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U.S. to appeal IOC edict that Jordan Chiles return gymnastics bronze
American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the women's floor competition earlier this week at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.,Ana Barbosu of Romania will be elevated to the bronze medal. Chiles will fall to fifth place in the floor eve...
Olympic cycling: American Jennifer Valente wins women's omnium
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- American Jennifer Valente won the gold medal in the women's omnium to conclude Olympic racing at the National Velodrome on Sunday.,Valente comfortably retained the title she won in Tokyo with a consistent performance across the four races.,Poland's Daria Pikulik ...
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IOC rules Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal won on floor
American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the women's floor competition earlier this week at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.,Ana Barbosu of Romania will be elevated to the bronze medal. Chiles will fall to fifth place in the floor eve...
Fresh off pair of shutouts, Mariners vie for series sweep of Mets
The Seattle Mariners' pitching staff appears ready for prime time.,Coming off consecutive shutouts of the New York Mets, the Mariners will play host to a Sunday night game on ESPN for the first time since 2004 as they try for a sweep of the three-game interleague series.,Mariners ace Luis Castillo (...
Guardians turn to Tanner Bibee in bid to salvage split vs. Twins
The Cleveland Guardians snapped their season-high seven-game losing streak on Saturday. ,Now the Guardians hope to string together some victories. ,Cleveland will vie for a split of a four-game series when it faces the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Guardians held on for a 2...
Padres look to sweep Marlins, stretch win streak to 8
The San Diego Padres have the longest active winning streak in the majors at seven games. They also have won 16 of their past 18 games.,Meanwhile, the Marlins have lost three straight games, all in the 10th inning.,On Sunday afternoon, the Padres will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Marli...
China brings most gold medals into final day of Paris Games
Team USA is in danger of finishing with the second-most Olympic gold medals for the first time in 16 years. ,With the final full day of the Paris Games in the books, the Americans trail China in golds (39-38) heading into Sunday. The closing ceremony is set to begin at 3 p.m. ET. ,China last got the...
Logan Gilbert sharp as M's blank Mets for 2nd straight game
Logan Gilbert pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle defeated the visiting New York Mets 4-0 Saturday night, the Mariners' major-league-leading 13th shutout of the season.,Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner, both acquired at the trade deadline, each went 2-for-3 with doubles for the Mariners, who...
Logan Gilbert, M's blank Mets for second straight game
Logan Gilbert pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle defeated the visiting New York Mets 4-0 Saturday night, the Mariners' major-league-leading 13th shutout of the season.,Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner, both acquired at the trade deadline, each went 2-for-3 with doubles for the Mariners, who...
Robert Karlsson pulls away from pack at Boeing Classic
Sweden's Robert Karlsson broke away from a four-way tie for first with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash. ,Karlsson turned in a bogey-free round that featured seven birdies to leave his fellow first-round co-leader...
Royals score four runs in 7th to top Cardinals
Salvador Perez's two-run home run capped a four-run rally as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, earning a split of their two-game series.,Kyle Isbel hit a leadoff single to open the seventh inning, stole second and scored on Maikel Garcia's RBI single to give the Roya...
Guardians edge Twins 2-1, halt 7-game skid
Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each hit a solo home run and the Cleveland Guardians snapped their seven-game losing streak, holding off the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.,Josh Naylor finished 2-for-3 for Cleveland, which will try to earn a split of the four-game series on Sunday ...
Sakura Motoki adds to Japan's wrestling gold rush in Paris
PARIS -- Sakura Motoki won Japan's sixth wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, underlining her country's domination of the mat at the Champ de Mars Arena.,Her victory against Ukrainian Iryna Koliadenko in the 62kg (137 pounds) final extended Japan's big lead in the wrestling medal table ...
Hometown hero Denny Hamlin lands pole at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va.--Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday night's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The fast lap of 118.162 mph in the No. 11 JGR Toyota lan...
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women's featherweight title on Saturday.,Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won gold in the welterweight category on Friday, have been in the ...
Padres outlast Marlins for seventh straight win
Luis Arraez hit the go-ahead RBI groundout in the top of the 10th inning, and Tanner Scott earned the save in the bottom of the frame as the red-hot San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-8 on Saturday.,Both Arraez and Scott were traded by the Marlins to the Padres this year. Arraez went...
Reports: Dolphins OL Kion Smith tears ACL, out for season
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Kion Smith will miss the 2024 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, multiple sources reported Saturday.,Smith was injured during Miami's second drive of its preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, which he started at left guard. ,The Dolphins p...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) set for rehab outing
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander was sent on a rehab assignment and will make a start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.,On the injured list with a neck strain, it will be Verlander's first game action since June 9, when he gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings in a no-deci...
Nationals activate RHP Jordan Weems, recall SS Jose Tena
The Washington Nationals activated right-hander Jordan Weems from the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled shortstop Jose Tena from Triple-A Rochester.,In corresponding moves, third baseman Trey Lipscomb and right-hander Joan Adon were optioned to Rochester.,Weems, 31, has been out since July 2...