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Max Verstappen on Mercedes rumors: 'I determine my own future'
Max Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season, but that hasn't stopped ongoing speculation about a possible move to Mercedes.,One person who hasn't commented much on the topic is the four-time world champion himself.,"I do not have to add much to that," Verstappen t...
Pirates post third straight shutout against Cardinals
Mitch Keller pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday and combined with Dennis Santana and Isaac Mattson to lead Pittsburgh to a 5-0 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates' third consecutive shutout in the series sweep.,Keller (3-10) struck out seven, walked one and gave up five hit...
Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A's, 6-5
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Edwin Uceta survived the ninth inning for his first save. The right-hander came on after Max Muncy homered ...
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz eases into third round at Wimbledon
Two-time defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round in London.,The second-seeded Spaniard struck 38 winners, saved nine of 11 break points and extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 16 match...
Gary Woodland named final U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley named Gary Woodland as his fifth and final vice captain for this September's Ryder Cup on Wednesday.,Woodland, 41, joins fellow vice captains Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker for the biennial golf competition against Team Europe, scheduled for Sep...
Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka avoid upsets at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...
Madison Keys breezes into third round at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...
Vicente Salas captures second straight eNASCAR victory
Vicente Salas earned his second consecutive eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series victory, prevailing Tuesday at a virtual Chicago Street Course thanks to a collision involving Bobby Zalenski and Steven Wilson on the final lap.,Salas prevailed last week at a virtual Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.,On the fi...
Gen.G dump G2 to open LoL MSI's bracket stage
Gen.G Esports dropped the first map before storming to a 3-1 win over G2 Esports as the bracket stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational got underway on Tuesday in Vancouver.,The $2 million event began with two teams from each League of Legends region: China, Korea, Pacific, the Americ...
Shohei Ohtani slugs NL-leading 30th HR as Dodgers top White Sox
Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 30th home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a six-game homestand with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Andy Pages and Michael Conforto each drove in two runs as the Dodg...
Salvador Perez knocks in 3 as Royals double up Mariners
Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Tuesday.,Five Royals combined for 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief as Kansas City won for just the second time in the past 10 games. Lucas Erceg (3-2) got the vic...
Diamondbacks blast 4 homers to beat Giants
Jake McCarthy, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Randal Grichuk and James McCann homered to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win against the San Francisco Giants in the second game of their four-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Geraldo Perdomo added two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which ended a f...
Astros ride Victor Caratini's slam to victory over Rockies
Victor Caratini's grand slam capped a five-run second inning, and the Houston Astros held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Christian Walker went 3-for-4 with an RBI single while Cam Smith, Mauricio Dubon and Caratini had two hits each for the Astros, who posted their s...
Adolis Garcia leads 14-hit attack as Rangers thrash O's
Adolis Garcia had three hits and drove in four and Alejandro Osuna hit his first career home run to back six solid innings from ace Jacob deGrom as the Texas Rangers walloped the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager and Jonah H...
Real Madrid down Juventus 1-0 at Club World Cup; Kylian Mbappe returns
Gonzalo Garcia scored his third goal of the FIFA Club World Cup early in the second half, Kylian Mbappe made his first tournament appearance and Real Madrid reached the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Juventus on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Mbappe came on as Garcia's replacement in the 68th...
Borussia Dortmund edge Monterrey, earn matchup with Real Madrid
Serhou Guirassy scored two early goals and Borussia Dortmund held on to defeat CF Monterrey 2-1 on Tuesday night in Atlanta to reach the FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals.,Karim Adeyemi assisted both to bring Guirassy's tournament total to three.,German Berterame scored his third of the competition ...
Matthew Boyd pitches Cubs past Guardians, his former team
Matthew Boyd allowed two runs over seven strong innings against his most recent former club as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night.,Carson Kelly ripped a two-run double during Chicago's three-run second and finished with three RBIs.,Boyd (8-3) gave back two ru...
Hot Angels plate 4 runs in 8th, shut out Braves
The visiting Los Angeles Angels broke up a scoreless game with four runs in the eighth inning and beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.,The Angels have won five of their last seven and pulled back to the .500 mark. The Braves have lost five of their last si...
10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Rays
Pinch hitter Austin Wynns drove in Colby Thomas with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the visiting Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday.,Thomas, the Athletics' second-ranked prospect who was called up Monday, collected his first major league hit and his first run.,Michael Kelly (2-0...
Led by Natasha Howard, Fever top Lynx in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
MINNEAPOLIS -- Natasha Howard scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever held on for a 74-59 win over the Minnesota Lynx to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night.,The Fever played without Caitlin Clark, who remained out because of a groin injury. Clark watched the gam...