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Scoring runs an issue for both Phillies, MetsEven 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 ...

PARIVISION, BetBoom Team in Dota final at Esports World CupBetBoom 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...

Athletics end 10-game losing streak with demolition of NationalsJacob 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 took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Athletics...

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...

Trea Turner, Jesus Luzardo lead Phillies past Mets

Trea Turner had a home run among his three hits and scored three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting New York Mets 6-1 Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Kyle Schwarber gave the Phillies a lead they'd never relinquish with a tw...

Argentina-Spain tickets soar near $10K for World Cup final

Ticket prices for the World Cup final between defending champion Argentina and Spain continued to soar, approaching $10,000 just 24 hours before Sunday's match in East Rutherford, N.J.,The get-in price has risen 34% over the past three days, reaching $9,627 by 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, according to tic...

Ron Hunt, Mets' first All-Star starter, dies at 85

Ron Hunt, the hard-nosed second baseman who became the first New York Mets player to start in an All-Star Game, has died at age 85.,Hunt, who set a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in the 1971 season, had been in hospice care for a month. He died on Wednesday.,Hunt played for five teams duri...

Mets' first All-Star starter Ron Hunt dies at 85

Ron Hunt, the hard-nosed second baseman who became the first New York Met to start in an All-Star Game, died Wednesday at age 85.,Hunt, who set a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in the 1971 season, had been in hospice care for a month.,Hunt played for five teams during his major league care...