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Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-homer game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out ei...
Aaron Rai emerges to win first major, first PGA for England since 1919
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Aaron Rai undersold the reaction to the mammoth putt that sealed his first major championship.,His tee shot at the par-3 17th landed clear on the other side of the green, 68 1/2 feet from the pin. His putt traveled up one ridge and down a second, aligning perfectly with the sh...
Thunder, Spurs set for battle of titans in Western Conference finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder were dominant for most of the season, posting the NBA's best record for the second consecutive season.,But the Thunder struggled against the San Antonio Spurs, dropping four of the five meetings during the regular season.,On Monday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder o...
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, the league announced Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander is the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs. He is the first player to win consecutive MVP awards ...
Inter Miami blank Portland to score 1st win in new stadium
Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season and added his sixth assist as Inter Miami defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday evening to finally secure their first win in their new stadium.,German Berterame added his fifth goal for Miami, which had previously gone 0-3-1 at Nu Stadium, the pe...
Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-home run game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out eig...
Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy lament missed chances at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- While Aaron Rai was pulling away from the pack Sunday at the PGA Championship, two of the biggest names in golf were unable to keep pace on the back nine and make the first-time major winner from England sweat it out.,Spanish star Jon Rahm tied for second three shots behind Ra...
Guardians blast 6 home runs in rout of Reds
Kyle Manzardo led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and Gavin Williams tossed six strong innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians past the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 10-3, on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.,The Guardians belted six homers on the day, accounting for all 10 runs...
Lottie Woad wins 2nd LPGA title in 10 months as a pro at Queen City
Lottie Woad blew the three-stroke lead she began the day with but rallied with a 1-under 69 in the final round to win the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Cincinnati.,The Englishwoman, buoyed by her 11-under combined showing in the second and third rounds, finished with a 12-under-par 268...
Giants use 8-run 8th to blow open rubber match vs. Athletics
Harrison Bader hit a grand slam and Luis Arraez homered for the second time in three games to help the San Francisco Giants notch a 10-1 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,Bader's second career slam came during an eight-run eighth-inning as the Giants blew open...
Aaron Rai emerges to win first major; 1st Englishman to win PGA since 1919
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Aaron Rai drained a series of increasingly long putts to write himself into the history books and win his first major title Sunday at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.,Rai made a 40-foot eagle putt at the par-5 ninth hole to cap an uneven first nine, then pulled awa...
Top Mariners prospect Colt Emerson recalled from Tacoma
The Seattle Mariners recalled top prospect infielder Colt Emerson prior to Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres.,Seattle placed infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan (groin) on the 10-day injured list to open up a roster spot. The IL move is retroactive to May 16.,Emerson, 20, is set to make hi...
Edgar Quero's game-winning homer lifts White Sox over Cubs
Edgar Quero smacked a game-ending two-run home run in the 10th inning and joined Andrew Benintendi with a three-hit game to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 9-8 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.,The White Sox finished 7-2 on a nine-game homestand while earning their fifth series victor...
Kody Clemens helps Twins avoid sweep at hands of Brewers
Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ryan Jeffers hit a solo homer for Minnesota, which salvaged a win in the three-game series. Victor Caratini added an RBI.,Garrett M...
Denny Hamlin rallies to win All-Star Race
Denny Hamlin tracked down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, got by with 29 laps remaining and held on to claim the $1 million payday for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del.,Briscoe's No. 19 Toyota took the point from Hamlin's No. 11 with 52 laps left after the...
Stephen Kolek hurls Royals to shutout win at Cardinals
Stephen Kolek allowed four hits while pitching into the seventh inning, and Salvador Perez drove in both runs, highlighted by a solo homer, as the visiting Kansas City Royals snapped their six-game losing streak with Sunday's 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.,Kolek (2-0) walked just one batt...
Gunnar Henderson helps Orioles knock off Nationals
Gunnar Henderson had four hits, including a home run, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Nationals 7-3 in Washington on Sunday to avoid the three-game sweep.,Henderson had a solo homer, double and two singles, and Coby Mayo and Colton Cowser also homered for Baltimore, which had lost three of four a...
Kevin Gausman's strong outing helps Blue Jays tame Tigers
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Gausman allowed four hits and didn't issue a walk while striking out five batters. ...
Zack Wheeler rises to occasion as Phillies blank Pirates 6-0
Zack Wheeler tossed seven shutout innings to outduel Paul Skenes as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-0 victory Sunday., ,Wheeler (3-0) gave up just three singles and a double with a walk and eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to ...
Guardians blast six home runs in rout of Reds
Kyle Manzardo led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and Gavin Williams tossed six strong innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians past the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 10-3, on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.,The Guardians belted six homers on the day, accounting for all 10 runs...