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Nationals use six-run 11th to drop Phillies
CJ Abrams delivered a two-run triple to spark a six-run 11th inning for the Washington Nationals in a 10-4 road win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Abrams finished 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs for Washington, which had lost seven games in a row. Nasim Nunez and Andres Chaparro e...
Mystics overcome 20-point deficit to beat Wings, extend win streak to 5
Shakira Austin collected 27 points and 13 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics win their fifth straight game, defeating the visiting Dallas Wings 96-92 on Wednesday night.,Austin shot 9-of-15 from the floor and also tallied two assists and a block for the Mystics (17-12), who overcame a 20-point ...
Top seed Alexander Zverev loses Montreal opener to Tallon Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor broke out of a recent cold stretch with a stunning 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4 upset of No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev in second-round action at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Wednesday.,Griekspoor, who ranks 69th in the ATP world rankings, entered having won just one of his last eight t...
Rhett Lowder, Reds send Athletics to another series defeat
Rhett Lowder allowed just two runs in six innings and Matt McLain homered, leading the host Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Lowder (4-7) snapped a personal six-game losing streak and earned a win for the first time since April 20 at Tampa Bay, a span of 11 starts and th...
Aaron Donald, Rams reunion nearing reality with official workout
Aaron Donald worked out for the Rams on Wednesday, the strongest indication yet the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is tapping out on retirement. ,Word of Donald's workout appeared on the NFL's official transaction log released at 4 p.m. ET daily. Because the workout was held at the Rams...
Reds RHP Hunter Greene (elbow) returns to injured list
The Cincinnati Reds placed right-handed starter Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with right elbow soreness on Wednesday, continuing an injury plagued season.,The move was retroactive to Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Reds recalled right-hander Luis Mey from Triple-A Louisville.,Greene,...
White Sox designate veteran OF Austin Hays for assignment
The Chicago White Sox designated former All-Star outfielder Austin Hays for assignment on Wednesday.,Hays, who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list, batted .233 with a homer and seven RBIs in 12 games.,Hays, 31, landed on the 10-day IL on May 4 with a left calf strain and was transferred to t...
Purdue hires Rice's Tommy McClelland as new AD
Purdue announced the hiring of Tommy McClelland on Wednesday as the Boilermakers' new vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics.,McClelland has been serving as the athletic director at Rice since 2023. He will be formally introduced at a press conference on Thursday.,<blockquote class...
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Phillies put trust in rookie Andrew Painter vs. reeling Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their offense with a significant trade at the beginning of the week, but they opted not to tweak the back end of their rotation.,The Phillies look to push their winning streak to five games Wednesday when they continue their four-game home series with the Washington...
Ever-optimistic Reds aim to send A's to 12th consecutive series loss
Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagan coined the expression "make it weird" to reflect the attitude of the players who were hoping to make it difficult for the Reds to trade away multiple players in a fire sale at the trade deadline.,With only role players Nathaniel Lowe and Caleb Ferguson gone in deals, P...
Reds score twice in eighth without a hit to top Athletics
Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart scored on a pair of wild pitches in the eighth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds rally past the visiting Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati.,The Athletics, who lost their sixth straight and their 22nd in 26 games, were n...
LIV players meet amid murky outlook for tour
The future of LIV Golf was the topic of discussion among the team captains and tour executives and then in a players-only get-together on Tuesday in Bedminster, N.J.,The meetings came ahead of the LIV Golf New York event that begins Thursday at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.,Questions about th...
Reds score twice in 8th without a hit to top Athletics
Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart scored on a pair of wild pitches in the eighth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds rally past the visiting Athletics 5-4 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati.,The Athletics, who lost their sixth straight and their 22nd in 26 games, were nurs...
Jesus Luzardo, Phillies blank Nats as Luis Arraez thrives in debut
Jesus Luzardo pitched eight scoreless innings and Luis Arraez enjoyed a successful Phillies debut Tuesday in Philadelphia's 5-0 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Arraez, acquired in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run out of the cleanup...
Carlos Alcaraz (wrist) withdraws from Cincinnati event ahead of US Open
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew on Tuesday from the Cincinnati Open, the last big tuneup before the U.S. Open.,A seven-time Grand Slam champion including the 2025 U.S. Open, Alcaraz has been rehabbing a right wrist injury for more than three months. He committed to compete in the Cincinna...
Nationals All-Star OF James Wood (oblique) on MLB's IL for 1st time
The Washington Nationals placed All-Star outfielder James Wood, a model of reliability, on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of a left oblique strain.,Prior to going on the IL for the first time, Wood had appeared in 350 of the Nationals' 355 games since making his major league debut on Jul...
Mystics on a roll, and Wings try again to stop them
The Washington Mystics will aim to extend their season-best four-game winning streak when they host the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night.,The Mystics (16-12) have not played since defeating the visiting Wings (19-11) on Friday, 81-75. Washington was powered by Shakira Austin's 28 points and 10 reboun...
Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz (thumb) returns to injured list
The Athletics placed All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list in a flurry of moves on Tuesday.,Kurtz's transaction is retroactive to Saturday. He visited a hand specialist Monday in Los Angeles about his injured right thumb and now heads back to the IL for the second time this su...
Georgia HS shooting guard, top-ranked in 2028 class, reclassifies to '27
Georgia high school shooting guard A.J. Williams is jumping a year to reclassify to the recruiting class of 2027. ,Williams attends Eagles Landing Christian Academy in Georgia and emerged from the summer AAU circuit as the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2028. He told ESPN on Tuesday he will instead j...