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Astralis, NaVi win play-ins at BLAST Fall Groups, reach Fall Final
Astralis and Natus Vincere secured the last two berths into the Fall Final by winning their play-in matches Sunday to conclude the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Astralis swept Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 and NaVi did the same to Complexity Gaming. The matches were best-of-t...
Justin Steele helps surging Cubs topple Cardinals
Justin Steele threw 6 2/3 solid innings to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,In his first victory since July 11, Steele (3-5) allowed two runs on three hits, while striking out six and walking two. Mike Tauchman and Miguel Amaya each finished 2-...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman says 3-year-old son home from hospital
The 3-year-old son of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was discharged from the hospital Sunday after being diagnosed with a severe case of Guillain-Barre syndrome.,Freddie and Chelsea Freeman made a joint Instagram post to share the news about their son, Maximus, including photos an...
Sebastian Korda wins in DC, matches father's feat from 1992
Fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda rallied from a set down to knock off the 10th seed, Italy's Flavio Cobolli, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington D.C. on Sunday.,The match turned after Korda fell behind 2-1 in the second set. He held serve to even the set and did not lo...
U.S. women's volleyball beats France, reaches knockouts
The United States swept France on the final day of pool play Sunday at South Paris Arena to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's volleyball tournament.,The American team eked out three narrow set victories -- 29-27, 29-27, 25-20 -- to win its second match in Pool A action and finish s...
Moriya Jutanugarn plays near-flawless round to win Portland title
Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn birdied four of her last seven holes to pull away from the field and win the Portland Classic on Sunday in Oregon.,Jutanugarn shot a final-round, 6-under-par 66 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, with her only bogey of the entire tournament coming at the 72nd hole. At 2...
Taiwan beats China for badminton gold in politically charged contest
PARIS -- Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men's doubles title on Sunday, beating China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 at the Porte de La Chapelle arena in a gripping final.,The Taiwanese pair, who won gold in Tokyo and are childhood friends, fel...
Five NFL Players Under the Most Pressure in 2024
The NFL preseason is officially underway. As the regular season grows closer, these five NFL stars have the most pressure to perform at a high level in 2024....
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...
Angels eke out series win over Mets
Griffin Canning struck out a season-high eight batters as the Los Angeles Angels outlasted the visiting New York Mets series 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Canning (4-10) gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks for his first victory since June 24. The Angels took the s...
Zack Wheeler twirls gem vs. M's, ends Phillies' skid
Zack Wheeler pitched eight scoreless innings and was backed by four home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game skid with a 6-0 interleague victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Bryce Harper, mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, went 3-for-4 with a h...
Dodgers' bullpen shuts down Athletics
Cavan Biggio broke a third-inning tie with an RBI single, five relievers combined for 13 outs of scoreless ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a series win over the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,In a game in which all the scoring took place in the first three innin...
Noah Lyles rides career roller coaster to Olympic 100-meter gold
PARIS -- Noah Lyles rode through all the highs and lows before reaching the pinnacle of his sport on Sunday, rebounding from career frustrations to win the men's 100 meters final in a classic at the Paris Olympics.,The three-time world champion at 200 meters failed even to qualify for the shorter sp...
Gunnar Henderson, O's overpower Guardians, split set
Gunnar Henderson clubbed a two-run homer for one of his three hits while Adley Rutschman had three RBIs as the visiting Baltimore Orioles won 9-5 on Sunday to split a four-game set with the Cleveland Guardians. ,Eloy Jimenez also had three hits, plus an RBI, while rookie Jackson Holliday went deep f...
Jonah Bride's blast helps Marlins smash Braves
Jonah Bride's three-run home run highlighted a six-run outburst and Edward Cabrera pitched five scoreless innings to spark the visiting Miami Marlins to a 7-0 win over Atlanta Braves on Sunday and earn a split of their four-game series.,Cabrera (2-3) entered the game with a 6.65 ERA and had not won ...
MJ Melendez homer in 9th leads Royals past Tigers
Pinch hitter MJ Melendez hit a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals held off the host Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Melendez's 13th homer of the season, off Shelby Miller (5-7), allowed the Royals to win three of four games in the series., ,Ro...
James Wood's 3-run triple helps Nationals defeat Brewers
James Wood had a three-run triple, Luis Garcia Jr. homered for the second straight game and Mitchell Parker pitched six shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals defeat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals fended off another late push by the Brewers to win twi...
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, ...
Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. likely out for season
Houston Astros veteran right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. likely will miss the rest of the season while he recovers from injuries that forced him to shut down from throwing a month ago during his rehabilitation. ,Astros manager Joe Espada made the announcement Sunday. McCullers will miss his second st...