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Marlins are the hot team, for a change, heading into series vs. Astros
The Houston Astros, who are on track for their ninth straight playoff berth, will visit the red-hot Miami Marlins for a three-game series that starts on Monday night.,Houston also is on pace for its eighth American League West title in nine years. However, the Astros will arrive in Miami after getti...
Trinity Rodman returns, lifts Spirit to win over Thorns
Trinity Rodman punctuated her return from a back injury with the game-winning goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time as the Washington Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Thorns on Sunday.,Off a long cross through traffic in the penalty area, the ball was deflected to...
Fever knock off Storm for fifth straight victory
Natasha Howard scored 21 points and Sophie Cunningham added a season-high 17 as the visiting Indiana Fever extended their winning streak to a season-high five games by holding on for a 78-74 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday.,Aliyah Boston amassed 16 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as th...
Alex de Minaur tops Frances Tiafoe in 4th round at Toronto
Alex de Minaur, the 2023 National Bank Open runner-up, is back in the event's quarterfinals after earning a three-set win on Sunday in Toronto.,The ninth-seeded Australian edged seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the United States 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in fourth-round action.,Tiafoe registered slightly more w...
Trinity Rodman returns, lifts Washington Spirit to win over Portland Thorns
Trinity Rodman punctuated her return from a back injury with the game-winning goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time as the Washington Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Thorns on Sunday.,Off a long cross through traffic in the penalty area, the ball was deflected to...
Bills coach: WR Khalil Shakir, CB Maxwell Hairston 'week-to-week'
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir and rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston are considered "week-to-week" as they work their way back from their respective injuries, coach Sean McDermott said Sunday.,Shakir is nursing a high-ankle sprain sustained in practice on Friday, while Hairston injured t...
Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold
Summer McIntosh captured her fourth gold medal at the world swimming championships by winning the 400-meter individual medley on Sunday in Singapore.,McIntosh, an 18-year-old from Toronto, finished the race in 4 minutes, 25.78 seconds, nearly 7.5 seconds better than Australia's Jenna Forrester and J...
Lynx acquire DiJonai Carrington in trade with Wings
The Minnesota Lynx acquired guard DiJonai Carrington on Sunday from the Dallas Wings, sending forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round draft pick in exchange. ,With the move, Carrington goes from the No. 11 team in the league in Dallas (8-21) to a franchise that is runn...
Royals' Salvador Perez aims to ride power surge vs. Jays
Salvador Perez is on a homer binge, and the visiting Kansas City Royals would like the trend to continue Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.,The teams have split the first two contests of their series, with Perez hitting a home run in each g...
Brewers look to continue torrid stretch in finale vs. Nationals
The Milwaukee Brewers go for a three-game sweep when they conclude their series against the host Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Milwaukee recorded a 16-9 win in the series opener on Friday and an 8-2 decision on Saturday. The club has a combined 40 hits over the last two games, tied for the most in...
Sophie Schmidt helps Houston steal point against Bay FC
After over a month away from league play, NWSL veteran Sophie Schmidt entered as a late-match substitute and stole a point for the Houston Dash Saturday night in a 2-2 draw against Bay FC in San Jose.,Schmidt entered the match for only her sixth NWSL appearance this season in the 82nd minute and six...
Rockies lose pitchers Seth Halvorsen (elbow), Antonio Senzatela (finger)
Colorado Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen threw just five pitches in the top of the ninth inning before leaving with an apparent elbow injury in the Rockies' 8-5 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,The rookie right-hander recorded two strikes before three consecutive balls against Pit...
Braves, Reds suspended until Sunday in MLB Speedway Classic
The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds couldn't even complete one lap Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway during the first Major League Baseball game played in Tennessee.,After a lengthy pregame rain delay that put off the first pitch for 2 hours, 17 minutes, the Braves and Reds only registered...
Max Scherzer, Blue Jays hold off Royals
Max Scherzer pitched six efficient innings, Davis Schneider had two RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Scherzer (2-1) allowed one run, five hits, and no walks with five strikeouts.,Bo Bichette had three hits and an RBI to help Toronto ...
Dream in a comfort zone with Mystics up next
The Atlanta Dream could be without starting forward Rhyne Howard (knee) and center Brittney Griner (neck) for their game against the visiting Washington Mystics on Sunday.,But as their 95-72 rout of the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night showed, the Dream doesn't always need its best players to play li...
Broncos give DL Zach Allen 4-year, $102M extension
The Broncos and defensive lineman Zach Allen are in agreement on a four-year contract extension that keeps him in Denver through the 2029 season, the team announced Saturday.,The Broncos did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, but according to multiple reports, the extension is worth ...
Report: Sun moving to Boston in record $325M deal
A Boston-based group led by Celtics minority governor Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal with the Mohegan Tribe to purchase the WNBA's Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston, according to multiple reports Saturday.,The Sun, who have called Connecticut home since 2003, could relocate as early as ...
Fever bring 4-game winning streak into visit with Storm
The Indiana Fever have adjusted without Caitlin Clark and will take a season-best four-game winning streak into Sunday's road game against the Seattle Storm.,The Fever earned an 88-78 road victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday when they asserted themselves just before and after halftime to take a ...
Katie Ledecky's reign at 800 meters continues at worlds
Katie Ledecky showed the up-and-comers who is still the boss.,Ledecky won the 800 meters on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, fending off challenges from 18-year-old rising star Summer McIntosh of Canada and Australia's Lani Pallister, to continue her 13-year dominance in th...
Reports: Broncos to give DL Zach Allen 4-year, $102M extension
The Denver Broncos and defensive lineman Zach Allen are in agreement on a four-year, $102 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.,The deal includes $69.5 million in guaranteed money.,Allen, a third-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cardinals, played his first four...