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Storm try for first four-game win streak of season, visit Fever
Coming off a riveting victory, the Seattle Storm will aim for a season-best four-game winning streak when they face the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Nneka Ogwumike's buzzer-beating jumper from right inside the free-throw line lifted the Storm (20-18) to an 84-82 victory against th...
No. 25 Boise State to feature 1-2 RB punch at USF
No. 25 Boise State is out to show there's plenty of life in the program after Ashton Jeanty.,Moving on from the Heisman Trophy runner-up who recorded one of the top running back seasons in college football history is no easy task, but the Broncos start the process Thursday night when they play South...
QB Sam Leavitt driving as No. 11 Arizona State begins Big 12 repeat bid
No. 11 Arizona State kicks off the 2025 season at home in Tempe against Northern Arizona, and head coach Kenny Dillingham has heard all he can handle about how difficult it will be to repeat in the Big 12.,History does support the idea of the steep degree of difficulty in going back-to-back in the c...
WTA roundup: Madison Keys falters in opening round at U.S. Open
No. 6 seed Madison Keys was bounced from the U.S. Open in the first round when she fell 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 to unseeded Renata Zarazua of Mexico on Monday in New York.,The match was on serve in the third set until Zarazua broke Keys for a 5-3 advantage. Keys broke back in the next game and brough...
Fire name Vanja Cernivec as first general manager
The expansion Portland Fire announced Monday they have hired Golden State Valkyries executive Vanja Cernivec as their first general manager.,Cernivec helped to build the expansion Valkyries into the most successful expansion team in WNBA history.,The Valkyries entered Monday at 19-18 and in seventh ...
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko ousted by Barbora Krejcikova
Two-time major champion Barbora Krejcikova ousted No. 22 seed Victoria Mboko in straight sets with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.,Mboko, the 18-year-old Canadian who won her first WTA title of any kind at the National Bank Open in her home country earlier this mont...
Daniil Medvedev's latest meltdown includes ban for photographer
Daniil Medvedev's greatest victory came under the New York spotlight when he won the 2021 U.S. Open, the only major title of his career.,It also will be remembered as the site of one of his most talked-about defeats.,The No. 13 seed Medvedev dropped his third consecutive first-round match at a major...
Two-time major champ Petra Kvitova retires at 35
Two-time major champion Petra Kvitova retired from professional tennis following a 6-1, 6-0 loss to France's Diane Parry in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.,Kvitova, 35, won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 as part of her 31 career singles titles worldwide. The Czech star reached as high as No....
Tigers' Tarik Skubal on homecoming vs. Athletics: 'It’ll be fun'
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was a huge fan of the Oakland Athletics when he was growing up southwest of Sacramento.,He dreamed about pitching in the Oakland Coliseum and surely never suspected he'd one day be pitching in the majors at West Sacramento, Calif.,But that indeed will be the case Mond...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom 'good to go' vs. Angels
After being passed over in his last scheduled spot in the rotation, Jacob deGrom will return to the mound on Monday when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (10-5, 2.76 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right hander Jose Soriano...
Reds, Dodgers meet with postseason on minds of both teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers turned on the power to avoid a series sweep and return home tied for first place in the National League West for the start of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds beginning Monday. ,The Dodgers went a disappointing 3-4 during a seven-game road trip to Colorado and ...
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers bid to bounce back vs. D-backs
Brandon Woodruff is coming off his worst outing of the season, but Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he isn't worried.,Woodruff will take the mound for the Brewers on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The two-time All-Star right-hande...
Cal Raleigh aims to power M's vs. Padres in showdown of contenders
Cal Raleigh was at a loss.,The Seattle Mariners catcher had just broken not one, but two major-league records with a second-inning home run -- his second of the afternoon -- and had walked the length of the dugout with the team's celebratory home-run trident, receiving high-fives.,When Raleigh turne...
Cards give rookie P Michael McGreevy a chance to show his stuff vs. Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals are giving many young players an opportunity to advance themselves during this transition year, and rookie pitcher Michael McGreevy is taking full advantage.,McGreevy (5-2, 4.26 ERA) is 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA in four August starts. The right-hander has worked six innings in each...
Royals look to ride offensive outburst into clash vs. White Sox
After prevailing in a series finale that took them in several directions, the Kansas City Royals will visit the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.,Firmly in contention for an American League wild-card spot, Kansas City swept a three-game set from the visiting White ...
Mets try to fix 'little things' and not lose more ground to Phillies
The New York Mets were 10 outs away Sunday from completing a rare road sweep of the Atlanta Braves, maintaining their lead in the race for the final National League wild-card spot and arriving home with plenty of momentum for a pivotal division series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,But a late st...
Jays expect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in lineup in series vs. Twins
The Toronto Blue Jays could have All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. back in full-time action at some point during their three-game series that opens Monday night against the visiting Minnesota Twins.,Guerrero had not played since last Monday, when he left early with inflammation in his lef...
Inconsistent Yankees turn to steady rookie Cam Schlittler vs. Nats
Rookie Cam Schlittler was nearly perfect in his seventh career start and the New York Yankees were riding the highs of eight wins in 10 games last Wednesday.,What followed was a frustrating weekend for the Yankees at home against the Boston Red Sox. Schlittler will be on the mound Monday night when ...
Injury-plagued Braves try to turn around season in opener vs. Marlins
Since winning the World Series in 2021, the Atlanta Braves have not won a playoff series.,Worse yet, this year's Braves are on pace to miss the postseason for the first time since 2017.,The Braves on Monday are set to start a 10-game road trip -- three at the Miami Marlins, four at the Philadelphia ...
Fresh off series win, Red Sox take aim at Orioles
The Boston Red Sox didn't get everything they wanted while in New York to face the Yankees, but they still ought to be encouraged entering their next series.,That begins Monday night against the host Baltimore Orioles to start a four-game series.,"Three out of four, that's the business we're in," Re...