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Rays pass Yankees atop AL East with another win over D-backs
Jonathan Aranda's two-run homer broke a tie and Junior Caminero also homered as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who won their fourth straight, swiped the American League East lead from the New York Yankees by percentage poi...
Caitlin Clark-less Fever demolish Sparks
Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 points to lead four Indiana scorers in double figures as the Fever rolled past the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 111-87 on Saturday in Indianapolis. ,Indiana (11-8) led almost the entire game, but took control in the second quarter with a 17-6 run. The Fever held Los Angeles ...
Guardians build lead, hang on to down Mariners
Kahlil Watson had an RBI double in the fourth inning and fellow rookie Cooper Ingle followed with his first major league hit, a two-run single, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday night.,Slade Cecconi (4-6) earned his first home victory of the season, striki...
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz: Too many teams in World Cup now
PHILADELPHIA -- No continent has benefited more from World Cup expansion than Africa.,In total, 10 sides qualified for the tournament, doubling the five spots African sides used to get when a 32-team field was utilized. Eight have advanced from the group stage to reach the round of 32, and Algeria w...
Marlins maintain June hot streak by bouncing Cards again
Xavier Edwards went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, Kyle Stowers drove in two runs and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.,Javier Sanoja had three hits, an RBI and two stolen bases for Miami, which improved to a major league-best 18-...
Anthony Seigler cracks first homer as Red Sox top Yankees again
Rookie Jake Bennett allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings, Masataka Yoshida and Anthony Seigler belted solo home runs and the host Boston Red Sox earned a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,Bennett (2-3) did not allow a hit until Max Schuemann's solo home run with two outs in ...
Scotland coach Steve Clarke steps down after World Cup elimination
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has stepped down from his position after failing to advance them past the group stage in their first World Cup appearance in 28 years.,The team wasted no time making the announcement, posting on social media less than 30 minutes after it was finalized that the Scots wou...
Alouettes, Redblacks eager to shrug off frustrating losses
Davis Alexander looks to bounce back from his first loss as a CFL starter when the Montreal Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday.,Alexander won his first 13 CFL starts before the Alouettes (2-1) lost 32-29 in overtime on June 20 to the host Edmonton Elks.,The setback left Alexander one win ...
Rays join Yankees atop AL East with another win over D-backs
Jonathan Aranda's two-run homer broke a tie and Junior Caminero also homered as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who won their fourth straight, swiped the AL East lead from the New York Yankees by percentage points. Victor M...
Penguins reunite Ruck twins in Day 2 of NHL draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the biggest family play of Day 2 at the 2026 NHL Draft, completing the Ruck twin set Saturday in Buffalo.,After selecting Liam Ruck with the No. 22 pick in the first round on Friday, the Penguins came back at No. 39 overall and took his twin brother, Markus, in the secon...
Eugenio Suarez rescues Reds against Pirates with 3-run shot
With the Reds down to their last strike, Eugenio Suarez hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the ninth to lift Cincinnati to a 9-7 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Suarez's eighth homer of the season off Pirates closer Gregory Soto (4-2) gave the Reds back-...
Haeran Ryu grabs lead, Korda lurks at Women’s PGA Championship
South Korea's Haeran Ryu continued her hot streak Saturday to surge into the lead of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.,Ryu followed her 8-under-par 64 Friday with birdies on two of her first five holes and an eagle on the par-5 seventh to make her pus...
England clinches Group L crown with clean sheet vs. Panama
Jude Bellingham broke a deadlock with a goal and an assist in the second half of England's Group L finale as the Three Lions defeated Panama 2-0 to win the group Saturday in rainy East Rutherford, N.J.,Harry Kane scored England's second goal and became the nation's leading World Cup goal-scorer, sur...
Bills decide O.J. Simpson will not be in 'Wall of Fame' at new stadium
Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson was the first member of the Buffalo Bills' Wall of Fame in 1980 but he won't be honored at the soon-to-open Highmark Stadium.,The Bills have decided not to include Simpson, who died at 76 in 2024, in their new home. A running back, Simpson was the team's first...
Viktor Hovland birdies 18 to overtake Scottie Scheffler at Travelers
Norway's Viktor Hovland birdied the final hole to shoot 6-under-par 64 and snatch the lead from Scottie Scheffler at the end of the third round of the Travelers Championship on Saturday at Cromwell, Conn.,Hovland leads by one stroke at 20-under 190 heading into the final round Sunday at TPC River Hi...
Fire, Mystics both seek response after lopsided losses
The fast start by the expansion Portland Fire has evaporated, and the club has dropped seven of its last nine games.,Portland (8-11) will attempt to recover from back-to-back whippings in the Windy City when it visits the Washington Mystics on Sunday afternoon.,The Fire started a four-game road trip...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins 1st title at Mallorca
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina claimed his first ATP Tour title with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Ethan Quinn on Saturday at the Mallorca Championships.,The second-seeded Spaniard became the first home champion in the grass-court tournament's six-year history. It was the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina...
Rangers ship Adam Edstrom to Nashville for prospect, draft pick
The New York Rangers have traded center Adam Edstrom to the Nashville Predators in exchange for prospect Massimo Rizzo and the No. 148 draft pick. The Rangers announced the move on Saturday, the second day of the NHL Draft at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.,Edstrom's 2025-26 season was disrupted by injur...
Anthony Seigler goes deep as Red Sox top Yankees again
Rookie Jake Bennett allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings, Masataka Yoshida and Anthony Seigler each belted a solo home run and the host Boston Red Sox earned a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,The first hit allowed by Bennett (2-3) came with two outs in the fifth inning, co...
Canada, South Africa venture into new territory with knockout round
Canada will take their show on the road when they face South Africa in the round of 32 at Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday for the squad's first ever trip into the knockout round of a World Cup.,Neither team was expected to be in the Los Angeles area for the round of 32, with South Africa also in the kn...