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ATP roundup: Cerundolo siblings chasing clay titles
Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo swept the final six games to complete a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 upset of top-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway on Friday at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad in Switzerland.,Cerundolo's comeback against the World No. 13 Ruud marked the biggest win of his career by ranking and sent him int...
ATP roundup: Filip Misolic storms past Nuno Borges in Sweden
Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic rallied from down 5-2 in the second set and saved triple match point to force a tiebreaker on his way to upsetting Portuguese third seed Nuno Borges at the Nordea Open on Thursday in Bastad, Sweden.,Misolic surprised Borges 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3, flipping the momentum in...
WTA roundup: Maria Lourdes Carle notches impressive rally in Romania
Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina overcame a big deficit in the opening set and went on to record a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over top-seeded Elina Avanesyan of Armenia in the second round of the Unicredit Iasi Open in Romania.,Carle trailed 5-1 in the opening set before winning four straight games to tie...
ATP roundup: Tallon Griekspoor saves five match points, prevails in Bastad
Second-seeded Tallon Griekspoor fended off five match points and rallied to defeat Italian qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Nordea Open on Wednesday in Bastad, Sweden.,Griekspoor, a three-time winner on the ATP Tour, trailed 6-3 in the second-set t...
WTA roundup: Viktoriya Tomova upends Tatjana Maria in Hamburg
Viktoriya Tomova rallied from behind in both sets to record a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over third-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany on Wednesday in first-round play at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open.,The Bulgarian trailed 3-2 in the first set and 5-3 in the second before eliminating the home-country favorite...
MLB roundup: Red Sox top Rays to extend win streak to 10
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run home run to help the Boston Red Sox stretch their winning streak to 10 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Sunday., ,Rafaela's home run came against Tampa Bay starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot and gave the Red Sox a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning. It was his 1...
MLB roundup: Yankees rally past Mariners in 10th
Anthony Volpe scored the tiebreaking run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge in the 10th inning and the host New York Yankees extended their winning streak by rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners after being held hitless by Bryan Woo through seven innings on Thursday night...
MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak
Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,Houser (5-2) scattered seven hits, struck out two and walked two. Grant Taylor pitched...
MLB roundup: Patrick Bailey's walk-off 3-run, inside-the-park HR lifts Giants
Patrick Bailey bounced a three-run, inside-the-park home run high off the right-field wall with one out in the last of the ninth inning Tuesday night, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 walk-off victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,A two-run home run by Kyle Schwarber had given th...
MLB roundup: Guardians top Astros to halt 10-game skid
Brayan Rocchio lined a go-ahead, two-run double into the left field corner with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and a quartet of relievers protected the lead as the visiting Cleveland Guardians snapped a 10-game skid with a 7-5 victory over the red-hot Houston Astros on Monday.,After produc...
MLB roundup: Kyle Tucker, Cubs crush Cardinals 11-0
Matthew Boyd celebrated his All-Star Game selection by striking out nine batters in five innings as the Chicago Cubs demolished the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 Sunday night.,Fellow All-Star selection Kyle Tucker drove in three runs for the Cubs, who have won eight of their last 11 games. Seiya...
MLB roundup: Jays top Angels in 11th for 7th straight win
Addison Barger hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,Barger's single to right against Ryan Zeferjahn (5-3) scored automatic runner Myles Straw, who reached third on a bunt single by Nathan Luke...
MLB roundup: Cubs blast team-record 8 HRs to beat Cards
The Chicago Cubs set a franchise record by bashing eight home runs in a single game on their way to an Independence Day annihilation of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, winning 11-3 on Friday.,Michael Busch enjoyed his first career three-homer game, and Pete Crow-Armstrong provided his 22nd and 23r...
MLB roundup: Jays sweep Yankees, move atop AL East
George Springer hit two homers and four RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5 Thursday night to complete a four-game series sweep.,Springer had four homers in the series as Toronto moved into first place in the American League East, one game ahead of the Yankees.,...
MLB roundup: Dodgers win as Clayton Kershaw gets 3,000th K
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani also drove in r...
MLB roundup: George Springer's 2 HRs, 7 RBIs lift Jays past Yankees
George Springer hit a grand slam and a solo homer and collected a career-high seven RBIs Tuesday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 12-5 on Canada Day.,Andres Gimenez added a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have won the opening two of a four-game series....
MLB roundup: Wilyer Abreu makes HR history in Boston's rout
Wilyer Abreu made home run history and the Boston Red Sox scored seven runs in the first inning en route to a 13-6 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.,Abreu hit an inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning and a grand slam in the eighth, becoming the first player to have ea...
MLB roundup: Tigers' Tarik Skubal K's 13 Twins in gem
Tarik Skubal limited Minnesota to one hit in seven innings and tied his career high with 13 strikeouts as the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Twins 3-0 on Sunday night.,Skubal (10-2), who won all five of his June starts, struck out seven batters in a row from the first through the third inning. The ...
MLB roundup: Miami stays hot, rallies to beat D-backs in 10th
Agustin Ramirez singled in the winning run in the 10th inning and Miami overcame a four-run deficit to extend its season-best winning streak to six games with an 8-7 victory over Arizona on Saturday in Phoenix.,Ramirez had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two. Otto Lopez homered and d...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins 4th Eastbourne crown
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz captured his record-extending fourth Lexus Eastbourne Open title Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory against fellow American Jenson Brooksby in England.,Fritz overcame an early break in the opening set and finished the match in 88 minutes, following up his previous triumphs at t...