Roundup Page 120 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
MLB roundup: Tigers, Royals, Padres complete sweeps
Andy Ibanez produced a pinch-hit, two-out, three-run double in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers capped a stunning sweep of their American League wild-card series with a 5-2 comeback victory over the host Houston Astros in Game 2 on Wednesday.,The Tigers advance to the AL Division Series to f...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz tops Jannik Sinner in epic Beijing final
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain rallied to defeat No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) to capture his fourth title of the season Wednesday at the China Open in Beijing.,The three-hour, 21-minute battle was the longest match in the history of the ATP 500 tournament and improved Alcar...
MLB roundup: Royals, Tigers, Mets win openers on road
Cole Ragans struck out eight over six scoreless innings in his playoff debut, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the lone run and the Kansas City Royals blanked the host Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Tuesday in an American League wild-card series opener.,Kansas City, which played its first playoff game since winnin...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz set for Beijing blockbuster
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will clash in Wednesday's China Open final in Beijing.,The top-seeded Sinner advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete and No. 2 seed Alcaraz held off No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3 in Tuesday's semifinals.,Sinner struck...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz advances to semis in Beijing
Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 7-5, 6-2 win over seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia to advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday in Beijing.,Alcaraz converted four of 12 break points to dispatch Khachanov in 96 minutes and move one spot to No. 2 in the rankings, surpassing ...
NFL roundup: Vikings hold off Packers to remain unbeaten
Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to remain unbeaten.,Jordan Addison finished with one receiving touchdown and one rushing score for Minnesota (4...
MLB roundup: Dodgers beat Rockies, spoil Blackmon’s farewell
Shohei Ohtani fell short in his bid to become the first National League Triple Crown winner since 1937, but Chris Taylor's home run helped power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver to spoil Charlie Blackmon's final game.,Ohtani, who led the NL in home r...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz wins in Beijing, captures 200th tour victory
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open to capture his 200th career tour victory.,Alcaraz, 21, joined Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime as players born in the 2000s to achieve that feat. The Spaniard won 100 percent of points on his first-serve p...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Alabama edges No. 2 Georgia in wild contest
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
MLB roundup: Yanks fall to Pirates, still land AL's No. 1 seed
Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates' five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9-4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winnin...
NWSL roundup: Pride top Dash to remain unbeaten
Carson Pickett, Angelina and Marta scored to help host Orlando remain unbeaten with the victory over Houston.,The Pride (16-0-6, 54 points) haven't lost in a league-record 23 consecutive matches, beginning with last year's season finale.,Yuki Nagasato scored for Houston (4-13-5, 17 points), which fe...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner extends QF streak in China
Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner kept his quarterfinals streak alive Saturday by rallying past Russia's Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing.,The World No. 1 has reached at least the quarterfinals in every tour-level event he has played in 2024. Sinner had 25 winners and conver...
MLB roundup: Tigers clinch wild card, White Sox set loss record
Matt Vierling and Riley Greene each drove in a run as the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The White Sox (39-121) set the modern-day record for most losses in a single season, surpassing the expansion 1962...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz triumphant in Beijing
Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.,Alcaraz fired five aces and took advantage of six double faults by his foe to dispatch the Frenchman in one hour, 21 minutes. The Spaniard moved on to f...
MLB roundup: Yankees, Dodgers clinch division titles
MLB roundup: Thursday,Behind the latest long ball from major league home run leader Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees wrapped up the American League East championship by blowing out the visiting Baltimore Orioles 10-1 on Thursday.,Judge socked his 58th homer of the year, extending his streak by home...
MLB roundup: A's say goodbye to Oakland with win
J.T. Ginn recorded his first major league win, Mason Miller threw the Athletics' final pitch in their Oakland Coliseum history, and the A's completed their home schedule with a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.,On a celebrity-filled day in which Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart ...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner avoids upset at China Open
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner began defense of his China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Nicolas Jarry on Thursday in Beijing.,Sinner won 82 percent of his first-serve points and overcame 12 aces by his foe to dispatch the Chilean in 1 hour, 55 minutes.,The Italian, who has won 12 matches in a r...
MLB roundup: Phillies top Cubs, clinch first-round bye
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run double, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott each collected three hits, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday.,Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered for Philadelphia (94-65), which clinched a first-round bye in the Nati...
ATP roundup: Hubert Hurkacz advances in opening round in Tokyo
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz slammed 17 aces en route to a three-set victory over Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Wednesday.,The No. 2 seed, Hurkacz won 82 percent of the points on first serve and converted three of his six break chances. The biggest one ...
MLB roundup: Triple play sends Padres to postseason
Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run home run and helped turn an around-the-horn triple play to end the game as the visiting San Diego Padres clinched a spot in the National League playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Cronenworth had two hits and three RBIs as the Padres se...