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Late homer helps Yankees earn doubleheader split vs. Dodgers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer with one out in the eighth inning Sunday night as the New York Yankees held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, splitting a doubleheader in a bullpen game for both teams.,After wasting numerous opportunities earlier to expand a 1-0 le...
Paige Buckers leaves game after collision, hitting head on floor
Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers suffered a scary fall late in her team's 90-82 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday in Arlington, Texas, leaving with 3:33 to play and not returning.,As Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike was dribbling down the court, she was fouled and lost her balance. She tu...
Lakers sign developing forward Ziaire Willaims
The Los Angeles Lakers announced the signing of five-year veteran forward Ziaire Williams on Sunday.,Terms were not released, but multiple outlets reported on Monday that the deal was for one year at a $3 million salary.,The 6-foot-9 Williams is reuniting with Bronny James, who he played alongside a...
Thunder deal Luguentz Dort to Hawks in 3-team trade
The Atlanta Hawks acquired 2025 All-Defensive wing Luguentz Dort from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Ryan Nembhard from the Dallas Mavericks in a three-team deal on Sunday.,The Hawks sent former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher and a protected future second-round draft pick to the Mavericks, wit...
Nationals place LHP PJ Poulin (flexor) on 15-day injured list
The Washington Nationals placed left-hander PJ Poulin on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a left flexor strain.,The move was retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Nationals signed free agent lefty Matt Krook. Washington transferred lefty Richard Lovelady (left triceps str...
Valkyries seek 10th straight win in rematch with Mystics
The interior-powered Washington Mystics and perimeter-oriented Golden State Valkyries will seek to do a better job defusing the other's strength when the clubs meet in a rematch Monday night in San Francisco.,The Valkyries (19-7) finished strongly both offensively and defensively to erase a late six...
D-Backs rally from down 7 to beat Cardinals in 10 innings
Max Kepler delivered the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks scored eight unanswered runs in an 8-7 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Kepler drove in automatic runner Jorge Barrosa with a one-out double to right field off Luis Gastelum (1-1).,Juan ...
Jordin Canada's buzzer-beater lifts Dream over Sky
Jordin Canada scored on a layup at the buzzer to lift the Atlanta Dream past the visiting Chicago Sky 93-91 Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,The Dream had seen a 22-point first-half lead vanish, and the game was tied at 91 with 5.5 seconds left and the Dream inbounding the ball. Brionna Jones t...
Reds homer 4 times to clinch series win over Rockies
Tyler Stephenson slugged a pair of home runs, Sal Stewart and Nathaniel Lowe each hit three-run homers and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Hunter Goodman's three home runs in a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Greene (2-1) allowed three runs on four hits with zero walks and...
Barbora Krejcikova tops hometown hopeful Maria Sakkari for Athens title
Czech No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova took down No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6 (5), 6-3 to claim the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open title on Sunday.,Sakkari is an Athens native and was pursuing her first WTA title since September 2023, when she won in Guadalajara, Mexico.,The crowd was with...
Rory McIlroy ‘stuck in neutral,’ looking forward to time off
If the Open Championship had been decided by which golfer wielded his driver the best, then Rory McIlroy could have laid claim to his seventh career major Sunday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.,The Northern Ireland native led The Open in strokes gained off the tee with 7.98 and in driving distance at 3...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes the distance, Dodgers beat Yanks to open twin bill
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete game four-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three times off Cam Schlittler and pulled away for an 8-2 victory over the host New York Yankees in the opener of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.,Yamamoto (10-6) allowed two runs in his first caree...
Arike Ogunbowale helps Wings beat Sparks for sixth straight win
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, including six in the final 2:39 of the game after Paige Bueckers left with an injury, as the Dallas Wings marched to their sixth straight win via a 90-82 decision over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (17-8) enjoyed a six-po...
Saquon Barkley, family unharmed after home break-in
Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley and his family were the victims of an attempted burglary of their suburban Philadelphia home early Saturday morning, according to the Tredyffrin Township Police Department.,Barkley and his family were unharmed in the incident, which occurred aroun...
Report: Thunder trade Luguentz Dort to Hawks in 3-team swap
In a three-team trade, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded 2025 All-Defensive wing Luguentz Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for three second-round picks, with former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher heading to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard going to Atlanta, ESPN reported on Sunday.,...
Rejuvenated pitchers for D-backs, Cards to engage in desert duel
Two pitchers who have made vast improvements after subpar showings in 2025 will take the mound when the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in the rubber game of their weekend series on Sunday in Phoenix.,St. Louis won the opener on Friday 5-4. Arizona responded with a 5-3 victory on S...
Reds, amid rocky times and rumored trades, look to escape Colorado with series win
The Cincinnati Reds made a promising move for the future by signing star right-hander Chase Burns to a seven-year, $105 million contract extension on Saturday.,Unfortunately for the Reds, Burns' signing does little to fix the team's current predicament.,Cincinnati faces the Colorado Rockies in the r...
Scoring runs an issue for both Phillies, Mets
Even in a lopsided victory, the Philadelphia Phillies' inconsistent ways continued Saturday afternoon.,Unfortunately for the New York Mets, consistency has been their biggest problem.,The Phillies and the Mets will each look to earn a series win Sunday afternoon, when Philadelphia hosts New York in ...
Karmine Corp, Dplus set to face off in Esports World Cup LOL final
Karmine Corp and Dplus will face off in the finals of the League of Legends event at the Esports World Cup in Paris on Sunday after winning their respective semifinals Saturday.,Karmine Corp pulled out a 2-1 defeat of T1, while Dplus outlasted Gen.G Esports for a 2-1 win. The two losing teams will o...
Report: Mavs match Knicks' 2-year offer sheet to C Moussa Cisse
The New York Knicks' effort to bolster depth at center was blocked on Saturday when the Dallas Mavericks matched their contract offer sheet for restricted free agent Moussa Cisse, his agents told ESPN.,The Knicks had signed the 6-foot-11 center earlier Saturday to a two-year, $4.7 million offer shee...