 15 points in the third quarter as she recorded her 10th game of the season of 20-p...

Reports: BYU QB Jake Retzlaff to enter transfer portal amid allegations
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff plans to enter the transfer portal amid the controversy swirling around the signal-caller this offseason, the Salt Lake Tribune and ESPN reported Sunday.,Per the reports, Retzlaff is facing a seven-game suspension for violating the school's honor code stemming from a se...

Reports: Maple Leafs sign F Matthew Knies to 6-year, $46.5 contract extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs have kept forward Matthew Knies from entering free agency by signing him to a six-year contract extension worth $46.5 million, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Knies, 22, also posted news of the extension on social media. The Phoenix native was due to become a restrict...

A’ja Wilson, Aces halt Mercury's winning streak at 6
The Las Vegas Aces ended the host Phoenix Mercury's six-game winning streak behind A'ja Wilson's 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists in an 84-81 victory Sunday.,Las Vegas (8-8) avenged a loss at home to Phoenix (12-5) on June 15, the second game of the Mercury's six-game winning streak.,Wilson'...

OpTic defeat Surge to clinch Call of Duty League championship
OpTic Texas defeated the Vancouver Surge 5-3 in a best-of-nine grand final to take home the 2025 Call of Duty League championship on Sunday in Kitchener, Ontario.,Mason "Mercules" Ramsay won MVP honors for OpTic Texas, which took home an $800,000 first prize out of the $2 million total purse.,Vancou...

Marlins rally past D-backs, extend win streak to 7
Kyle Stowers hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Miami Marlins extended the major league's long active winning streak to seven with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,Otto Lopez stretched his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-out, two-run...

Nationals score three in 11th to complete comeback vs. Angels
Drew Millas' tiebreaking RBI double in the 11th inning helped the Washington Nationals secure a 7-4 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.,With automatic runner Brady House starting on second base, Millas followed Daylen Lile's single with a double to left to make ...

Somi Lee, Jin Hee Im win Dow Championship team event in playoff
The Korean duo of Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im prevailed in a playoff over Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang to capture the Dow Championship title on Sunday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,The teams replayed the par-3 18th to begin the playoff. Thompson got her team closer than Lee off the tee, but Im rolle...