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Fever hope to build on winning streak against Sun at TD Garden
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are looking to find their stride when they face the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in Boston.,The contest is being played at TD Garden due to Clark's star power.,Clark is playing in her fourth game since returning from a groin injury. She is averaging just 12 po...
Paul Skenes, NL try to end AL's run of dominance in All-Star Game
ATLANTA -- Just to participate in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game would be a career -- and maybe even lifetime -- achievement for many professional baseball players.,For the National League's starting pitcher Paul Skenes, it's becoming a habit.,When Skenes toes the rubber at Truist Park in A...
Shohei Ohtani (NL), Gleyber Torres (AL) to lead off in All-Star Game
The American League and National League announced their lineups for Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta with Shohei Ohtani leading off for the NL and Gleyber Torres at the top for the AL.,National League manager Dave Roberts, who is Ohtani's skipper with the Los Angeles Dodgers, opened his lineup for...
Eli Willits, 17, tabbed first by Nats; two college pitchers follow in MLB draft
ATLANTA -- Fresh off an organizational switch-up, the Washington Nationals made a surprise selection with the first pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday, selecting 17-year-old shortstop Eli Willits.,A week after general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez were fired amidst the franchise's sixth ...
Big fourth quarter propels Mystics past Storm
Washington tallied 27 fourth-quarter points and overcame a poor shooting night from distance to knock off Seattle 74-69, climbing over the .500 mark for the first time since May.,Led by rookie All-Star Kiki Iriafen, Shakira Austin and leading scorer Brittney Sykes (17.5 points per game), Washington...
17-year old Eli Willits tabbed first by Nats; two college pitchers follow in MLB draft
ATLANTA -- Fresh off an organizational switch-up, the Washington Nationals made a surprise selection with the first pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday, selecting 17-year-old shortstop Eli Willits.,A week after general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez were fired amidst the franchise's sixth ...
Athletics smack three HRs to take down Blue Jays
Austin Wynns, Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each hit two-run homers to help the Athletics to a 6-3 win against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Kurtz also doubled and scored for the A's, who have won three of four heading into the Al...
Reds' Terry Francona becomes 13th manager to win 2,000 games
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona heads into the All-Star break with history on his side.,With his team rallying for a 4-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday, Francona became the 13th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 career wins.,The 66-year-old joins the Texas Rangers' Bruce...
Brewers rout Nationals, claim seventh win in a row
Jackson Chourio had a three-run homer and Brice Turang added a solo shot to back a dominant start by Freddy Peralta as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday to take a seven-game winning streak into the All-Star break., ,The Brewers staked Peralta (11-4) to a ...
Brewers OF Sal Frelick exits game with hamstring injury
Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick left Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals with left hamstring discomfort following a highlight play in foul territory.,In the top of the third inning, Frelick sprinted toward a fly ball in foul ground and made a sliding grab on a pop-up off the b...
Chris Gotterup earns second career win with victory at Scottish Open
Chris Gotterup shot a 4-under par 66 to outduel Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and win the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday at North Berwick, Scotland.,Gotterup's 15-under 265 total was two strokes better than McIlroy and England's Marco Penge at The Renaissance Club.,Gotterup won for the second tim...
Team Heretics reverse sweeps Fnatic to claim Valorant Esports World Cup title
Team Heretics took down Fnatic 3-2 with a reverse sweep in the Valorant grand final of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Team Heretics' Mert "Wo0t" Alkan of Turkey claimed most valuable player honors for the event. ,Fnatic won the first two games of the grand final decisively, claiming...
Grace Kim tops Jeeno Thitikul in playoff to win Evian Championship
Australian Grace Kim saved her best for last as she won her first major title at the Evian Championship on Sunday in Evian-les-Bains, France. ,After spinning her wheels through the first 14 holes -- an eagle, two birdies, two bogeys, a double bogey and eight pars -- Kim ended her round with birdies ...
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Athletics seek series win over Jays heading into All-Star break
Three major league organizations parted ways with Brent Rooker before the Athletics landed him via waivers from the Kansas City Royals following the 2022 season.,In 2 1/2 seasons with the Athletics, Rooker has 89 homers and just made the American League All-Star team for the second time. He also wil...
Brewers finding ways to win, while Nationals' struggles continue
The potential tying run had just reached base Saturday when Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin had a premonition.,"We felt like we were going to win the game," he said.,And he was right, thanks to his RBI single that capped a three-run rally that gave them a 6-5 win over Washington. The co...
Orioles, Marlins square off in rubber match before All-Star break
Two teams that have long climbs if they're going to reach the postseason needed a sweep this weekend, but instead the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles will try for the next best thing.,The ballclubs meet in the rubber game of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.,"Have a chance to win the ser...
Gen.G completes dominant run, wins LoL Mid-Season Invitational crown
Just like they had done three nights earlier, Gen.G Esports and T1 needed all five games to determine a winner Saturday night at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver, Canada.,And just like last time, Gen.5 won the game that mattered most. But this time, they won the tournament ...
All-Star Brent Rooker powers Athletics past Blue Jays
All-Star Brent Rooker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and drove in three runs overall to lead the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler also drove in a run as the Athletics evened the three-game series at one win apiece. Ro...
Goalkeepers step up as New England, Austin FC play to scoreless draw
Missed opportunities were plentiful and both goaltenders had the highlight plays as host Austin FC and the New England Revolution settled for a scoreless draw on Saturday in an interconference match that was more exciting than its final score indicated.,It marked the first time these two teams met i...