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MLB roundup: Cramp ends Brewers prospect's no-hit bid in debut
In his major league debut, highly touted Brewers prospect Jacob Misiorowski tossed five hitless innings before exiting with a leg cramp to pace Milwaukee to a 6-0 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series., ,The hard-throwing 23-year-old right-hand...
Denny Hamlin not racing in Mexico City after birth of son
Denny Hamlin, who won the NASCAR Cup series race at Michigan International Speedway last Sunday, will not compete this weekend in Mexico City due to the birth of his third child and first son on Wednesday.,Hamlin will stay in North Carolina with his fiancee Jordan Fish, two daughters and baby son. R...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu reaches London quarters
Unseeded Emma Raducanu is the last Brit standing at the HSBC Championships following her straight-sets win on Thursday against Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in London.,Raducanu saved four of six break points in a 6-4, 6-1 victory in 76 minutes, setting up a quarterfinals showdown with top-seeded Qinwe...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev reaches Stuttgart quarterfinals
Top-seeded home favorite Alexander Zverev moved into the BOSS Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (7) win over Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Thursday in Stuttgart, Germany.,Zverev saved a set point trailing 6-5 in the tiebreak before moving on to face No. 6 seed Brandon Nakashima, who never faced a br...
Cup Series set to dish out points in Mexico for first time
MEXICO CITY - Amid much anticipation from fans and teams alike, the NASCAR Cup Series has arrived in Mexico City for the series' first points-paying international race in seven decades.,Sunday's race is aptly named Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.,The industry has long been preparing...
Oilers' Jeff Skinner, Troy Stecher to play in Game 4
Forward Jeff Skinner and defenseman Troy Stecher will draw back into the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.,Per head coach Kris Knoblauch, Skinner will replace Viktor Arvidsson and Stecher will draw in for...
MLB roundup: Eugenio Suarez, D-backs slam Mariners
Eugenio Suarez hit his third grand slam of the season, Pavin Smith also homered in a five-run sixth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks, who trailed 2-0 entering the sixth, became the first te...
Panthers prepared for Oilers' best in crucial Game 4
The Edmonton Oilers showed their disdain for losing with some late-game antics in Monday's Game 3 loss to the Florida Panthers.,Now, the Oilers must find a way to turn their angst into a victory or risk falling into a dangerously deep hole when they resume the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday in Sunris...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro saves match point, wins in London
Third-seeded Emma Navarro saved a match point before rallying to win as Americans went 3-0 on Wednesday in the second round of the HSBC Championships in London.,Navarro rallied for a 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, who had a 5-4 lead in the second set and a 4-2 lead i...
ATP roundup: Fritz, Shelton reach Stuttgart quarterfinals
No. 2 seed Taylor Fritz and fellow American and No. 3 seed Ben Shelton won in straight sets Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz struck 12 aces and recorded the only service break of the match in a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win against Quentin Halys of France. Up nex...
MLB roundup: Giants set record with 6th straight 1-run win
Casey Schmitt hit a leadoff homer to spark a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Willy Adames also went deep and Wilmer Flores had two hits for the Giants, who have won a franchise-record six straight games by one r...
ATP roundup: Arthur Rinderknech upsets Denis Shapovalov in Stuttgart
Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech knocked off Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 in Stuttgart on Tuesday at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany.,The ATP No. 30, seeded fifth in the event, was undone by nine double faults and nine aces by his opponent. Rinderknech added 15 first-return points and 17 ...
WTA roundup: Rebecca Sramkova stuns Barbora Krejcikova in London
Solovakia's Rebecca Sramkova won 78.1 percent of her first-serve points while posting a 6-4, 6-3 upset of No. 7 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in the first round of the HSBC Championships in London on Tuesday.,Sramkova's solid win at the Queen's Club earns her a match against wild car...
Arvid Lindblad, 17, gets F1 exemption after Red Bull request
The FIA has granted a Formula 1 super license to Red Bull Junior racer Arvid Lindblad prior to his 18th birthday.,The move comes following a request from his team for Lindblad, who will turn 18 on Aug. 8.,Eighteen is the age traditionally required to hold a super license, however adjustments were ma...
LaLiga president decries Club World Cup as 'completely absurd'
LaLiga president Javier Tebas will not be cheering FIFA's Club World Cup when play begins this week.,Tebas largely has concerns over his own product because two of the 32 teams in the draw -- Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid -- play in Spain's top flight and might face delays to the start of their se...
Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele grouped together at Oakmont
Tee times and groupings were announced on Tuesday for this week's 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.,Groups of three will tee off at the first and 10th holes when action gets underway Thursday morning at the season's third major.,Former Oakmont caddie-turned-dentist and amat...
Puck Stops Here: Oilers’ Only Option To Survive in Florida Is Defense
The Edmonton Oilers face a crucial Game 4 after a tough loss to the Florida Panthers, needing improved defense and goaltending to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final....
MLB roundup: Chris Sale whiffs 11 Brewers; Braves end skid
Chris Sale allowed one run over seven-plus dominant innings and the visiting Atlanta Braves hit three homers to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.,Matt Olson and Eli White each hit a two-run homer and Ronald Acuna Jr. belted a solo homer for the ...
Murray State edges Duke, reaches first MWCS
Jonathan Hogart homered twice, helping lead Murray State to a 5-4 win over Duke on Monday in the decisive third game of the Durham (N.C.) super regional, sending the Racers to the first Men's College World Series in school history.,Murray State (44-15) became the eighth and final team to clinch a sp...
WTA roundup: Amanda Anisimova rallies past Jodie Burrage in London
No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Great Britain's Jodie Burrage to open the HSBC Championships on Monday in London.,Burrage broke Anisimova at the outset in order to control the first set. It was tied 2-2 in the second before the American won four of the final five ...