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Big fourth quarter propels Dream past struggling Sky
Rhyne Howard scored 22 points and Allisha Gray added 19 as the Atlanta Dream knocked down six 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 93-80 home victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday at College Park, Ga.,Gray and Te-Hina Paopao (16 points) each hit five 3s, while Howard convert...

Alex Palou garners sixth win of season at Road America
Alex Palou returned to the familiar setting of the winner's circle Sunday, taking the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America by 2.175 seconds for his sixth win in nine races this season Sunday in Elkhart, Wis.,The Spaniard notched his first victory since the Indianapolis 500 and extended his dominant lead ...

Sports world mourns death of FedEx founder Fred Smith
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx Corp. and a notable financier of various sporting endeavors, has died at the age of 80, his company announced Sunday.,Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam, attended Yale, and began the shipping company that became synonymous with his hometown of Memphi...

Viktor Hovland (neck) WDs from Travelers Championship
Norway's Viktor Hovland was forced to withdraw during the final round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., on Sunday due to a neck injury.,Hovland, 27, appeared to be in pain on his opening tee shot in the final round, though he made par on the first hole. He bogeyed the second hole bef...

WTA roundup: Marketa Vondrousova wins first title in 2 years
Marketa Vondrousova captured her first WTA title since she won Wimbledon in 2023, defeating Xinyu Wang in three sets at the Berlin Open on Sunday.,Vondrousova, a Czech, outlasted Wang 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-2 on a scorching day in Berlin. The grass-court win signaled, perhaps, the start of a comeback for ...

Eric Cole (illness) WDs from Travelers Championship
Eric Cole withdrew from the Travelers Championship prior to the final round on Sunday due to illness.,Cole, 37, carded a 68, 67 and 69 to shoot at 6-under-par 204 to reside tied for 14th place after three rounds in Cromwell, Conn.,Cole, who is seeking his first win on the PGA Tour, is 77th in the Of...

Orioles C Adley Rutschman (oblique) out through All-Star break
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman will be sidelined through the All-Star break due to the left oblique strain that sent him to the injured list for the first time in his career., ,Interim manager Tony Mansolino made the announcement Sunday morning, telling reporters that the team doesn't wis...
NBA Finals Game 7 Best Bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Picks, Odds and Prop Predictions
Check out the top betting picks for Game 7 of the NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers, including point spread, first-quarter trends and a Pascal Siakam prop bet....
National League West Turns Up the Heat in Baseball’s Hottest Division Race
The NL West is shaping up as MLB’s most entertaining division, with the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Diamondbacks locked in a fiery summer battle loaded with drama, stars and playoff stakes....

D-backs getting a lift in high elevation, go for sweep of Rockies
Eugenio Suarez has enjoyed his weekend so far in Colorado, and so have his Arizona Diamondbacks teammates.,Suarez has clubbed three home runs to lead Arizona to wins in the first two games of the series, and the Diamondbacks go for the sweep of the Rockies on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Arizona will...

Pitching boosting Braves with chance to win series at Marlins
The visiting Atlanta Braves have an opportunity to post their fourth consecutive series win on Sunday afternoon against the Miami Marlins.,After beginning June with seven straight losses, the Braves have won eight of 11 games, including a 7-0 victory over Miami on Saturday. Starter Grant Holmes and ...

Yankees looking to stay hot offensively in finale vs. O's
While they were producing consistently good at-bats at the plate, the New York Yankees were flirting with history on the mound Saturday afternoon.,After finishing six outs shy of a no-hitter, the Yankees look to keep delivering offensively Sunday when they host the Baltimore Orioles.,New York has am...

Team Liquid, Geekay Esports win as regional playoffs open in OWCS NA Stage 2
Geekay Esports and Team Liquid won matches in the upper bracket semifinals as regional playoffs opened Saturday in the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2.,The regional playoffs are a double-elimination bracket from June 21-29 and feature the top six teams from the regular seaso...

Roundup: Ji So-Yun shines in Reign FC rout of Royals
Ji So-Yun had one goal and two assists and Emeri Adames scored two second-half goals to help Seattle Reign FC post a 4-1 victory over the Utah Royals on Saturday afternoon at Sandy, Utah.,Maddie Dahlien also scored as Seattle (6-4-3, 21 points) stretched its unbeaten streak to three matches (2-0-1)....

Eugenio Suarez, Ketel Marte lead surging D-backs past Rockies
Eugenio Suarez homered for the third straight game, Ketel Marte had four hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Saturday night in Denver.,Suarez drove in two runs and leads the majors with 67 RBIs.,Geraldo Perdomo also went deep and added a single for Arizona, which has w...

Dream face struggling Sky in Atlanta, seek sixth straight home win
Chicago knows first-hand how tough it's been to beat the Atlanta Dream on their home floor this season. ,Aiming for a sixth straight home victory, the surging Dream look to take down the Sky for the second time in a little more than a week on Sunday. ,Atlanta (9-4) has the league's fourth-best recor...

Reports: Bucks' Pat Connaughton picks up $9.4M player option
Milwaukee Bucks wing Pat Connaughton has picked up his player option for the 2025-26 season worth $9.4 million, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Connaughton, 32, had until Tuesday to exercise the option for the final season of a three-year, $28.5 million extension he signed in 2022, per th...

UFC's Dana White: Jon Jones retires, Tom Aspinall undisputed champ
Jon Jones, a legend in mixed martial arts, has retired and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has been elevated to the undisputed title holder, UFC president and CEO Dana White said Saturday.,"Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White said during a press conference in Azerbaijan, whe...

Tommy Fleetwood up 3 at Travelers, eyes first PGA Tour win
England's Tommy Fleetwood has put together a nice career, but none of his victories have come on the PGA Tour.,He's in position to change that this weekend, but he won't even be the sentimental favorite for the final day of the Travelers Championship.,Fleetwood shot 7-under-par 63 in Saturday's thir...

Liberty searching for answers as they travel to hot-shooting Storm
If you're wondering how the Seattle Storm have perhaps exceeded expectations early in the WNBA season after parting ways with leading scorer Jewell Loyd, look at the 3-point line.,The New York Liberty might want to be aware of their prowess outside the arc Sunday when the teams meet for the first ti...