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Team USA outlasts Australia, 98-92
Team USA executed late in the game and survived a game Australia team for a 98-92 exhibition win in a pre-Olympics showcase in Abu Dhabi on Monday. ,Patty Mills connected on a 3-pointer from the left wing and pulled the Boomers within six, 86-80, during an 0-for-7 shooting stretch for Team USA. But ...
Spurs' Stephon Castle injures wrist, out for rest of summer league
The San Antonio Spurs' top draft pick has been ruled out for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League due to a sprained wrist, the team announced Sunday.,No. 4 overall pick Stephon Castle suffered the injury when going up to contest a shot with three minutes remaining in his first summer league ...
2024 MLB Awards at All-Star Break: MVP, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and More
Awards aren't given out halfway through the season, but if they were, here's who would bring home the MLB's hardware....
Mystics hope 3-point success continues against Mercury
The Washington Mystics love shooting threes. The Phoenix Mercury allow plenty of them.,Both squads will look to enter the WNBA's month-long Olympic break on a positive note when they meet for a Tuesday matinee in Washington, D.C.,The Mystics (6-18) have relied on the 3-pointer more than any other WN...
Copa America delayed by security breach, stadium lockdown
CONMEBOL pushed back kickoff of the Copa America final by a half-hour to 8:30 p.m. local time Sunday after fans breached security at one of the gates at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The highly anticipated final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed after police apparently struggled ...
Falcons, Tundra earn top billing as playoff field set at Riyadh Masters
Group play at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia ended Sunday, finalizing the field for the playoffs that kick off Tuesday. Team Falcons finished first in Group A, while Tundra Esports finished first in Group B, giving those two squads the most advantageous path forward.,Results Sunday includ...
A'ja Wilson rallies Aces past Ariel Atkins, Mystics
A'ja Wilson had 28 points as the visiting Las Vegas Aces overcame a sizeable early deficit -- and a career day by Ariel Atkins -- to take down the Washington Mystics 89-77 Sunday.,Wilson added 17 rebounds and was dominating in the second half as the Aces pulled away late. It was her 14th double-doub...
Josh Smith slams two HRs as Rangers defeat Astros
Josh Smith clubbed a pair of two-run home runs and Josh Sborz worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning as the Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the host Houston Astros with a 4-2 victory on Sunday.,The Rangers closed the first half with seven wins ...
Twins place INF Jose Miranda (back) on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Jose Miranda on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a low back strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday.,Miranda, 26, is in his third season with the Twins. He is batting .325 with 21 doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBIs and 35 runs in 76 games.,On July 6...
Rangers chase series victory in finale vs. Astros
Given the tenacity the Rangers showed on Saturday en route to a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the host Houston Astros, there can be no questioning whether Texas was just going to coast into the All-Star break.,The Rangers finished 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, with that lone hit coming...
Tundra Esports rally, stay unbeaten at Riyadh Masters
Tundra Esports earned a 63-minute victory on green against PSG Quest on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the group stage of the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia. ,PSG Quest had Tundra on the ropes following a 44-minute win on red, but they couldn't put the top team in Group B away. Tundra Esports...
Jordan Morris’ second-half goal lifts Sounders past Austin
Jordan Morris had the game's lone goal in the 63rd minute and Stefan Frei recorded four saves, two in the final minutes, as the visiting Seattle Sounders held on for a 1-0 win over Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,Seattle (9-7-7, 34 points) won its fourth consecutive match and ha...
Report: Dodgers RHP Dustin May won't pitch this season
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May won't pitch at all this season after having surgery this week to fix an esophageal tear, according to a report on Saturday.,May, 26, had been rehabbing from surgery in 2023 to repair a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm and had not appeared in a game t...
Rangers snap Astros' 10-game home win streak
Nathaniel Lowe lined a two-out, two-strike single to left field in the top of the 10th inning to lift the visiting Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.,Lowe drove home Josh Smith from third base with just the fourth hit of the game for the Rangers. All-Star closer Kirb...
Orioles OF Heston Kjerstad placed on 7-day concussion list
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad was scratched from Saturday's starting lineup against the New York Yankees and placed on the seven-day concussion list.,Kjerstad was beaned by a 96 mph sinker from New York closer Clay Holmes on Friday. The benches cleared after the ninth-inning incident....
A'ja Wilson-led Aces look to remain hot vs. Mystics
The Las Vegas Aces go for a season sweep of the Mystics when they travel to Washington for a Sunday afternoon showdown.,Las Vegas (15-7) has won nine of its last 10 games and is in fourth place. Washington (6-17) has dropped four of its last six and sits in 10th.,Aces star A'ja Wilson has been on a ...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez added to NL All-Star team roster
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars on Saturday with the addition of left-hander Cristopher Sanchez to the Midsummer Classic.,Sanchez will make his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for veteran left-hander Chris Sale, who is slated to start fo...
Five NFL Players Who Could Be Really Disappointing in 2024
Maybe it's a player on the back nine of their career, or a player with lofty expectations, but these five NFL players could be really disappointing in 2024....
Astros reclaim home-field advantage vs. Rangers, look for repeat
The Houston Astros have a ways to go to match their franchise-best 18-game win streak at Minute Maid Park, set in 2004. But with their 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series that caps the first half of the season, the Astros' home streak hit double digits.,...
Tundra keep rolling at Dota's Riyadh Masters
Tundra Esports won their lone match on Friday to remain the only undefeated team in Group B at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia.,In Group A, both OG and Team Spirit tied both of their Friday matches to stay unbeaten.,Tundra topped WBG.XG 2-0, prevailing in 34 minutes on green and in 55 minu...