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Brewers' 2 solo homers enough in win over Guardians
Garrett Mitchell hit a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.,Brice Turang also socked a solo homer for Milwaukee, which won for the seventh time in the past 10 games....
Cubs' Edward Cabrera exits early vs. Rockies due to hand cramp
Chicago Cubs starter Edwin Cabrera left Tuesday's home game against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning with what the team called a cramp in his right hand.,The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher returned to the team earlier this month after a blister on his pitching hand sidelined him, leading t...
Drake Baldwin blasts mammoth HR before rain halts Giants-Braves
The game Tuesday between the visiting San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves was suspended because of rain and will be resumed on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. The regularly scheduled game will begin at 7:15 p.m.,Light rain was falling when the game began Tuesday and the umpires stopped the game in the m...
Early-game offensive explosion powers Yankees past White Sox
Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt hit two-run homers for the New York Yankees, who scored 10 runs in the third and fourth innings during a 12-2 rout of the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,The Yankees won for the eighth time in 12 games since losing Aaron Judge to a rib injury, and they scored dou...
Storm, Fire clash in first all-Northwest matchup since 2002
Although they absorbed a 107-74 blowout loss Monday night at Minnesota, the Portland Fire remain in playoff position during their expansion season.,Portland (7-9, 1-5 Commissioner's Cup) looks to take another step in that direction Wednesday night when it hosts the struggling Seattle Storm (3-12, 0-...
Cubs' Edward Cabrera exits early vs. Rockies
Chicago Cubs starter Edward Cabrera left Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies with one out in the fifth inning after manager Craig Counsell and a team trainer came to the mound.,Ryan Rolison entered to relieve Cabrera with Colorado leading 3-2 and allowed two more runs that were charged to Ca...
Curtis Mead's homer sends Nats past Royals for another series win
Curtis Mead hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and the host Washington Nationals defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Tuesday.,Nasim Nunez opened the bottom of the seventh with a walk against reliever Daniel Lynch IV (2-1), went to second on a groundout and stole third. After ...
Stanley Cup Final draws highest TV ratings in 7 years
The high-scoring Stanley Cup Final turned into a ratings win for ABC, which drew the highest viewership for the NHL's championship round in seven years, the network announced Tuesday.,The Carolina Hurricanes' six-game win over the Vegas Golden Knights attracted an average of 5.2 million viewers. The...
Phillies tee off on Marlins again, cruise 8-2
Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Jesus Luzardo as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised to an 8-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,In a matchup of pitchers facing their former teams, Luzardo (6-4) got the better of Tyler Phillips (1-2). Luzardo allowed...
Wings test high-octane offense against Valkyries' stout defense
A high-powered offense collides with a stingy defense when the Dallas Wings and Golden State Valkyries complete Commissioner's Cup pool play Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Both teams still have a chance to tie for first place in the Western Conference competition for one spot in the tournament fi...
Lynx need more than win over Sparks to reach Commissioner's Cup final
The Minnesota Lynx need a victory over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday as well as some help in order to advance to the Commissioner's Cup championship game.,The Lynx (11-3) are tied with the Las Vegas Aces atop the Commissioner's Cup Western Conference standings at 5-1. Because they lost to...
WTA roundup: Serena Williams loses first-round doubles match in Berlin
Unseeded Serena Williams and Czechia's Karolina Muchova came up short in their opening-round doubles match on Tuesday in the WTA 500 Berlin Tennis Open.,Williams, playing in her second tournament since announcing her comeback, and Muchova fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Mexico's Gi...
Knicks-Spurs scores NBA Finals' highest ratings in 28 years
With an average of 20.6 million views, per Nielsen, this month's NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs was the most-watched finals since 1998.,The Knicks' 94-90 title-clinching Game 5 victory on Saturday night drew an average of 24.5 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, the mo...
M's star Cal Raleigh (oblique) activated from IL, rejoins lineup
American League MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh returned from an absence of just more than a month due to a right oblique strain, catching and batting second as the Seattle Mariners host the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.,Raleigh last played on May 13 and has struggled this season, hitting just .161 ...
Nearing World Cup goal mark, Kylian Mbappe's dominance on full display
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe entered the 2026 World Cup knowing another strong tournament could make him the competition's all-time leading goal scorer.,At this rate, the Real Madrid superstar may get there next week.,Mbappe bagged an explosive second-half brace in France's 3-1 victory ove...
Avalanche send C Ross Colton to Predators
The Nashville Predators acquired veteran center Ross Colton from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in a trade that featured three players and two draft picks changing hands.,The Predators added Colton and minor league goaltender Isak Posch in exchange for goaltender Magnus Chrona, Nashville's third-...
Liberty seek eighth straight win when they visit well-rested Sky
The surging New York Liberty started their seven-game winning streak with less than a full complement of contributors.,With the team recently returned to health, the Liberty sense things can be even sharper against the host Chicago Sky on Wednesday -- and beyond.,"Now, we're just feeling a little bi...
Scottie Scheffler: Slam neither ‘motivating factor’ nor distraction at US Open
Scottie Scheffler has made it known by now that specific achievements don't motivate him. So it makes sense he would say the same about the possibility of completing the career Grand Slam this week.,At a press conference Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, th...
Guardians star 3B Jose Ramirez (hand) undergoes surgery
Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.,Ramirez, a seven-time All-Star, is expected to be sidelined for 5-7 weeks. Dr. Thomas Graham performed the surgery in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania and removed t...
No. 16 West Virginia pounds Troy 12-0 in elimination game
Dawson Montesa threw 5 1/3 effective innings and West Virginia's offense poured it on late, helping the Mountaineers remain alive with a 12-0 win over Troy in the Men's College World Series on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.,After eliminating the Trojans, the No. 16 Mountaineers will take on No. 5 North Caro...