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Tour leaders woken from sound sleep for drug testing
Tadej Pogacar, who led the Tour de France entering Stage 15 on Sunday, and second-place rider Jonas Vingegaard were woken up in the middle of the night by drug testers for the International Testing Agency. ,Vingegaard, part of Team Visma-Lease a Bike, was woken up at 2 a.m. local time, followed thre...
Rejuvenated pitchers for D-backs, Cards to engage in desert duel
Two pitchers who have made vast improvements after subpar showings in 2025 will take the mound when the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in the rubber game of their weekend series on Sunday in Phoenix.,St. Louis won the opener on Friday 5-4. Arizona responded with a 5-3 victory on S...
Reds, amid rocky times and rumored trades, look to escape Colorado with series win
The Cincinnati Reds made a promising move for the future by signing star right-hander Chase Burns to a seven-year, $105 million contract extension on Saturday.,Unfortunately for the Reds, Burns' signing does little to fix the team's current predicament.,Cincinnati faces the Colorado Rockies in the r...
Padres, struggling on the road, look to avoid sweep in Kansas City
In a weekend series between underachieving clubs, the Kansas City Royals have added to the San Diego Padres' misery on the road. ,Winners of four straight at home, the Royals will try for a three-game series sweep of the Padres on Sunday. ,Kansas City is last in the American League Central but has t...
After fighting to the end, Guardians, Pirates to battle again Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates were five outs away from a doubleheader sweep at the Cleveland Guardians that would have moved them into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot.,Thanks to the heroics of Cleveland's All-Star second baseman Travis Bazzana, it didn't happen, setting up a rubber match...
Scoring runs an issue for both Phillies, Mets
Even in a lopsided victory, the Philadelphia Phillies' inconsistent ways continued Saturday afternoon.,Unfortunately for the New York Mets, consistency has been their biggest problem.,The Phillies and the Mets will each look to earn a series win Sunday afternoon, when Philadelphia hosts New York in ...
Sizzling Red Sox finding ways to win, while Rays looking for answers
The Boston Red Sox are in unfamiliar territory, and they'll hope to remain there Sunday when they wrap up a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Boston's 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday extended the team's winning streak to 12 games and moved Boston's record to 49-48. It's th...
FaZe Vegas, OpTic Texas battle for CDL Championship
OpTic Texas and FaZe Vegas will have a rematch in the grand final on Sunday at the 2026 Call of Duty League Championship in Las Vegas.,FaZe Vegas has gone unscathed at 3-0 in the event, including a 3-2 decision over OpTic Texas in the winners final on Saturday.,This is the final event and the world ...
Karmine Corp, Dplus set to face off in Esports World Cup LOL final
Karmine Corp and Dplus will face off in the finals of the League of Legends event at the Esports World Cup in Paris on Sunday after winning their respective semifinals Saturday.,Karmine Corp pulled out a 2-1 defeat of T1, while Dplus outlasted Gen.G Esports for a 2-1 win. The two losing teams will o...
PARIVISION, BetBoom Team in Dota final at Esports World Cup
BetBoom Team and PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final with semifinal victories at the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament in Paris.,Vici Gaming and Team Yandex, which lost in Saturday's playoffs, will play in the third-place match earlier Sunday.,The Dota 2 event at the Esports World Cup is t...
MLB roundup: A's snap 10-game skid with 15-1 rout of Nationals
Jacob Wilson homered during a three-hit outing, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes also went deep and the Athletics broke a 10-game slide with a 15-1 beatdown of the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn (8-6) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Ath...
Dricus Du Plessis returns with dominant decision over Kamaru Usman
South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis leaned on his roots in his first fight in nearly a year to secure a unanimous decision victory over Kamaru Usman in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Oklahoma City.,The judges scored the bout 50-45, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of Du Plessis (24-...
Dricus du Plessis returns with dominant decision defeat of Kamaru Usman
Dricus du Plessis leaned on his roots in his first fight in nearly a year to secure a unanimous decision victory over Kamaru Usman in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Oklahoma City.,The judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-45, and 49-46 in favor of du Plessis (24-3 MMA), who...
Diamondbacks place OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr (adductor) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a strained right adductor.,In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks recalled catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno. They also selected the contract of right-hander Gerardo Carri...
Red Sox rally past Rays in 7th to extend win streak to 12 games
Wilyer Abreu homered twice to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to 12 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday.,Abreu hit a solo home run in the third, then a two-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) that erased a 6-5 deficit in the seventh. Abreu als...
Guardians' Travis Bazzana slams walk-off HR for DH split vs. Pirates
Rookie Travis Bazzana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-3 comeback win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.,Bazzana's one-out blast off Dennis Santana to right-center field traveled 414 feet, sc...
All-Stars duel on mound as Yankees, Dodgers contest doubleheader
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cam Schlitter enjoyed stellar first halves and earned All-Star selections, leading to anticipation about their first head-to-head encounter.,But after Saturday night's nationally televised matchup was postponed due to inclement weather, the standout pitchers will instead pitch...
Cubs acquire veteran RHP Aaron Civale from Athletics
The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran right-hander Aaron Civale from the Athletics on Saturday for minor league right-hander Aiden Moffett.,Civale, who ended last season with the Cubs, was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Wednesday.,In other moves on Saturday, the Athletics placed right-han...
Bukayo Saka hat trick helps England top France in wild 3rd-place match
Finishing third in the World Cup isn't the prize a country spends four years trying to achieve.,And it might be more painful for England -- and definitely their fans -- after the squad blew a late lead in the semifinals against Argentina.,Still, the third-place match was scheduled to be played, and ...
Blackhawks sign Connor Bedard to 5-year, $75M extension
The Chicago Blackhawks secured the centerpiece of their rebuild Saturday, signing star forward Connor Bedard to a five-year, $75 million contract extension.,The deal carries a $15 million annual salary cap hit, and keeps Bedard under contract through 2030-31. Only the contracts of Leo Carlsson of th...