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USMNT round of 32 World Cup win scores historic ratings
The United States' World Cup knockout victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday was the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history, according to Fox Sports.,Fox reported a record-breaking average viewership of 24.429 million, citing Nielsen preliminary data. The peak audie...
Chase Burns, hard-hitting Reds get past Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
An expected elite pitching duel turned out to be a rout as Sal Stewart, Jose Trevino and T.J. Friedl homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds past Jacob Misiorowski and the host Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday.,Chase Burns bested Misiorowski for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avert...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski ready to bring heat against Reds
Everything points to the Thursday afternoon game between the Cincinnati Reds and the host Milwaukee Brewers being a miserable contest for hitters.,That's because the contest features a pitching matchup of the major league's ERA and strikeout leader, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski (9-3, 1.45 ERA), and...
Garrett Mitchell's 4-hit effort powers Brewers past Reds
Garrett Mitchell capped a 4-for-4 game with a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning, leading the host Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday night.,The Brewers won their third straight game to open a four-game series.,Noelvi Marte homered for the Reds, who took their fourth l...
Report: All-Star G Norman Powell agrees to 2-year deal with Bulls
The Chicago Bulls and free-agent guard Norman Powell have agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Powell averaged 21.7 points and 3.5 rebounds during an All-Star campaign last season for the Miami Heat.,That was Powell's lone season in Miami after being obtained from the Los...
Flyers sign F Tyson Foerster, G Dan Vladar to long-term deals
The Philadelphia Flyers went on a spending spree Wednesday, signing forward Tyson Foerster to an eight-year $56.8 million deal and retaining goaltender Dan Vladar on a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension.,Both extensions take effect ahead of the 2027-28 season.,Foerster's contract has an ave...
Game on: Chiefs' Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift to wed Friday at MSG
The sports and celebrity worlds will collide Friday night when Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry in an all-night affair at Madison Square Garden in New York.,Page Six reported Thursday that festivities celebrating the nuptials of the pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end will begin at 3:30 p.m...
Report: G Norman Powell agrees to 2-year, $45M deal with Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are in agreement with All-Star guard Norman Powell on a two-year, $45 million contract, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The 33-year-old guard averaged 21.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 58 games (52 starts) in his lone season with the Miami Heat in 2025-26.,It was Powell's secon...
Brewers tab hurler Shane Drohan to continue dominance of Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to rookie Shane Drohan as they look to clinch the four-game series and continue their recent dominance of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,Drohan (3-2, 3.12 ERA) will be opposed by Andrew Abbott (5-4, 3.90 ERA) in a matchup of left-handers.,Jake Bauers and J...
Brewers continue dominance of Reds with comfortable victory
Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio homered and Brandon Sproat pitched effectively into the sixth inning to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday., ,Milwaukee, which entered with a 5 1/2-game lead in the National League Central, has won six straight aga...
Kylian Mbappe keeps living his best World Cup as France rout Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe said he wanted to enjoy his third World Cup.,Apparently, that's bad news for his opponents.,Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 c...
Kylian Mbappe continues living his best World Cup as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe said he wanted to enjoy his third World Cup.,Apparently, that's bad news for his opponents.,Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 c...
Kylian Mbappe delivers another brace as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 clash. ,Mbappe is now one behind Messi on the all-time tournament list, and with his fifth and sixth...
Reds set to welcome back closer Emilio Pagan vs. Brewers
The Cincinnati Reds intend to activate closer Emilio Pagan from the injured list on Tuesday, and he can expect a warm welcome back from his beleaguered bullpen mates.,Pagan's return should provide a much-needed boost for the Reds, who will continue their four-game series against the host Milwaukee B...
Joey Ortiz's 8th-inning homer lifts Brewers over Reds
Joey Ortiz hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.,Milwaukee trailed 3-0 after five innings before scoring two runs in the sixth and tying the game on Brice Turang's...
France strive to carry high-scoring attack into knockouts vs. Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- France will be considerable favorites to advance when they face Sweden in their round of 32 clash early Tuesday evening.,France leaned on their wealth of attacking talent to win Group I. Kylian Mbappe scored twice in each of their first two wins. Then, Ousmane Dembele's firs...
Pitching-strong Brewers lacking timely hits, try to do better vs. Reds
Getting runners on base and into scoring position hasn't been an issue for the Milwaukee Brewers. Capitalizing on those runners, however, has been a different story of late.,They'll aim to change that when they host the Cincinnati Reds for the first of a four-game series beginning Monday.,The Brewer...
Cubs take series from Brewers with 3-run 10th inning
The Chicago Cubs scored three times in the top of the 10th inning and held on for a 4-3 win in the rubber match of a three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,Jacob Webb (3-2) gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth to earn the win for the Cubs, who have won six of their ...
Brewers' Brandon Woodruff faces frequent foe Cubs as comeback continues
Brandon Woodruff was just happy to finally be back on the mound Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Imagine how the Milwaukee Brewers' right-hander felt after throwing 5 1/3 perfect innings in a 2-1, 10-inning win.,Woodruff will take the mound again Sunday against the Cubs in Milwaukee in the rubber...
Ian Happ keys big inning as Cubs overwhelm Brewers
Ian Happ hit a three-run home run in a four-run sixth inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Saturday.,The Cubs will try to win the series Sunday as the teams split the first two games.,Brewers starter Kyle Harrison retired the first 10 batters he faced, but Matt Shaw sin...