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Isiah Kiner-Falefa powers Blue Jays to 10-inning win over A's
Isiah Kiner-Falefa capped a career-best five-RBI performance with a bases-clearing double in the top of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 in the finale of their three-game series.,After forcing extra innings with a game-tyin...
Jonquel Jones, Liberty drop Mystics to 0-12
Jonquel Jones scored a season-high 29 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the New York Liberty won their seventh consecutive game with a 93-88 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics on Sunday afternoon.,Jones scored off a layup with 8.7 seconds left off an outlet pass to put the Liberty (...
Nationals continue dominance over Braves with 8-5 win
Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run outburst in the fourth inning and spark the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday.,Ruiz added a sacrifice fly and Washington won the final three games in the four-game weekend series. The Nationals le...
Mavericks star Luka Doncic (thoracic) downgraded for Game 2
Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic has been downgraded to questionable for Sunday night's Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics due to a thoracic contusion.,The thoracic injury was added to the report Sunday to go along with the previously listed right knee sprain and left ankle s...
Sun seeking more success against visiting Fever
Considering Connecticut's recent dominance over Indiana, a visit from the Fever might be just what the Sun need to rebound from their first 2024 defeat.,The Sun look for an 11th straight victory over the Fever, and third this season, Monday night at Uncasville, Conn.,Connecticut's franchise-best sta...
Reds reliever Emilio Pagan (lat) returns to injured list
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Emilio Pagan went back on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right lat strain.,The 33-year-old reliever was activated from the IL on Thursday. He had been out with right triceps tightness.,Pitching for the first time since May 19, Pagan allowed a run on two hits in th...
Gen.G rally to beat Heretics in Masters Shanghai final
Gen.G Esports rallied for a 3-2 win over Team Heretics on Sunday in the final of the $1 million Valorant Champions Tour 2024 Masters Shanghai event in China.,Gen.G opened with a 13-6 win on Breeze but lost momentum as Heretics answered with 13-9 wins on both Icebox and Ascent. Gen.G leveled with a 1...
Blue Jays turn to bullpen in series finale vs. Athletics
The Toronto Blue Jays couldn't be set up any better for a bullpen day when they seek a road-series win over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays needed to give their relievers as much rest as possible with starter Alek Manoah out for the season w...
Nats look for another series win over Braves
The tables appear to be turning in the rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals.,With their 7-3 win at home on Saturday, the Nationals have taken two of the first three games in this series after winning three of four May 27-30 in Atlanta. Washington went 5-8 against its Easte...
SKC halt 7-match losing streak by edging Sounders
Alenis Vargas scored in the 85th minute as Sporting Kansas City ended a seven-match skid by beating the Seattle Sounders 2-1. ,Khiry Shelton fed a perfect pass to a streaking Vargas in the box. Vargas hesitated slightly, then fired it right at Seattle keeper Stefan Frei, who could not control the ba...
Emmanuel Boateng's late goal pushes Revs past Red Bulls
Emmanuel Boateng scored in the 81st minute and the New England Revolution won back-to-back matches for the first time this season, defeating the visiting New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night at Foxborough, Mass.,Boateng, a substitute in the 69th minute as a midfielder, scored his first goal of t...
As Mavs seek improvement in Game 2, Celtics mindful of 'wedge' tactic
BOSTON -- Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown aren't letting Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd create a rift between them ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.,Kidd referred to Brown as Boston's best player while speaking to reporters on Saturday. Whether he truly meant i...
Orioles' Kyle Bradish dominant in shutout of Rays
Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivered his second consecutive sterling outing and teammates Ryan O'Hearn and Gunnar Henderson homered as the Orioles beat the host Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Saturday at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Bradish allowed just one hit while striking out nine batters without a ...
TJ Friedl leads Reds past Cubs, win streak at 7
TJ Friedl belted a tiebreaking two-run homer and drove in three runs while Andrew Abbott allowed just one run over five innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their seventh straight win Saturday, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Dansby Swanson and David Bote each had three hits for the Cubs, who...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman has career day in shutting out A's
Kevin Gausman pitched the first nine-inning complete game of his career and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a walk-off loss the night before to thump the host Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gausman (5-4), who pitched the 2020 and 2021 seasons across the San Francisco Bay for the G...
Nick Senzel, Nationals hold off Braves
Nick Senzel had three hits including a two-run home run and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Saturday.,Eddie Rosario had two hits and drove in three runs and Lane Thomas had two hits and scored twice as Washington won its second straight.,Senzel drove in three runs, w...
Scottie Scheffler overcomes terrible hole to keep lead at Memorial
Scottie Scheffler recovered from a disastrous hole midway through the third round of The Memorial and regained control with a 1-under par 71 on Saturday in Dublin, Ohio., ,Scheffler, the world's No. 1 golfer, will take a four-shot lead into Sunday's final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He's 1...
Iowa's Ava Jones medically retiring from basketball
Iowa's Ava Jones is medically retiring from college basketball, two years after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash that killed her father.,Jones, from Nickerson, Kan., was with her parents and brother on July 5, 2022, standing on a sidewalk when they were struck by an allegedly intoxicated d...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres bid for repeat performance vs. D-backs
Fernando Tatis Jr. extended the longest current active hitting streak in the majors on Friday night.,And this time, it was enough to help the San Diego Padres end a season-high-tying five-game losing streak.,Tatis got a 14-hit attack rolling with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning of San...
Blue Jays aim to shake off difficult day in Oakland
The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,The A's won the series opener 2-1 on Friday, taking advantage of a team that not only had flown across the country the...