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DJ LeMahieu, Yankees walk off vs. Blue Jays
DJ LeMahieu hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning on Sunday as the host New York Yankees continued their surge with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Following a rain delay of one hour, 49 minutes, LeMahieu gave the Yankees their seventh win in eight games.,After Trent Gri...
Padres slug three HRs while pounding Rockies
Kyle Higashioka, Jurickson Profar and David Peralta each homered Sunday to back up Matt Waldron's two-hitter over 5 2/3 innings as the San Diego Padres powered past the visiting Colorado Rockies 10-2.,Waldron (7-9) gave up just one run in his stint, walking two and striking out seven as he beat Colo...
Paula Badosa dispatches Marie Bouzkova to win DC title
Spanish wild card Paula Badosa smacked 36 winners while recording a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Sunday to win the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington, D.C.,The title is the fourth of Badosa's career but her first since prevailing in Sydney in early 2022. Badosa...
D-backs rally from 4-0 deficit, hold off Pirates
Joc Pederson delivered a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for a 6-5 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Ketel Marte also homered for the Diamondbacks, who trailed 4-0 entering the sixth inning. A.J. Puk escaped a ninth-inning jam to secur...
American Kristen Faulkner pedals to gold in Olympic cycling road race
PARIS -- American Kristen Faulkner pulled off a major upset as she won the women's road-race gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, making the most of the top riders' mind games to snatch the biggest victory of her career.,Faulkner, along with Belgian Lotte Kopecky, caught the leading duo of Du...
Bobby Finke dominates the pool, sets 1,500 freestyle world record
PARIS -- American iron-man Bobby Finke smashed the men's 1,500-meter freestyle world record as he retained the Olympic gold medal in the event in a thrilling swim Sunday at the Paris pool.,Finke became the only U.S. male swimmer to win an individual gold medal in Paris. ,After 30 lung-busting laps, ...
U.S. women on to Olympics quarterfinals with big win over Germany
Jackie Young scored 19 points off the bench to lead Team USA to an 87-68 win over Germany in the final game of women's basketball group play in the Summer Olympics on Sunday in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.,The Americans, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament after going 3-0 in group...
'For Serbia': Emotional Novak Djokovic wins elusive Olympic gold medal
PARIS -- Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam as the 37-year-old Serb fought off Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a memorable Olympic men's singles final battle at Roland Garros on Sunday.,After heartbreak in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, Djokovic simply would not be denied the one ...
Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz, wins elusive gold medal
PARIS -- Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam as the 37-year-old Serb fought off Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a memorable Olympic men's singles final battle at Roland Garros on Sunday.,After heartbreak in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, Djokovic simply would not be denied the one ...
Sunday August 4 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for MLB & Olympics
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Sunday August 4th's MLB slate. We also include an Olympic track betting prediction for 8/4/2024....
MLB Future Bets With Value After MLB Trade Deadline
The MLB trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, so we now have an accurate picture of what rosters look like across the league. These are our best futures with value after the deadline....
Padres meet Rockies, seek another series win
At 30 games under .500 after Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies moved closer to a last-place finish in the National League West. ,But Colorado has looked more like a playoff contender against San Diego.,Winners of six of nine games against the Padres this year, C...
Diamondbacks set for ultimate test vs. Pirates' Paul Skenes
The Arizona Diamondbacks' offense has done plenty of damage against opposing pitchers this season, but the visitors will be put to the test Sunday afternoon against Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes in the rubber match of the teams' three-game set.,The Diamondbacks lead the National Le...
Gerrit Cole returns as Yankees look to take series vs. Jays
After seeing Aaron Judge hit his 41st homer of the season in the first inning on Saturday, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had seen enough and intentionally walked the New York Yankees slugger with two outs and nobody on an inning later.,"I honestly didn't feel like seeing him swing," Schne...
Marie Bouzkova, Paula Badosa to meet in DC final
Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a match delayed 3 1/2 hours by rain on Saturday night to reach the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington D.C,Bouzkova will face Spain's Paula Badosa, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Caroline Dole...
Bryan Reynolds, Joey Bart help Pirates down Diamondbacks
Bryan Reynolds broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Joey Bart went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past six games. Arizona lost for just the ...
Recent acquisitions help Padres get past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie Saturday night and the San Diego Padres eked out a 3-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The Padres added another run in the seventh and made a winner of reliever Jason Adam (5-2), who was pitching in his second game for San Diego after ...
G2, Spirit, Vitality and Liquid win grand finals at BLAST Fall Groups
G2 Esports, Team Spirit, Team Vitality and Team Liquid won their respective group finals on Saturday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,G2 was the only team to pull off a sweep, defeating Ninjas in Pajamas 2-0 to take the Group C final. In the Group A grand final, S...
Ukraine wins first Paris gold in women's saber team event
PARIS -- Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women's saber team event as it rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at the Paris Games on Saturday.,Olga Kharlan, who won individual bronze and Ukraine's first medal in Paris, put on a brilliant performance to lead her team to a comebac...
Rockies send down RHP Jake Bird, recall RHP Tanner Gordon
The Colorado Rockies optioned right-hander Jake Bird to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday and recalled right-hander Tanner Gordon.,In addition, the Rockies activated outfielder Jordan Beck from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A.,Bird, 28, is 1-2 with a 6.12 ERA with one save in 24 ...