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WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka ends drought on grass
Naomi Osaka upset No. 4 seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Libema Open, notching her first win on grass since 2019 on Tuesday in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Osaka, the former World No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan, fired seven aces and saved the only break poi...
Jesus Luzardo, bullpen carry Marlins past Mets
Jesus Luzardo combined with three relievers on a four-hitter Tuesday night for the visiting Miami Marlins, who edged the New York Mets 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,Tim Anderson, Nick Gordon and Bryan De La Cruz drove in runs for the Marlins, who won for just the second time in eight gam...
Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hamstring) missing minicamp
Carolina Panthers first-round pick Xavier Legette is being held out of a mandatory minicamp because of a lingering hamstring injury, head coach Dave Canales said Tuesday.,Canales also said edge rusher DJ Johnson, who was carted off during the first day of minicamp Tuesday, has a calf injury and will...
Tigers place SS Javier Baez (spine) on injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed shortstop Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to lumbar spine inflammation.,The designation is retroactive to Sunday for Baez, a two-time All-Star who is hitting just .183 with one homer and 25 RBIs in 53 games this season.,Baez, 31, is a career .252 hitte...
ATP roundup: Lorenzo Musetti advances at Stuttgart
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti was pushed to a pair of tiebreakers Tuesday before the No. 5 seed earned his way to the second round of the Boss Open at Stuttgart, Germany, with a 7-6 (9), 7-6 (9) victory over qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France.,Two-time Boss Open champion Matteo Berrettini of I...
Mets reinstate C Francisco Alvarez from injured list
The New York Mets reinstated Francisco Alvarez from the injured list Tuesday and designated fellow catcher Tomas Nido for assignment.,Alvarez, 22, has been out since April 19 with a thumb injury. In 16 games to start the season, he was batting .236 with one home run and eight RBIs. ,In 144 games ove...
USA Basketball names 12-member women's roster for Paris
USA Basketball announced a veteran roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics, boasting a squad where each member has at least an Olympics or World Cup gold medal.,The Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi was named to her sixth Olympics, with 38 Olympics basketball games to her credit, the most of any women'...
June 11, 2024 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions For MLB & WNBA
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Tuesday June 11 slate of MLB games and the WNBA matchup between the Aces and Lynx....
Jets' Aaron Rodgers, Haason Reddick not at mandatory minicamp
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and edge rusher Haason Reddick did not report to the start of the New York Jets' two-day mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, leaving both players subject to fines.,Reddick, 29, who came over in a March trade with the Philadelphia Eagles, skipped all voluntary offseason workouts ...
Manny Machado, Padres pursue series victory over A's
The San Diego Padres' best guess that star third baseman Manny Machado would avoid an injured list stint proved to be correct.,After missing four starts due to a strained hip flexor sustained Wednesday, Machado returned Monday as the designated hitter, collecting two hits in San Diego's 6-1 win over...
Padres pitchers strike out 16 in win over A's
Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. each homered Monday night while Dylan Cease snapped a five-start winless streak as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-1.,Cease (6-5) scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, allowing just one run while striking out eight. It...
Mets back home to face Marlins, continue to eye postseason
The New York Mets earned a dramatic win in London on Sunday afternoon, hours after owner Steve Cohen said there was still time for the team to climb into the playoff race.,The work continues Tuesday night, when the Mets return home to host the Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,Righ...
WTA roundup: Katie Boulter wins Nottingham thriller
Defending champion Katie Boulter survived a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 marathon to beet British compatriot Harriet Dart in the first round Monday at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham, Great Britain.,The third-seeded Boulter overcame 4-3 and 5-4 deficits in the deciding set to win in 3 hours and 13 minutes. She...
Nationals surge into road series against Tigers
The Washington Nationals had their most satisfying weekend of the season, taking the last three games of a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves.,Up next for the Nationals is to step outside the National League and visit the Detroit Tigers for a three-game series, which begins Tuesday night.,I...
ATP roundup: Grass court season gets underway
No. 6 seed Jack Draper of England held off Austria's Sebastian Ofner 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) in first-round action Monday at the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany.,Draper won 89 percent of the points on his first serve (41 of 46) and only made 11 unforced errors, offsetting a dozen aces and 33 winners by Ofn...
Report: All-Pro returner Jakeem Grant trying out with Jets
Decorated return specialist Jakeem Grant will try out for the New York Jets at this week's minicamp, NFL Network reported Monday.,Grant, 31, last played in the NFL in 2021 when he made the Pro Bowl and earned his second consecutive All-Pro second-team selection.,Grant missed the 2022 season after te...
Padres look to take advantage of struggling A's
On paper, the San Diego Padres' three-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics that starts Monday night figures to be a golden opportunity for them to feast on a weaker foe.,But as the first two-plus months of the season have shown, San Diego's ability to play good ball against top opponents ...
Giants TE Darren Waller retires after 8 NFL seasons
New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement on Sunday, explaining in a YouTube video that "the passion has slowly been fading.",Waller, 31, also revealed that a "very scary" health emergency last November made him re-think where his life was at.,He did not name the medical condi...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa powers Blue Jays to 10-inning win over A's
Isiah Kiner-Falefa capped a career-best five-RBI performance with a bases-clearing double in the top of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 in the finale of their three-game series.,After forcing extra innings with a game-tyin...
Mets rally late to beat Phillies, split London series
Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning as the New York Mets took advantage of an erratic outing from closer Jose Alvarado to edge the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday in London. ,Alvarado had a chance to lock down his 12th save of the season after pinc...