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Astros' Yordan Alvarez rides 'incredible' run into finale vs. Rangers The Texas Rangers seemingly have run out of answers for Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has dominated the first three contests of the four-game series between the teams.,Alvarez has homered twice in back-to-back games for the Astros, who have won two of the three contests heading into the...

Nishesh Basavareddy upsets Taylor Fritz at French OpenWorld No. 8 Taylor Fritz was upset by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy (ATP No. 156) to headline first-round action of the French Open Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris.,A year after Fritz was upended in the first round at this same event in a shocking upset to German Daniel Altmaier, he repeated ...

WTA roundup: Emma Navarro jolts Victoria Mboko in Strasbourg finalEmma Navarro won her first title on clay Saturday by posting a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Victoria Mboko of Canada at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Navarro overcame four aces by Mboko and benefited from six double faults by her foe to secure her third career title and first ...

Mets place C Francisco Alvarez on IL, expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was placed on the injured list on Wednesday with a torn meniscus and could miss up to two months recovering from the right knee injury.,Alvarez will have surgery to repair the injury and his spot on the roster was filled when the Mets recalled Hayden Senger from Triple...

Report: Tigers fired Gabe Alvarez over harassment claim

The Detroit Tigers fired Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez after an investigation into alleged harassment claims by a female employee, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,The Tigers announced Tuesday that Alvarez's contract had been terminated due to an undisclosed "violation of club policy.",Alvarez, 52, ...

Tigers dismiss Triple-A Toledo manager Gabe Alvarez

The Detroit Tigers fired Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez on Tuesday, saying the decision stemmed from a "violation of club policy.",Alvarez, 52, was in his second season as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, who had a 17-16 record through Monday's minor league play and were tied for fourth place in the I...

Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway--and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Before Saturday's time trials at the 1.5-mile track, Hocevar said he hop...

Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.,Beating runner-up and Spire Motorsports teammate...