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Sydney Taylor's trey in final second lifts Sky past Aces
Rookie Sydney Taylor drained a 3-pointer Saturday with 0.9 seconds left and the Chicago Sky rallied to nip the visiting Las Vegas Aces 84-83.,A'ja Wilson drove for a layup with 3.2 seconds remaining that gave Las Vegas (20-9) a two-point lead. After a timeout, Taylor slipped around a screen and got ...
Chiefs rookie WR Cyrus Allen carted off practice field
Kansas City Chiefs rookie receiver Cyrus Allen was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury on Saturday after he collided with a teammate during a special teams drill.,The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Allen, who had difficulty putting weight on his left leg before a c...
T1, Fuel do double duty to reach Overwatch Midseason playoffs
T1 and the Dallas Fuel both swept two Group A lower-bracket matches on Friday and advanced to the playoffs at the Overwatch Champions Series Midseason Championship in Paris.,Also moving on were Twisted Minds, ZETA DIVISION, Geekay Esports and Spacestation.,The $1 million tournament is part of the Es...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz escapes upset trend at DC Open
Three of the top four men's seeds tumbled out of the Mubadala DC Open on Friday in Washington, with third-seeded Taylor Fritz the lone survivor.,Fritz eked out a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6) victory over Alex Michelsen in an all-U.S. quarterfinal. Michelsen had a match point at 6-5 in the third-set tiebreaker,...
WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka survives 3-set quarterfinal in Washington
Third-seeded Naomi Osaka, searching for her first WTA Tour event championship in more than five years, rallied to reach the semifinals of the Mubadala DC Open on Friday with a three-set win in Washington.,The Japanese star topped Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.,Osaka finished with a 9-...
Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras leaves game after being hit in helmet
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was removed from Friday's game in the third inning against the Dodgers in Los Angeles after he was hit in the helmet by a 95.4 mph fastball.,After Contreras was nearly hit by right-hander Will Klein on the first pitch of the at-bat, he was hit on a 1-1 ...
Galaxy could be most comfortable on counter vs. FC Dallas
The Los Angeles Galaxy may be the home side Saturday night when they face FC Dallas in Carson, Calif., but don't be surprised if Greg Vanney's group is content with playing on the counterattack.,That hasn't been Vanney's preferred style as a manager across 13 MLS seasons with Toronto FC and then Los...
Mariners SS J.P. Crawford (wrist) hits IL for third time this season
The Seattle Mariners placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day injured list on Friday and recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.,Crawford is dealing with left wrist inflammation. The move is retroactive to Thursday.,This marks Crawford's third IL stint of the season. He began the seas...
Cameron Young posts 61, joins 3-way lead at Rocket Classic
It was Cameron Young's turn to fire a 9-under-par 61 at the Rocket Classic, and the World No. 3 ended the day tied for the lead with Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Fishburn on Friday at Detroit Golf Club.,After Peter Malnati kicked off the tournament with a 61 on Thursday, Young began the second round ...
Bye, bye birds? O's prez hopeful team can retain C Adley Rutschman
Is Adley Rutschman available at the trade deadline if the Baltimore Orioles hear an offer they like? ,When questions about the catcher's future with Baltimore came up Friday afternoon, Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias didn't say yes. He didn't say no, either.,"We've put ourselves ...
Nashville SC seek to reignite attack at D.C. United
D.C. United and Nashville SC are pursuing vastly different goals this season. While D.C. is trying to end its MLS-high six-year playoff drought, Nashville is seeking its first-ever Supporter's Shield trophy.,Both teams are currently in position to accomplish those goals, though their margins for err...
Rangers activate SS Corey Seager prior to Astros series
The Texas Rangers activated shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list on Friday to highlight six roster moves made prior to the opener of their three-game series against the Houston Astros.,In addition to regaining Seager's services for the first time since he injured his lower back on Jun...