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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 ...

Starting QB Matthew Sluka leaves UNLV, says commitments 'not upheld'
UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced late Tuesday night on social media he will not play in any more games this season.,Sluka, a senior, said he will instead use his redshirt year. He spent the first four seasons of his college career at Holy Cross.,"I committed to UNLV based on certain...

MLB roundup: Triple play sends Padres to postseason
Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run home run and helped turn an around-the-horn triple play to end the game as the visiting San Diego Padres clinched a spot in the National League playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Cronenworth had two hits and three RBIs as the Padres se...

Scottie Scheffler talks Presidents Cup, upcoming match vs. LIV duo
Before he sets out for a December exhibition that will get the golf world talking, Scottie Scheffler has a team event of a different kind to attend to at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The World No. 1, whose incredible season included a green jacket, a Players Championship title, an Olympic gold medal an...

Corey Conners amped for 'amazing' Presidents Cup atmosphere in Canada
The International Presidents Cup team enjoyed some team bonding in one of the most Canadian ways imaginable: by attending a Montreal Canadiens preseason hockey game.,It was Corey Conners' first time visiting Montreal's Bell Centre, a building he called "unbelievable," packed with history and with fa...

Jim Furyk, Mike Weir ready for Presidents Cup pressures
There are different kinds of pressure on the two captains at this year's Presidents Cup, whether they let on about it or not.,Jim Furyk's job is to extend the U.S. team's dominance in the event to 10 straight victories. Mike Weir is captaining the International squad at Royal Montreal in his native ...

Stubbs: Cup Series' Round of 12 offers plenty of storylines
After Kyle Larson's dominant performance in Saturday's Bristol Night Race, the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field was whittled down from 16 drivers to 12. Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Harrison Burton and Martin Truex Jr. all saw their postseason hopes come to an end at Bristol, and four more drivers will...

ATP roundup: Chinese teen Juncheng Shang prevails in Chengdu
Chinese 19-year-old Juncheng Shang downed No. 1 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy to complete a memorable run to his first ATP title at the Chengdu Open in his home country Tuesday.,Shang hit five aces without a double fault and had a 21-12 edge in winners while Musetti committed 31 double faults. Shang...

MLB roundup: Phils sink Cubs, secure NL East crown
J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of right-hander Aaron Nola as the host Philadelphia Phillies secured their first National League East title in 13 years by defeating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Monday.,The Phillies entered the day with a magic number of one to clinch the division -- a...

ATP roundup: Two Chinese men chasing historic titles
Chinese teenager Juncheng Shang surged into the Chengdu Open final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on Monday against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany.,Seeking his first tour title with the backing of his home-country fans, the 19-year-old Shang will face top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy for the championship.,...