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Aces see need to raise level going into game at Sparks
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces have targets on their backs, and other teams are delivering dart-like blows.,The Aces aren't displaying title-winning form early this season and have dropped two of their last three games as they arrive in Los Angeles for Sunday night's contest against ...
Dornoch overcomes long odds, wins Belmont Stakes
Given a stalking trip under jockey Luis Saez, Dornoch held off Mindframe and favorite Sierra Leone to pull off an upset victory in the 156th Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga, Springs, N.Y.,Sent away at 17-1, Dornoch was up on the early pace set by Seize the Gray, who le...
Tina Charles stars as Dream outlast Sky
Tina Charles scored 22 points and Rhyne Howard had a double-double as the visiting Atlanta Dream defeated the Chicago Sky 89-80 on Saturday.,Howard had 10 points, 10 assists and five steals, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 18 points, Allisha Gray scored 14 and Aerial Powers had 11 as the Dream (5-4) surp...
Jackson Chourio's clutch hit lifts Brewers past Tigers
Jackson Chourio drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a sixth-inning double and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the host Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.,Christian Yelich had two hits and drove in two runs, while Brice Turang reached base three times and scored twice.,Jared Koenig (6-1) tossed 1 2...
Ezequiel Tovar powers Rockies past Cardinals
Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs to power the visiting Colorado Rockies past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Rockies.,Colorado starting pitcher Ryan Feltner held the Car...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman has career day in shutting out A's
Kevin Gausman pitched the first nine-inning complete game of his career and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a walk-off loss the night before to thump the host Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gausman (5-4), who pitched the 2020 and 2021 seasons across the San Francisco Bay for the G...
Ernie Els, Steve Stricker share lead in Madison
Ernie Els shot a blistering 6-under-par over the final seven holes Saturday to share the lead with Steve Stricker after two holes of the American Family Insurance Championship at Madison, Wis.,Els shot an 8-under 64 and Stricker carded a 66 as the duo have 9-under 135 totals after two trips around U...
New Seahawks OC Ryan Grubb impressed by Geno Smith's skills
Ryan Grubb turned Michael Penix Jr. into a Heisman Trophy finalist during his two seasons as Washington's offensive coordinator.,His next task is turning Geno Smith back into a high-level starter for the Seattle Seahawks.,Grubb, now offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, is installing his system and...
Brewers sign veteran RHP Elieser Hernandez
The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent right-hander Elieser Hernandez to a one-year major league contract on Saturday.,In corresponding moves, the Brewers optioned rookie right-hander James Meeker to Triple-A Nashville and moved left-hander DL Hall (left knee sprain) from the 15- to 60-day injured ...
Mets RHP Kodai Senga won't return before All-Star break
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday that there isn't an established timeline for the projected return of injured right-hander Kodai Senga.,In fact, Mendoza said "it is fair to say" that Senga likely won't make his season debut until after the All-Star break -- and that's five weeks aw...
Sterling Shepard: Baker Mayfield text led to signing with Bucs
Sterling Shepard credited quarterback Baker Mayfield for putting the wheels in motion that led to the veteran wide receiver signing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,Shepard told the New York Post that Mayfield reached out to him last week.,"I got a text from my boy and I just thought it was (a) 'regular ol...
Report: Caitlin Clark to be left off Olympic team
Caitlin Clark apparently will need to wait until Los Angeles and 2028 to represent the United States in the Summer Olympics.,The Athletic reported Saturday that the WNBA rookie is not expected to be among 12 players selected to compete for Team USA in Paris when the 2024 Summer Games begin next mont...
Iga Swiatek dominates Jasmine Paolini to claim 4th French Open title
Iga Swiatek completed her dominating run to a fourth French Open title with 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the women's final at Roland Garros on Saturday in Paris.,The top-seeded Swiatek dropped only one set en route to her third consecutive title at the French Open, where she also won in ...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres bid for repeat performance vs. D-backs
Fernando Tatis Jr. extended the longest current active hitting streak in the majors on Friday night.,And this time, it was enough to help the San Diego Padres end a season-high-tying five-game losing streak.,Tatis got a 14-hit attack rolling with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning of San...
Yankees' Juan Soto hopes to return to lineup vs. Dodgers
Juan Soto felt a massive sense of relief Friday afternoon before he dealt with the frustration of being unable to help the New York Yankees defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of the three-game series.,After sitting out for the first time this season due to left forearm inflammatio...
Cardinals hope offense stays hot vs. Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals have been searching for more offense. Dylan Carlson has been searching for his lost swing.,The Cardinals' 8-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday brought a night of discovery. Carlson hit an RBI single and a two-run double to pace St. Louis' attack.,"It's rea...
Looking to move on from lopsided losses, Tigers face Brewers
The Detroit Tigers lost their past two games by a total of 19 runs.,The good news is they don't have to dwell on their back-to-back poor outings. They will play the second game of a weekend series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,After getting blasted 9-1 by the Texas Ra...
Heat complete perfect run through The Turn group play
Heat Check Gaming ended group play at the NBA 2K League's The Turn event in style Friday, crushing fellow unbeaten Cavs Legion GC and entering the bracket rounds as the only 6-0 team in the field.,All but one of the league's 25 teams played on Friday as the final group-play standings determine seedi...
Early offense helps Padres down D-backs, end skid
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jurickson Profar slugged back-to-back homers in the first inning Friday night as the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-3 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Tatis stretched his hitting streak to 13 games when he slugged a first-pitch sinker fr...
Dearica Hamby guides Sparks to victory over Wings
Dearica Hamby recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks snapped a three-game losing streak with an 81-72 defeat of the visiting Dallas Wings on Friday.,The contest was part of the Commissioner's Cup competition. Los Angeles (3-7) has a 1...