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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...

Taylor Fritz reaches first semifinal at Wimbledon
No. 5 Taylor Fritz advanced to the semifinals of Wimbledon for the first time by defeating No. 17 Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) on Tuesday in London.,Fritz twice had lost in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, dropping five-setters to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and Lorenzo Musetti in 2024. The 27-year...

Defending champ Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France Stage 4
Three-time and defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar collected his first stage win of this year's race in Stage 4 on Tuesday in Rouen.,It is the 18th stage win in the Tour de France and the 100th professional win for the Slovenian star, who attacked on the steepest slopes of the hilly 174....

Civil rights advocate, Cowboys TE Pettis Norman dies at 86
Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86.,Norman played for the Dallas Cowboys (1962-70) and San Diego Chargers (1971-73). He was a member of the first Cowboys' team to play in the Super Bowl -- Super Bowl V in 1971, a 16-13 loss to ...

Xander Schauffele ready to 'take hands off wheel' in Scotland
Xander Schauffele was playing the best golf of his life at this time last year, two months after his major breakthrough at the PGA Championship and one week before capturing The Open Championship.,Back in the United Kingdom for this week's Genesis Scottish Open, the World No. 3 has battled through a...

Dirty birds? Kirk Cousins 'misled' by Falcons drafting QB in 2024
Kirk Cousins believed he had all the facts and with no reason to doubt the Atlanta Falcons' vision with him as the centerpiece of a new offense, he signed a four-year, $180 million contract in March 2024.,Weeks later, Cousins felt entirely different about the situation when the Falcons shocked the N...

Diamondbacks hope to have Ketel Marte back vs. Padres
Somewhere between the end of a 3-7 homestand and the first pitch of Monday night's series opener at the San Diego Padres, the Arizona Diamondbacks saw a new pair of injuries crop up.,But Arizona manager Torey Lovullo opted to stress the positive in his pre-game meeting with the media, saying that "t...

Hot-hitting Red Sox hope to continue feasting on Rockies
The Boston Red Sox are facing a light portion of their schedule and taking advantage of it.,Alex Cora's club has scored 76 runs and hit 16 home runs in the past nine games and will try for a fifth win in a row when a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies continues on Tuesday night....

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...

Mammoth sign C Jack McBain to five-year deal
The Utah Mammoth re-signed center Jack McBain to a five-year, $21.25 million contract on Monday. The contract carries an average annual value (AAV) of $4.25 million. The deal was announced a day after the team elected to take McBain, a restricted free agent, to salary arbitration. ,McBain, 25, set c...

Padres star Manny Machado collects 2,000th career hit
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado led off the fourth inning of Monday night's game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a single for his 2,000th career hit.,Machado slashed an 0-1 knuckle-curve from Zac Gallen into the hole between third and short. Geraldo Perdomo dove to his ri...

Sami Whitcomb's career-high 36 points carry Mercury past Wings
Sami Whitcomb had 29 of her career-high 36 points in the first half, Alyssa Thomas had her 12th career regular-season triple-double, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 102-72 Monday to break their first two-game losing streak of the season.,Thomas had 15 points, 15 assists and 10 reb...

Giants score twice in 8th to get by Phillies
Matt Chapman had three hits and scored twice and the San Francisco Giants, scoring all their runs on infield outs, won a pitchers' duel over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.,After Landen Roupp and Cristopher Sanchez had done most of the heavy...

Diamondbacks defeat Padres as Manny Machado gets hit No. 2,000
Josh Naylor homered, Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks spoiled a milestone night for San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado with a 6-3 win on Monday.,Machado became the 297th player in MLB history to reach 2,000 career hits with a leadoff single in the...

Nolan Schanuel's bases-loaded walk in 9th lifts Angels past Rangers
Nolan Schanuel drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5 walk-off victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a four-game series on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Schanuel's walk scored Luis Rengifo, who opened...

Marlins pitchers stifle struggling Reds bats in series opener
Janson Junk held the Cincinnati Reds to one hit over six innings and Agustin Ramirez provided the pop to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 road win Monday.,Junk (3-1), Lake Bachar and Anthony Bender teamed to hold the Reds to just three hits as the Marlins won for the 11th time in their last 14. The R...

Guardians snap 10-game skid in win at Astros
Brayan Rocchio lined a go-ahead, two-run double into the left field corner with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and a quartet of relievers protected the lead as the visiting Cleveland Guardians snapped a 10-game losing skid with a 7-5 victory over the red-hot Houston Astros on Monday.,After...

Allisha Gray continues steady scoring in Dream win over Valkyries
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 24 points to help the Atlanta Dream post a 90-81 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries in College Park, Ga., on Monday.,Naz Hillmon added a season-high 16 points off the bench, while Rhyne Howard notched 15 for the Dream (12-7), who outscored Golden State 2...

Report: DeWanna Bonner to join Mercury after Fever split
WNBA star DeWanna Bonner is returning to where her professional career began and signing with the Phoenix Mercury, ESPN reported Monday.,Terms of their agreement were not yet known, with the report indicating Bonner would sign in the days to come.,Bonner played her first 10 WNBA seasons with the Mer...

Two-time Stanley Cup winner Tyler Johnson announces retirement
Tyler Johnson, who played 13 seasons in the NHL and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning, announced his retirement on Monday.,Johnson most recently suited up for the Boston Bruins, but the forward played only nine games in his lone season with them and contributed two assists.,...