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USWNT use own goal to earn friendly split in Brazil
Sophia Wilson was involved again in her team's goal and the visiting United States women's national team survived a physical encounter in Tuesday night's 1-0 friendly victory over host Brazil in Fortaleza.,Wilson's match-winning shot was ultimately credited as an own goal after it deflected off defe...
Dan + Shay, Jason Sudeikis slated to appear before U.S.'s Cup opener
Dan + Shay will sing the national anthem and the star of "Ted Lasso," Jason Sudeikis, also will participate in the pregame festivities ahead of the United States' opening World Cup match.,The U.S. will face Paraguay on Friday in Inglewood, Calif. Purahei Soul will perform the Paraguayan national ant...
Jac Caglianone's 2 home runs power Royals past Rangers
Jac Caglianone homered twice and the Kansas City Royals used a four-run sixth inning to rally for their third straight victory, 5-3 over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.,Caglianone, who had three hits with a walk, led off the fifth inning with a home run for Kansas City's first hit again...
Freddie Freeman posts 2,500th hit in 10-run 7th; Dodgers drub Pirates
Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,500th career hit, Andy Pages drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani drove in two more during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-run seventh inning, which propelled them to a 12-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,In the seventh, Pages hit a two-run home ru...
Freddie Freeman posts 2,500th hit in 10-run 7th as Dodgers drub Pirates
Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,500th career hit, Andy Pages drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani drove in two more during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-run seventh inning, which propelled them to a 12-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,In the seventh, Pages hit a two-run home ru...
Olivia Miles outduels Azzi Fudd as Lynx run past Wings
Olivia Miles scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished six assists, and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 100-76 win over the Dallas Wings in a Commissioner's Cup matchup on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Kayla McBride finished with 22 points for Minnesota (10-2), which won its eighth game in...
Brandon Valenzuela, Blue Jays rally past Phillies in ninth
Brandon Valenzuela capped a two-run ninth inning with a walk-off single as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Tuesday.,Bryson Stott's RBI double against Louis Varland (3-1) gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the inning, Jh...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s blast continues Yankees' surge past Guardians
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning off Tim Herrin, lifting the visiting New York Yankees to a 3-2 win over the American League Central Division-leading Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.,Chisholm led off the eighth with a towering, 360-foot drive to right field that ...
Randy Arozarena goes deep in 10th to lift Mariners past O's
Randy Arozarena hit the second pitch of the 10th inning for a two-run home run and the Seattle Mariners held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Tuesday night.,It was Arozarena's third hit of the game and seventh homer of the season. Seattle's Mitch Garver hit a three-run home run in the ...
Otto Lopez contributes early and often as Marlins defeat D-backs
Otto Lopez, whose .341 batting average leads the majors, went 3-for-5 with four runs and the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night.,Joe Mack, Miami's rookie catcher, went 4-for-4 with three runs as the Marlins improved to ...
Dustin May silences Mets as Cards push winning streak to five
Dustin May pitched six stellar innings for his first win in nearly two months and Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.,May (4-6) earned his first win since April 2...
Dream top Sky as Angel Reese posts 17-17 double-double vs. old team
Angel Reese tallied 17 points and 17 rebounds in her first game against her former team as the Atlanta Dream defeated the host Chicago Sky 82-75 on Tuesday night.,Reese was one of five players to score in double figures for the Dream (8-3, 3-1 Commissioner's Cup), and she also notched four assists a...
Reports: NHLPA wants investigation before Oilers hire Mike Babcock
The NHL Players' Association has requested that the league conduct an investigation of coach Mike Babcock as the Edmonton Oilers move toward hiring him, TSN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Independent hockey insider Frank Seravalli added that the union specifically asked the NHL to step in and de...
Nick Martinez, Rays hold down Red Sox to seal series win
Ryan Vilade went 3-for-4 and Nick Martinez turned in seven-plus strong innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (6-2) held Boston to three runs on six hits, departing after the first three Red Sox hitters reached base in the eighth....
Monte, Legacy, B8 earn final Stage 3 berths at IEM Cologne
Monte, Legacy and B8 snatched the final three berths for Stage 3 by winning their do-or-die Round 5 matches to complete Stage 2 of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major on Tuesday in Germany.,Monte swept paiN Gaming 2-0, Legacy did the same against TYLOO and B8 rallied to a 2-1 victory over BIG. T...
Matt Turner could go from '94 World Cup baby to U.S. starter in '26
IRVINE, Calif. -- Regardless if he starts the United States men's national team's tournament-opening match Friday vs. Paraguay, goalkeeper Matt Turner embodies the importance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to the host nation.,Turner was born on June 24, 1994, amid the last World Cup held in the United S...
Knicks out to start new streak, while Spurs aim to knot series
NEW YORK - Even as they authored the second-longest postseason winning streak in NBA history, the New York Knicks knew it wouldn't be easy to win the franchise's first championship since 1973.,Beginning Wednesday, they'll find out just how arduous the rest of the path might become.,The Knicks will l...
Ticket prices for Game 4 of NBA Finals at MSG plummet 70%
The New York Knicks still hold a 2-1 lead and home-court advantage in the NBA Finals, but ticket prices for Game 4 on Wednesday night have plummeted 70% since they lost Game 3.,With the prospect the Knicks could close out their first championship in more than a half century, the get-in price for Gam...
England F Bukayo Saka (Achilles) not yet '100 percent'
Four years ago, at the tender age of 21, Bukayo Saka scored three goals in four World Cup matches to help England reach the quarterfinals.,But when might Saka take the field for England in this World Cup cycle?,Manager Thomas Tuchel preached patience on Tuesday as Saka, 24, continues to deal with an...
Brit Katie Boulter rallies past Leylah Fernandez in London
Great Britain's Katie Boulter rallied after her Monday match carried over to Tuesday and knocked off No. 8 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada at the HSBC Championships in London.,Fernandez was up one set and they were level at 3-3 in the second set when the match was suspended due to darkness on Monday...