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Mariners pull out 10-inning win to sweep Diamondbacks
Victor Robles' infield single brought home the deciding run with one out in the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game interleague series.,Cole Young and Dominic Canzone hit solo homers for the American League West-...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers cruise past Phillies
Rookies Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland each hit home runs in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 9-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dodgers rebound...
Canada’s Marcelo Flores out of World Cup: ‘My ACL is gone’
Canadian midfielder Marcelo Flores will miss the World Cup after suffering an ACL tear over the weekend.,Flores plays for Mexican titans UANL Tigres and was on the pitch for the club's CONCACAF Champions Cup final Saturday against Toluca when he went down with a noncontact right leg injury. He appea...
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) exits, will undergo MRI exam
Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz left Sunday's 6-4 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves after injuring his right hamstring and will undergo an MRI exam on Monday.,De La Cruz has started all 58 Reds games this season, but that streak figures to be in jeopardy after the team confi...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch, exits vs. Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto departed Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left wrist.,The Phillies later announced that Realmuto had a wrist contusion and would undergo further testing.,Realmuto was hit...
Christian Pulisic breaks through, USMNT beat Senegal 3-2 in tune-up
The first of two friendlies for the U.S. men's national team before opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12 vs. Paraguay wasn't meant to be a definitive statement on the Americans' chances to advance to the knockout round.,But the 3-2 win against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday provided a h...
Red Sox use big seventh inning to topple Guardians
A six-run seventh inning propelled the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Boston trailed 4-3 entering the seventh and scored all six runs with two outs. The inning included a two-run single by left fielder Masata...
Eugenio Suarez, JJ Bleday help Reds snap Braves' win streak
Eugenio Suarez homered and drove in two runs, JJ Bleday had a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,Nick Lodolo (2-1) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out four and walking four. P.J. Higgin...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Why a Major Oklahoma City Thunder Shakeup Could Be Coming This Offseason
The Thunder have draft assets, young stars and financial challenges ahead. Here's why Oklahoma City could make a major move this offseason....
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) leaves game
Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz left Sunday's game against the visiting Atlanta Braves after injuring his right hamstring trying to leg out a likely extra-base hit.,De La Cruz has started all 58 Reds games this season, but that streak figures to be in jeopardy after the team confi...
Rafael Jodar, Alexander Zverev advance to French Open quarters
First-time Grand Slam participant Rafael Jodar and new favorite Alexander Zverev advanced to the French Open quarterfinals on Sunday in dramatically different fashions.,Jodar, a 19-year-old Spaniard, rallied from two sets down to oust veteran countryman Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, w...
Dodgers activate LHP Jack Dreyer from injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-hander Jack Dreyer from the 15-day injured list Sunday and optioned right-hander Paul Gervase to Triple-A Oklahoma City., ,Dreyer, 27, missed 13 games with left shoulder inflammation. His last action came on May 15, when he pitched the eighth inning in a 6-0 vi...
Visa issues delay South African team's departure for World Cup
The charter flight due to transport South Africa's World Cup team to Mexico on Sunday was grounded because of visa troubles.,The South Africans were expecting to travel to the Mexican city of Pachuca, where they will train, but not all players and officials had received their visas. The South Africa...
Youthful Spurs favored over red-hot Knicks in NBA Finals
The 2026 NBA Finals features one team on an 11-game winning streak and another led by a 7-foot-4 wunderkind.,The New York Knicks, who have been idle since sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final on May 25, are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They w...
Song Yadong Delivers Career-Defining UFC Macau Victory Over Deiveson Figueiredo
Song Yadong delivered one of the biggest wins of his UFC career, submitting former champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Macau main event....
Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.,Chicago started May with eight straight wins to wrap up their second 10-game winning streak of the season. However, manager C...
Finally above .500, Mariners seek sixth straight win, sweep of Diamondbacks
Three times over the past two months, the Seattle Mariners had a chance to climb over the .500 mark.,They finally succeeded Saturday on their fourth try.,Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizo...
'Super cool' Phillies seek to take road series from Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies exorcized some demons on Saturday and will try for a series victory when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road on Sunday afternoon., ,The Phillies' 2025 season ended in brutal fashion with reliever Orion Kerkering's error in the 11th inning of Game 4 in the National...
Red Sox C Connor Wong making most of playing time at Guardians' expense
Connor Wong hasn't seen much action of late behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, so he has to maximize every opportunity he receives.,Thanks to his big game Saturday, the Red Sox have a chance at earning a rare series victory against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Boston will send left-hander Ran...