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Braves send All-Star Chris Sale to take on Diamondbacks
Chris Sale signed with the Atlanta Braves in the offseason intending to get his career back on track.,The left-hander surely wasn't expecting to be headed to the All-Star Game as one of the National League's top pitchers.,One day after earning his eighth All-Star selection -- and first since 2018 --...
Rangers look to continue turnaround vs. reeling Angels
The Texas Rangers swept the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, but the defending World Series champions still have much to do toward capturing a second straight title.,Texas is just 42-48 entering Monday's opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. ,The Rangers hav...
With offense rolling, Cards close series with Nationals
The visiting St. Louis Cardinals will look to keep their offense going Monday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set against the Washington Nationals. ,The Cardinals are coming off an 8-3 victory Sunday after scoring a total of 13 runs while splitting the first two games of the series.,Willson C...
William Agada scores twice as Sporting Kansas City edge FC Dallas
Memo Rodriguez's goal and assist, plus two first-half goals from William Agada, gave Sporting Kansas City a 3-2 home win over FC Dallas Sunday night.,In the 82nd minute, off a defensive stop in the 18-yard-box, Rodriguez shot the ball at full speed. The game-winner gave SKC (5-13-5, 20 points) its t...
Storm rally past Sky; Angel Reese sets double-double mark
A third-quarter rally saw Seattle wipe away an eight-point halftime deficit before holding off a late Chicago surge as the Storm beat the visiting Sky 84-71 on Sunday.,Nneka Ogwumike led Seattle (14-7) with 24 points and 13 rebounds and had nine points in the third-quarter rally. Jewell Loyd scored ...
Reign, Royals play to 1-1 draw in NWSL basement battle
Veronica Latsko scored in the 75th minute as the host Seattle Reign played to a 1-1 draw with the Utah Royals on Sunday.,Seattle (2-9-5, 11 points) is winless in its past nine matches (0-4-5), but it has picked up four straight ties.,Latsko's goal came just eight minutes after Ally Sentnor found the...
LAFC-Dynamo match postponed due to storms
Sunday's match between Los Angeles FC and the host Houston Dynamo was postponed due to inclement weather.,No makeup date was announced.,The match was initially scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time, but with storms in the forecast, kickoff was moved up by two hours.,That wasn't enough to avoid ...
Daulton Varsho's 10th-inning hit pushes Blue Jays past Mariners
Daulton Varsho's two-out single in the top of the 10th inning brought home the go-ahead run as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-4 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,George Springer hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh for the Blue Jays, who won their second in ...
Orioles bounce back to beat A's, complete winning road trip
Anthony Santander and Heston Kjerstad hit first-inning home runs, Grayson Rodriguez won his 11th game and the visiting Baltimore Orioles held on for a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics to complete a winning road trip Sunday afternoon.,One day after getting shellacked 19-8 by the Athletics, the ...
MLB All-Star rosters revealed; Phillies lead with 7 picks
The full rosters for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game were revealed Sunday.,The Philadelphia Phillies will send a major league-high and franchise-record seven players to this year's Midsummer Classic, slated for July 16 in Arlington, Texas. ,The pitching staffs and reserves were solidified Su...
Courage charge ahead in second half to beat Racing Louisville
Three different players scored for the North Carolina Courage as the club won its third straight match with a 3-1 victory over visiting Racing Louisville FC on Sunday afternoon in Cary, N.C.,The Courage (8-7-1, 25 points) moved up to sixth place in the NWSL standings after getting all their goals in...
Bronny James (knee) to miss Lakers' summer league game
Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James will miss the team's California Classic summer league game Sunday against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco due to swelling in his left knee.,James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, made his professional debut in the Lakers' 108-94 summer lea...
Davis Thompson sizzles at John Deere Classic for first PGA win
Davis Thompson shot 7-under par 64 to run away with the John Deere Classic for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at Silvis, Ill.,Thompson finished with a tournament-record 28-under 256 for a four-shot victory on a trio of contenders, breaking away from a two-shot lead from the beginning of the day a...
Kevin Durant misses start of Team USA camp with calf strain
Kevin Durant has been held out of the start of Team USA camp ahead of the Olympics later this month, the team's coach Steve Kerr confirmed to reporters Sunday.,The Athletic reported earlier in the day that Durant missed the first two days of camp with a calf strain. Kerr said Durant sustained the in...
No. 19 Emma Navarro sweeps No. 2 Coco Gauff out of Wimbledon
No. 19 seed Emma Navarro continued her breakout season Sunday by dispatching No. 2 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career.,Navarro controlled the round of 16 match against her fellow American while winning in just 74 minutes. She will face seve...
Brady Singer, Royals salvage series finale vs. Rockies
Brady Singer threw seven dominant innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Singer (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking a pair, earning his first victory since May 19. The win snapped a three-game losing stre...
T1 defeats Top Esports to win Esports World Cup
T1 took down Top Esports 3-1 in the grand final of the Esports World Cup's League of Legends tournament on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,T1 won the inaugural event and will bring home $400,000 of the $1 million prize pool. Top Esports settled for a $200,000 second prize.,For the second straight ro...
Marlins beat White Sox on walk-off home run
Down to their last strike, the Miami Marlins rallied for a 7-4 walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon as Jake Burger slugged a three-run homer against his former team.,With two outs in the ninth, and the Marlins trailing 4-3, first baseman Josh Bell -- mired in a 0-for-23 slump ...
Hayden Wesneski's pitching helps Cubs blank Angels
Hayden Wesneski pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and Michael Busch hit a two-run home run during the Chicago Cubs' 5-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon.,After getting shutout by the Angels on Saturday, the Cubs returned the favor in the final meeting of a three-game ...
Wilson Contreras, Cards pull away from Nats
Wilson Contreras hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday.,Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who notched 13 hits and have won five of seven. ,Cardinals starte...