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Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula ousted in first-round Wimbledon shockers
Three of the top five seeds in the Wimbledon ladies' singles draw -- Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and China's Qinwen Zheng -- bowed out in the first round on a stunning Tuesday in London.,Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a triumphant return to the Wimbledon stage by ousting No. 3 seed Pegula 6-2, 6...
Two more men's Top 10 seeds crash out at Wimbledon
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seeds to lose in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,Meanwhile, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy sailed through to the next round.,Germany's Zverev, who is still seeking his first Grand Slam championship, wa...
No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti out, No. 1 Jannik Sinner breezes at Wimbledon
No. 7 seed Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seed to lose in the first round at Wimbledon, but his fellow Italian, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, sailed through to the next round on Tuesday in London.,Musetti a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2024, lost to qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-2,...
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula ousted in first round of Wimbledon
Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a stunning return to the Wimbledon stage on Tuesday, ousting No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in just 58 minutes in the first round in London.,Cocciaretto had to sit out the major in 2024 due to illness. She has played well on the grass courts in the past year, ...
Reports: Hawks, Nickeil Alexander-Walker agree to $62M deal
The Atlanta Hawks plan to acquire shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a sign-and-trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, multiple reports said Monday.,Alexander-Walker will receive a new four-year, $62 million contract that features a player option and a trade kicker, according to ESPN.,The de...
Brit Katie Boulter upsets Paula Badosa in first round of Wimbledon
British fan favorite Katie Boulter dished out 27 winners while producing a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory over No. 9 seed Paula Badosa of Spain in a Wimbledon first-round match at the All England Club in London.,Boulter saved 4 of 7 break points and held a 6-5 edge in aces while playing on Centre Court. It i...
Ons Jabeur to 'disconnect a bit' from tennis after Wimbledon retirement
Former Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur's tough season continued Monday when she retired from her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the All England Club in London.,Tomova won 7-6 (5), 2-0.,In the first set, Jabeur and Tomova exchanged breaks of serve before Jabeur broke Tomova's...
Ons Jabeur to 'disconnect a bit' from tennis after Wimbeldon retirement
Former Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur's tough season continued Monday when she retired from her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the All England Club in London.,Tomova won 7-6 (5), 2-0.,In the first set, Jabeur and Tomova exchanged breaks of serve before Jabeur broke Tomova's...
Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon openers
A pair of Top 10 seeds were stunned Monday in the opening round at Wimbledon, with No. 8 Holger Rune and No. 9 Daniil Medvedev ousted in London.,Chile's Nicolas Jarry, behind 31 aces, came from behind to top Denmark's Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 33 minutes.,Benjamin Bonzi of Fran...
Reds release INF Jeimer Candelario after struggles
The Cincinnati Reds officially released infielder Jeimer Candelario on Sunday after he cleared waivers following his designation for assignment on Monday.,Candelario, 31, was only halfway through a three-year, $45 million contract he signed before the 2024 season that made him the Reds' highest-pric...
Padraig Harrington wins second U.S. Senior Open in four years
Ireland's Padraig Harrington parlayed four front-nine birdies Sunday into steady back-nine play that resulted in a one-shot victory at the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo.,Harrington fired a 3-under-par 67 to assure a single-stroke victory at 11-under 269 over runne...
Dean Kremer, Orioles quiet Rays' bats
Dean Kremer threw seven shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles, after giving up 19 total runs in the first two games of the series, won the rubber match by defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Ramon Laureano and Gary Sanchez both had two hits for the Orioles, who won for...
Report: Wolves retain F Julius Randle on 3-year, $100M extension
The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their offseason spending spree, signing forward Julius Randle to a three-year, $100-million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,The deal to retain Randle comes two days after center Naz Reid agreed to a five-year, $125-million extension with the Timberwolve...
Iga Swiatek: Tennis schedule too 'intense' for players
Iga Swiatek said the tennis calendar is too tightly packed and forces players to compete in too many tournaments, just for the sake of ranking points.,Speaking to reporters in advance of Wimbledon, where she is the No. 8 seed, the former World No. 1 said too much is being asked of players.,Swiatek o...
Rays, Orioles need to give bullpens a break after flood of runs
It should be clear as the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles head into the rubber match of the three-game series that keeping their starting pitchers in the game could be the key factor.,The teams clash Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, where each team has turned to position players on the mound so f...
Orioles' Zach Eflin removed after one inning with back tightness
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin was removed after one inning of work vs. the Tampa Bay Rays due to lower back tightness, according to the team.,Eflin allowed four runs -- all earned -- on five this and a long home run to Jonathan Aranda while throwing 28 pitches at Camden Yards. Scott ...
Corey Heim nearly leads wire-to-wire in winning at Lime Rock Park
Corey Heim's victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series' debut at Lime Rock Park wasn't just a case of domination. It was an eyelash away from perfection., ,Heim led 99 of 100 laps at the 1.478-mile road course in bucolic Lakeville, Connecticut, to win the LiUNA! 150 -- his fifth victory of the se...
Simon Wang becomes highest drafted Chinese-born player in NHL history
Simon (Haoxi) Wang, the first player off the board in Round 2, was among the notable players selected during Day 2 of the 2025 NHL Draft Saturday in Los Angeles.,The second day truly got off to a historical start, as Wang became the highest drafted Chinese-born player in NHL history when the San Jos...
Gaimin Gladiators reach PGL Wallachia grand final
Gaimin Gladiators swept Team Liquid on Saturday to reach the grand final at the $1 million PGL Wallachia Season 5 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid dropped into Sunday's lower-bracket final against BetBoom Team, with the winner advancing to face Gaimin Gladiators in Sunday's best-of-five title cla...
Liquid, Gaimin Gladiators close in on PGL Wallachia final
Team Liquid pulled out a 2-1 win over BetBoom Team on Friday and advanced to the winners-bracket final of PGL Wallachia Season 5 in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid's next foe will be Gaimin Gladiators, who earned a 2-0 victory over Xtreme Gaming on Friday.,In the day's two lower-bracket matches, Natus Vi...