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MLB roundup: Yankees erupt for 13-run third to best Athletics
Ben Rice drove in four runs, and Trent Grisham and Max Schuemann each had two RBIs as the New York Yankees rode a 13-run third inning to a 13-8 victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday., ,The Yankees sent 18 hitters to the plate and took a 13-3 lead in the third on 11 hits an...

Team Liquid blank Shopify Rebellion to move on at LCS Spring playoffs
Team Liquid blanked Shopify Rebellion 3-0 in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the LCS Spring playoffs on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Just four teams remain standing in the competition. Team Liquid advanced to face FlyQuest in the lower-bracket semifinal on June 7, while Cloud9 and LYON are sitting more...

New blood: Jakub Mensik, Rafael Jodar, Joao Fonseca all reach French QFs
With Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic eliminated in earlier rounds, there's room for a youth movement at the French Open.,No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany is the new favorite and advanced to the quarterfinals handily Sunday, but he was flanked by Jakub Mensik, Rafael Jodar and Joao Fonseca as ...

Nationals 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...

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 'I failed at my goal'
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeated as NBA Most Valuable Player and is the consensus best player in the sport with only three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets able to make a reasonable case.,But the Oklahoma City star described the 2025-26 season as a failure on Sunday, one day after the Thu...

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...