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Hideki Matsuyama birdies final two holes to win FedEx St. Jude
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Japan's Hideki Matsuyama survived a shaky back nine to shoot even-par 70 Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and win the opening leg of the PGA Tour's season-ending playoffs at TPC Southwind.,Matsuyama finished at 17-under 263, two strokes better than World No. 2 Xander Schau...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula to meet in Cincinnati final
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus toppled World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Open semifinals on Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka will play No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula for the title Monday after the American won a rain-delayed semifinal match against Spaniard Paula Badosa,...
Royals cap sweep of Reds with third straight blowout
Brady Singer tossed six shutout innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a dominating three-game sweep Sunday with an 8-1 rout of the Cincinnati Reds.,Singer (9-8), who snapped a personal two-game skid, was not bothered by a 45-minute rain delay, limiting the Reds to just five singles ov...
Joey Loperfido's HR makes the difference, Jays beat Cubs 1-0
Bowden Francis held the host Chicago Cubs to three hits over seven innings, and Joey Loperfido's homer made the difference in the Toronto Blue Jays' 1-0 win on Sunday afternoon.,Loperfido's third home run of the season came in the second inning off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and was estimated at 409...
Team Vitality take down Natus Vincere to win IEM Cologne title
Team Vitality used a triple-overtime win on their third map to take the lead for good en route to a 3-1 victory over Natus Vincere in the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event on Sunday in Germany.,Vitality did not drop a match the entire tournament, winning Group B before sailing t...
Clayton Kershaw sharp as Dodgers edge Cards
Clayton Kershaw threw six scoreless innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Sunday.,In the rubber game of a three-game series, Kershaw (2-2) held the Cardinals to four hits and a walk in his fifth start since recovering from shoulder surgery. He struck out two.,...
Late surge helps Nationals salvage series finale vs. Phillies
Jacob Young hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift the visiting Washington Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series. ,Washington loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Phillies reliever Matt Strahm (...
Albert Suarez blanks Red Sox for six innings in O's win
Gunnar Henderson homered for the fourth time in five games and Albert Suarez threw six shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles ended a homestand by defeating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Adley Rutschman also homered as the Orioles forged a split of the four-game series between Americ...
Yankees bring up OF Jasson Dominguez for Little League Classic
The New York Yankees appointed top prospect Jasson Dominguez as their 27th man for Sunday night's Little League Classic game against the Detroit Tigers.,Dominguez will make his MLB season debut Sunday, batting fifth in the lineup and manning left field.,The Yankees and Tigers were granted a 27th man...
FaZe win CoD tourney at Esports World Cup
The Atlanta FaZe took down 100 Thieves in the grand final of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The FaZe came back from a 2-1 hole in order to win the $600,000 first prize and 1,000 Esports World Cup club points. The runner-up 100 T...
Marlins piece together comeback, avoid sweep vs. Mets
Derek Hill scored the tying run in the seventh inning and hit the go-ahead RBI single an inning later as the visiting Miami Marlins salvaged the finale of a three-game series by edging the New York Mets 3-2 Sunday afternoon.,Nick Fortes lofted a sacrifice fly in the third inning while Hill, Emmanuel...
Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman out Sunday, due for CT scan on finger
The Los Angeles Dodgers held first baseman Freddie Freeman out of the lineup Sunday against the host St. Louis Cardinals after he suffered a finger injury in Saturday's 5-2 loss.,Freeman left Saturday's game in the sixth inning after he jammed his right middle finger while trying to make a play in t...
Raiders tab Gardner Minshew as starting QB
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew will be under center to start the team's season opener against the host Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 8, head coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday.,Minshew got the nod over Aidan O'Connell, who started 10 games during his rookie season in 2023.,Pierce c...
LLWS roundup: New York, Mexico keep hopes alive
New York scored all of its runs in the fourth inning and shut out Illinois for a 4-0 victory in an elimination game Sunday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Starter Vincent Ruggiero allowed two hits and no walks with seven strikeouts in five innings, and Dean Scarangello yielded...
Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill calls out Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has taken aim at 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles.,The speedy Hill apparently wasn't impressed with Lyles' win and took exception when Lyles claimed NFL Super Bowl champions were not "world champions.",Lyles later trolled Hill during an NBC Sports i...
Best NFL Preseason Betting Picks & Predictions for August 18, 2024
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the NFL preseason on August 18, 2024 with a bonus CFL bet pick....
Report: 76ers sign French Olympian Guerschon Yabusele
Forward Guerschon Yabusele agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported on Sunday. ,Yabusele, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, helped host France capture the silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month. He scored 20 points in the gold-medal match aga...
CFL reinstates Argos QB Chad Kelly, says it's his 'last chance'
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly has been reinstated by the Canadian Football League, which Sunday said he was returning on a "last chance agreement.",He was expected at Argonauts practice on Sunday.,The league suspended Kelly, the reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player, for a minimum of nine ...
Reports: Eagles OL Mekhi Becton injures leg at practice
Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Mekhi Becton exited practice Sunday with an apparent injury to his right leg, according to multiple reports.,Becton, who primarily has played offensive tackle, is competing to start at right guard with Tyler Steen, who was injured during the Eagles' 14-13 win ov...
Avalanche F Gabriel Landeskog could return 'near' start of season
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog could return to the lineup shortly after the start of the upcoming season, head coach Jared Bednar announced.,Landeskog, 31, has been sidelined since helping the team capture the Stanley Cup at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. He has been out while r...