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Blue Jays top Nationals on solid pitching, timely hits
Right-hander Trey Yesavage pitched a strong 6 2/3 innings Wednesday afternoon and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2.,Yesavage (5-5) allowed one run, three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the rubber match of a three-game series. Right-hander Louis Varla...
Reports: USMNT, Mauricio Pochettino 'close' to new deal
The United States men's national team is nearing a contract extension with head coach Mauricio Pochettino, multiple outlets reported Tuesday, with The Athletic saying a deal is "close.",Pochettino guided the USMNT to first place in Group D at the World Cup with a 2-1-0 record. The team went on to de...
Red Sox seek to capitalize on hitter's park against A's
The Boston Red Sox's bats have cooled despite the team playing in one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in the majors the past two nights.,Boston will attempt to restart its offense on Wednesday night when it faces the Athletics in the third contest of a four-game set at Sutter Health Park in We...
Nationals aim to continue winning ways in finale vs. Blue Jays
The Washington Nationals will go for their fourth straight series win since the All-Star break when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington rebounded from a 3-2 setback Monday in the opener of the three-game series vs. Toronto with an 8-6 win on Tuesday.,"Obviously we unde...
Gage Jump fires 6 shutout innings as Athletics edge Red Sox
Brian Serven smacked a two-run homer and Gage Jump tossed six shutout innings to help the Athletics record a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Henry Bolte had two hits, including an RBI single, and Tommy White notched his second four-hit outing in just 10 big ...
Cade Cavalli's quality start steers Nationals past Blue Jays
Luis Garcia Jr. and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers, Cade Cavalli pitched six solid innings and the Washington Nationals evened their three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, prevailing 8-6 on Tuesday.,Garcia and Brady House had two hits apiece for the Nationals, who collected e...
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti makes strong push for 24-team CFP
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti used his platform on the opening day of the conference's media day event Tuesday in Chicago to continue to heavily lobby for the expansion of the College Football Playoff to a 24-team format. ,Petitti made it clear that the Big Ten can remove its conference champion...
Mystics use strong 3rd quarter to best Sun, run win streak to 3
Sonia Citron poured in 22 points, Kiki Iriafen bundled 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Washington Mystics used a lopsided third quarter to turn back the visiting Connecticut Sun 92-84 on Tuesday., ,In both teams' first game back from the All-Star break, the Mystics (15-12) won their third in a row...
Tigers blast Orioles 14-0 in hit parade
Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs and the host Detroit Tigers scored in every inning they batted in a 14-0 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.,Eduardo Valencia, recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the series, hit a pair of homers among four hits and drove in four runs as the T...
Red Sox confirm INF Curtis Mead broke wrist in team debut
Curtis Mead suffered a broken left wrist in his first game for the Boston Red Sox following a trade over the weekend.,The Red Sox will place Mead on the injured list after tests Tuesday revealed a fracture in the infielder's wrist.,Mead joined the team in California as the Red Sox began a series aga...
FIFA proposes to sell minority stake in World Cup
FIFA announced plans Tuesday to create a new commercial subsidiary that will run its main events and will be available for external investors to buy a minority stake in.,The new subsidiary, called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), will consolidate the organization's commercial and event operations, inc...
Vita Vea Requests Trade, and the Rams Make Too Much Sense
Vita Vea has requested a trade, and the Rams are emerging as a potential landing spot. Here's why Los Angeles could make another blockbuster move....
2026 Rocket Classic: Preview, Props, Best Bets
Twenty-one of the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings are in Detroit for this week's Rocket Classic, which is the penultimate regular-season event before the start of the playoffs.,It's a critical two-week stretch for those attempting to secure spots in the playoff opener. Our golf experts pre...
Golf Glance: FedEx Cup playoff push hits Detroit; LPGA's final major of '26
The PGA Tour returns to Detroit with only two weeks remaining before the playoffs, the LPGA contests its final major of 2026 and the Champions Tour hits Ernie Els' new course in Portugal.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Rocket Classic, Detroit, July 30-Aug. 2,Course: Detroit Golf Club (Par 70, 7,328 Yards),Purs...
Report: LIV Golf to cancel season finale in Michigan
LIV Golf is preparing to announce the cancellation of next month's season-ending team championship in Michigan, Flushing It Golf reported Tuesday.,The announcement is expected to come on Wednesday, raising more questions about the future of the rival league.,The Michigan event is scheduled for Aug. ...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert, singer Madison Beer engaged
Prepare for another wedding uniting an NFL star and a popular entertainer.,Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and singer/songwriter Madison Beer announced their engagement Tuesday via a joint Instagram post. Herbert got down on one knee and proposed to Beer in a scenic outdoor location ...
Ex-coach Roberto Mancini returns to lead Italy's national team
Former coach Roberto Mancini is returning to coach Italy's men's national team, three years after he left the job.,Giovanni Malago, president of Italy's football federation, called him "the best possible choice.","Time was running out and I felt that Roberto Mancini was the right person for the job ...
French legend Zinedine Zidane to coach national team
Zinedine Zidane, who led France to the 1998 World Cup championship, has been named the next coach of the French men's national team.,He replaces Didier Deschamps, 57, who had been at the helm since 2012. Deschamps said in January 2025 that he intended to retire at the end of the 2026 World Cup, in w...
Red Sox eager to continue road success in matchup vs. A's
Ceddanne Rafaela's first career grand slam narrowly made it over the wall, but those few inches continued the winning ways of the Boston Red Sox.,The Red Sox will look to defeat the Athletics for the second straight night when the teams square off on Tuesday at West Sacramento, Calif.,Rafaela's home...
Orioles vs. Tigers Bet Picks: Best Predictions for Tuesday July 28
Get the best betting picks for Orioles vs. Tigers, including why Detroit and Troy Melton are the top plays along with the under in Tuesday's matchup....