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Mercury meet Sun, look to stay hot vs. subpar teams
The Phoenix Mercury will look to improve on their perfect record against teams with losing records when they face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night at Uncasville, Conn.,The Mercury (8-4), which is 4-0 against below-.500 teams at the time they've played, will take on the Sun (2-9) after the latt...
Punchless Yankees look for elusive offense in clash vs. Angels
For the first time in nearly a decade, the New York Yankees are scoreless in three straight games.,Another quiet night would result in the Yankees being blanked in four straight games for the first time in team history.,The Yankees will attempt to stop a 29-inning scoreless streak and halt a season-...
Orioles turn to former All-Star Trevor Rogers against Rays
The Baltimore Orioles are hoping for another strong major league performance from Trevor Rogers when he starts Wednesday night against the host Tampa Bay Rays in the third contest of a four-game series.,Colton Cowser hit a solo homer, and Jordan Westburg and Dylan Carlson each collected three hits i...
Fresh off 7-HR barrage, streaking Rockies take aim at skidding Nationals
The visiting Colorado Rockies will vie for their first four-game winning streak of the season on Wednesday night when they play the third contest of their four-game series against the spiraling Washington Nationals.,Colorado matched a franchise record with seven home runs in a 10-6 win on Tuesday ni...
Phillies' Nick Castellanos set to return vs. Marlins
Philadelphia right fielder Nick Castellanos figures to be back in the lineup when the visiting Phillies continue their four-game series against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.,Castellanos was benched for the Tuesday game after making what manager Rob Thomson considered to be an "inappropriate" comme...
Pirates tasked with solving stingy Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been nearly unbeatable at home since the start of last season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the unenviable task of facing the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday.,Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA) presents a monumental challenge wherever he pitches, bu...
In rubber game vs. M's, Red Sox turn to Garrett Crochet
Thanks to batterymates Cal Raleigh and Bryan Woo, the Seattle Mariners will have a chance to win their three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox.,Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 27th homer of the season, a grand slam, and added a two-run double while Woo pitched seven scoreless inni...
Orioles minor-leaguer dies at 19 in jet-ski crash
Luis Guevara, a 19-year-old infielder in the Baltimore Orioles' organization, died Sunday in a jet-ski collision in Sarasota, Fla.,The team issued a statement on Tuesday confirming Guevara's death without mentioning the cause.,According to multiple reports, two watercraft, each with two people aboar...
Braves rally late, edge Mets on sac fly in 10th
Austin Riley's long sacrifice fly to center field scored automatic runner Luke Williams with the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,Atlanta improved to 6-2 in extra-inning games; New York is 4-4. The Mets h...
CONCACAF Gold Cup: Curacao, El Salvador play to 0-0 draw
Goalie Mario Gonzalez made three saves to help El Salvador earn a scoreless draw against Curacao on Tuesday at San Jose, Calif., in the CONCACAF Gold Cup opener for both sides.,The match started Group B action, with the group's other two nations, Canada and Honduras, set to face off later Tuesday ni...
Natasha Howard, Caitlin Clark help Fever rout Sun
Natasha Howard had a double-double, Caitlin Clark scored 20 points and the host Indiana Fever defeated the Connecticut Sun 88-71 on Tuesday night., ,Howard finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 and Damiris Dantas had 13 off the bench as the Fever (6-5) finished 4-1 in th...
Reports: Jets sign K Harrison Mevis after UFL stint
The New York Jets signed kicker Harrison Mevis, who most recently played for the Birmingham Stallions in the 2025 UFL season, according to ESPN and other reports Tuesday.,Mevis, 23, has yet to appear in an NFL game after a successful college career at Missouri. In 2024, he signed with the Carolina P...
Giants' Rafael Devers: 'I am here to play wherever they want me to play'
During his introductory news conference with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, Rafael Devers declared something in Spanish that the Boston Red Sox wished they could have heard from one of the game's elite hitters.,"They're the men in charge," Devers' translator said two days after being acquired ...
MCWS: Louisville avoids late-inning scare, knocks out No. 8 Oregon State
OMAHA, Neb. -- Eddie King Jr.'s walk-off sacrifice fly kept Louisville's season alive as the Cardinals escaped with a 7-6 victory over No. 8 Oregon State in the Men's College World Series Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.,King's fly ball to straightaway center off freshman Zach Edwards was deep enough to allow...
River Plate score 3 headers, dominate Urawa in Club World Cup
River Plate netted a trio of headers to defeat Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday in the teams' Group E opener of the Club World Cup in Seattle.,Facundo Colidio struck first for Argentina's River Plate (1-0-0, 3 points) with a header in the 12th minute assisted by a precise cross from Marcos Acuna. R...
Dricus Du Plessis to defend title vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319
Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his title on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, the No. 3 ranked contender in his fight title fight, in the main event at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. ,South Africa's du Plessis (23-2), who claimed the title with a split-decision victo...
Spirit sign F Sofia Cantore, first Italian in NWSL history
The Washington Spirit signed forward Sofia Cantore on Tuesday, making her the first Italian player in NWSL history.,Cantore arrives via transfer from Italy's Juventus FC and is signed to a three-year deal with a 2028 team option.,Cantore, 25, is eligible to join the Spirit on July 1 when the FIFA su...
Vancouver signs former Toronto F Hannah Miller
PWHL Vancouver announced the signing of forward Hannah Miller late Monday, the first day of free agency.,Miller, 29, tallied 10 goals and 14 assists in 29 games last season with the Toronto Sceptres.,Joining the expansion team is a homecoming for Miller, a native of North Vancouver, British Columbia...
Caitlin Clark's return scores massive ratings on ABC
Caitlin Clark's return Saturday after a five-game injury absence was ESPN's third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.,The Indiana Fever star, sidelined since May 24 with a left quadriceps strain, scored a season-high 32 points with seven 3-pointers, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 102-88 victor...
Confident Scottie Scheffler ready to defend Travelers title
Scottie Scheffler needs no more reminders that his caddie, Ted Scott, was on Bubba Watson's bag when he won the Travelers Championship three times.,"After a few holes, that can get pretty annoying listening to Teddy talk about when Bubba won," Scheffler joked with reporters Tuesday about his practic...