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Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff dominant en route to French Open quarters
Top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, third-seeded Coco Gauff and Czech Marketa Vondrousova, the fifth seed, all posted sweeps Sunday to move into the quarterfinals of the French Open.,The trio of reigning Grand Slam titleists each beat an unseeded opponent at Roland Garros in Paris.,Swiatek blanked Russi...
Report: NFL tampering rulings expected this week
A resolution in the potential free agent tampering cases involving the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles likely is expected this week, ESPN reported Sunday morning. ,The NFL confirmed in March that it was looking into the possibility of tampering by the teams prior to the start of free agency....
Giants' Blake Snell aims to take step forward in finale vs. Yankees
San Francisco's Blake Snell hopes to improve on what he considered to be an improved effort in his most recent start when the Giants attempt to avoid a three-game series sweep against the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.,Aaron Judge continued his homecoming rampage with a third home ru...
Rested Austin Gomber looks to lead Rockies to series win vs. Dodgers
Six days after he was scratched from a start because of a sore elbow, Colorado Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber will be back on the mound Sunday to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,Instead of pushing back his start a few days, the Rockies skipped it completely to line him up in the road game against ...
Mets hope to turn late rally vs. D-backs into rare series win
A seemingly meaningless ninth-inning rally Friday night paid dividends for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a win on Saturday.,The New York Mets hope they can pen a similar story Sunday after falling the previous day.,The Diamondbacks will look to salvage a split of a four-game set while the Mets will ai...
Islam Makhachev successfully defends lightweight title at UFC 302
Islam Makhachev held on to his lightweight belt on Saturday night, getting Dustin Poirier to tap out in the fifth round of their main event bout at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J. ,Makhachev (26-1-0) won by submission at 2:42 of the final round and has now prevailed in 14 straight UFC fights, a streak that ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers keep Rockies at bay
Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six strong innings to rebound from his first loss in over two months and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday. ,Jason Heyward and Will Smith each had an RBI double as the Dodgers won one day after the Rockies took the...
Aaron Judge goes deep for 3rd straight game as Yanks sink Giants
Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game, Giancarlo Stanton added a two-run insurance shot and the New York Yankees beat the host San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Saturday night.,New York starter Cody Poteet (2-0) combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, helping the Yankees clinch a third co...
Cristian Arango scores hat trick in RSL's win over Austin
Cristian Arango scored his second hat trick of the season and third of his MLS career to take control of the league's scoring race as Real Salt Lake extended its unbeaten run to 13 league games with a 5-1 romp over Austin FC on Saturday night.,Arango's 14th, 15th and 16th goals pushed the Colombian ...
D-backs RHP Kevin Ginkel (knee) exits after comebacker
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a serious knee injury Saturday after being drilled by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-5 victory over the host New York Mets.,The right-handed Ginkel was hit on his left knee by Brandon Nimmo's hard-hit comebacker and was down on the gro...
Seeking consistency, Mercury, Sparks meet
The Los Angeles Sparks or host Phoenix Mercury will get a much-needed victory when the Western Conference rivals meet on Sunday night. ,The Mercury (3-5) are trying to end a four-game losing streak, with three of those defeats coming by at least 15 points. The Sparks (2-5) have fallen in three of th...
Christian Walker's slam helps Diamondbacks cruise past Mets
Christian Walker hit a third-inning grand slam Saturday for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who rolled to a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series.,The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Diamondbacks. Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, w...
Brewers win in 10 innings to add to White Sox's misery
Willy Adames delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over Chicago on Saturday, handing the White Sox their 10th consecutive defeat.,William Contreras opened the 10th as the automatic runner against Michael Kopech (1-5). C...
Kelly Maxwell pitches Oklahoma past UCLA in WCWS play
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kelly Maxwell struck out a season-high 11, going the distance as Oklahoma knocked off UCLA 1-0 on Saturday in a winner's bracket game in the Women's College World Series.,The second-seeded Sooners (56-6) advance to the semifinals Monday against either Alabama, Texas or Florida. Okla...
UFC 302: Islam Makhachev big favorite over Dustin Poirier
The main card at UFC 302 will get under way at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,The card features a light heavyweight bout between two southpaws in Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.,Makhachev (25-1 MMA), the current champion making his third title defense, is coming ...
Fever hold off Sky 71-70 for first home victory
Kelsey Mitchell scored 18 points and the Indiana Fever escaped with their second win and first home victory of the Caitlin Clark era, beating the Chicago Sky 71-70 on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis., ,It was the first professional meeting between college rivals Clark and Angel Reese.,Clark talli...
Yankees add RHP Cody Poteet to start vs. Diamondbacks
The New York Yankees recalled Cody Poteet from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned fellow right-hander Cody Morris to Triple-A.,Poteet, 29, is set to start Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in place of Clarke Schmidt, who was placed on the injured list Thursday with a strained...
Aryna Sabalenka fends off best friend, advances at French Open
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka kept her emotions in check and defeated her best friend and doubles partner to advance to the fourth round of the French Open.,Sabalenka, of Belarus, overcame a tough first set and cruised to a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Spaniard Paula Badosa on Saturday.,"It's tough to play...
Brotherly Love? Logan Paul offers to fight sibling in place of Mike Tyson
Logan Paul teased he could be part of a family affair by serving as a replacement for Mike Tyson in his now-postponed fight against Paul's younger brother.,Jake Paul, 27, was slated to tangle with Tyson, 57, before MVP Promotions announced the postponement of the fight due to the latter's health con...
Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies aim to derail Dodgers again
The Colorado Rockies have a full head of steam now, and they have two chances to claim their third consecutive series victory.,The Rockies will look to accomplish the feat on the road Saturday against the National League West-rival Los Angeles Dodgers. ,Ezequiel Tovar had a home run among his three ...