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Nationals use 6-run inning to surge past Tigers, split DH
Nathaniel Lowe's bases-loaded triple keyed a six-run eighth inning and the host Washington Nationals rallied past the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday night to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.,Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run homers to lead Detroit to an 11-2 win in the opener.,CJ Abra...

Shorthanded Toronto FC takes aim at New York City FC
Toronto FC will look to register points in three straight matches when they travel to New York for a midweek clash with their Eastern Conference rival New York City FC on Thursday.,Toronto (4-10-5, 17 points) begins life without Italian designated players Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne, b...

PGA Tour overhauls playoff bonus structure for this season
The PGA Tour has restructured the distribution of playoff bonuses, including the FedEx Cup champion this season earning $10 million in prize money instead of $25 million as in the past two years.,The new payouts from the $100 million total in bonus money -- first reported Wednesday by Front Office S...

Lakers sign center DeAndre Ayton
The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Deandre Ayton agreed to terms Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the center cleared waivers and became an unrestricted free agent, according to multiple media reports.,Ayton made headlines in recent days after he and his most recent team, the Portland Trail Blaz...

Caitlin Clark: Commissioner's Cup pay 'makes no sense'
WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark took time out of celebrating her Indiana Fever's Commissioner's Cup win to call out the desire for better pay for the league's athletes.,The injured Clark didn't play in the Fever's win Tuesday over the Minnesota Lynx, but in the postgame celebration on Instagram livestr...

Riley Greene blasts two 3-run homers as Tigers rout Nationals
Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run home runs, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 Wednesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.,Greene has homered in three straight games and has 21 on the season.,Zach McKinstry had fo...

No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz eases into third round at Wimbledon
Two-time defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round in London.,The second-seeded Spaniard struck 38 winners, saved nine of 11 break points and extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 16 match...

Zach Johnson feeling right at home at John Deere Classic
Unofficial host Zach Johnson feels right at home at the John Deere Classic, where he starts for the 24th time on Thursday at the course where he has made the cut 16 consecutive times. ,The tournament is played at TPC Deere Run, just over the Iowa border and across the Mississippi River in Silvis, Il...
MLB Best Betting Picks July 2: Props, Totals, and More
Wednesday’s best MLB bets include a first five under in Rockies-Astros, fading Will Warren’s strikeouts, and backing Shota Imanaga to fan the Cleveland Guardians....
Houston Rockets & Denver Nuggets Are Going for It All in Free Agency
Houston added Durant, Capela, and Finney-Smith while Denver traded Michael Porter Jr. and brought back Bruce Brown. The Western Conference just got real....

On verge of $240M deal, surgery next for Grizzlies All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a turf toe injury, but the team appears confident enough to forge ahead on a massive contract extension with the 25-year-old.,The Grizzlies said Jackson is expected to make a full recovery...

2026 OL Tommy Tofi commits to Oregon
Four-star offensive lineman Tommy Tofi committed to Oregon's 2026 class on Wednesday, just two days after decommitting from his home-area Cal.,From Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, the 6-foot-6, 330-pound Tofi is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 7 interior offensive linem...

Expansion Boston Legacy make Annie Karich first signee
Midfielder Annie Karich is the first player signed by Boston Legacy FC, an expansion club set to join the National Women's Soccer League in 2026.,The team announced her signing on Wednesday.,Karich's contract will run through the end of the 2027 season with an option for 2028. She signed as a free a...
Sophie Cunningham Gets Cooked After Taking Shots at Detroit and Cleveland
Sophie Cunningham bashed Cleveland and Detroit as future WNBA cities—forgetting both have rich basketball roots and better attendance than she has stats....

Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka avoid upsets at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...

Bills No. 1 pick Maxwell Hairston named in lawsuit
Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in 2021 when he was an early enrollee at Kentucky.,Hairston, 21, was the Bills' first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft in April, taken No. 30 overall.,The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Co...

Madison Keys breezes into third round at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on the cusp of history vs. White Sox
The countdown to 3,000 will be at the forefront when Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player is three strikeouts away from becoming th...

Diamondbacks look for third consecutive win vs. struggling Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks seem to have found some confidence with the San Francisco Giants in the visiting dugout.,The Diamondbacks will try for three straight wins against their National League West rival when they meet on Wednesday evening in Phoenix.,The Giants, meanwhile, will try to avoid losing...

Jurickson Profar set to return in Braves' rematch vs. Angels
Atlanta left fielder Jurickson Profar will return to the lineup Wednesday night when the Braves host the Los Angeles Angels in the second contest of their three-game set.,Profar signed a three-year, $42 million free-agent contract in the offseason but was suspended 80 games for violating MLB's banne...