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Royals' Seth Lugo, 7-0 on road, tries to tame A's
Right-hander Seth Lugo finally catches a break in the schedule when he and the Kansas City Royals wrap up their three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,The A's won the first two matchups, getting a total of five hits from Miguel Andujar in 7-5 and 5-1 victories.,I...
Angel City edge Racing Louisville to end win drought
Sydney Leroux scored the tiebreaking goal in the 85th minute to give Angel City FC a 3-2 victory over Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.,Leroux's fourth goal of the season and 45th of her NWSL career allowed Angel City to halt a five-match winless stretch (0-3-2).,Kennedy Fuller...
Sam Surridge nets pair to push Nashville SC past Toronto FC
A brace from Sam Surridge, including a 90th-minute match-winner, led Nashville SC to a 2-1 win over Toronto FC on Wednesday.,Surridge, who entered the match without a goal since May 4, ensured that Nashville (5-5-8, 23 points) snapped a brief two-match winless streak. Meanwhile, Toronto (7-9-3, 24 p...
Maycee Bell lifts Gotham past Wave in 2nd-half stoppage time
Rookie Maycee Bell's first career NWSL goal, eight minutes into second-half stoppage time, gave NJ/NY Gotham FC a dramatic 2-1 win over the San Diego Wave on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Gotham made a late push with time winding down, engineered by Crystal Dunn's run upfield. Jenna Nighswonger made a...
Fever keep rolling with victory over Mystics
Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 22 points and the Indiana Fever won for the fifth time in seven games by beating the Washington Mystics 88-81 on Wednesday night in Indianapolis. ,Rookie Caitlin Clark stuffed the stat sheet for Indiana (6-10), adding 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assis...
Michael Thorbjornsen feels at 'home' for tour debut at Travelers
Family, friends and a familiar golf course are on Michael Thorbjornsen's side this week as he makes his PGA Tour debut at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., on Thursday.,The 22-year-old grew up in New England and will be making his third start at TPC River Highlands, where he placed four...
Keegan Bradley returns home, looks to repeat as Travelers champion
Back close to home, Keegan Bradley looks to defend his Travelers Championship title when he tees off this week at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.,The Woodstock, Vt., native carded an event-record 23-under finish to earn his sixth and most recent PGA Tour win here in 2023.,"I have great memori...
Collin Morikawa: Season 'more of a sprint' with signature events, majors
Collin Morikawa plays his 10th tournament in 12 weeks when the Travelers Championship tees off Thursday, a maxed-out schedule borne of the PGA Tour signature events weaving between golf's four majors.,"It's been a lot," said Morikawa, who has three top 5s in his last four starts.,"I feel like, I thi...
Sean Murphy homers twice as Braves sweep Tigers
Sean Murphy hit two home runs and Reynaldo Lopez pitched five scoreless innings to spark the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and a sweep of their three-game series. ,The Braves have won three straight and six of their last seven. The Tigers have lost four in...
Loaded field prepares to tackle Travelers Championship
The PGA Tour will stage its final signature event of the regular season at the Travelers Championship, beginning Thursday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.,It's one last opportunity for the best players on tour to compete for a $20 million prize pool without a 36-hole cut, but the biggest st...
Jay Monahan on PGA Tour-PIF talks: 'Very productive'
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan told reporters Wednesday that discussions are headed in the right direction as it relates toward the potential unification in professional golf with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.,Monahan, however, said that he will not hold public negotiations as a means to...
2024 Travelers Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
There's no rest for the weary elite golfer, as 64 players who competed in last week's U.S. Open have traveled to Cromwell, Conn., for the final of eight signature events of the year.,There is no cut this week, just a whopping $20 million purse and 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner of the Travelers ...
Bryson DeChambeau 'humbled' by reaction to U.S. Open win
U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau may need a nap before he tackles this week's LIV Golf Nashville event.,The Crushers GC captain said Wednesday that he has had "maybe 12 hours of sleep" total in the past three days.,His thrilling one-stroke victory Sunday against Rory McIlroy in Pinehurst, N.C., ...
Jon Rahm 'ready to walk and hit it' after U.S. Open WD
Jon Rahm is ready to put his best foot forward at this weekend's LIV Golf Nashville tournament.,The Spanish captain of Legion XIII GC withdrew from last week's U.S. Open with a foot infection that also forced him to pull out of LIV Golf Houston in the second round.,"I'm feeling good," Rahm said duri...
Scottie Scheffler chasing another title at Travelers
After snapping his streak of 11 straight top-10 finishes, Scottie Scheffler looks to return to the top of the leaderboard this week at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,The World No. 1 tied for 41st place and finished 14 strokes behind U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau last week at Pine...
Devils acquire G Jacob Markstrom from Flames
The New Jersey Devils acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in exchange for defenseman Kevin Bahl and a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,The teams reportedly had discussions involving Markstrom prior to this season's trade deadline.,Markstrom, 34, is enterin...
Wings optimistic against Sky despite injuries, struggles
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Dallas Wings, who carry an eight-game losing streak into Thursday afternoon's contest against the host Chicago Sky.,Arike Ogunbowale, the WNBA's second-leading scorer at 24.9 points per game, missed Monday's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to a sore Ach...
Lionel Messi, Argentina welcome Canada to Copa America
The difference between defending champion Argentina and Copa America newbie Canada can't be more pronounced as they open Group A play in Atlanta on Thursday.,The Argentinians, led by the incomparable Lionel Messi, won the most recent tourney in 2021 as a prelude to winning the 2022 World Cup. Prior ...
Premier pitching matchup on tap as Braves host Tigers
Two pitchers who rank among the league leaders in ERA will square off on Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Detroit Tigers.,The starting matchup features Detroit southpaw Tarik Skubal (8-2, 2.20 ERA) against Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (4-2,...
Connor McDavid, Oilers top Panthers, extend finals again
Connor McDavid scored twice in a four-point performance while leading Edmonton to a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers staved off elimination for a second time in the Stanley Cup Final.,Connor Brown, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers,...