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Tadej Pogacar remains ahead at Tour de France as rival crashes outRemco Evenepoel won Stage 15 of the Tour de France on Sunday on a day of upheaval, besting overall race leader Tadej Pogacar on the mountain route and sliding into second place in the race for the yellow jersey entering the final week.,From Belgium, Evenepoel jumped into second with the withdrawal o...

Report: Thunder trade Luguentz Dort to Hawks in 3-team swapIn a three-team trade, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded 2025 All-Defensive wing Luguentz Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for three second-round picks, with former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher heading to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard going to Atlanta, ESPN reported on Sunday.,...

Hot Tigers look to Casey Mize as they try to sweep scuffling Angels The Detroit Tigers, who have won 11 of their last 14 games, will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Right-hander Casey Mize (4-6, 2.79 ERA), a free agent who could be on the move at the Aug. 3 trade deadline, gets the start for the T...

Skidding Astros aim to salvage finale vs. Orioles

After closing to within two games of .500 and two games of first place in the American League West as recently as July 7, the Houston Astros recorded their fifth loss in six games on Saturday while also losing a pair of starters to injury.,The Astros' 4-2 extra-inning setback to the visiting Baltimo...

Rejuvenated pitchers for D-backs, Cards to engage in desert duel

Two pitchers who have made vast improvements after subpar showings in 2025 will take the mound when the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in the rubber game of their weekend series on Sunday in Phoenix.,St. Louis won the opener on Friday 5-4. Arizona responded with a 5-3 victory on S...

Cubs' Nico Hoerner aims for strong finish to series vs. Twins

In search of their third consecutive series win, the Chicago Cubs finish up a three-game interleague set with the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Winners in six of their last nine games, including a 6-2 victory on Saturday, the Cubs are doing everything they can to try and keep pace wi...

Mariners ride stellar play of middle infield into finale vs. Giants

The Seattle Mariners might be set in the middle of their infield for years to come.,Cole Young and Colt Emerson showed why Saturday.,Young, a second baseman, hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning and Emerson, a shortstop, made two key plays in the 10th as the Mariners recorded a 4-3 win ...

Athletics, Nationals meet in rubber game after dueling blowouts

The Athletics were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in the series opener but the script was rewritten in favor of the A's for Game 2.,Each team has a blowout victory in the books as they get together for the finale of the series on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Nationals mat...