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Brooks Lee, Twins fend off Red Sox to complete sweep
Brooks Lee broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win and a three-game series sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Lee (2-for-4 with a double) was one of four Twins to record multiple hits in the game. Orlando Arcia was 3-for...
Dodgers take series from Brewers to wrap successful road trip
Andy Pages homered and Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over seven innings to pace the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in the deciding game of the series between division leaders.,Yamamoto (4-4), who tossed a complete game three-hitter against the...
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez (elbow) set to make season debut
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez is expected to make his season debut Monday after recovering from left elbow surgery.,Hernandez underwent surgery in November after missing two months of time during the 2025 season due to elbow issues. He signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 millio...
Dirty Finishes at WWE Saturday Night Dominate Ahead of Clash in Italy
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event featured controversial finishes, Jade Cargill’s big win, Penta’s title defense and major setup for Clash in Italy....
Cubs place RHP Edward Cabrera on 15-day IL with finger blister
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. Left-hander Jordan Wicks was called up from Triple-A Iowa to fill Cabrera's roster spot for the Cubs, who entered Sun...
'Double' trouble: Katherine Legge crashes, exits Indy 500: 'I'm gutted'
Katherine Legge swerved from her high-side position to avoid a collision with Ryan Hunter-Reay but her Indianapolis 500 and attempt for the "double" with a Sunday night entry in the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 ended in a spinout. ,Legge was uninjured in the incident and will travel to Charlotte to run in t...
Cards-Reds game ppd., to be made up as part of DH on Aug. 17
Sunday's scheduled series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed due to inclement weather.,This game will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Aug. 17.,The series opener on Friday also was postponed due to inclement weather. The National League Central r...
Emotional Layne Riggs wins Truck Series at Charlotte: 'Did it for Kyle'
CONCORD, N.C. -- Layne Riggs made clear what was on his mind as he took the checkered flag under caution to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday.,"Did it for Kyle, man, did it for Kyle," Riggs said in a dedication to two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion K...
Jays' Dylan Cease, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave game with injuries
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of injuries.,Cease, a right-hander, exited due to what the team called "mild left hamstring discomfort" with Blue Jays trailin...
Rays OF Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) placed on 10-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday.,DeLuca felt a tug at his hamstring while legging out an infield single in the seventh inning of Tampa Bay's 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees ...
Angels fans have clear message: 'Sell the team'
Los Angeles Angels fans are making it clear that they want owner Arte Moreno to sell the team.,Buoyed by the operators of various Instagram accounts -- such as Angels Boycott and Angels Central -- fans have held organized protests at Angel Stadium recently. The protests are expected to culminate wit...
Crazy Raccoon rally to win 2026 Champions Clash
Crazy Raccoon won the final two maps to secure a 4-3 victory over Twisted Minds on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Champions Clash in Tokyo.,Crazy Raccoon overcame a 3-2 deficit by posting a 2-1 victory on Oasis and 3-1 triumph on Suravasa in the best-of-seven series...
Mets' Juan Soto (illness) scratched from lineup vs. Marlins
Slugger Juan Soto was scratched from the New York Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the host Miami Marlins due to an illness.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto came to the ballpark on Sunday with a fever to go along with body aches.,"Soto's ill, so he is out of the lineup," Mendoza...
After brief stay in U.S., Tiger Woods jets back to Switzerland
Tiger Woods' $50 million private plane returned to Switzerland on Sunday, with the injured golfer presumably in line to resume his rehabilitation process.,Per Celebplanes.com, the Gulfstream V took off Saturday night from Stuart, Fla., and flew just under nine hours to Zurich.,The New York Post publ...
Nationals aim to clinch road series against Braves
The Washington Nationals have an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a road series this season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game set.,Washington evened the weekend series on Saturday in an atypical way for the upstart club. The Nationals, who l...
Mike Trout, Angels aspire for rare feat in matchup vs. Rangers
The Los Angeles Angels will try to finish their first three-game series sweep of the season on Sunday when they close their 10-game homestand with a contest against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. ,The Angels, just 8-24 over their past 32 games, followed a 9-6 win over Jacob deGrom in Friday's ...
D-backs' Ketel Marte brings hot bat into series finale vs. Rockies
Three-time All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has spent much of this season underperforming with the bat.,But the Arizona Diamondbacks star is on a hot streak and has increased his batting average 42 points in just seven games entering Sunday afternoon's contest against the Colorado Rockies in Phoe...
Padres a study of contrasts as series with A's closes
San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen cracked a joke about a lack of hitting on Saturday night, when his team managed only two hits in a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Athletics.,"If you want to put it into football terms, we got our safety and got out of there," he said.,Stammen will hope for a bit m...
White Sox, Giants eager to land final blow in series rubber game
Two sparkplug outfielders who have helped deliver wins in vastly different ways the last two days hope to continue to be a nuisance for opposing pitchers Sunday afternoon when Sam Antonacci and the Chicago White Sox face Harrison Bader and the host San Francisco Giants.,The teams have split the firs...
Facing Marlins, last-place Mets try to salvage series
The reeling New York Mets will look to avoid being swept on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Miami Marlins in the finale of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Christian Scott (0-0, 4.12 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against fellow right-hander Tyler Phillips (0-0, ...