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MLB roundup: Mariners, Yankees clinch playoff berths
Josh Naylor's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching a playoff berth in the process.,Dominic Canzone hit a solo homer for the Mariners, who won their fifth in a row and prevailed for the 15th tim...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Tabilo, Alexander Bublik win titles in China
Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo saved two championship points and defeated top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to win the Chengdu Open on Tuesday in China.,It is the third ATP Tour title and first of the season for Tabilo, who fought off a pair of championship points while servi...
MLB roundup: Padres clinch playoff spot with walk-off win in 11th
Freddy Fermin's one-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, sealing a spot in the National League playoffs., ,Bryce Johnson was placed at second to start the inning and Jose Iglesias bunted him to third. F...
ATP roundup: Top seed Lorenzo Musetti into Chengdu final
Top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy will seek his third ATP Tour title in the Chengdu Open final against Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo.,Musetti crushed Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-1 and Tabilo eliminated No. 4 seed Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 7-6 (0) in Monday's semifinals in China.,Mus...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz's clutch wins propel Team World to Laver Cup
Taylor Fritz clinched the Laver Cup for Team World on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Germany's Alexander Zverev of Team Europe on the final day in San Francisco.,Team World won 15-9 to claim its third Laver Cup title in four years. The three-day hardcourt event featured three singles matche...
ATP roundup: Italy's Lorenzo Musetti cruises in Chengdu
Top seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy had little trouble Sunday dispatching qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-3 at the Chengdu Open in Chengdu, China.,Musetti, the ninth-ranked player in the world, took advantage of 15 unforced errors by his opponent and hit 66 percent on first serves wit...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz tops Carlos Alcaraz at Laver Cup
Taylor Fritz stunned top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 as Team World swept Saturday's four matches to take a 9-3 lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup in San Francisco,Fritz, ranked No. 5, beat Spain's Alcaraz for the first time in four ATP singles matches and defeated a reigning World No. 1 for a...
ATP roundup: Team World jumps ahead with unbeaten Laver Cup Day 2
Taylor Fritz stunned top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 as Team World swept Saturday's four matches to take a 9-3 lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup in San Francisco,Fritz, ranked No. 5, beat Spain's Alcaraz for the first time in four ATP singles matches and defeated a reigning World No. 1 for a...
Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Indiana destroys No. 9 Illinois by 53
Fernando Mendoza threw for five touchdowns and No. 19 Indiana took ninth-ranked Illinois behind the woodshed for a 63-10 Big Ten spanking in Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday night.,Mendoza was nearly perfect, completing 21 of 23 passes for 267 yards as the Hoosiers (4-0, 1-0) rolled up 579 total yards...
MLB roundup: Tigers fall again to Braves as Guardians close within 1 game
Nacho Alvarez Jr. slugged the first two homers of his career and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied past Detroit 6-5 on Saturday afternoon, sending the Tigers to their fifth straight loss and reducing their lead in the American League Central to one game over Cleveland.,The s...
ATP roundup: Qualifier stuns No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev in Hangzhou
French qualifier Valentin Royer ousted No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Saturday at the Lynx & Co Hangzhou Open in China.,It was the opener for Rublev, who had a first-round bye. For Royer, it was his first win over a Top 20 opponent, fueled by 32 winners to 19 for the Russian.,Royer advance...
ATP roundup: Led by Carlos Alcaraz, Team World grabs lead at Laver Cup
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and the Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik topped Americans Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen in the final match of the night and Team Europe took a 3-1 lead over Team World at the Laver Cup in San Francico on Friday.,The three-day hardcourt event features three singles matches and o...
MLB roundup: Dodgers down Giants, seal another playoff bid
Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1/3 innings in the final regular-season home start of his accomplished career and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday, clinching their 13th consecutive playoff berth.,Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts ...
NWSL roundup: Courage earn key win over Pride
Shinomi Koyama recorded her first NWSL goal in the 89th minute to lift the North Carolina Courage over the host Orlando Pride 1-0 on Friday night.,The Courage (7-7-7, 28 points) drew within one point of the Pride (8-8-5, 29 points) in the playoff race. North Carolina passed Racing Louisville to occu...
ATP roundup: Alejandro Tabilo, Brandon Nakashima triumph in Chengdu
Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo advanced to the quarterfinals at the Chengdu Open by cruising past Italian No. 2 seed Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in China.,Tabilo, who's fallen outside the top 100 in the world rankings after rising as high as No. 19, smashed 12 aces with only one double fa...
MLB roundup: Yankees continue climb up AL East standings
Max Fried struck out 13 batters across seven shutout innings and set a career high with his 18th win as the New York Yankees beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.,The Yankees have won six of their last eight games as they continue to stay within s...
MLB roundup: Cubs top Pirates, clinch 1st playoff bid since 2020
Ian Happ homered as part of a three-RBI day for the Chicago Cubs, who clinched a playoff spot Wednesday with their 8-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Cubs celebrated their first postseason berth since the shortened 2020 campaign after Happ caught the final out in left field to sweep the t...
MLB roundup: Phillies edge Dodgers in 10, win NL East
J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each hit home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies clinched the National League East title with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.,Weston Wilson also hit a home run for the Philli...
MLB roundup: Jays edge Rays in 11th for 5th straight win
George Springer's two-strike, two-out, RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to their fifth straight victory, a 2-1 decision over the host Tampa Bay Rays to open a four-game series on Monday.,After challenging for catcher's interference and failing, Toronto took its first lead w...
MLB roundup: Pete Alonso's HR in 10th helps Mets end 8-game skid
Pete Alonso hit a walk-off three-run homer with nobody out in the 10th inning as the New York Mets ended a season-worst eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.,The Mets (77-73) avoided their first nine-game skid since an 11-game slide in 2004 ...