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Joey Bart, Braves win after Pirates lift Jared Jones (6 perfect IP)
Joey Bart's eighth-inning two-run home run against his former team put the Atlanta Braves on course for a 3-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Bart's blast to left-center field off Pirates reliever Dennis Santana (2-4) scored Mike Yastrzemski, who hit a two-out double to ...
Aces aim to beat expansion Fire for second time
The defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces are obviously a different team without four-time MVP A'ja Wilson on the floor.,Wilson has missed the Aces' past three games with an ankle injury, which includes a 93-85 defeat to the New York Liberty on June 30 in the Commissioner's Cup championship game an...
Caitlin Clark (back) in action vs. Sparks, will sit Thursday
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been cleared to play in Wednesday night's road game against the Los Angeles Sparks after a two-game absence due to back issues.,Clark will play in the front end of a back-to-back and then sit out Thursday's game at the Phoenix Mercury. Fellow All-Star Aliyah Bos...
Caitlin Clark returns as Fever continue road trip at Sparks
The sputtering Los Angeles Sparks will try to snap a three-game losing skid on Wednesday when they welcome the visiting Indiana Fever. ,Caitlin Clark (back) will be on the floor Wednesday before sitting out in the second part of a back-to-back against the Phoenix Mercury. She has missed the past two...
Mexico name national team legend Rafael Marquez as new manager
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF), with an eye on the 2030 World Cup, announced Rafael "Rafa" Marquez as head coach of the national team on Wednesday.,Marquez, 47, had served since July 2024 as assistant coach under manager Javier Aguirre, who announced his resignation after Mexico's 3-2 loss to...
France primed for rematch with Morocco side that won't have top scorer
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- France and Morocco meet on Thursday in the World Cup's first quarterfinal, reprising their engrossing semifinal in 2022.,France again will be favored after edging that meeting in Qatar 2-0 on an early first goal from Theo Hernandez and late second from Randal Kolo Muani.,And thi...
After rare road win, Storm roll in to face struggling Dream
Desperately needing to snap a losing skid, the Atlanta Dream hope their extended time off pays dividends when they host the Seattle Storm on Thursday in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (12-9) enters the matchup riding a five-game losing streak -- its longest since an eight-game stretch in 2024. The Dream ...
No grand slam for Nelly Korda, but immortality still possible at Evian
Nelly Korda's pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam may no longer be on the table, but she remains on the verge of multiple prestigious achievements.,One more major victory will give her the final two qualifying points she needs to trigger LPGA Hall of Fame membership. And a fifth career major title wo...
Soaring Chris Gotterup out to defend Scottish Open crown
Chris Gotterup had one PGA Tour win in an alternate-field event on his otherwise anonymous pro resume when he landed in Scotland last year., ,After a second-round 61 pushed him into contention, he held off Rory McIlroy to win one of Europe's premier events and qualify for the Open Championship -- wh...
Michigan State, Arkansas added to Detroit's Thanksgiving sports menu
There is more than football on the Thanksgiving sports menu in Detroit this year, with Michigan State and Arkansas set to play across from Ford Field on Nov. 26 in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic.,The Lions are hosting the Chicago Bears at 1 p.m. ET in their traditional annual Thanksgiving Day g...
Mammoth match Barrett Hayton offer sheet from Devils
The Utah Mammoth matched the one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet tendered to forward Barrett Hayton by the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.,By enacting refusal rights, the Mammoth are not allowed to trade Hayton for the next year, meaning he will remain with the team ahead of being eligible for unre...
R&A to strictly enforce fan code of conduct at Open Championship
With fan behavior becoming a regular topic at major tournaments, a warning shot was fired by the R&A before next week's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.,With organizers expecting crowds to exceed 300,000, the R&A issued a reminder of guidelines centered around being "welcom...
Marta Kostyuk, Linda Noskova reach Wimbledon semifinals
No. 9 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic and No. 12 Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals with straight-sets victories on Wednesday.,They will square off on Thursday at the All England Club, where No. 7 Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova -- Noskova's fellow Cz...
Marta Kostyuk, Linda Noskova reach Wimbledon semis
No. 9 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic and No. 12 Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals with straight-sets victories on Wednesday.,They will square off on Thursday at the All England Club, where No. 7 Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova -- Noskova's fellow Cz...
LYON, G2 Esports stay alive at Mid-Season Invitational
LYON and G2 Esports stayed alive in the lower bracket with victories Wednesday in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.,They will meet in the lower bracket final after G2 knocked out T1 with a 3-1 win and LYON eliminated Secret Whales with a 3-0 sweep.,G2 opened with...
Padres face D-backs, looking for momentum into All-Star break
After his three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday night propelled the San Diego Padres a 4-1 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, infielder Jake Cronenworth stated the obvious.,"This is a really important stretch and homestand for us going into the (All-Star) break," he said...
Spiraling Angels intent to snap skid in rematch vs. Rangers
After having tied their longest losing streak of the season in the series opener, the Los Angeles Angels will turn to rookie Walbert Urena to try and snap the skid on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,The majors-worst Angels (36-56), who reside a season-worst 20 games under .5...
Pesky Rockies go for rare series win at Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki will jump back into the hot seat Wednesday when he takes the mound in the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Sasaki (3-5, 5.40 ERA) has experienced an up-and-down ride in his second season with the Dodgers. He had one of ...
Slumping Yankees to lean on Gerrit Cole in encounter vs. Rays
If the New York Yankees hope to put a serious dent in the first-place Tampa Bay Rays' advantage in the American League East, it stands to reason that the right arm of starter Gerrit Cole will play a large part in it.,The six-time All-Star and unanimous 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner will take the bal...
Michael McGreevy's birthday wish? For Cards to end skid vs. Brewers
Michael McGreevy faces a tall task on his 26th birthday as the St. Louis Cardinals send him to the mound against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, hoping the right-hander can end the team's four-game skid.,Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol pushed McGreevy's spot in the rotation back two day...