up Page 97 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz continues win streak at London opener
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain won his 14th consecutive match this year with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Australian Adam Walton in the first round of the HSBC Championships on Tuesday at the Queen's Club in London.,Alcaraz fired 33 winners and 10 aces past Walton, a late replacement for Spain's Al...
Oilers G Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 vs. Panthers
Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner confirmed he will start for the Oilers in a do-or-die Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.,Skinner was in the starter's net in Fort Lauderdale for the morning skate and told reporters he is getting the nod o...
The Oilers Love Making It Hard on Themselves, Now They’ve Dug Their Deepest Hole Yet
The Edmonton Oilers would need an incredible comeback to win the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers....
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani, after pitching, lifts Dodgers at plate
Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday.,Ohtani, who is back to pitching after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure in 2023, s...
Guatemala edges Jamaica in Gold Cup opener
Oscar Santis netted a first-half goal and Guatemala squeezed past Jamaica 1-0 on Monday in the Group C opener for both squads in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Carson, Calif.,The decider came in the 32nd minute.,A back-to-the-goal Darwin Lom collected a deflection after a long feed, then backheeled the ba...
Ismael Diaz powers Panama past Guadeloupe in Gold Cup
Ismael Diaz tallied twice as Panama beat Guadeloupe 5-2 Monday at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Carson, Calif.,Panama took its opening game of Group C play by sprinting out to a 4-0 lead in the first 22 minutes and by controlling possession for 63 percent of the match. Panama also outshot Guadeloupe 23-1...
Four goals, three red cards as Benfica draw with Boca Juniors
Nicolas Otamendi headed in the equalizer in the 84th minute to deliver SL Benfica a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors in a Club World Cup match that featured three red cards Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Otamendi's goal, a direct strike off Orkun Kokcu's corner kick, came when each side was down a man. ...
Rory McIlroy lands Europe's first spot for Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy's tie for 19th place at the just-completed U.S. Open was enough to land him an automatic spot on Europe's Ryder Cup team for this year's competition at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,McIlroy, who earned his spot through the European points list in a qualification period that began ...
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...
ATP roundup: Daniel Evans upsets Frances Tiafoe in London opener
British wild card Daniel Evans took down No. 7 seed Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the HSBC Championships on Monday at Queen's Club in London.,The 35-year-old from Birmingham, England, has fallen to No. 199 in the ATP rankings, but it didn't matter as he won 25 of 33 first-service poi...
Chelsea tops Los Angeles FC 2-0 in Club World Cup opener
ATLANTA -- Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez each scored goals to propel Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over Los Angeles FC in the Group D opener for each team in the Club World Cup in Atlanta on Monday afternoon.,Chelsea struck first in the 34th minute, as Neto received a perfect downfield pass from Nicolas ...
Facing elimination, Oilers undecided on Game 6 goaltender
Before the Edmonton Oilers face potential elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night, head coach Kris Knoblauch wants more time to decide on a starting goaltender.,"Ultimately, it's who we feel is in the best position to win us a game. It about who's looking really good at that ...
Oilers facing must-win situation on Florida's home ice in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again.,They'll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.,Edmonton was in an even more perilous s...
Costa Rica sinks Suriname on late PK in Gold Cup
Costa Rica upended Suriname 4-3 with a penalty-kick goal in the 13th minute of stoppage time in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Sunday night in San Diego.,Capitalizing on a foul in the penalty area by Suriname's Dion Malone, Manfred Ugalde converted the winner on a right-footed shot to the bottom ...
Botafogo score early, hold off Sounders at Club World Cup
Botafogo was not intimidated by the home crowd and used first-half goals by Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus to hold off the host Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in the Group B opener for each in the Club World Cup on Sunday night.,Cunha scored in the 28th minute and Igor Jesus doubled the score in the 44th. Seattl...
Botafogo scores early, holds off Sounders 2-1
First-half goals by Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus were enough for Botafogo to hold off the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in the Group B opener for each in the Club World Cup in Seattle on Sunday night.,Cunha scored in the 28th minute and Jesus doubled the score in the 44th. Cristian Roldan made it 2-1 in the 7...
Saudi Arabia tops Haiti 1-0 in Gold Cup on penalty kick
Saleh Al-Shehri's penalty kick in the 21st minute held up as the winner as Saudi Arabia shut out Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Sunday night in San Diego.,Al-Shehri drew a foul in the penalty area on Frantzdy Pierrot in the 18th minute, then converted a right-footed shot to the botto...
Saudi Arabia edges Haiti 1-0 in Gold Cup on penalty kick
Saleh Al-Shehri's penalty kick in the 21st minute held up as the winner as Saudi Arabia shut out Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Sunday night in San Diego.,Al-Shehri drew a foul in the penalty area on Frantzdy Pierrot in the 18th minute, then converted a right-footed shot to the botto...
MLB roundup: Red Sox sweep Yanks, trade Rafael Devers
In his final appearance in a Red Sox uniform, Rafael Devers hit a solo shot as Boston shut out the visiting New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. ,After the game, the Red Sox traded Devers -- a three-time All-Star -- to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-hander J...