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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins 1st title at Mallorca
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina claimed his first ATP Tour title with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Ethan Quinn on Saturday at the Mallorca Championships.,The second-seeded Spaniard became the first home champion in the grass-court tournament's six-year history. It was the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina...
Madison Keys in rare company as 3-time Eastbourne champ
Madison Keys joined an exclusive club on Saturday by defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to claim her third Eastbourne Open championship in the United Kingdom.,The second-seeded American, who won the grass-court title here in 2014 and 2023, joined legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova a...
MLB roundup: White Sox pound out 23 hits for 22 runs, crush Royals
Miguel Vargas and Jacob Gonzalez each hit three-run homers in an epic, 10-run third inning, Chicago's best this season, and the White Sox demolished the visiting Kansas City Royals 22-1 on Friday night.,Tristan Peters popped a grand slam and posted six RBIs, and Kyle Teel (three RBIs) and Andrew Ben...
WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka advances to Bad Homburg finals
No. 6 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan needed just 70 minutes to defeat China's Xinyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 Friday to advance to the finals of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Osaka had eight aces and converted 23 of 29 first-serve points (79.3%). In the finals, Osaka will meet Czech No. 4 seed Karolina Muchova, w...
ATP roundup: Ugo Humbert celebrates birthday with semifinal win at Eastbourne
Sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France had five aces and saved all four break points he faced while posting a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brit Jack Draper on Friday to reach the finals of the Lexus Eastbourne Open in England.,Humbert, who turned 28 on Friday, was serenaded with a rendition of "Happy Birthday"...
MLB roundup: Rays take no-no into 9th, Junior Caminero hits 3 HRs
Junior Caminero recorded his first career three-homer performance and the Tampa Bay Rays carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning of a 13-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Ian Seymour (4-1) struck out seven batters and walked one over 6 2/3 innings...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro knocks off Iga Swiatek at Bad Homburg
Emma Navarro controlled the final set on Wednesday to finish off a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland to reach the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Navarro won 18 of 23 (78.3%) first-serve points and saved all three break points in the third set to defeat Sw...
MLB roundup: Phillies score 8 with 2 outs in ninth, stun Nationals
Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott homered in an eight-run ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the host Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday.,Marsh hit a two-out, two-run homer off Brad Lord (5-1) to tie it, and Stott added a go-ahead three-run shot. The Phillies tacked on a two-run ...
WTA roundup: Top seed Jasmine Paolini falters in Eastbourne
Germany's Tatjana Maria toppled No. 1 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-4, 6-3 on a day of upsets in the first round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Tuesday in England.,Maria finished with an 8-0 edge in aces and won a stellar 24 of 28 first-service points (85.7%). Paolini was one of four seeded playe...
MLB roundup: Brandon Woodruff stars in return as Brewers nip Reds in 10
Brandon Woodruff threw six dominant innings in his return from injury and Joey Ortiz hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly on Monday to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the Cincinnati Reds.,In his first start since April 30, having recovered from right shoulder inflam...
ATP roundup: Ethan Quinn advances to Round of 16 in Mallorca
Ethan Quinn handily defeated France's Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships on Monday in Mallorca, Spain.,Quinn, a 22-year-old from California ranked 63rd in the world, won 82.4% of first-serve points (28 of 34).,In other Round of 32 matches, ...
MLB roundup: Brewers score 8 runs in 2nd to power past Braves
William Contreras hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run outburst in the second inning, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday.,The victory enabled the National League Central-leading Brewers to salvage one game against the NL East-leading Braves in the three...
WTA roundup: Czechs Marie Bouzkova, Linda Noskova claim titles
Fourth-seeded Czech Marie Bouzkova won her first career singles title on grass with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 victory over third-seeded Emma Navarro on Sunday in the final of the Lexus Nottingham Open in the United Kingdom.,Bouzkova overcame an ankle injury and recorded four aces to win the match three mi...
ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe beats Taylor Fritz for Halle title
Frances Tiafoe was nearly unbeatable on his first serve as he took down No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in an all-American final at the Terra Wortmann Open for the biggest win of his career Sunday in Halle, Germany.,Tiafoe, who upset second-seeded Canadian and French Open quarterfinalist Felix Auge...
MLB roundup: Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper help Phillies thrash Mets
Kyle Schwarber had three home runs, including two in one inning, for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 15-3 rout of the visiting New York Mets on Saturday.,Bryce Harper hit for the cycle while going 4-for-5 for the Phillies, who had lost two in a row. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez (9-3) held New ...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula advances to Berlin final
Jessica Pegula moved into position to collect her second Berlin Tennis Open title in three years with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the semifinal on Saturday.,The third-seeded Pegula destroyed the top-seeded Sabalenka's second serves throughout the match,...
MLB roundup: Down 7, A's rally to beat Angels on walk-off walk
Jonah Heim drilled a pinch-hit, game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Nick Kurtz drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th as the Athletics rallied from seven runs down to post a wild 12-11 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim's homer came off Sam...
MLB roundup: Andrew Benintendi slam lifts White Sox over Yankees
Pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi belted a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as the visiting Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday. Chicago earned its first win at Yankee Stadium since June 8, 2023, ending a nine-game road skid vs. New York.,In the finale of a three-game...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz to meet again in Halle QFs
Less than a week after meeting in the final at Stuttgart, Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz will have a rematch on grass in the Terra Wortman Open in Halle, Germany.,Shelton, the No. 3 seed, earned a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over countryman Ethan Quinn on Thursday, while the fifth-seeded Fritz was...
WTA roundup: Alexandra Eala stuns Elena Rybakina in Berlin
Wild card Alexandra Eala of the Philippines stunned No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Berlin Tennis Open.,Rybakina is the reigning Australian Open champion and won Wimbledon in 2022. She opened the match by taking a 4-1 lead, but Eala broke Rybak...