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Kiki Iriafen, Mystics rally to end Liberty's 8-game winning streak
Kiki Iriafen scored nine of her 20 points in the final four minutes as the Washington Mystics roared back from an eight-point deficit to stun the host New York Liberty 86-83 on Friday.,The Mystics snapped the Liberty's eight-game winning streak and earned their first victory over New York since the ...
Surging Marlins win back-and-forth battle with Giants
Rookie Owen Caissie went 3-for-3 with three RBIs as the host Miami Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night.,The Marlins are 12-4 this month, giving them MLB's best record so far in June. Overall, Miami has reached .500 at 38-38.,It was a bullpen day for the Marlins, who used ei...
Marina Mabrey drops career-high 37 as Tempo rally past Sun
Marina Mabrey scored 21 of her career-best 37 points in the fourth quarter Friday night and the Toronto Tempo came back to defeat the Connecticut Sun 101-97 at Uncasville, Conn.,Mabrey, a former Sun, also made a career-best nine 3-pointers in 12 attempts, helping Toronto (8-8) snap a three-game losi...
Joaquin Niemann uses U.S. Open penalty as motivation to make cut
Bouncing back after a costly penalty in the first round, Joaquin Niemann carded a 5-under 65 in the second round on Friday and made the cut at the U.S. Open.,Niemann received a two-stroke penalty for throwing his club on the sixth hole Thursday, just before play ended for the day at Shinnecock Hills...
Rays erase early deficit, top Nationals to open homestand
Jonathan Aranda sliced a go-ahead, three-run homer off the left field foul pole, and the Tampa Bay Rays won the opener of their three-game series against Washington by topping the Nationals 5-2 on Friday night.,Opening a season-high 10-game homestand and owning the best home record in the majors, th...
UFC Freedom 250 Falls Short of Super Bowl Hype but Delivers Massive Win
Dana White predicted Super Bowl-sized ratings, but UFC Freedom 250 still shattered viewership records with 17 million viewers across the Americas....
Brazil's Raphinha (leg) departs match vs. Haiti
PHILADELPHIA -- Brazil attacker Raphinha departed in the 40th minute of Friday night's World Cup Group C clash against Haiti in Philadelphia with an apparent leg injury.,The 29-year-old FC Barcelona winger was making his second start of the tournament for manager Carlo Ancelotti after going the full...
Report: Big 12 keeps Brendan Sorsby lawsuit active amid draft questions
The Big 12 is not ready to close the book on the Brendan Sorsby case, even after the Texas Tech quarterback moved to leave college football behind.,The conference's presidents and chancellors have not withdrawn the federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, with lingering questions about Sorsby's NFL ...
Kerry Carpenter's double propels Tigers past White Sox
Kerry Carpenter had a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the host Detroit Tigers held on for a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Matt Vierling hit a two-run homer and Dillon Dingler supplied three hits and scored two runs for the Tigers.,Detroit ace Tarik Skubal allowed thre...
Morocco's Achraf Hakimi to stand trial on rape charges in France
Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi lost an appeal and will stand trial on rape charges in France.,An appeals court in Versailles concluded that there was sufficient evidence for Hakimi, 27, to stand trial, according to a statement provided to The Athletic on Friday.,Hakimi has denied any wrongdoing since...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev survives upset bid in Germany
Germany's Alexander Zverev was the only one of the top four seeds to escape the upset bug during quarterfinal action on Friday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.,The top-seeded Zverev held off Belgium's Raphael Collignon 7-6 (10), 7-6 (2) as both players uncorked 14 aces and lost no servi...
Surprising Ivory Coast not lacking confidence against Germany
Both Germany and Ivory Coast could wrap up Group E with a match to spare if they win Saturday's clash in Toronto.,While victory by itself cannot guarantee the group title, it would move the winner at worst a point away. The right result in the other group match between Ecuador and Curacao later Satu...
Ismael Saibar's early goal proves enough as Morocco downs Scotland
Ismael Saibari fired in a goal in the second minute, sending Morocco on the way to a 1-0 win over Scotland on Friday in World Cup play at Foxborough, Mass.,The result lifts Morocco (1-0-1, 4 points) to the top of the Group C standings, at least until Brazil (0-0-1, 1 point) face Haiti (0-1-0, 0 poin...
Mets delivering clutch hits at expense of Phillies' bullpen
The New York Mets will look to win their third straight game when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies for the second game of a three-game series on Saturday after a rare mid-series off day not created by weather.,The Mets are coming off a 6-4 victory against their division foes on Thursday. Tied 3-...
Jing Yan claims 1-shot lead midway through Meijer LPGA Classic
Jing Yan fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 on Friday to climb into the lead midway through the LPGA Meijer Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Yan sits at 10 under 134 through 36 holes at Blythefield Country Club, which gives her a 1-shot edge over England's Lottie Woad and Australia's Cassie Porter.,China's ...
Tigers RHP Justin Verlander injures hamstring while on IL, out 'weeks'
Right-hander Justin Verlander's plan to come off the injured list and start for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday has been derailed by a new health issue as he strained his left hamstring during a bullpen session on Wednesday.,Verlander, 43, made only one appearance in his return to the Tigers this seaso...
Analysis: USMNT quiet doubters as Mauricio Pochettino's process pays off
The Australians were miffed that some pundits, including a few former U.S. national team players, mockingly gave them zero chance to stay on the field in the second Group D match against the Americans in Seattle on Friday.,Disregard the Aussies' 2-0 win over favored Turkey in their first match. How ...
No Pulisic, no problem: USMNT beat Australia 2-0 to clinch spot in knockout round
SEATTLE -- Mauricio Pochettino's plan to take the long view to the United States men's national team's run at the 2026 World Cup proved wise on Friday.,The U.S. coach kept star Christian Pulisic on the bench against Australia, and his side responded with a 2-0 win against the Socceroos at Seattle St...
Roughriders seeking redemption against host Stampeders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the defending CFL champions, but they might be interested in some bulletin board material from Calgary Stampeders defensive tackle Miles Brown.,"I know they won a championship, but they couldn't beat us," Brown said ahead of Saturday's home contest against Saskatchew...
WTA roundup: Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallies to reach Berlin Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed more than two hours to rally past unseeded Nikola Bartunkola on Friday and earn a spot in the Berlin Tennis Open semifinals.,Czechia's Bartunkola, the No. 62 player in the world, claimed the first set but could go no further against the top-ranked Belarus native in ...