Recap Page 46 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reserve Tiffany Hayes leads Valkyries to streak-extending win over Sky
Tiffany Hayes came off the bench for a season-high 22 points, Golden State turned 18 Chicago turnovers into 25 points, and the Valkyries captured a fifth straight win with a 91-71 thumping of the Sky on Wednesday in San Francisco.,Kaila Charles (15), Gabby Williams (13), Veronica Burton (13) and Cec...
Lynx nearly squander 29-point lead before holding off Fire
Napheesa Collier recorded 20 points and nine rebounds and Kayla McBride added 19 points and four steals as the Minnesota Lynx held on for an 85-81 victory over the host Portland Fire on Wednesday night.,Natasha Howard contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota (28-7) won for the 13th time in...
Iga Swiatek edges Elina Svitolina, advances to first final of 2026
Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player last advanced to a title match at Cincinnati in 2025. She has won each of her past six finals and has an 11-2 car...
Paige Bueckers’ big second half leads Wings over Tempo
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points in the second half and had a key steal and basket late in the game to help the Dallas Wings to a 94-88 win over the struggling Toronto Tempo on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (20-14) snapped a three-game losing streak and got back on track despite...
Ben Shelton, Brandon Nakashima set up all-U.S. final in Montreal
It will be an all-American final at the National Bank Open in Montreal, as defending champion Ben Shelton will oppose Brandon Nakashima for the championship on Thursday.,Shelton, the fifth seed, trounced 12th-seeded Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals on Wednesday night.,Nakashima, the 28th seed...
Trent Grisham belts 2 homers (4 RBIs) as Yankees rally past Mariners
Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the seventh inning and homered twice Wednesday night as the host New York Yankees overcame a pair of three-run deficits in their 10-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners.,The Yankees went ahead in the seventh for the second straight game after...
Error helps Blue jays score five in 8th, win 3rd straight over Red Sox
Kazuma Okamoto singled in the go-ahead run in a five-run eighth inning Wednesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-4.,Myles Straw added a two-run double in the eighth to help the Blue Jays win the first three games of a series that ends on Thursday.,The ...
Luis Castillo helps White Sox shut down Reds
Luis Castillo delivered seven shutout innings to spark a combined two-hitter and Drew Romo and Chase Meidroth homered as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Wednesday.,American League Central-leading Chicago won for the third time in four games on the heels of a four-game ...
Alex Bregman's 3 homers, 7 RBIs power Cubs past Nationals
Alex Bregman slammed three homers and drove in seven runs, both career highs, leading the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 12-6 win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Dansby Swanson homered, doubled and scored three times in the No. 9 spot for the Cubs, who have won eight of their past nine ga...
Jo Adell homers, Cade Smith holds on as Guardians top Tigers
Jo Adell hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians held off the host Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday.,Angel Martinez had three hits, including two doubles, while scoring a run and driving in another. Angel Genao added an RBI double and Chase DeLauter contributed two hits and scored a...
Tyler Mahle, Braves hold Mets in check to take rubber match
Tyler Mahle pitched six strong innings and was supported by three solo homers as the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting New York Mets 6-3 on Wednesday.,The victory enabled the Braves to take two-of-three from the Mets in their final meeting of the year. New York won the season series, 7-6.,Mahle (...
Griffin Conine homers again as Marlins extend Pirates' slump
Griffin Conine homered for the 10th time in his past 28 games to lead the host Miami Marlins to their fourth straight win, an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pittsburgh is just 1-7 since the Aug. 3 trade deadline passed.,Miami's Heriberto Hernandez also homered, giving hi...
Brandon Nakashima downs Rafael Jodar to reach Montreal final
It will be an all-American final at the National Bank Open in Montreal, as Brandon Nakashima swept Spain's Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday to secure a spot in the championship match.,In the title match on Thursday, Nakashima, the 28th seed, will face either fifth-seeded Ben Shelton or 13th-se...
Padres score 2 in 11th to best Brewers, sweep series
Luis Campusano delivered the game-winning RBI in the 11th inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied to sweep the visiting Milwaukee Brewers with a 4-3 walk-off win on Wednesday.,Jake Cronenworth started the bottom of the 11th as the automatic runner, went to third on a ground-out and remained there a...
Rockies outduel Diamondbacks for series clincher on road
Brett Sullivan and Zac Veen homered, Ryan Feltner recorded his first road victory this season, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Wednesday in Phoenix to take the deciding game of a three-game series., ,Sullivan hit a three-run homer high off the right field fou...
Astros chip away late, take series over Giants
Taylor Trammell tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, seven Houston pitchers combined for a five-hitter and the Astros completed a break-even NL West swing with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon., ,The victory, Houston's second in San Francisco af...
Rays cap perfect road trip with trouncing of As
Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight start, Liam Hicks had three hits and slugged a three-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays put a ribbon on their franchise-record, unblemished road trip with an 8-4 sweep Wednesday afternoon of the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif., ,The victory, fueled by a 15-hit at...
Cardinals roll to easy win over Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals rookie César Prieto delivered a key hit to break a season-long drought and spark a tie-breaking rally Wednesday afternoon in a 7-1 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run double in a four-run fifth inning for the Cardinals...
Four-run third fuels Twins past Orioles
Alan Roden ripped a go-ahead RBI double to highlight a four-run third inning, fueling the Minnesota Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Josh Bell, who joined Roden with three hits, had an RBI single in the first inning to extend his on-base streak...
Martin Perez puts up more zeros as Braves blank Mets
Veteran left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings while Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting New York Mets 4-0 on Tuesday to even their three-game series.,Perez (8-6) gave up four hits and three walks, struck out two and extended his streak of...