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Martin Fucsovics tops another seeded foe, reaches Winston-Salem semis
Unseeded Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, the 94th-ranked player in the world, pulled off his third consecutive upset over a seeded opponent with a 7-5, 6-3 Winston-Salem (N.C.) Open quarterfinal victory over No. 12 Jaume Munar of Spain on Thursday.,The 33-year-old Fucsovics converted 6 of 9 break point...
Dream rally in fourth quarter to knock off first-place Lynx
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 27 points to help the Atlanta Dream post a 75-73 victory over the visiting Minnesota Lynx on Thursday in College Park, Ga.,Rhyne Howard added 16 points for the Dream (23-13), who have won eight of their last 10 games and sit atop the Eastern Conference standings. Atla...
Sky stun Liberty to end five-game skid
Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished five assists as the Chicago Sky upset the host New York Liberty 91-85 on Thursday to end a five-game losing streak.,The Sky outshot the Liberty 50 percent to 41.7 percent. Chicago outrebounded New York 42-27, and the visitors had a 52-...
Tina Charles leads Sun to second win in three days over Mystics
Tina Charles scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter on Thursday, lifting the Connecticut Sun to a home-and-home sweep of the Washington Mystics with a 67-56 victory in Uncasville, Conn.,Charles made 6 of 8 shots from the floor in the third quarter and finished 9 of 14 for the game. She also...
Team Vitality, The MongolZ advance to CS:GO semis at Esports World Cup
Team Vitality and The MongolZ each advanced into the semifinals of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in Day 2 action on Thursday.,Team Vitality and The MongolZ will face off in a semifinal on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the champio...
Japan’s Akie Iwai grabs opening-round lead at CPKC Women’s Open
Getting her first career win has not stopped Japan's Akie Iwai from going for another, at least judging by her opening round at the CPKC Women's Open in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.,Fresh off a victory at the Standard Portland Classic last week, Iwai clearly wasn't bothered by distractions as she r...
Manny Machado sparks big inning in Padres' win over Giants
Manny Machado's two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning Thursday afternoon for the host San Diego Padres, who overcame an early deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in the finale of a four-game series between the National League West rivals.,Machado also had an RBI single in the fo...
Nationals climb out of three-run hole to clobber Mets
James Wood hit a three-run home run, Brady House had three hits and the host Washington Nationals rallied for a 9-3 win against the New York Mets, taking the rubber game of the series Thursday.,Riley Adams added two hits for the Nationals, who got 4 2/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen.,Jackson ...
Aruba holds off Venezuela to advance to International title game
Jay-Sell Giron and Emerson Mercado combined for a five-hitter with no earned runs to lead Aruba into the International championship game with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Thursday afternoon in an elimination game in South Williamsport, Pa.,Mercado gave the Santa Cruz, Aruba team a 1-0 lead in the...
Brice Turang, bullpen carry Brewers past Cubs
Brice Turang homered and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers won for only the second time in six games after their 14-game winning streak.,Despite the loss, the Cubs took the rare five-game series three games to...
Hard-hitting Dodgers grab four-game split with Rockies
Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages homered and finished with two hits apiece, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5 in Denver on Thursday.,Alex Freeland had three hits and Mookie Betts contributed two hits for Los Angeles, which earned a split of the four-game series without Shohei O...
Russell Henley posts 61 to lead Tour Championship amid easy conditions
ATLANTA -- East Lake Golf Club, where, oh where, is thy sting?,In the first round of the FedEx Cup playoff finale on Thursday, most of the 30-player field at the Tour Championship excelled at the historic course.,Russell Henley led the way with a round of 9-under-par 61, including three straight bir...
Bryce Turang, bullpen carry Brewers past Cubs
Brice Turang homered and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers won for only the second time in six games after their 14-game winning streak.,Despite the loss, the Cubs took the rare five-game series three games to...
Royals outlast Rangers to win four-game series
Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 6-4 win on Thursday.,Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Royals, who are...
Team Spirit finish 4-0-0 in group at FISSURE Universe
Team Spirit completed a round-robin sweep of Group A when they defeated BetBoom Team 2-0 on Thursday at FISSURE Universe: Episode 6.,Team Spirit are locked into the upper-bracket final, where they'll face Team Liquid, the champions of Group B. Liquid's 2-0 victory over Team Tidebound on Thursday cli...
Athletics roll past Twins, secure first sweep in Minnesota since 2014
Lawrence Butler ignited a six-run second inning with a bases-clearing double, Nick Kurtz launched his 26th home run and rookie Jack Perkins combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, allowing the Athletics to complete a rare three-game road sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 victory Thursda...
Rapids acquire M Paxten Aaronson for club-record fee
The Colorado Rapids signed U.S. men's national team midfielder Paxten Aaronson to a five-year contract on Thursday.,The Rapids acquired Aaronson, 21, from Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt for a club-record $7 million transfer fee.,Aaronson will occupy a Designated Player spot in Colorado as he returns ...
Whitecaps add D Joedrick Pupe, D Sebastian Schonlau
The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired Joedrick Pupe from Belgium's F.C.V. Dender and fellow defender Sebastian Schonlau from Germany's Hamburger SV on Thursday.,The Whitecaps also transferred defender Bjorn Inge Utvik to Norway's Sarpsborg 08 FF.,Utvik, 29, returns to his home country after contributing ...
Whitecaps add D Joedrick Pupe, transfer D Bjorn Inge Utvik
The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred Bjorn Inge Utvik to Norway's Sarpsborg 08 FF and acquired fellow defender Joedrick Pupe from Belgium's F.C.V. Dender on Thursday.,Utvik, 29, returns to his home country after contributing one goal and two assists in 55 appearances across all competitions since joi...
HEROIC roar back for CS:GO win at Esports World Cup
HEROIC rallied from a map down and took the decisive third map in overtime while defeating Team Spirit 2-1 on Wednesday in the opening day of action in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Aurora Gaming, 3DMAX and TYLOO also pulled off 2-1 vict...