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Venezuela sweep Copa Group B by blanking Jamaica
Eduard Bello and Salomon Rondon each scored goals early in the second half to help Venezuela record a 3-0 victory over Jamaica in Copa America Group B play on Sunday night in Austin, Texas.,Eric Ramirez added a late goal for Venezuela (3-0-0), which had previously won the group before finishing the ...
Report: C Jonas Valanciunas to sign with Wizards
Free agent center Jonas Valanciunas will sign a three-year contract with the Washington Wizards worth $30 million, ESPN reported Sunday.,The 32-year-old Valanciunas started all 82 games for the New Orleans Pelicans last season, averaging 12.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. ,In 12 NBA seasons,...
Adriana scores twice, Pride beat Angel City to forge first-place tie
Adriana scored a brace to help the undefeated Orlando Pride to a 3-0 win against host Angel City on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Barbra Banda added her 11th goal of the season for the Pride (10-0-5, 35 points), who moved into a tie for first with the Kansas City Current in the NWSL standings.,Angel City h...
MLB tweaks Home Run Derby format; Orioles’ Henderson to compete
Major League Baseball revealed updated rules and a new format for the Home Run Derby going into effect this summer.,The league said Sunday that in the first round and semifinals, participants will see a maximum of 40 pitches over three minutes. That is followed by three bonus outs; players will cont...
Joey Logano prevails in five overtimes in Nashville
Joey Logano had enough fuel to hold off Zane Smith and Tyler Reddick in a fifth overtime Sunday to win the NASCAR Cup Series' Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,After nearly claiming the win in the fourth OT, Logano restarted in first for the second time, ahead of Chase Briscoe, a...
Reports: Chris Paul to sign with Spurs after Warriors waived him
Free agent point guard Chris Paul, reportedly waived by the Golden State Warriors earlier Sunday, is going to the San Antonio Spurs on a one-year contract worth $11 million-plus, according to ESPN.,Sunday was the deadline for the Warriors to guarantee Paul's $30 million contract for next year. The t...
Paul George leaving Clippers after talks fall through
The Los Angeles Clippers announced Sunday night that Paul George is leaving the team in free agency.,George's decision was not a surprise after reports emerged Saturday that he had opted out of his contract with Los Angeles, which would have paid him $48.8 million next season. The Athletic reported ...
Reports: Magic agree to 3-year, $66M deal with G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a three-year, $66 million deal with the Orlando Magic, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. ,The third year of the contract is reportedly a player option.,Caldwell-Pope spent the past two seasons with the Nuggets and was a starter when Denver w...
Tigers hold off Angels' ninth-inning rally
Justyn-Henry Malloy's inside-the-park home run highlighted a rare offensive outburst by the Detroit Tigers in their 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The Tigers, who lost the first three games of the series, had scored more than four runs only once in their ...
Leafs re-sign F Max Domi, D Timothy Liljegren
Forward Max Domi and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed on a four-year, $15 million deal, the team announced Sunday.,The two sides avoided going to free agency, which begins Monday at noon ET.,Domi, 29, totaled nine goals and 38 assists in 80 regular-season games during the 2023-24 campaign, his first i...
Reports: James Harden returning to Clippers on 2-year, $70M deal
James Harden intends to sign a two-year, $70 million contract to remain with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,Harden reportedly will own a player option for the second season of the deal, according to The Athletic.,Harden averaged 16.6 points, 8.5 assists and 5.1 re...
Diamondbacks hand A's seventh loss in eight games
Christian Walker had three hits and two RBIs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt allowed one run and five hits over six innings. He struck out eight and w...
Cam Davis outlasts field to win his second Rocket Mortgage title
Australia's Cam Davis shot a final-round 2-under-par 70 and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic when Akshay Bhatia three-putted on the final hole Sunday in Detroit.,Davis, who had back-to-back 66s in the two previous rounds, was warming up for a potential playoff when he became a winner on the PGA Tour ...
Report: Warriors waive Chris Paul
The Golden State Warriors are waiving veteran point guard Chris Paul, The Athletic and ESPN reported Sunday.,Sunday was the deadline for the Warriors to guarantee Paul's $30 million contract for next year. The team and Paul reportedly agreed to push back the deadline from Friday to Sunday as the War...
U.S. Senior Open headed for Monday finish; Hiroyuki Fujita on top
Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan is eight holes away from winning his first senior major championship, but whether he secures the U.S. Senior Open title won't be decided Sunday.,Play was suspended Sunday afternoon due to a thunderstorm that arrived just after the leader made the turn at Newport (R.I.) Count...
NBA sets salary cap at $140.588 million for 2024-25 season
The NBA announced Sunday that the salary cap is set at $140.588 million for the 2024-25 season.,The league said the Tax Level will be $170.814 million.,Both figures go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday.,Teams are allowed to begin negotiations with free agents at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday. Signings ca...
Atthaya Thitikul, Ruoning Yin narrowly win Dow Championship
Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul and China's Ruoning Yin, both former World No. 1 players, shot an 8-under 62 on Sunday to win the Dow Championship in Midland, Mich.,Thitikul and Yin, both 21, partnered for the first time and finished 22 under for the week, defeating Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho by one...
Seth Lugo (10 Ks) shines as Royals top Guardians
Seth Lugo tossed six shutout innings for his major league-best 11th win as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday afternoon, taking three of four games in the series.,Lugo (11-2) fanned 10 while allowing four hits and a walk to earn his 14th quality start, matchin...
Phillies rally to earn four-game split vs. Marlins
Trea Turner put Philadelphia ahead with a two-run single in the seventh inning, and the Phillies salvaged a split of a four-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins with a 7-6 victory on Sunday.,The Marlins led 6-2 following the top of the fifth inning before Philadelphia battled back and capp...
Aaron Judge hits 2-run HR as Yankees split series with Jays
Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run, Gerrit Cole struck out six in five innings and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 Sunday afternoon.,Trent Grisham and DJ LeMahieu added two RBIs each to help the Yankees gain a split in the four-game series.,Cole (1-1) allowed one run...