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Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...
Jacob deGrom earns 100th victory as Rangers edge Cardinals
Jacob deGrom tossed five shutout innings to earn his 100th career victory and the visiting Texas Rangers opened a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Monday.,Ezequiel Duran doubled in a run among his three hits and Joc Pederson delivered an RBI single for Texas, which...
Tristan Gray's slam leads Twins to skid-ending win over White Sox
Tristan Gray belted a grand slam and finished with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a double for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Trevor Larnach finished 2-for-3 with an ...
Tigers blast five home runs, hold off Rays in slugfest
The Detroit Tigers jumped out to a six-run lead early but had to stave off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Rays to pull out a 10-9 victory Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Detroit used a season-high five homers to snap a four-game losing streak. Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 and enjoyed the first two-home...
Lane Thomas' first-inning slam sets tone as Royals drub Reds
Lane Thomas hit a first-inning grand slam, Luinder Avila threw five strong innings and the visiting Kansas City Royals posted a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,In just the second start of his two-year career, Avila (1-2) allowed one run on two hits, striking out five and walking four...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal appears set for rehab start
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal threw four innings of a simulated game on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the ace lefty of the Detroit Tigers is trending toward a rehab start as soon as this weekend.,Unofficially, Skubal threw 45 of 64 pitc...
Marlins blast three late homers to rally past Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, Sandy Alcantara pitched seven solid innings and the Miami Marlins rallied past the Nationals 7-3 in Washington, D.C. on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Alcantara, who had given 14 runs over his past two starts, allowed three runs on ...
Texas Tech's walk-off HR forces elimination game vs. Alabama
Mia Williams delivered a leadoff walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift 11th-seeded Texas Tech to a 5-4 win over top-seeded Alabama in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The Red Raiders' win set up an elimination game between the teams later Monday.,The winner will take on Texas in...
Mavericks select North Dallas site for new arena
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Monday that they have entered option agreements for the potential purchase of the former Valley View Mall as the new site for their arena and entertainment district.,The 104-acre site is located in North Dallas -- 10 miles north of downtown -- and was selected over ...
Sparks won't have Kelsey Plum in clash with A'ja Wilson, Aces
A pair of familiar foes will match up Tuesday when the Los Angeles Sparks play host to the Las Vegas Aces as both teams open their Commissioner's Cup schedules., ,It will be the third meeting over the first nine games for each team, with the Aces winning the first meeting 105-78 on the road May 10, ...
Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Adelman dies at 79
Rick Adelman, who coached his teams to more than 1,000 wins in a Naismith Hall of Fame career, has died at 79, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.,Adelman ranks 10th in NBA history with 1,042 wins as a head coach. His greatest successes came with the Portland Trail Blazers,...
Gage Jump, A's aim to regroup in opener against Cubs
Two teams that ended May in downward spirals look to begin June in style when the Athletics visit the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Athletics lost seven of their final nine games of May, ending the month with a 1-5 homestand against the Seattle Mariners and ...
Matteo Arnaldi outlasts Frances Tiafoe in 5-set instant classic in Paris
Matteo Arnaldi pulled off an incredible comeback to take down No. 19 seed Frances Tiafoe in five sets on Monday and place three Italians in the quarterfinals of the French Open.,Arnaldi defeated Tiafoe 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the final match of the night in Paris. At five hours and 26...
Oklahoma rallies late, stuns No. 2 Georgia Tech in regional final
One day after storming back from a six-run deficit to upset No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech, Oklahoma rallied late before Dayton Tockey's walk-off homer in the 10th inning stunned the host Yellow Jackets 8-7 in the Atlanta Regional final on Monday.,The Sooners (36-22) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the...
Sky bring losing streak on the road as Mystics seek first home win
Their strong start to the season erased, the Chicago Sky will try to avoid a fifth straight defeat Tuesday night against the host Washington Mystics, who take another shot at their first home victory of the year.,Chicago (3-5) and its revamped roster opened 2026 at 3-1, but the Sky have lost four st...
College Football Playoff to stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 25
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff features a slate of 11 games starting Dec. 18 and concluding with the championship on Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.,The schedule, including kickoff times and broadcast information, was announced on Monday by the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports. ESPN's expan...
Knights have Cup experience, but Canes enter finals historically hot
The Vegas Golden Knights know that the bookmakers in their own city have them as the underdogs in the Stanley Cup Final.,All that matters to the Golden Knights is what happens on the ice during the best-of-seven finals that begin Tuesday when they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.,"I hon...
Teagan Kavan, Texas shut out Tennessee, advance to WCWS finals
Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit complete-game shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Longhorns (51-12) will take on Alabama or Texas Tech in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.,Texas is in t...
Judge yet to rule in Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility case
A judge in Lubbock County, Texas presided over a two-hour hearing Monday and left the courtroom without making a ruling as Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby seeks an injunction against the NCAA to play in 2026.,Judge Ken Curry requested additional documentation be provided before he renders his ...
U.S. submits World Cup roster with Chris Richards still on team
The United States finalized its World Cup roster, and Chris Richards is still on it.,Mauricio Pochettino kept the injured defender on the 26-man roster when the U.S. men's national team officially submitted the names to FIFA on Monday.,Richards suffered torn ankle ligaments while playing for Crystal...