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Dodgers escape 6-run hole, overpower skidding Padres
Dalton Rushing had a home run among his four hits and drove in four runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who erased a six-run deficit for a 12-7 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday.,The Dodgers matched their season high with 17 hits and won for the eighth time in 10 games. The Padres took the...
Switzerland blank Algeria, reach round of 16 for 4th straight World Cup
Breel Embolo scored in the first half, Dan Ndoye tallied at the start of the second half and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup's round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Algeria on Thursday night in Vancouver.,Johan Manzambi set up the first goal with a dazzling run and Gregor Kobel made two saves as...
Mariners CFs Julio Rodriguez, Victor Robles exit game with injuries
Center field was a dangerous spot for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.,Seattle center fielder Julio Rodriguez left the team's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels after getting hit in the head by an errant throw.,Victor Robles, who replaced Rodriguez, didn't take the field in the fifth inni...
Report: Active 76ers add LeBron James to wish list
The Philadelphia 76ers, after dealing for former NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and agreeing to a contract with free agent guard Anfernee Simons, apparently aren't done with their offseason makeover.,The 76ers are attempting to land the NBA's all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, ESPN reported on Thur...
Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez exits game after throw hits head
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Thursday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels after getting hit in the head by an errant throw.,Rodriguez walked with one out in the bottom of the first inning before Dominic Canzone hit a grounder to Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel....
Cardinals score 7 in 7th, hand sliding Braves another loss
Nathan Church hit a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run rally and help the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a come-from-behind, 11-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Cardinals sent 11 men to the plate during the seventh-inning uprising and era...
Brayan Rocchio's walk-off HR powers Guardians past White Sox
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run, walk-off homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift the host Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.,Rocchio's towering, 380-foot drive off Grant Taylor (4-2) hit the foul pole in right, also scoring pinch runner Daniel Schnee...
Portugal score late winner, then see Croatia's tying goal waved off
Goncalo Ramos scored the go-ahead goal for Portugal in second-half stoppage time -- then saw a potential equalizer for Croatia overturned by VAR moments later -- as the Portuguese moved on to the World Cup's round of 16 with a 2-1 victory in Toronto on Thursday.,Portugal, who also got a goal from Cr...
Heavy favorite Argentina 'not surprised' to face Cape Verde in round of 32
Argentina will be heavy favorites when they face World Cup debutants Cape Verde in their round of 32 match on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,But Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni says meeting their African foes at this stage, instead of Uruguay or Saudi Arabia as some predicted, is far from a shock.,"We'...
USMNT round of 32 World Cup win scores historic ratings
The United States' World Cup knockout victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday was the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history, according to Fox Sports.,Fox reported a record-breaking average viewership of 24.429 million, citing Nielsen preliminary data. The peak audie...
Canadiens sign G Jakub Dobes to 3-year, $16.07M extension
The Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobes, who led all rookie goaltenders with 29 wins this past season, signed a three-year, $16.07 million contract extension on Thursday.,Dobes, 25, who could have become a restricted free agent after this coming season, now is signed through the 2029-30 campaign. The ne...
Nationals' Cade Cavalli, Red Sox's Willson Contreras suspended 7 games for fracas
Major League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games apiece on Thursday for their roles in a benches-clearing incident on Tuesday in Boston.,MLB also suspended Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas for five g...
Roughriders seek strong response on visit to winless Redblacks
The defending champion Saskatchewan Roughriders look to bounce back from their first setback of the season when they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night.,The Roughriders (2-1) fell 40-34 to the visiting Toronto Argonauts despite quarterback Trevor Harris passing for 409 yards. He also threw t...
Dodgers recall RHP Paul Gervase
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed relief pitcher Paul Gervase from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday for his third stint with the team this season.,Gervase, 26, has a 1.80 ERA and five strikeouts across five innings in two appearances for the Dodgers this season.,He has a career 3.38 ER...
Jarred Kelenic, Joe Ross, Chris Paddack elect free agency from Rangers
Veteran right-handed pitchers Joe Ross and Chris Paddack and outfielder Jarred Kelenic all rejected outright assignments by the Texas Rangers and became free agents on Thursday.,Paddack spent less than four days with the club. He signed on Monday and appeared that night in a bulk relief role against...
Year after injury at Wimbledon, Grigor Dimitrov stuns No. 15 Jakub Mensik
Nearly one year to the day when he sustained a torn pectoral muscle against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Centre Court, Grigor Dimitrov pulled off a huge upset, upending No. 15 seed Jakub Mensik 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at Wimbledon in London on Thursday. ,Dimitrov, ranked No. 146 in the world, was emo...
Mikel Oyarzabal nets 2 as Spain roll past Austria into round of 16
Mikel Oyarzabal scored his third and fourth goals of the World Cup and Spain eased into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Austria on Thursday afternoon in Inglewood, Calif.,Pedro Porro added his first-ever goal for Spain after halftime, a header that, for all intents and purposes, ensured victory ...
Attorney claims three teams interested in Terrion Arnold
Former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold could have a new team before training camp, his attorney argued in court as prosecutors push to tighten restrictions on the 23-year-old free on $1 million bond. ,Arnold was arrested last week and is facing charges of armed robbery and kidnapping related...
Chase Burns, hard-hitting Reds get past Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
An expected elite pitching duel turned out to be a rout as Sal Stewart, Jose Trevino and T.J. Friedl homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds past Jacob Misiorowski and the host Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday.,Chase Burns bested Misiorowski for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avert...
Report: Anfernee Simons, 76ers agree to 2-year contract
A day after reportedly acquiring former NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brown from the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a two-year, $12.3 million deal with free agent guard Anfernee Simons, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Simons, 27, who played with Brown in Boston last season, will have a player op...