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Isiah Kiner-Falefa's walk-off lifts Jays over O's
Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single to deep right field in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Wednesday night.,Kiner-Falefa's game-winning hit against Craig Kimbrel (4-2) gave Toronto its second walkoff win of the season, both of whic...
Alouettes, Blue Bombers open season with Grey Cup rematch
The defending champion Montreal Alouettes will visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a Grey Cup rematch to kick off the 2024 Canadian Football League regular season on Thursday night.,The Alouettes scored the game-winning touchdown with 13 seconds left in a 28-24 victory in the 110th Grey Cup last Nove...
Rays continue recent dominance over Marlins
Isaac Paredes doubled twice and drove in three runs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Wednesday night.,Since 2019, the Rays are 23-3 against the Marlins, including a two-game mini-sweep in this week's series.,Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin, who had been out due to back i...
Alexander Zverev reaches French Open semis for fourth straight year
Alexander Zverev punched his ticket to the French Open semifinals for the fourth straight year with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Paris.,The fourth-seeded Zverev converted 5 of 6 break points while knocking off the 11th-seeded de Minaur of Australia.,Zv...
Luis Torrens goes deep twice as Mets rout Nationals
Luis Torrens hit two of New York's three home runs, Luis Severino pitched eight strong innings and the visiting Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 Wednesday to complete the three-game sweep.,Francisco Lindor had two hits and went back-to-back with Torrens during a six-run sixth inning, and Harri...
Stubbs: Rising star Corey Heim could be face of 23XI
On March 19, 2022, a then relatively unknown driver from Marietta, Ga., led 22 laps en route to a victory in the Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The driver in question was a 19-year-old Corey Heim, making just his fifth career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.,Over two years later, Heim...
Phillies complete sweep of Brewers thanks to Nick Castellanos
Nick Castellanos smacked a two-run homer to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. ,Castellanos stayed hot after hitting a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 2-1 victory.,Bryce Harper and Garrett Stubbs each drew two walks for t...
Royals-Guardians postponed due to inclement weather
Wednesday's game between the Kansas City Royals and host Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to inclement weather in Northern Ohio.,The contest will be rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 26, in Cleveland as part of a split doubleheader.,The Royals and Guardians will finish what is now a two-game series ...
Mavericks' Kyrie Irving has 'no fear' in return to Boston for NBA Finals
BOSTON -- A pair of stars will need no introduction when the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks meet for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.,Dallas guard Kyrie Irving and Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis find themselves pitted against their former teams, with Irving's breakup with the Celt...
Collin Morikawa back after missed opportunity at Memorial Tournament
Collin Morikawa recalled that he was nearly moved to tears when he had to withdraw from the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the morning of the final round because of a back injury. ,But Morikawa has returned for this year's edition of the Memorial, which starts on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club...
Cardinals stave off Astros 4-2, avoid sweep
Nolan Arenado homered among the team's five hits as the St. Louis Cardinals eked out a 4-2 victory over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday to salvage the finale of the three-game series. ,Miles Mikolas (4-6) allowed two runs and scattered five hits over six innings, striking out three without issu...
Miami transfer Wooga Poplar commits to Villanova
Miami transfer guard and Philadelphia native Wooga Poplar has committed to Villanova, The Philadelphia Inquirer and On3 Sports reported Wednesday. ,Poplar also considered Oregon and garnered interest from a host of schools, including Kentucky, Arkansas and Kansas, per the reports. He has one year of...
WNBA rescinds second technical on Angel Reese
The WNBA on Wednesday rescinded the second technical foul assessed to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese on Tuesday night. ,Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game, an 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty. Head official Maj Forsberg told a pool reporter ...
Brewers place LHP Robert Gasser (flexor strain) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed rookie left-hander Robert Gasser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a left flexor strain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the Brewers recalled right-hander Tobias Myers and left-hander Aaron Ashby from Triple-A Nashville, and optioned RHP Jans...
Mirra Andreeva, Jasmine Paolini pull off French Open quarterfinal stunners
Teenager Mirra Andreeva stunned No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to her first career Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open on Wednesday.,The 17-year-old Russian becomes the youngest woman to play in a Grand Slam semfinal since Martina Hingis, who was 16 when she reached the ...
5-star LB Zayden Walker commits to Georgia
Five-star linebacker Zayden Walker, a Top 25 player in the Class of 2025, committed to Georgia on Wednesday. ,Walker, the second-ranked linebacker in the class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, chose the Bulldogs over Florida State, Miami, Penn State and South Carolina among 29 offers....
Kansas G Elmarko Jackson (knee) to miss next season
Kansas sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson will miss the 2024-25 season after tearing his patellar tendon during a workout, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Wednesday. ,Jackson will have surgery in the coming days with a recovery process that's expected to take a full year. The 6-foot-3 guard suf...
Red Sox place RHP Chris Martin on IL with anxiety
The Boston Red Sox placed veteran right-hander Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list with anxiety on Wednesday and activated outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the 10-day injured list.,Also, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Zack Kelly from Worcester and optioned catcher Tyler Heineman to the Triple-A ...
Corey Linsley released by Chargers, expected to retire
The Los Angeles Chargers released Corey Linsley on Wednesday, paving the way for the former All-Pro center to retire.,Linsley, 32, competed in three games last season before being diagnosed with a non-emergent heart issue. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on Sept. 30. ,Linsley t...
Top players tee off in major tune-up at Memorial Tournament
It is fitting that, to prepare for the U.S. Open, the best golfers in the world will play the invitational hosted by golf's greatest major champion., ,Nine of the top 10 players in the world rankings and the entire top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings will tee off Thursday in the Memorial Tournament, w...