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ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz wins in Beijing, captures 200th tour victory
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open to capture his 200th career tour victory.,Alcaraz, 21, joined Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime as players born in the 2000s to achieve that feat. The Spaniard won 100 percent of points on his first-serve p...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Alabama edges No. 2 Georgia in wild contest
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
MLB roundup: Yanks fall to Pirates, still land AL's No. 1 seed
Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates' five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9-4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winnin...
NWSL roundup: Pride top Dash to remain unbeaten
Carson Pickett, Angelina and Marta scored to help host Orlando remain unbeaten with the victory over Houston.,The Pride (16-0-6, 54 points) haven't lost in a league-record 23 consecutive matches, beginning with last year's season finale.,Yuki Nagasato scored for Houston (4-13-5, 17 points), which fe...
U.S. grabs 11-7 lead over International team at Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is tight going into the final day of competition after a long Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The U.S. team regained the lead, holding an 11-7 margin on the International team.,The U.S. won the final three afternoon foursome matches. The first team to 15 1/2 points wins.,The...
U.S. regains lead over International team at Presidents Cup
The U.S. team won three of four matches in four-ball to regain the lead in the Presidents Cup on Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The U.S. led 8-6 on the International team going into afternoon foursomes. ,This is the first day of multiple sessions, with four foursome matches set for the aftern...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner extends QF streak in China
Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner kept his quarterfinals streak alive Saturday by rallying past Russia's Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing.,The World No. 1 has reached at least the quarterfinals in every tour-level event he has played in 2024. Sinner had 25 winners and conver...
MLB roundup: Tigers clinch wild card, White Sox set loss record
Matt Vierling and Riley Greene each drove in a run as the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The White Sox (39-121) set the modern-day record for most losses in a single season, surpassing the expansion 1962...
Adam Scott, International team roar back to tie Presidents Cup 5-5
Adam Scott of Australia notched a milestone as the International team dug out of a big hole on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup, sweeping all five foursomes matches against the United States at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Friday.,After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals n...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz triumphant in Beijing
Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.,Alcaraz fired five aces and took advantage of six double faults by his foe to dispatch the Frenchman in one hour, 21 minutes. The Spaniard moved on to f...
MLB roundup: Yankees, Dodgers clinch division titles
MLB roundup: Thursday,Behind the latest long ball from major league home run leader Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees wrapped up the American League East championship by blowing out the visiting Baltimore Orioles 10-1 on Thursday.,Judge socked his 58th homer of the year, extending his streak by home...
MLB roundup: A's say goodbye to Oakland with win
J.T. Ginn recorded his first major league win, Mason Miller threw the Athletics' final pitch in their Oakland Coliseum history, and the A's completed their home schedule with a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.,On a celebrity-filled day in which Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart ...
Report: Atlanta to be awarded Super Bowl LXII
With an owners' vote on the horizon, the NFL plans to award Super Bowl LXII in February 2028 to Atlanta, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,Team owners are scheduled to meet in Atlanta in October to hold a vote on the matter.,It would mark the second Super Bowl held in the Falcons' Mercedes-...
U.S. sweeps International team 5-0 on Day 1 of Presidents Cup
The U.S. team clicked at almost every turn in sweeping five four-ball matches to open Presidents Cup competition by blitzing the International team Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The 5-0 count marked the first sweep of a four-ball session for the U.S. since the 1994 Presidents Cup.,The most d...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner avoids upset at China Open
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner began defense of his China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Nicolas Jarry on Thursday in Beijing.,Sinner won 82 percent of his first-serve points and overcame 12 aces by his foe to dispatch the Chilean in 1 hour, 55 minutes.,The Italian, who has won 12 matches in a r...
MLB roundup: Phillies top Cubs, clinch first-round bye
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run double, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott each collected three hits, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday.,Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered for Philadelphia (94-65), which clinched a first-round bye in the Nati...
Fired-up Jim Furyk, U.S. eye 10th straight Presidents Cup win
Though there have been some close calls in recent memory, the United States has won nine straight Presidents Cups and counting, making its every-other-year contest against the International team pretty predictable., ,But don't tell U.S. captain Jim Furyk that an upset would spice up the event. One A...
Presidents Cup captain's assistants having fun, chasing 'pinnacle'
International team captain's assistant Geoff Ogilvy said defeating the U.S. at this week's Presidents Cup would be "the pinnacle of the sport.","We don't hate the other team," the Australian told reporters Wednesday during a media session with all nine assistants at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Q...
Crew to mark MLS Cup victory at White House
The Columbus Crew will be honored for their 2023 MLS Cup championship at the White House on Friday.,Their visit coincides with their road match Saturday at D.C. United.,Columbus also won the MLS Cup in 2020 but could not visit the White House because of the COVID-19 pandemic.,The Crew celebrated the...
ATP roundup: Hubert Hurkacz advances in opening round in Tokyo
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz slammed 17 aces en route to a three-set victory over Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Wednesday.,The No. 2 seed, Hurkacz won 82 percent of the points on first serve and converted three of his six break chances. The biggest one ...