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5-run inning propels Cardinals past Rays
Alec Burleson drove in two runs during St. Louis' five-run second inning, and the Cardinals opened their three-game series with a 7-4 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. ,Burleson, who went 2-for-5, put St. Louis ahead 5-1 with the two RBIs in the big frame, and starter Sonny Gray (1...

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz earn top two seeds at U.S. Open
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 2022 winner Carlos Alcaraz are the top two seeds for the upcoming U.S. Open in New York, it was announced Thursday.,Sinner opens play against Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic. Among the players in the Italian's path is Brit Jack Draper, the No. 5 seed.,Alcaraz's...

Astros OF Taylor Trammell carted off field vs. Tigers
Houston Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell was carted off the field after crashing into the wall during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the host Detroit Tigers.,Trammell was chasing down a fly ball off the bat of Tigers designated hitter Dillon Dingler before hitting the wall at Come...

Falcons starting RT Kaleb McGary carted off practice field
Atlanta Falcons starting right tackle Kaleb McGary was carted off the practice field with an apparent lower left leg injury on Wednesday.,A team spokesman told ESPN that McGary will have an MRI and the Falcons will give an update on his status "at an appropriate time.",The injury comes just over two...

Cards stack up 11 singles to sink Marlins
Ivan Herrera drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,The Cardinals, who go for the three-game sweep on Wednesday, amassed 22 hits and 15 runs in the first two games of the series.,Michael McGreevy (5-2) earned Tuesday's win, allo...

Aaron Boone walks back warning on Aaron Judge’s arm
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to partially retract comments he made earlier Tuesday on the state of Aaron Judge's arm.,The Yankees' captain and two-time American League MVP returned Aug. 5 from a brief stint on the injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow. He has yet to...

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn out of practice after car accident
Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn will not practice Wednesday after the team said he was involved in a car accident earlier in the morning.,He was on his way to training camp when the accident occurred at the corner of Mint and Morehead streets, just a mile from the team's training facility a...

Cardinals storm back to end Padres' winning streak
Pedro Pages cracked a three-run homer to tie the game and Masyn Winn snapped a tie with a two-run double as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to topple the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Saturday.,Michael McGreevy (3-2) shrugged off a rough beginning to earn the win, allowi...

Aggressive Wave settle for scoreless draw with Courage
San Diego aggression didn't fully pay off as the Wave were saddled with a 0-0 draw with the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night in Cary, N.C.,The offenses were lacking finishing touches as the teams returned to action following a NWSL layoff since June.,San Diego unleashed 18 of the match's 24 ...

Venus Williams part of star-filled U.S. Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the U.S. Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event.,The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild c...

Dusty Baker to manage Nicaragua at 2026 World Baseball Classic
Former MLB manager Dusty Baker is reportedly set to manage Nicaragua during the 2026 World Baseball Classic.,Baker, 76, retired from the major leagues two years ago after winning a World Series with the Houston Astros in 2022 and being named National League Manager of the Year three times. Baker is ...

Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for fourth time
Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia claimed his second straight and fourth career Tour de France championship on Sunday in rain-soaked Paris.,Pogacar, who also won in 2020 and 2021, became the sixth man to win the world's most prestigious cycling competition at least four times.,The 26-year-old joined France'...

Oscar Piastri tops Lando Norris, wins Belgian Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri held off McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix on a rainy Sunday in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.,Piastri collected his sixth win of the Formula 1 season and eighth career after finishing the 44-lap race in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 22.601 seconds.,"I knew I ...

Padres top Cardinals in game featuring 5 hit batsmen
Jake Cronenworth hit a double and scored twice to lead the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Saturday night.,Five batters were hit by pitches in the game, which led to a brief benches-clearing skirmish in the ninth inning after Padres slugger Manny Machado was plunked for...

Padres top Cards in game feature 5 hit batters
Jake Cronenworth hit a double and scored twice to lead the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Saturday night.,Five batters were hit by pitches in the game, which led to a brief bench-clearing skirmish in the ninth inning after Padres slugger Manny Machado was plunked for t...

Kaden Groves wins penultimate stage of Tour de France
Australian Kaden Groves covered the final 16 kilometers solo on Saturday to win the penultimate stage of the Tour de France in Pontarlier.,The Stage 20 victory was the first for Groves, who completed the hilly 184.2-kilometer trek from Nantua nearly a minute ahead of Dutch cyclists Frank van den Bro...

Caitlin Clark rookie card sells for record $660k
Even in an injury-plagued season, Caitlin Clark's impact off the court remains large after her rookie trading card sold for $660,000 at a Fanatics Collect auction this week.,The card, which represents Clark's 2024 season with the Indiana Fever, is a Panini WNBA Rookie Royalty card that includes an a...

Thymen Arensman wins Tour de France Stage 19
Thymen Arensman collected his second stage win of this year's Tour de France in Friday's abbreviated mountainous Stage 19 trek to La Plagne.,The 25-year-old Dutchman, who also won Stage 14, finished the ride from Albertville two seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Tadej Pogacar of Slove...

Ben O'Connor conquers Stage 18 at Tour de France
Ben O'Connor conquered the Col de la Loze to win Stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday in the French Alps.,The mountainous 171.5-kilometer trek from Vif marked the second career stage win and first since 2021 for the 29-year-old Australian.,Three-time and defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slo...

Coming off road series losses, Padres, Cardinals open 4-game set
The San Diego Padres will be looking to generate more offense and play better defense as they continue their push toward the postseason.,They lost two of three games in Miami this week before coming to St. Louis for a four-game series against the Cardinals that starts Thursday night.,San Diego score...