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Sepp Straka wins showdown with Shane Lowry, claims Truist Championship
FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- Sepp Straka of Austria outlasted Ireland's Shane Lowry in a Sunday duel at the Philadelphia Cricket Club to win the Truist Championship and add a signature event to his growing resume.,Straka and Lowry shared the lead after three rounds, and they stood tied at 16 under through 15 h...

Jeeno Thitikul earns first win of '25 at Mizuho Americas Open
World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand won the Mizuho Americas Open by four shots, finishing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday to secure her first victory of the season in Jersey City, N.J.,Notching her first LPGA title since the CME Group Tour Championship in November, the 22-year-old Thitikul played a b...

Rockies get rare win vs. Padres, but shake up coaching staff anyway
German Marquez tossed seven efficient innings Sunday and Hunter Goodman knocked in five runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.,Marquez (1-6) entered the day with a 9.90 earned run average but looked more like the pitcher wh...

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. comes through as Twins edge Giants in 10
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. lined a game-winning single down the left-field line to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Teammates mobbed Keirsey Jr. after the hit, which gave Minnesota its eighth win in a row. Brooks Lee fin...

Brewers spoil Drew Rasmussen reunion game with Rays
Christian Yelich went 2-for-4, with a home run and two runs scored, and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.,Reliever Tyler Alexander (2-3) was perfect through 1 2/3 innings to earn the win. Closer Trevor Megill did the sa...

Tim Elko's first career HR helps White Sox dispatch Marlins
Tim Elko drilled a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning for his first career hit and Mike Vasil pitched effectively in relief to boost the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday.,Chicago benefited from timely hitting and a strong bullpen to capture it...

Astros' battery delivers in rubber-game shutout of Reds
Ronel Blanco twirled eight impressive innings and Yainer Diaz clubbed a three-run home run as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their three-game interleague series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds with a 6-0 victory on Sunday.,Blanco (3-3) produced his best start of the season, allo...

Lucas Giolito sharp as Red Sox win series over Royals
Wilyer Abreu homered and singled twice to help the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win against the Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,Rafael Devers homered, singled and drove in the other two runs for the Red Sox, who have won four of five.,Lucas Giolito (1-...

Pirates strike in ninth to edge Braves
Joey Bart had two hits plus the walk-off fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,With the bases loaded and one out, Bart lined a ball to the third base side that was stopped by Atlanta shorts...

Nathan Eovaldi dominates Tigers as Rangers win series
Nathan Eovaldi allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings as the visiting Texas Rangers downed the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Eovaldi (4-2) walked one and struck out seven while recording his fifth consecutive quality start. He has won all four of his career starts at Detroit's Co...

Torrid Cardinals beat Nationals for eighth straight win
Miles Mikolas threw 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Arenado and William Contreras homered as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals posted a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Mikolas (2-2) allowed just four hits, while striking out five and walking one, before ...

Four-run eighth inning powers Mets past Cubs 6-2
Francisco Lindor led off the eighth inning with a tie-breaking home run to spark a four-run outburst and give the New York Mets a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the deciding game of a three-game series between National League division leaders.,Mark Vientos added an RBI single and Brandon Nimmo...

Debinha nets pair to fuel Kansas City past Bay FC
Debinha recorded a first-half brace to help the Kansas City Current post a 4-1 victory over visiting Bay FC on Sunday afternoon.,Bia Zaneratto and Temwa Chawinga each scored a goal for Kansas City (6-2-0, 18 points), which moved into first place in the NWSL. The Current also broke a two-match losing...

Natus Vincere, Team Spirit stay hot at PGL Astana
Natus Vincere and Team Spirit each recorded a sweep for the second consecutive day on Sunday at the PGL Astana 2025 group stage.,Natus Vincere posted a 2-0 win over BIG in a Round 2 High Match, courtesy of a 13-8 victory on Inferno and 13-10 triumph on Mirage.,Team Spirit dispatched Ninjas in Pyjama...

Defending champ Alexander Zverev rolls at Italian Open
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised into the fourth round of the Italian Open at Rome with a convincing 6-4, 6-0 victory over qualifier Vilius Gaubas of Lithuania.,Zverev, the defending champion, needed just 86 minutes to advance in his ninth consecutive singles match win in the event. He...

Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff avoid upset bug, advance in Rome
Three of the five top seeds in the women's draw were upset Saturday at the Italian Open in Rome. On Sunday, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff made sure it did not happen again.,Top seed Sabalenka came from behind to defeat former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, while the fourth-seeded...

Heretics remain undefeated in CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Miami Heretics won on Saturday over Cloud9 New York and are solidly atop the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying standings with a 4-0 record and plus-6 map differential.,Other winners on Saturday were Minnesota Rokkr, the Los Angeles Thieves and Optic Texas.,The Stage 4 Major qualifyi...

NTMR, Extinction open with sweeps at OWCS NA Stage 2
NTMR and Extinction both opened Week 1 with 3-0 victories on Saturday at Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2.,NTMR blanked Sakura Esports, while Extinction followed suit against DhillDucks. ,Team Liquid also prevailed, defeating Spacestation Gaming 3-1. ,The tournament, played online, f...

Cloud9 top Team Liquid, improve to 3-0 at 2025 Split 2
In a matchup of undefeated Group A teams to open Week 6, Cloud9 downed Team Liquid 2-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 at the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion picked up their first win, taking down 100 Thieves 2-1 in Group B play. FlyQuest is...

Team Falcons, Tundra Esports battle in BLAST Slam III final
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports swept their way on Saturday to Sunday's grand final of the BLAST Slam III playoff stage in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Tundra Esports downed Gaimin Gladiators 2-0, winning in 58 minutes on red and 38 minutes on green.,Bozhider "bzm" Bodganov of Bulgaria led Tundra with an 11...