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Twins' early splurge highlights win over Guardians
Trevor Larnach singled in two runs to cap a four-run first inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 Sunday.,The first four Minnesota batters scored to start the game and help the Twins salvage a win in the three-game series.,Twins starter Jose Urena went four innings i...

Eli White smacks two HRs as Braves beat Reds in Speedway Classic
Eli White hit a pair of home runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the Speedway Classic held at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Sunday before an MLB-record crowd of 91,032.,It was the completion of a game that began Saturday and suspended in the bottom of the first inning...
Micah Parsons Demands Trade as Jerry Jones Fumbles Yet Another Star Contract
Micah Parsons wants out of Dallas after Jerry Jones ghosted him in contract talks. Sound familiar? Another star, another headache for the Cowboys....

Braves 3B Austin Riley exits game with lower abdominal pain
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley, not long removed from the injured list, exited Sunday's 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the MLB Speedway Classic with a lower abdominal injury.,On the first ball put in play of the resumed game that was postponed Saturday due to heavy rainfall, Riley ma...

Freddie Freeman remains hot as Dodgers beat Rays
Freddie Freeman had three hits and drove in a run as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-7) allowed five hits with no walks and six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Alex Vesia and Brock Stewart follow...

Trinity Rodman returns, lifts Washington Spirit to win over Portland Thorns
Trinity Rodman punctuated her return from a back injury with the game-winning goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time as the Washington Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Thorns on Sunday.,Off a long cross through traffic in the penalty area, the ball was deflected to...

Six-run inning helps Red Sox complete sweep of Astros
A six-run fourth inning helped the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep., ,Boston's fourth inning included a balk, a wild pitch, a passed ball and a throwing error by Houston starting pitcher Framber Valdez. The balk and the throwing error ea...

Report: Raiders S Lonnie Johnson Jr. suffered broken fibula
First-year Las Vegas Raiders safety Lonnie Johnson Jr., was carted off the field during Saturday's practice at Allegiant Stadium with a broken fibula in his right leg, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,Johnson, 29, will reportedly undergo an MRI exam to determine if there is any additional da...

Colts RB Salvon Ahmed carted off practice field
Indianapolis Colts running back Salvon Ahmed sustained an apparent severe injury to his right leg during practice on Sunday and was carted off the practice field.,The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Ahmed, who was injured after being dragged down from behind by undrafted safety ...

Bronzed Brady: Patriots finally to unveil QB statue on Friday
The long-awaited statue of Tom Brady, delayed due to scheduling issues, finally will be unveiled Friday outside of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.,New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced in June 2024 that the team would be erecting the 12-foot statue during that season. However, when...

Team Tidebound revel in 'joyful victory' at Clavision Masters
Team Tidebound highlighted their sterling performance on Sunday by posting a 3-2 victory over Tundra Esports in the grand final of the Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi in Zhangjiakou, China.,Team Tidebound recorded a 2-0 victory over Xtreme Gaming in the lower-bracket final of the Dota2 tournament ...

Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri go 1-2 at Hungarian Grand Prix
Lando Norris held off a final-laps push from teammate Oscar Piastri to hold on and win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday in Budapest.,For the McLaren drivers, it was their seventh 1-2 finish on the season and the team's 11th victory in 14 events in 2025.,George Russell of Mercedes was third and pol...

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski lands on IL ahead of Sunday start
The Milwaukee Brewers placed All-Star rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day injured list with a left tibia contusion prior to his scheduled start against the host Washington Nationals on Sunday.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Misiorowski (4-1, 2.70 ERA), who was hit in the shi...

Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold
Summer McIntosh captured her fourth gold medal at the world swimming championships by winning the 400-meter individual medley on Sunday in Singapore.,McIntosh, an 18-year-old from Toronto, finished the race in 4 minutes, 25.78 seconds, nearly 7.5 seconds better than Australia's Jenna Forrester and J...

Lynx acquire DiJonai Carrington in trade with Wings
The Minnesota Lynx acquired guard DiJonai Carrington on Sunday from the Dallas Wings, sending forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round draft pick in exchange. ,With the move, Carrington goes from the No. 11 team in the league in Dallas (8-21) to a franchise that is runn...
MLB Betting Picks Today: Sunday August 3rd Best Bets
Get your top MLB prop bets and moneyline picks for Sunday, Aug. 3, including Yankees vs. Marlins, Rockies vs. Pirates, and Dylan Cease strikeout props....

Cardinals find offense, eye series win vs. Padres
On Saturday night, the St. Louis Cardinals tried a novel concept: Scoring runs.,After managing just one in 30 innings, they suddenly exploded for four in the fourth inning, got two more in the fifth and went on to a much-needed 8-5 win over San Diego that snapped the Padres' six-game winning streak....
NFL 2025 Division Outlook: Can the Eagles, Chiefs and Others Repeat as Champs?
Eight NFL teams enter 2025 as defending division champions. Can the Eagles, Chiefs and others fight off rising contenders and stay on top?...
National Heads-Up Poker Championship Contributing to the Game’s Renewed Life
After a 12-year hiatus, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship is returning in 2025. And it’s exactly the kind of content-first, personality-driven event poker needs right now....

D-backs eye series win after big night vs. A's
The Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of a deep funk and now will look to win a three-game series when they face the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the set at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Diamondbacks scored just 14 runs while losing nine times in a 10-game stretch. But Arizona scored ha...