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Diamondbacks' bats awaken in time to avoid sweep vs. Nationals
Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno homered, Michael Soroka contained the highest-scoring offense in the majors and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a weekend sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Carroll hit a solo homer off Cade Cavalli (3-4) in the first and M...
Isabelle Harrison's return lifts Tempo over Sky
Isabelle Harrison didn't look rusty in her season debut for Toronto, scoring 14 points and helping the Tempo beat the Chicago Sky 85-68 in a wire-to-wire win at home on Sunday afternoon.,Harrison, who has been out with a hand injury she suffered in training camp, shot 6-of-9 from the floor, buried b...
Team Yandex topple LGD again, winning BLAST Slam VII title
Team Yandex smacked LGD Gaming 3-1 in the grand final Sunday to win first prize at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Yandex will bring home $300,000 out of the $1 million pool of prize money, plus an additional $100,000 club bonus. LGD Gaming settled for $150,000 and $45,000, respe...
Blue Jays score 6 unanswered to take series from Orioles
Yohendrick Pinango started a five-run sixth inning with a solo home run Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-4.,Brandon Valenzuela added an eighth-inning homer as the hosts captured the rubber game of the weekend series.,Four of the sixth-inni...
Sandy Alcantara pitches Marlins past Rays
Miami starter Sandy Alcantara recorded his second consecutive June win with seven strong innings, and the Marlins won 4-1 Sunday afternoon to claim their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. ,The 2022 unanimous Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara (5-4) yielded one run and five hits, all single...
Angels place RHP Jack Kochanowicz (elbow) on IL
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz went on the injured list with right elbow inflammation Sunday, one day after giving up seven runs in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In a corresponding move, left-hander Sam Aldegheri was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake.,Kochanowicz...
Phillies' Don Mattingly to serve on NL staff at All-Star Game
Just five weeks after returning to a managerial role, the Philadelphia Phillies' Don Mattingly is going to the All-Star Game as a member of the coaching staff for National League manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, USA Today reported Sunday.,St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol als...
Everything You Need To Know Before The 2026 FIFA World Cup Begins
Get ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with answers to seven key questions about the teams, format, favorites and biggest stars....
5-star wing Ryan Hampton commits to Kentucky
Kentucky received a commitment Sunday from five-star recruit Ryan Hampton of Florida's DME Academy.,The 6-foot-6 wing is ranked as the nation's No. 6 recruit in the Class of 2027 by 247Sports.,Hampton, the younger brother of former first-round NBA draft pick RJ Hampton, also visited Nebraska and NC ...
Five NFL Coordinators Facing The Most Pressure Entering The 2026 Season
Several NFL teams enter 2026 with Super Bowl aspirations, placing enormous pressure on a handful of new coordinators to deliver results....
Brendan Allen Has Earned A Bigger Opportunity After UFC Vegas 118
Brendan Allen's victory at UFC Vegas 118 highlighted why the middleweight contender deserves a bigger opportunity in the UFC title picture....
MLB Picks Today: Two Sunday Bets Worth Backing
Sunday's MLB slate features intriguing matchups, including value opportunities on the Rays against the Marlins and Athletics against the Astros....
Reports: Canada D Moise Bombito (leg) to miss World Cup
Canada is set to replace injured defender Mosie Bombito on its 26-player World Cup roster, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The 26-year-old center back's surgically repaired left tibia is not sufficiently recovered for the competition that begins next week, multiple sources confirmed to TSN and ...
Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...
Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara for stability, series win vs. Rays
The Miami Marlins are looking for a repeat version of former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in hopes of winning their home series Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The Marlins won a thriller on Saturday after leading 4-1 entering the ninth inning. Miami closer Pete Fairbanks could ...
Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...
Team Liquid eliminate FlyQuest, advance to LCS Spring lower final
Team Liquid stayed alive in the LCS Spring playoffs with a 3-1 defeat of FlyQuest in the lower-bracket semifinal on Saturday in Los Angeles.,That leaves Liquid as one of just three teams left in the event, awaiting the loser of Sunday's upper-bracket final between LYON and Cloud9 in the lower-bracke...
Team Yandex awaits foe in grand final of BLAST Slam VII
Team Yandex downed BetBoom Team to advance to Sunday's grand final at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark., ,BetBoom Team, after losing 2-1 in the upper-bracket final on Saturday, can earn another shot at Team Yandex and the $300,000 top prize if they can get past LGD Gaming in the lo...
Spirit, FUT, G2, 9z start IEM Cologne Stage 2 with 2-0 records
Team Spirit, G2 Esports, FUT Esports and 9z Team moved to the brink of advancement with a pair of wins apiece on the opening day of Stage 2 play of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major in Germany on Saturday.,Each of the teams need just one more win in any of their next three potential matches to...
Gabriel Bonfim stays hot at UFC Fight Night, defeats Belal Muhammad
Former UFC welterweight champion and Chicago native Belal Muhammad had no answers for Brazil's Gabriel Bonfim, who secured his 20th win in 21 MMA fights by securing a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night., ,Bonfim (20-1) use...