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Orioles' Blaze Alexander fractures hand when hit by pitch vs. Royals
Baltimore utility player Blaze Alexander sustained a non-displaced fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said.,Both benches cleared in the seventh inning after Alexander was hit by a 95-mph fastball from Royals r...

Lynx getting healthier as skidding Mercury come to town
Olivia Miles came back from injury as strong as ever. Now Napheesa Collier's return is right around the corner.,Collier won't play Monday, but the Minnesota Lynx have plenty to be excited about ahead of their game against the Phoenix Mercury in Minneapolis.,The Lynx (17-6), tied with the Las Vegas A...

White Sox crush Athletics to complete sweep
Braden Montgomery went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in a six-run first inning, and Sam Antonacci also homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the skidding Athletics 9-1 on Sunday.,Chicago, which has lost 100 games in each of the past three seasons, completed a three-ga...

Red Sox take advantage of costly Mets' error, win 9th straight
Anthony Siegler had the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Sunday for the visiting Boston Red Sox, who won their ninth straight game by edging the New York Mets 3-2 in the finale of a three-game interleague series.,The Red Sox forced extras in the ninth, when Andrew Monasterio had a bases-...

Jannik Sinner tops Alexander Zverev for second Wimbledon title
Jannik Sinner found another Wimbledon title waiting on the other side of disappointment in Paris.,The world No. 1 successfully defended his championship at the All England Club on Sunday, rallying past Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court. Sinner's fifth Grand Slam t...

Red Sox recall Brayan Bello from Triple-A
The Boston Red Sox recalled right-hander Brayan Bello from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, adding a fresh arm before their final game ahead of the All-Star break.,Bello could be used behind rookie starter Payton Tolle in the series finale against the New York Mets, with Boston trying to avoid stretchi...

As 2026 World Cup winds down, potential 2030 expansion to be discussed
FIFA officials will look at the possibility of expanding the World Cup by another 16 teams before the 2030 event, president Gianni Infantino said in an interview.,Infantino told Bluewin, a Swiss media outlet, that growing from 48 to 64 teams could make sense.,"That's definitely an issue that will be...

Noah Schultz on a mission to control walks, A's in first-half finale
After a frustrating sweep by the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox have a pair of home wins over the Athletics and will look to complete a sweep of their own on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.,White Sox manager Will Venable said his club's performance in the first two games against the sl...

Red Sox, seeking pristine 9-0 road trip, face lowly Mets
The last time the Boston Red Sox won nine straight games on the road, it was 1977 and their stars were named Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk.,Back in the 2026 playoff hunt going into the All-Star break, Boston will try to not just sweep the weekend series with the New York Mets on Sunday...

Column: UFC faces major decision after Max Holloway's TKO of Conor McGregor
The atmosphere at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was electric for UFC 329, charged with the anticipation of Conor McGregor's return after a five-year absence.,But the air was sucked out of the building just 69 seconds into the main event, transforming a celebratory comeback into a haunting scene of dej...

Conor McGregor's long-awaited UFC return ends with another leg injury
In the highly anticipated UFC 329 welterweight main event, Conor McGregor's return to the Octagon ended in disaster as he sustained another severe leg injury, resulting in a TKO stoppage against Max Holloway at 1:09 of the first round on Saturday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,After slippin...

A'ja Wilson powers Aces to franchise-record 48-point win over Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces notched the largest margin of victory in franchise history by steamrolling the visiting Phoenix Mercury 106-58 on Saturday.,Backup Justine Pissott scored 19 points in the final quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5 of 6 from 3-p...

Andruw Monasterio, Masataka Yoshida homer as Red Sox blank Mets
Andruw Monasterio and Masataka Yoshida each belted two-run homers Saturday and five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the visiting Boston Red Sox blanked the New York Mets 4-0 for their eighth straight win.,Reliever Jovani Moran (2-2) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work. Fill-...

White Sox select Landon Thome, son of Hall of Fame slugger
The Chicago White Sox selected a player with a familiar name with the No. 34 choice in Saturday's Major League Draft when they chose infielder Landon Thome from Nazareth Academy outside Chicago.,Landon Thome is the son of Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who works for the White Sox as a special assistant to...

Five White Sox pitchers combine to blank A's
Chase Meidroth's RBI double lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 win over the visiting Athletics on Saturday.,Meidroth was 2-for-3 and Luisangel Acuna had two hits, while five Chicago pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout.,Erick Fedde (5-6) earned the win after allowing two hits and no runs, whi...

Olivia Miles returns to lead Lynx over Liberty
Rookie star Olivia Miles didn't miss a beat in her return from a calf injury, scoring 23 points and propelling the Minnesota Lynx to a 90-85 victory over the New York Liberty Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Miles made four 3-pointers and Kayla McBride made five as she lit up the scoreboard for a ...

White Sox draft UCLA SS Roch Cholowsky at No. 1
The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick Saturday afternoon at the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft in Philadelphia.,Cholowsky, who turned 21 in April, is considered by draft analysts to be the best college shortstop prospect since Troy Tulowitzki in 2...
UFC 329 predictions: Best bets for Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway
Conor McGregor returns after five years away to face Max Holloway at UFC 329. Check out our best bets and predictions for the entire main card....

Hot Red Sox put travel woes behind, seek to clinch series vs. Mets
The Boston Red Sox left Citi Field on Friday night uncertain who their starting pitcher would be on Saturday.,That may be just a small hurdle to overcome for a team that's already figured out how to win a game immediately after a nightmarish travel experience.,The surging Red Sox will look to clinch...

After scoring outburst, White Sox want repeat against Athletics
An overdue outburst propelled the Chicago White Sox to a lopsided victory against the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,The White Sox will aim to keep slugging and earn a series victory on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago rolled 14-1 in the series opener after managing two combined runs over three stra...