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Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez exits vs. Reds after run-scoring single
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Monday's game after five innings against visiting Cincinnati after appearing to get hit in the left hamstring by a throw from Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz.,Rodriguez hit a chopper between third and short that De La Cruz backhanded. He double-clu...
Andrew Benintendi delivers winning runs as White Sox separate from Rangers
Andrew Benintendi delivered a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning and Miguel Vargas had three hits and two RBIs to boost the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 10-3 victory against the Texas Rangers on Monday.,Chicago scored five runs in the ninth inning and remained one game ahead of the Clevela...
Washington gets to Kyle Freeland early, takes down Rockies
CJ Abrams homered for the second straight game, one of three home runs for Washington, and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 in Denver on Monday night.,Jacob Young also went deep and finished with three hits, Curtis Mead contributed three hits, and Andres Chaparro hit his fourth home run f...
Yordan Alvarez homers twice, Ronel Blanco returns as Astros top Marlins
Yordan Alvarez produced his fifth multi-homer game of the season to help the Houston Astros snap a four-game skid with an 8-5 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday.,Alvarez finished 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs. He posted his 12th three-hit game of the season and his 27th career mul...
Trea Turner knocks two out as Phillies control Dodgers
Trea Turner had two homers, a double and five RBIs to fuel the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-7 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.,Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper and Derek Hill also homered for Philadelphia, which provided Cristopher Sanchez (12-4) with plenty of offensive support....
Liberty come from 12 down to beat Wings in OT
Breanna Stewart scored 33 points and helped key a fourth-quarter comeback as the New York Liberty defeated the short-handed Dallas Wings 99-98 on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a game of wild momentum swings.,Stewart also tallied 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Liberty (14-12) while Sabrina Io...
Late-game heroics help Royals take down Giants
Salvador Perez clubbed a two-run shot to move within one of tying the Royals' all-time home run record, but Kansas City needed Nick Loftin's walk-off, squeeze bunt in the ninth inning to win 4-3 over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,San Francisco trailed 3-1 and was down to its fin...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s two home runs power Yankees over Pirates
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice as the New York Yankees produced one of their better showings at home of late in an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The Yankees won for the third time in their past 12 home games. New York scored its most runs in a home game since a 10-5 victo...
14 in a row: Red Sox down Orioles on Caleb Durbin homer
Caleb Durbin hit a solo home run to break a tie score in the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 14 games by beating the visiting Baltimore Orioles, 6-5, Monday night.,Durbin's homer came against reliever Tyler Wells (2-2) and broke a 5-5 tie. It was his 10th home ru...
Cubs place RHP Phil Maton on IL, activate RHP Jameson Taillon
For the third time in 2026, the Chicago Cubs placed right-handed reliever Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list on Monday due to continuing struggles with right knee tendinitis.,Manager Craig Counsell told reporters before the series opener vs. Detroit that Maton, 33, underwent an MRI and the result...
Guardians go deep seven times as they club Twins
Rookie Petey Halpin hit his first two home runs and Rhys Hoskins had his 14th career multi-homer game as the Cleveland Guardians went deep a season-high seven times, rolling to a 13-4 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night.,Travis Bazzana and Brayan Rocchio also cleared the fence ...
Royals star SS Bobby Witt Jr. (back tightness) exits vs. Giants
Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Kansas City's game against the San Francisco Giants after four innings Monday due to low back tightness.,Witt, who has dealt with back issues of late, returned to the lineup Monday after he was given the day off Sunday against the San Diego Padres. He we...
Dodgers acquire RHP Seth Halvorsen from Rockies
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-handed reliever Seth Halvorsen in a trade with the Colorado Rockies on Monday.,The Rockies received a pair of minor leaguers in right-hander Nick Frasso and outfielder Landyn Vidourek.,Halvorsen, 26, is 0-1 with a 4.74 ERA in 21 relief appearances for the Rocki...
Report: WTA to mandate genetic gender test
The Women's Tennis Association has changed its eligibility policy and will require athletes to submit to a one-time genetic gender test to establish eligibility, the organization revealed early this week.,In a Reuters report detailing the specifics of the new requirements, players will be required t...
Lionel Messi thanks Argentina fans: ‘Wound will take time to heal’
After what may have been his final World Cup match, Lionel Messi was in tears on the field Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J., ruing a missed chance to win a second consecutive title for Argentina.,Messi, without hinting whether his World Cup career was officially through, congratulated Spain and said ...
Former Bucs S Jordan Whitehead cleared to play
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead, whose career has been put on hold since he was injured in a two-vehicle car crash in early 2025, has been cleared to resume football activities, per a Monday report from NFL Network.,A member of Tampa Bay's 2020 Super Bowl-winnin...
Report: Lionel Messi to miss next two Inter Miami games, All-Star Game
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami FC teammate Rodrigo De Paul will not play in the MLS club's next two games, ESPN reported on Monday.,Both Messi and De Paul played in all eight matches for Argentina in the World Cup. Messi started all eight contests and played all 120 minutes in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Spa...
Spain new No. 1 in FIFA rankings; Norway are biggest climber
Spain overtook Argentina for the No. 1 spot in the FIFA men's world rankings Monday, as expected after La Roja defeated the defending champions 1-0 in the World Cup final on Sunday.,Argentina were the No. 1 team in the world rankings as of the last official rankings update on June 11, the day the 48...
Marlins All-Star RHP Max Meyer (neck) goes on IL
The Miami Marlins placed All-Star right-hander Max Meyer on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a neck strain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday.,Meyer departed after three innings of Saturday's start against the Milwaukee Brewers. He gave up two runs and three hits before exiting.,Meyer, 27, stru...
Alex Palou takes checkers at rain-delayed Music City Grand Prix
Alex Palou got a day off to celebrate his native Spain's triumph in the World Cup final before hitting the racetrack and adding to his own trophy collection.,Palou won the rain-delayed Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix on Monday afternoon in Lebanon, Tenn., for his fifth title in 12 races this...