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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...
Minjee Lee wins Women's PGA Championship for third career major
Minjee Lee of Australia steadied herself after a bumpy start, carded a final round of 74 and captured the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Sunday in Frisco, Texas.,Lee began the day with a four-stroke advantage over Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul and was never seriously threatened. She finished 4-under-p...
WTA roundup: Marketa Vondrousova wins first title in 2 years
Marketa Vondrousova captured her first WTA title since she won Wimbledon in 2023, defeating Xinyu Wang in three sets at the Berlin Open on Sunday.,Vondrousova, a Czech, outlasted Wang 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-2 on a scorching day in Berlin. The grass-court win signaled, perhaps, the start of a comeback for ...
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...
NBA Finals Game 7 Best Bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Picks, Odds and Prop Predictions
Check out the top betting picks for Game 7 of the NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Indiana Pacers, including point spread, first-quarter trends and a Pascal Siakam prop bet....
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to mound vs. Nationals
The first inning on Sunday afternoon will feel at least as significant as the last one when the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Washington Nationals play the deciding contest of a three-game series.,Shohei Ohtani will make his second start on the mound in a Dodgers uniform. He has the potential of ...
Streaking Cardinals seek series sweep of Reds
The Cincinnati Reds have yet to be swept in a series this season. They'll look to keep that intact when they face the host St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon.,The Reds lost 6-5 in 11 innings on Saturday, a contest in which they held a 5-2 lead after the top of ...
Guardians seek high note vs. Athletics to end road trip
The Cleveland Guardians already have been assured of a losing nine-game road trip, but they can make the ending feel better if they can defeat the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Guardians are 3-5 entering the finale after posting a 4-2 victory over the Athletics on Satu...
Yankees looking to stay hot offensively in finale vs. O's
While they were producing consistently good at-bats at the plate, the New York Yankees were flirting with history on the mound Saturday afternoon.,After finishing six outs shy of a no-hitter, the Yankees look to keep delivering offensively Sunday when they host the Baltimore Orioles.,New York has am...
MongolZ, Vitality to clash in BLAST.tv Austin Major grand final
Team Vitality and The MongolZ won their semifinal matches on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the BLAST.tv Austin Major in Texas.,The MongolZ swept paiN Gaming 2-0, while Vitality took down MOUZ 2-1 to reach Sunday's grand final.,The $1.25 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, whi...
Guardians ride 4-run inning to win over Athletics
Luis Ortiz matched his career high of 10 strikeouts and Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan each had three hits and one RBI to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Ortiz (4-8) allowed two hits and two walks over six shutout innings to...
Nationals mash 5 homers to topple Dodgers
Nathaniel Lowe hit two home runs, James Wood and Luis Garcia Jr. hit back-to-back long balls in the fourth inning and the visiting Washington Nationals turned five total homers into a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,CJ Abrams added a home run for the second consecutive night as...
UFC's Dana White: Jon Jones retires, Tom Aspinall undisputed champ
Jon Jones, a legend in mixed martial arts, has retired and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has been elevated to the undisputed title holder, UFC president and CEO Dana White said Saturday.,"Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White said during a press conference in Azerbaijan, whe...
Sun, Valkyries enter matchup heading in opposite directions
The Connecticut Sun and host Golden State Valkyries come into their meeting on Sunday in San Francisco on much different trajectories.,The expansion Valkyries (6-6) responded to a sluggish first month of the season, rebounding from a 2-5 start to win four of their last five. In its most recent outin...
Wings look to keep momentum going in visit to Mystics
After a demoralizing 1-11 start, the Dallas Wings have sparked hope ahead of Sunday's afternoon road game against the Washington Mystics.,Dallas has tripled its win total by claiming its last two games, including a June 17 win over the Golden State Valkyries and a victory in Connecticut on Friday. T...
Braves LHP Chris Sale (rib fracture) lands on 15-day IL
The Atlanta Braves will be without reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale for at least two weeks after the left-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a fractured left rib cage.,In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled left-hander Austin Cox from Triple-A G...
Jake Irvin tasked with helping Nats snap out of doldrums vs. Dodgers
Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin managed to figure his way around the mound in Los Angeles once and will be out for a repeat result when he faces the Dodgers on Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game series. ,On April 17, 2024, Irvin went six scoreless innings with six strikeo...
A's looking for rookies to step up again in rematch vs. Guardians
The Athletics are being energized by the rookies on the roster as they enter Saturday's game against the Cleveland Guardians at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics have won six of their past eight games, including a 5-1 victory against Cleveland on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series...
UFC Fight Night Best Bets: Hill vs. Roundtree, Blaydes vs. Kuniev Picks and Predictions
Get the best UFC Fight Night betting picks and predictions, including Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizan Kuniev to not go the distance, Khalil Rountree by KO/TKO, and Rafael Fiziev as a live underdog....
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers emerge with win over Nationals
Miguel Rojas hit a two-run home run and Clayton Kershaw inched closer to 3,000 career strikeouts as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-5 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday.,Kershaw (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits and two walks in five innings. He fanned four, move within ei...