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Athletics break ground on $1.75B stadium on Las Vegas Strip
The Athletics organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas.,The team, which is playing its home games in West Sacramento, Calif. this season following its offseason exit from longtime home Oakland, was represented by team owner John Fisher and pre...
Surging Astros look to stay hot against Phillies
The injury-depleted Houston Astros continued their surge up the American League standings over the weekend, setting up an intriguing six-game homestand that begins with a three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Houston claimed the rubber match of a three-game road series with an...
League-best Lynx riding momentum on visit to Mystics
The WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx have wrapped up a spot in the Commissioner's Cup final against Indiana on July 1, but first they look to continue their momentum as they pay a visit to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.,The Lynx (12-1) hope to return WNBA top scorer Napheesa Collier to the lineup aft...
ATP roundup: France's Alexandre Muller falls in Spain
Russia's Roman Safiullin sent fifth-seeded Alexandre Muller of France packing with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win in first-round play on the grass at the Mallorca Championships in Spain. Safiullin entered the match ranked 75th in the world while Muller was No. 40.,Sixth-seeded Gabriel Diallo of Canada took care...
WTA Roundup: Lulu Sun knocks off defending champ Daria Kasatkina at Eastbourne
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun emerged on top after a grueling three-setter to defeat No. 1 seed and defending champion Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at the Eastbourne Open on Monday.,Dealing with blustery conditions, New Zealand's Sun converted 4 of 6 break points in the first set and rallied f...
Minnesota Frost re-sign D Mae Batherson, F Claire Butorac
Defender Mae Batherson and forward Claire Butorac have re-signed with the Minnesota Frost, the team announced Monday.,Batherson, a sixth-round pick (33rd overall) of the 2024 PWHL Draft, signed a two-year contract with the two-time defending league champions. The 24-year-old had three assists in 25 ...
Spirit, Gaimin Gladiators move to 3-0 at PGL Wallachia
Team Spirit and Gaimin Gladiators booked their spots in the PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs with group stage wins on Monday in Bucharest, Romania.,Both teams improved to 3-0 with Round 3 wins, with Spirit rallying for a 2-1 win against Natus Vincere and Gaimin Gladiators sweeping Aurora Gaming.,The ...
Astros reinstate OF Taylor Trammell from injured list
The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Taylor Trammell from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Trammell, 27, batted .293 with two homers and 10 RBIs during a 12-game stint in the minors while recovering from a right calf strain.,Purchased from the New York Yankees in November, Trammell has yet to ...
Gold medalist Kirsty Coventry takes over as IOC president
Kirsty Coventry took over as president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the organization.,In a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland, Coventry received the golden key to the Olympic House from outgoing president Thomas Bach of Germany.,...
Jets owner Woody Johnson buys stake in Crystal Palace FC
New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson is purchasing a 43 percent stake in Crystal Palace FC, the Premier League club confirmed Monday.,Johnson signed a legally binding contract to purchase American businessman John Textor's holding in the club, with multiple outlets reporting the value of the deal at...
MLB's Biggest Midseason Surprises: Rafael Devers Trade, Cal Raleigh’s Power Surge, and More
From the shocking Rafael Devers trade to Cal Raleigh’s record home run pace and the Rockies’ historically awful season, here are MLB’s biggest first-half surprises....
Team Vitality rallies past MongolZ for BLAST.tv Austin Major title
Team Vitality dropped the first map then stormed back to defeat The MongolZ 2-1 on Sunday in the grand final of the BLAST.tv Austin Major in Texas.,The $1.25 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event paid champion Team Vitality $500,000 and the runner-up MongolZ $170,000.,The MongolZ opened wit...
Paper Rex tops Fnatic for Valorant Masters Toronto crown
Paper Rex defeated Fnatic 3-1 on Sunday in the grand final of the Valorant Masters Toronto 2025 in Canada.,Paper Rex's Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto of Indonesia was selected most valuable player for the event.,The playoffs ran from June 13-22 and featured an eight-team, double-elimination bracket. Four ...
Manchester City pour it on in rout of Al Ain
Ilkay Gundogan scored twice, Erling Haaland added his first goal of the tournament on a penalty kick and Manchester City thrashed Al Ain 6-0 in Club World Cup Group G play on Sunday night in Atlanta.,On a free kick, 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri scored his first goal in a Manchester City shirt, and ...
Mauricio Dubon homers twice as Astros hold off Angels
Mauricio Dubon hit two home runs and drove in three runs and Jeremy Pena homered, doubled and scored twice to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the second multi-home run ga...
Sonia Citron guides Mystics to OT win over Wings
Sonia Citron made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left in overtime and the host Washington Mystics held off the Dallas Wings 91-88 in a back-and-forth contest Sunday afternoon.,Following a missed free throw by Citron late in the fourth quarter, Dallas star Paige Bueckers laced her first 3-p...
No. 6 LSU sweeps No. 13 Coastal Carolina for 8th MCWS title
Chris Stanfield and Derek Curiel had two-run singles and reliever Chase Shores shut the door as LSU completed a two-game sweep of the Men's College World Series championship series, defeating Coastal Carolina 5-3 on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., ,The No. 6 Tigers (53-15) won their eighth MCWS tit...
Alex Palou garners sixth win of season at Road America
Alex Palou returned to the familiar setting of the winner's circle Sunday, taking the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America by 2.175 seconds for his sixth win in nine races this season Sunday in Elkhart, Wis.,The Spaniard notched his first victory since the Indianapolis 500 and extended his dominant lead ...
Team Spirit among four teams now 2-0 at PGL Wallachia Season 5
Team Spirit, Gaimin Gladiators, Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere improved to 2-0 at PGL Wallachia Season 5 with victories Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,In Round 2 of the five-day group stage, Spirit swept Edge 2-0, Gaimin Gladiators blanked Team Tidebound and Aurora beat Xtreme Gaming by the same sco...
Giants P Sean Hjelle subject of MLB investigation following wife's claim
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin said club officials have talked to Major League Baseball about allegations of abuse made by the wife of pitcher Sean Hjelle.,MLB is investigating claims made by Caroline Hjelle, who on Friday posted a video to social media of herself with their two children wi...