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Fresh off 7-HR barrage, streaking Rockies take aim at skidding Nationals
The visiting Colorado Rockies will vie for their first four-game winning streak of the season on Wednesday night when they play the third contest of their four-game series against the spiraling Washington Nationals.,Colorado matched a franchise record with seven home runs in a 10-6 win on Tuesday ni...

Oddsmakers lean toward Oilers, Hurricanes for '26 title
The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year and retained their title on Tuesday, yet sportsbooks aren't convinced about their prospects for a three-peat.,Two leading gambling sites listed the back-to-back Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers as the favorite to emerge on top next year, and another si...

Cam Smith's 2 HRs, 4 hits propel Astros to rout of A's
Cam Smith belted two homers as part of his first career four-hit game and the Houston Astros had five long balls overall while rolling to a 13-3 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Mauricio Dubon, Christian Walker and Cooper Hummel also went deep as Houston racked ...

Brittney Sykes guides Mystics' comeback win over Sky
Brittney Sykes scored 20 of her season-high 32 points in the second half to help the visiting Washington Mystics overcome a 16-point deficit and beat the Chicago Sky 79-72 on Tuesday night.,Sykes, who ranked among the WNBA leaders at 19.4 points per game entering the night, shot 13-of-24, including ...

Rockies crack seven homers, hand Nationals 10th straight loss
The visiting Colorado Rockies tied a team record with seven home runs in a game -- including back-to-back homers twice in the seventh inning -- and held on for a 10-6 win against the sinking Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,Michael Toglia had three hits and homered twice. Hunter Goodman went d...

Athletics activate 3B Gio Urshela, place OF Seth Brown in IL
The Athletics activated third baseman Gio Urshela from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday night's game against the visiting Houston Astros.,Urshela has been sidelined with a left hamstring strain. He was injured during a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on May 22.,The Athletics placed outfi...

Mets place RHP Tylor Megill (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The New York Mets placed right-hander Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right elbow sprain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled right-hander Justin Garza from Triple-A Syracuse.,Megill, 29, last pitched on Saturday, allowing six...

WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler ousts No. 1 seed in Nottingham
Unseeded McCartney Kessler upset No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in the first round of the Lexus Nottingham Open in Nottingham, England.,In a nearly three-hour match, Kessler -- ranked No. 42 in the world -- led 6-5 in the third set, then broke Haddad Maia's serve to cli...

WTA roundup: Madison Keys shown early exit from Berlin
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic staved off No. 7 seed Madison Keys 7-5, 7-6 (6) during the first round of the Berlin Tennis Open on Tuesday.,Neither player broke serve in the second set until the tiebreaker, when Vondrousova ran out to a 4-0 lead. The Australian Open champion rattled off f...

Caitlin Clark's return scores massive ratings on ABC
Caitlin Clark's return Saturday after a five-game injury absence was ESPN's third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.,The Indiana Fever star, sidelined since May 24 with a left quadriceps strain, scored a season-high 32 points with seven 3-pointers, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 102-88 victor...

Confident Scottie Scheffler ready to defend Travelers title
Scottie Scheffler needs no more reminders that his caddie, Ted Scott, was on Bubba Watson's bag when he won the Travelers Championship three times.,"After a few holes, that can get pretty annoying listening to Teddy talk about when Bubba won," Scheffler joked with reporters Tuesday about his practic...
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A's look to ride Nick Kurtz's power surge into rematch vs. Astros
Nick Kurtz is expected to become one of the linchpins of the Athletics by the time the franchise moves to Las Vegas, anticipated for the 2028 season.,The fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft might be ahead of schedule.,Kurtz took another step in his journey Monday night when he drilled a two-run, w...

Jake Mangum, Rays look to keep things rolling vs. O's
The red-hot Tampa Bay Rays look to keep rolling Tuesday night in the second contest of their four-games series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,It will be pretty hard to top the overall performance from Monday's 7-1 win in the first meeting with their American League East rival.,The Rays' off...

Rockies, riding rare win streak, face skidding Nationals
The visiting Colorado Rockies will look for their third straight win, which would match their best run of the season, when they play the second game of a four-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Colorado stunned the reeling Nationals with a three-run ninth inning Monday nig...

Nick Kurtz's walk-off homer carries A's past Astros
Rookie Nick Kurtz walloped a two-run walk-off homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Athletics a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Brent Rooker opened the ninth by drawing a walk against Bryan Abreu (1-3). Kurtz then jumped on a ...

Flamengo open Club World Club with 2-0 win over Esperance
Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araujo scored and Jorginho had an assist in his Flamengo debut in the 2-0 win over Esperance Sportive de Tunis in their Group D opener of the Club World Cup in Philadelphia on Monday.,de Arrascaeta put the Brazilian club up 1-0 in the 17th minute and Araujo extended t...

Rockies hit two homers in 9th to rally vs. slumping Nationals
Mickey Moniak's two-run home run capped a three-run ninth inning and the visiting Colorado Rockies rallied past Washington 6-4 Monday night, sending the reeling Nationals to their ninth straight loss.,Hunter Goodman led off the ninth with the Rockies trailing 4-3 and smacked his second homer of the ...

Montreal Victoire re-sign Kati Tabin to 2-year deal
The Montreal Victoire re-signed defender Kati Tabin to a two-year contract extension on Monday, the team announced.,Tabin, 28, had four goals, four assists and 26 hits in 28 games last season after posting one goal and five assists in 24 games with the Victoire a year prior.,"I am extremely happy to...

WTA roundup: Mirra Andreeva knocked out in Berlin
Poland's Magdalena Frech rallied to upset No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 in first-round action at the Berlin Tennis Open on Monday.,Andreeva, who turned 18 in April, has had a successful season. She won WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells and became the youngest WTA 1000-lev...