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Defending champ Jasmine Paolini survives scare to advance in Rome
That's exactly what ninth-seeded and defending champion Jasmine Paolini did in her first match back on the clay at the Italian Open on Thursday in Rome.,Despite producing 57 unforced errors, Paolini edged France's Leolia Jeanjean, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 in a match that featured long rallies and lasted tw...

Matt McCarty in front as weather interrupts Truist Championship
Matt McCarty is the surprise leader at the Truist Championship with play suspended on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.,McCarty birdied his last three holes to fire an 8-under-par 63. South Korea's Sungjae Im was on his tail after eagling his third-to-last hole (No. 7) to leap to 7 under.,After Im parred ...

Lucas Herbert (64) on top at LIV Golf Virginia
Lucas Herbert of Australia eagled the par-5 second hole at Trump National DC on his way to an 8-under-par 64, staking himself to a two-shot lead after one round of LIV Golf Virginia on Thursday in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert, 30, has won on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Asian Tour but is still seek...

Liberty to navigate season opener vs. Sun without Ionescu
Chris DeMarco's first major challenge in coaching the New York Liberty is figuring out how to compensate for Sabrina Ionescu's absence for a few weeks.,DeMarco's coaching debut occurs Friday when the Liberty host the Connecticut Sun in New York, and Ionescu will be watching from the bench after inju...

World Cup ticket prices dropping on secondary market
The current get-in price of a group stage game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has dropped 17.1% on the secondary market in the past two weeks.,That's according to data from the ticket tracking service TicketData.com provided to Field Level Media on Thursday.,The average price currently sits at $567, dow...

Brandon Lowe helps hot Pirates slide past Diamondbacks
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 and scored twice to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Phoenix.,Starting pitcher Mitch Keller (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four with two walks over six inning...

Jake McCarthy's first career grand slam seals Rockies' comeback over Mets
Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and drove in five runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2 in Denver on Thursday.,Antonio Senzatela (2-0) tossed two innings of relief for the victory for Colorado, which ended a six-game skid and salvaged the final game of its hom...

Slumping Blue Jays again turn to RHP Dylan Cease against Angels
The Toronto Blue Jays need a repeat of the result from the last time Dylan Cease opposed the Los Angeles Angels.,The Blue Jays open a six-game homestand Friday night against the Angels in a four-game losing streak after a 2-5 road trip.,In his start against the host Angels on April 20, Cease (2-1, 3...

OG Anunoby's presence in jeopardy as Knicks seek 3-0 edge over 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers played short-handed in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series.,Now it appears the New York Knicks might face similar adversity when the teams meet Friday in Game 3 in Philadelphia.,The Knicks lead the series 2-0, but they could be without second-leading scorer OG Anunoby,...

Alexander Blockx maintains form, wins Rome opener in 3 sets
After his run to the semifinals last week in Madrid, Belgian up-and-comer Alexander Blockx had to sweat out a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win against Italian Federico Cina for his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome.,Blockx, 21, had the best showing at an ATP Masters 1000 event o...

Cubs ride 7-run inning to beat Reds for ninth straight win
Shota Imanaga struck out 10 across six innings as the Chicago Cubs completed a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-3 victory on Thursday for their 15th straight home win.,Unlike the first three games of the series, the Cubs did not need to walk it off. Instead, they used a seven-run fou...

Bo Naylor, Guardians fend off Royals for series split
Bo Naylor hit a three-run home run and the Cleveland Guardians held on for an 8-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Thursday.,Kyle Manzardo drove in two for the Guardians, who have won the last two to split the four-game series.,Bobby Witt Jr. was 4-for-4 with a walk as he and Vinnie Pasquanti...

It's official: NCAA tournaments expand to 76-team brackets
The 2027 NCAA Tournament will officially expand to 76 teams following approval Thursday afternoon by the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Committees, the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Oversight Committees, the Division I Finance Committee, the Division I Board of Directors and the N...

President Trump on high World Cup ticket prices: 'I wouldn't pay it either'
President Donald Trump is the latest person to take a shot at the sky-high World Cup ticket prices, saying he wouldn't pay $1,000 to watch the United States play against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles.,Trump said he was unaware of the prices soccer fans are being asked to pay to watch a group-pl...

Former South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia battling cancer
Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia is starting chemotherapy to fight Stage 4 colorectal cancer, he said Thursday in a social media post. ,A starter for the Gamecocks from 2008-11, the 38-year-old Garcia and his wife, Maria, revealed his medical team opted for the most aggressive form o...

Yankees roll past Rangers with six-run outburst in sixth
Trent Grisham laced a bases-clearing double during a six-run sixth inning as the New York Yankees rolled to a 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.,The Yankees lost left fielder Jasson Dominguez on the first batter of the contest when he was injured crashing into the fen...

NCAA Tournament expansion plan gets initial approval
The Division I committees for both men's and women's basketball voted unanimously Thursday to expand both NCAA Tournaments from 68 to 76 teams, multiple outlets reported.,The votes were placed during what was considered an emergency joint meeting of the committees.,The expansion still needs to be ap...

Chris Sale, Braves look to take down two-time champion Dodgers
The team with the best record in the major leagues will match up with the two-time defending champions this weekend as the Atlanta Braves and host Los Angeles Dodgers each have something to prove.,The Braves arrive from Seattle after their first series loss of the season in 12 tries, while the Dodge...

U.S. MF Johnny Cardoso sprains ankle 5 weeks before World Cup
U.S. midfielder Johnny Cardoso is dealing with a "high-grade" sprain in his right ankle just five weeks before the World Cup, Atletico Madrid announced on Thursday.,"He will undergo physiotherapy and rehabilitation sessions in the gym, and the progress of his recovery will determine his return to co...

Reports: NFL teams evaluating Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is fighting for his college eligibility, but if Plan B becomes the preferred route, several NFL teams are expected to have interest in selecting him in the supplemental draft.,Sorsby transferred from Cincinnati in the offseason and participated in spring practic...