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Japan star Takefusa Kubo (knee) out vs. Brazil
Japan won't have star winger Takefusa Kubo for their World Cup round of 32 match vs. Brazil on Monday in Houston.,Kubo suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Japan's tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14. He was held out of the Samurai Blue's remaining group-stage matches ag...
Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland headed to Monday playoff at Travelers
Norway's Viktor Hovland and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler ended regulation tied atop the leaderboard and will return Monday for a playoff at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,They finished at 21-under 259 after Sunday's fourth round at TPC River Highlands, where darkness became an issue ...
Haeran Ryu holds on to win first major title at Women's PGA
Haeran Ryu of South Korea won her first major championship by shooting a final-round 70, concluding with six straight pars to clinch victory Sunday at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Chaska, Minn.,Ryu entered the day with a one-shot cushion and weathered a tumultuous front nine -- three bogeys,...
Gretchen Walsh tops training partner Kate Douglass' world record
Kate Douglass' reign as world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle lasted all of nine days.,American Gretchen Walsh -- Douglass' training partner -- set a new world record in the event Sunday, turning in a 23.55-second run at the Sette Colli meet in Rome. That is .04 seconds faster than Douglass'...
Dicky Pride wins Dick's Open, beating Padraig Harrington in playoff
Dicky Pride couldn't have found a more fitting tournament to win.,Pride shot a 7-under-par 65 in the final round, then beat Irishman Padraig Harrington with a par on the first playoff hole to prevail at the Dick's Open on Sunday in Endicott, N.Y.,"Well, fortunately they've named the tournament after...
Mookie Betts' big hit helps Dodgers sink Padres
Mookie Betts' two-run single keyed a three-run fifth inning Sunday as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the San Diego Padres 4-2 in the rubber game of the teams' weekend series.,Emmet Sheehan (4-5) pitched five solid innings to earn the win, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while stri...
Mystics edge Fire in second 4OT game in WNBA history
Sonia Citron scored a career-best 32 points, including the go-ahead basket with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics edged the visiting Portland Fire in a marathon battle, prevailing 124-123 on Sunday in the second quadruple-overtime game in WNBA history.,Portland's Carla Leite scored a car...
A'ja Wilson shakes of injury scare to lead Aces over Sky
A'ja Wilson had 30 points with 15 rebounds, left briefly with an apparent injury, then returned to help the Las Vegas Aces win 107-99 over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday.,Jackie Young scored 18 of her 28 points in the first half, and Chelsea Gray added 18 for Las Vegas (14-5). The Aces shot 52.4% ov...
Shane van Gisbergen nabs final road-course trophy of '26 at Sonoma
Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high 74 of 110 laps and hung on in NASCAR's final road-course event of 2026, winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.,The No. 97 Trackhouse Racing driver put his Chevrolet back up front after his final pit stop on Lap 88, held a he...
Giants eke out 3-2 win over Braves to clinch series win
Robbie Ray allowed just one run over a season-high-tying eight innings, Luis Arraez scored one run and drove in another and the San Francisco Giants completed a series win over the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,Ray (7-6) won a pitchers' duel with Atlanta's Chris Sale (...
Texas A&M adds 5-star WR Eric McFarland to booming ‘27 class
Wide receiver Eric McFarland, a five-star prospect in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas A&M on Sunday to add another top recruit to coach Mike Elko's eye-catching class.,Texas A&M has the No. 1-ranked recruiting class for the next cycle, according to both 247Sports and ESPN. McFarland is the six...
Rays' Yandy Diaz exits with shoulder strain, considered day-to-day
Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz left Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks with a left shoulder strain, but he doesn't anticipate the injury will sideline him for long.,Diaz, the American League's leading hitter at .336, appeared to aggravate the shoulder during a 10-pitch a...
Josh Lowe's first career grand slam pushes Angels past A's
Josh Lowe hit his first career grand slam to help the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win against the Athletics in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Angels starter Sam Aldegheri (3-3) had surrendered a combined 11 earned runs over 7 2/3 innings in his prev...
Pirates rely on long ball to avoid sweep vs. Reds
Ryan O'Hearn hit a pair of home runs and Esmerlyn Valdez homered for the third consecutive game to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.,O'Hearn's third career multi-homer game and first since Aug. 25, 2019 helped the Pirates avoid being swept in...
Cubs take series from Brewers with 3-run 10th inning
The Chicago Cubs scored three times in the top of the 10th inning and held on for a 4-3 win in the rubber match of a three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,Jacob Webb (3-2) gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth to earn the win for the Cubs, who have won six of their ...
Astros score 4 in 10th, fend off Tigers to win series
Christian Walker blasted a three-run homer to cap a four-run 10th as the visiting Houston Astros rallied for a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.,Houston, which trailed 3-0 in the seventh, collected three wins in the four-game series.,Isaac Paredes homered among his three hits and added two ...
OpTic outlast Thieves in CDL Major 4 grand final
OpTic Texas avenged an upper-bracket final loss to the Los Angeles Thieves, pulling off a 4-3 comeback victory in the best-of-seven grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Sunday in Nanterre, France.,With the victory, OpTic received $150,000 and 100 CDL points.,Earlier Sunday, OpTic ...
Royals avoid sweep as bullpen holds off White Sox
Carter Jensen had three hits with two RBIs, and five Kansas City relievers held the Chicago White Sox to one hit over five scoreless innings, as the Royals earned a 5-4 road win Sunday.,Steven Cruz (2-2), Beck Way, Lucas Erceg, Matt Strahm and Alex Lange (seven saves) each pitched an inning and stym...
Kyle Schwarber's 30th homer lifts Phillies past skidding Mets
Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead two-run homer with one out in the seventh inning off Kodai Senga on Sunday afternoon as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies secured a 5-4 win over the New York Mets.,The Phillies lost a three-run lead by giving up a run in the fifth and three in the sixth but quickly reg...
Canada earn first knockout win on stoppage-time goal vs. South Africa
Stephen Eustaquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa in a round of 32 match on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Eustaquio took advantage of a poorly headed clearance and ripped a shot from just outside of the box to the lower left corner.,Ca...