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Andrew Abbott leads struggling Reds over Marlins
All-Star Andrew Abbott carried a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday night for the host Cincinnati Reds, who topped the Miami Marlins 7-2 following back-to-back losses to begin the four-game set.,Fellow All-Star Elly De La Cruz had a pair of RBI doubles for the Reds, who snapped a four-game los...
Jazz Chisholm's two homers, four RBIs lead Yankees past Mariners
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and Cam Schlitter pitched 5 1/3 solid innings in his major league debut as the New York Yankees recorded a 9-6 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.,Chisholm hit his ninth and 10th homers since returning from an oblique injury on June 3 - a st...
Tough Valkyries defense ruins Caitlin Clark’s return to Fever
The Golden State Valkyries rode a stout defensive effort to an 80-61 win over the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark's return to action in Indianapolis.,Clark, a WNBA All-Star captain, returned from her second significant injury of the season with 10 points, but could not provide enough offensive punch ...
Sun overtake Storm to snap 10-game skid
Tina Charles scored 11 of her 29 points in the fourth quarter and Jacy Sheldon added 16 points as the Connecticut Sun ended a franchise-worst 10-game losing streak with a 93-83 win over the visiting Seattle Storm on Wednesday afternoon at Uncasville, Conn.,Bria Hartley scored 15 points and Saniya Ri...
Belinda Bencic, Iga Swiatek reach Wimbledon semifinals
Unseeded Belinda Bencic and No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals with wins in straight sets on Wednesday in London.,Bencic edged seventh-seeded Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) and Swiatek ousted 19th-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 in the grass-cour...
MacKenzie Gore, Nationals face Cardinals, seek to halt skid
After replacing Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez on an interim basis, Miguel Cairo will try to guide this re-tooling team onto a positive track.,"We have a lot of interesting, exciting young pieces to build on," interim general manager Mike DeBartolo said Tuesday. "We have a lot more we ne...
Royals aim to complete rare home sweep in matchup vs. Pirates
Left-hander Kris Bubic is headed to his first All-Star Game next week, but he hasn't been sharp of late for the Kansas City Royals. ,However, Bubic could still pose a serious challenge for the offensively struggling Pittsburgh Pirates. ,Bubic and the Royals will look to complete their first home ser...
Bilibili Gaming ousts FlyQuest in Lol Mid-Season Invitational
Bilibili Gaming outlasted FlyQuest 3-2 to advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Tuesday in Vancouver.,Anyone's Legend is next up for Bilibili Gaming on Thursday in Round 3 of the lower bracket. Anyone's Legend had eliminated CTBC Flying Oyster 3-1 on Monday...
Lawrence Butler homers twice, Nick Kurtz adds slam as A's rout Braves
Lawrence Butler homered twice and Nick Kurtz belted his first career grand slam to lead the Athletics to a 10-1 trouncing of the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Brent Rooker and Max Muncy also went deep as the Athletics rolled up nine runs over the first two innings. Butle...
Lawrence Butler homers twice, Nick Kurtz adds slam as Athletics rout Braves
Lawrence Butler homered twice and Nick Kurtz belted his first career grand slam to lead the Athletics to a 10-1 trouncing of the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Brent Rooker and Max Muncy also went deep as the Athletics rolled up nine runs over the first two innings. Butle...
Brendan Donovan's 2-run blast helps Cardinals take down Nationals
Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night.,Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer for St. Louis in a game that was delayed 2 hours, 19 minutes by rain.,The Cardinals won for just the second time in their last seven games while...
Nick Loftin drives in final three Royals' runs in walk-off of Pirates
After clubbing a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kansas City's Nick Loftin recorded a walk-off single in the ninth for the Royals' 4-3 home win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez posted back-to-back singles off Pittsburgh's Dennis San...
17-year-old hockey phenom Gavin McKenna commits to Penn State
Gavin McKenna just accelerated the growth and relevance of NCAA men's ice hockey.,The 17-year-old phenom and consensus No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft committed to play collegiately at Penn State, he announced Tuesday on ESPN.,"It was a super tough decision," McKenna said. "Obviously there's a lot ...
Nationals place C Keibert Ruiz (concussion) back on injured list
Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz returned to the seven-day concussion list Tuesday after being active for two games.,In a corresponding move, the Nationals recalled catcher Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester. Right-hander Trevor Williams (right elbow sprain) was transferred from the 15- to...
Valkyries pay visit to Fever as Caitlin Clark returns
Caitlin Clark plans to play for the Indiana Fever for the first time in more than two weeks when the Golden State Valkyries pay a visit to Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon in a battle of 9-9 teams.,Indiana was expected to be closer to the top of the standings, while the expansion Valkyries are am...
Pirates ball-crusher Oneil Cruz accepts HR Derby invite
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz accepted an invitation on Tuesday to compete in Monday's Home Run Derby in Atlanta.,Cruz is the fifth player to commit to the competition, held one day before the All-Star Game. The others are Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Sea...
Valkyries visit Fever in matinee meeting of .500 teams
The expansion Golden State Valkyries and Indiana Fever will match up on Wednesday afternoon in a battle of 9-9 teams that will take place at Indianapolis.,For Golden State, its .500 start has been a pleasant surprise. The first-year franchise finished June on a 7-2 run before dropping its last two g...
FC Cincinnati acquire Venezuelan winger Ender Echenique
FC Cincinnati acquired winger Ender Echenique from Venezuelan top-flight side Caracas FC on Tuesday.,The 21-year-old Venezuela native is under contract through 2028 with an option for 2029.,"We'd like to welcome Ender to the club," general manager Chris Albright said. "He's a dynamic, young player w...
Mitch Keller, Seth Lugo go toe to toe for struggling Pirates, Royals
With their respective teams sitting below .500, Kansas City's Seth Lugo and Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller appear to be enticing options for a postseason contender as the trade deadline looms.,In the meantime, each hurler looks to continue his own run of success when Lugo and the Royals try to hand Kelle...
Anyone's Legend advances in LoL Mid-Season Invitational bracket
Anyone's Legend fought past CTBC Flying Oyster 3-1 to advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Monday in Vancouver.,While CTBC Flying Oyster was eliminated from the tournament, Anyone's Legend reached Round 3 of the lower bracket, where they will face either B...