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Mariners' Julio Rodriguez suffers apparent right ankle injury
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Sunday's game vs. the Astros in the sixth inning with an apparent right ankle injury.,Rodriguez, 23, crashed into the outfield wall trying to track down a triple by Houston's Yordan Alvarez. Rodriguez initially had the ball in his glove, but it po...
Braves star 2B Ozzie Albies (wrist) to go on injured list
Atlanta Braves three-time All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies will be placed on the injured list after hurting his left wrist during Sunday's 6-2 loss to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Braves manager Brian Snitker said he expects to receive news on the severity of the injury later Sunday night.,...
Joe Mauer, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltre, Jim Leyland enter Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Joe Mauer closed out Sunday's National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with 27 words that summarized the experience for he and his fellow honorees.,"To stand here today and say that I am now a small part of baseball history is a statement that will never fully sink in f...
Bulls sign G DJ Steward to two-way contract
The Chicago Bulls signed free agent guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract on Sunday.,A Chicago native, Steward, 22, was a standout for the Bulls' Las Vegas Summer League team, including a 37-point effort on Friday against Atlanta.,The 6-foot-2 Steward appeared in 32 games (five starts) for the Main...
Gaimin Gladiators win grand final at Riyadh Masters
Gaimin Gladiators swept Team Liquid 3-0 in the grand final to win the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.,Gaimin Gladiators will take home $1.5 million of the $5 million prize pool. Team Liquid -- which advanced to the grand final by beating Team Falcons 2-0 in the lower-bracket final e...
Rangers defeat Orioles, salvage final game of series
Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer and four Texas pitchers cooled off Baltimore's bats as the Rangers salvaged the finale of their three-game series against the Orioles with a 3-2 win on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Heim's fourth-inning blast provided enough support for starter Andrew Heaney, Josh Sbor...
Marlins get timely hits, solid relief to top Mets
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jake Burger each homered on Sunday while the Miami Marlins' bullpen recorded 4 1/3 scoreless innings in their 4-2 win over the visiting New York Mets.,Declan Cronin (2-2), the first of four relievers, got the win after working 1 1/3 innings in relief of starter Trevor Rogers. A...
Seth Lugo goes the distance as Royals top White Sox
Seth Lugo threw a complete game, Bobby Witt Jr. tallied three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday, clinching a three-game sweep.,Lugo (12-4) allowed just one run on three hits, while striking out six and walking none en route to Kansas City's ninth win i...
Tyler Phillips, Phillies' bullpen twirl shutout to end Pirates' streak
Tyler Phillips pitched six shutout innings and Nick Castellanos homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies notch a 6-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Castellanos, Alec Bohm and Garrett Stubbs each had two hits, one RBI and one run for Philadelphia, which halted a three-...
James Wood's late 3-run blast carries Nats to sweep of Reds
Rookie James Wood's three-run homer in the eighth inning broke a tie and lifted the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win and a sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Keibert Ruiz grounded a single to right field with two outs in the eighth of right-hander Lucas Sims (1-4), and Ildemaro Vargas...
George Springer, Ernie Clement guide Blue Jays over Tigers
George Springer had two home runs, a double and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Ernie Clement hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game series sweep.,Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a grand slam for the T...
Cardinals power their way past Braves
The visiting St. Louis Cardinals hit four solo home runs to back the solid effort from starting pitcher Miles Mikolas and beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The win gave St. Louis a 4-2 win in the season series and pulled the Cardinals to within 2 1/...
Yankees bench slump-ridden DJ LeMahieu
The New York Yankees benched infielder DJ LeMahieu for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and possibly for longer.,LeMahieu, who is hitless in his last 17 at-bats and batting .177 on the year, rode the pine for the series finale while Oswaldo Cabrera manned third base.,Before the game, manage...
Report: Jays SS Bo Bichette has said he would welcome trade
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has said he would prefer to be traded, USA Today reported Sunday.,Bichette, who went on the injured list Saturday due to ongoing issues with his right calf, has not indicated publicly that he wants to be moved, but he "told friends that he would welcome a trad...
Athletics place SS Jacob Wilson (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed shortstop Jacob Wilson on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of a left hamstring strain suffered in his major league debut on Friday.,He is the organization's top prospect.,In a corresponding move, the Athletics activated infielder Abraham Toro from the 10-day IL fol...
Xander Schauffele rides strong finish to win Open Championship
Xander Schauffele shot a sterling 65 at Royal Troon to emerge from the pack and win the 152nd Open Championship for his second major title of the year Sunday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. ,Schauffele saved his best golf of the week for last, as he rode a bogey-free round to a final score of 9-...
Reports: Celtics' Sam Hauser agrees to 4-year, $45M extension
Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser has agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Hauser, who will make $2.1 million in the upcoming season, will be under contract through 2028-29. ,Hauser, 26, averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 79 games (13 st...
WNBA could add 4 games to 2025 schedule
WNBA teams could play a 44-game schedule in the regular season in 2025, an increase of four per club.,Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed the potential for expansion on Saturday while speaking to reporters before the league's All-Star Game.,"We're looking at the footprint for next year," Engelber...
ATP roundup: Nuno Borges jolts Rafael Nadal in Nordea Open final
Seventh-seeded Nuno Borges captured his first ATP Tour title by posting a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Nadal on Sunday at the clay-court Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden.,Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, was making his first appearance in a final since winning the French Open in June 2022. Borges, of ...
Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw set to return to Dodgers this week
The Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation is set to get a huge boost this week with the return of Tyler Glasnow from the injured list and the season debut of Clayton Kershaw, who was sidelined by offseason shoulder surgery.,Glasnow had been on the injured list since July 9 with lower back tightness...