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Mexico closes schools during World Cup opener to ease traffic
Mexico City children will get an unexpected day off from school on Thursday, as president Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the suspension of classes in an effort to minimize traffic on the day the Mexican national team plays the World Cup opener against South Africa.,Speaking Tuesday, Sheinbaum also told f...

Dustin May silences Mets as Cards push winning streak to 5
Dustin May pitched six stellar innings for his first win in nearly two months and Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.,May (4-6) earned his first win since April 2...

Lionel Messi comes off bench, scores in Argentina's final friendly
Lionel Messi came off the bench and converted a penalty in Argentina's final World Cup tune-up friendly Tuesday, a 3-0 defeat of Iceland in Auburn, Ala.,Subbing in during the 70th minute, Messi set up a penalty kick with his first touch of the match, passing a throughball to Lautaro Martinez, who wa...

Dillon Dingler homers twice, streaking Tigers beat skidding Twins
Dillon Dingler homered twice among four hits and knocked in four runs as the streaking Detroit Tigers pounded the visiting Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Tuesday.,Kerry Carpenter supplied a two-run shot and Riley Greene added a solo blast while driving in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in se...

Marco Penge WDs from U.S. Open to continue focus on health
Marco Penge has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Open as the English golfer continues to deal with nervous system issues along with ear and neck problems.,Penge, 28, suffered a viral infection in November 2025 but was enjoying a strong start to his rookie season on the PGA Tour until announcing last ...

Early homers propel Rockies to skid-ending win over Cubs
Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar homered as the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 in Denver on Tuesday.,Edouard Julien had two hits and drove in three runs, Willi Castro finished with three hits and Kyle Karros had two hits for Colorado, which snapped a four-game losing streak.,Tomoyuki Su...

Behind Jordan Staal's 2 goals, Hurricanes level Stanley Cup Final 2-2
LAS VEGAS -- Jordan Staal scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally in the third period, and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes evened the Stanley Cup Final at two wins apiece with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.,It marked the fourth straight game that Staal scored a...

In MLB debut, White Sox's Braden Montgomery hits walk-off HR vs. Braves
Braden Montgomery belted a game-ending, two-run homer in the 10th inning in his major league debut to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Montgomery, the White Sox's No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, connected against Braves closer Raisel I...

USWNT use own goal to earn friendly split in Brazil
Sophia Wilson was involved again in her team's goal and the visiting United States women's national team survived a physical encounter in Tuesday night's 1-0 friendly victory over host Brazil in Fortaleza.,Wilson's match-winning shot was ultimately credited as an own goal after it deflected off defe...

Jac Caglianone's 2 home runs power Royals past Rangers
Jac Caglianone homered twice and the Kansas City Royals used a four-run sixth inning to rally for their third straight victory, 5-3 over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.,Caglianone, who had three hits with a walk, led off the fifth inning with a home run for Kansas City's first hit again...

Freddie Freeman posts 2,500th hit in 10-run 7th; Dodgers drub Pirates
Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,500th career hit, Andy Pages drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani drove in two more during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-run seventh inning, which propelled them to a 12-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,In the seventh, Pages hit a two-run home ru...

Freddie Freeman posts 2,500th hit in 10-run 7th as Dodgers drub Pirates
Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,500th career hit, Andy Pages drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani drove in two more during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-run seventh inning, which propelled them to a 12-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,In the seventh, Pages hit a two-run home ru...
