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Jackets sign pending UFA Charlie Coyle to 6-year extension
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Charlie Coyle to a six-year, $36 million extension on Tuesday.,Coyle, 34, recorded 58 points (20 goals, career high-tying 38 assists) while playing in all 82 games this season, the 14th of his career and his first with the Blue...

Surging Alyssa Thomas and Olivia Miles ready to meet in Phoenix
The Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas had a near triple-double Sunday, and Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles scored 21 points in her debut Saturday heading into Tuesday's home opener for Phoenix.,Thomas had 19 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds but committed six of the 17 turnovers for the Mercury,...

Jake Paul acknowledges cloudy future while saying 'I'm not done'
Jake Paul expressed a desire to continue fighting while acknowledging his fighting career could be done in a recent interview.,Paul, 29, is still recovering after Anthony Joshua broke his jaw during their December fight, Paul's first loss in seven fights.,"We'll see what my doctors say," Paul said o...

Matt Fitzpatrick glad to cede spotlight to brother Alex at PGA
For years, Matt Fitzpatrick was the more famous of the golfing brothers from England. He's been more than happy to take a back seat to Alex this year.,"I'm probably known as Alex's brother now, as opposed to him being Matt's brother," the elder Fitzpatrick said Monday ahead of the PGA Championship t...

Munetaka Murakami powers White Sox into clash vs. Royals
After earning their third series victory in the past four, the Chicago White Sox are eager to take on the visiting Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game set on Tuesday night.,"Everybody knows that we have a really good group, a lot of talent here, and we're just putting the pieces togethe...

Kyle Schwarber, Phillies strut into series vs. Red Sox
Kyle Schwarber will take a four-game home-run streak into the opener of a three-game series Tuesday when the Philadelphia Phillies travel to Boston to face the Red Sox.,Schwarber has five total home runs in his last four games, and 16 home runs this season, as the Phillies have gone 10-3 since April...

Toronto KOI finishes 4-1 at CDL Major 3 qualifying
Toronto KOI moved up to second in the standings with a victory on Sunday, the final day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major.,G2 Minnesota and the Miami Heretics also won on Day 3 of Week 3. OpTic Texas, which had concluded its five-match slate on Saturday, finished atop the stand...

Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (hand) exits early; initial scans negative
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nick Martinez in the first inning.,Contreras ran the bases, but did not return to the field for the second inning as the Red Sox initially said he had a con...

Remarkable 3-point performance helps Knicks rout 76ers, complete sweep
Miles McBride made 7 of 9 3-pointers for 25 points and Jalen Brunson scored 22 on 6-of-10 shooting from long range as the visiting New York Knicks throttled the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 in Game 4 on Sunday to sweep their second-round playoff series., ,Josh Hart (17 points) and Landry Shamet (12) e...

Randal Grichuk helps White Sox rally past Mariners
Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox won two of three games in the series.,Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that ju...

Rays earn 4-1 win, take two of three from rival Red Sox
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the final of a shortened three-game series.,Junior Caminero's solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second exte...

Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (hand) exits after being hit by pitch
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nick Martinez in the first inning.,Contreras ran the bases, but did not return to the field for the second inning as the Red Sox initially said he had a con...

White Sox RHP Davis Martin putting up serious numbers, takes on Mariners
Right-hander Davis Martin had delivered seven shutout innings for the Chicago White Sox on Monday when fellow starter Anthony Kay approached him with a question.,"Why couldn't you go eight?",Chicago calls that "chirping," and the club credits it in part for the success of a starting rotation that ha...

On upswing, Red Sox try to crack Rays' tough pitching staff
Following a sluggish start to their season, the Boston Red Sox will enter Sunday's rubber game with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays seeking their fifth victory in their last six games., ,Although Boston is battling with Baltimore to stay out of the American League East cellar, the Red Sox have surrender...

Royal Ravens knock Thieves from unbeaten ranks at CDL Major 3 qualifying
The Carolina Royal Ravens rallied from a loss in the opening map to hand the Los Angeles Thieves their first match defeat 3-2 in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major on Saturday.,Three of the four matches on Day 2 of the third and final week were 3-2 decisions. First-place OpTic Texa...

Christian Lundgaard wins first race since 2023 at Sonsio Grand Prix
Christian Lundgaard snapped a 47-race winless drought and secured his first IndyCar win in nearly three years with a victory in the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday.,The Danish racer, who started in fourth place, took the lead for good on the 68th lap of t...

Angel Reese makes key play in winning Dream debut against Lynx
Angel Reese blocked Emese Hof's shot as time expired, and the Atlanta Dream outlasted the Minnesota Lynx for a 91-90 win on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Allisha Gray finished with a game-high 24 points to lead Atlanta in the season opener for both teams. Naz Hillmon and Rhyne Howard scored 15 poin...

Miguel Vargas, White Sox power way past Mariners
Miguel Vargas homered twice and Colson Montgomery also went deep to back five strong innings from Anthony Kay and boost the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak behind its second straight multi-homer game. Re...

Gabriel Pec's second-half brace vaults Galaxy past Atlanta
Gabriel Pec scored two second-half goals for the LA Galaxy, who defeated host Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday evening.,Pec's brace, which gave him three goals in MLS play this season, led the Galaxy (4-4-4, 16 points) to their second road win in league action and a third straight unbeaten result (2-0...

Gabriel Pec's econd-half brace vaults Galaxy past Atlanta
Gabriel Pec scored two second-half goals for the LA Galaxy, who defeated host Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday evening.,Pec's brace, which gave him three goals in MLS play this season, led the Galaxy (4-4-4, 16 points) to their second road win in league action and a third straight unbeaten result (2-0...