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Fenway Park concession workers go on strike for first time in venue’s history
Concession workers at the Boston Red Sox's home venue of Fenway Park have voted to strike for the first time in the history of the venue, they announced Sunday.,The Red Sox are hosting the New York Yankees in the final game of a three-game series today.,Following a three-day vote, 95 percent of the ...
When the Oklahoma City Thunder Roll, the Indiana Pacers Have No Answer
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander powered the Thunder past the Pacers in Game 4, tying the NBA Finals at 2-2 and swinging momentum back to Oklahoma City....
Aaron Civale to make White Sox debut vs. Rangers
The surging Texas Rangers will battle the struggling Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. ,The White Sox will turn to newly acquired right-hander Aaron Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA) for the start while Texas is expected to go with right-handed rook...
Surging Red Sox seek rare sweep of Yankees
The host Boston Red Sox have an opportunity on Sunday afternoon to sweep the New York Yankees for the first time in a three-game series since August 2023.,After beating New York 4-3 on Saturday, the Red Sox have a four-game winning streak and have defeated the Yankees four straight times. The Red So...
Mexico edges Dominican Republic in Gold Cup opener
Edson Alvarez registered a goal and a assist to help Mexico post a 3-2 victory over the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A play on Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Defending champion Mexico (1-0-0, 3 points) also got goals from Raul Jimenez and Cesar Montes.,Peter Gonzalez and Edison...
Hunter Dobbins shuts down Yankees to lift Red Sox
Hunter Dobbins threw six shutout innings to lead the host Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees Saturday.,After beating New York 2-1 Friday, the Red Sox have a chance to sweep the Yankees for the first time since August 2023.,Dobbins (4-1, 3.74 ERA) was dominant, allowing just two hi...
Home-country hero Daniel Suarez wins Mexico City Xfinity race
MEXICO CITY -- In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote NASCAR's return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suarez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday's The Chilango 150 -- coming from last place on the grid in a backup car and ch...
Rangers squander late lead, outlast White Sox in 11
Adolis Garcia ripped a two-out single to score pinch runner Evan Carter with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the reeling White Sox on Saturday in Arlington, Texas., ,The Rangers captured their third straight win, their sixth in their ...
Joao Klauss posts hat trick, as St. Louis City, Galaxy draw
Joao Klauss notched his first career MLS hat trick, including the tying goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, to give St. Louis City a dramatic 3-3 tie with visiting Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon.,St. Louis City (3-9-6, 15 points) improved to 2-1-0 under interim coach Dav...
Twins CF Byron Buxton, 3B Royce Lewis out with injuries
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton exited Saturday's 3-2 road loss against the Houston Astros after being struck on the left elbow by a 95 mph sinker from right-hander Hunter Brown. ,After he was hit by the pitch in the sixth inning, Buxton remained in the game and stole second but exited b...
Shane van Gisbergen earns pole position for Mexico City race
MEXICO CITY -- Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first Busch Light Pole position of the season Saturday afternoon at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and will lead the field to green in the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 Sunday in Mexico City (3 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The scheduled...
White Sox activate new additions RHP Aaron Civale, 1B Ryan Noda
The Chicago White Sox activated newly-acquired right-hander Aaron Civale to the active roster Saturday and recalled first baseman Ryan Noda from Triple-A Charlotte.,In corresponding moves, left-hander Tyler Gilbert and first baseman Tim Elko were optioned to Charlotte.,Civale was acquired Friday fro...
Napheesa Collier takes charge as Lynx rout Sparks 101-78
Napheesa Collier scored 32 points on 13-for-16 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 101-78 victory Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Collier also grabbed eight rebounds and dished six assists for Minnesota (10-1), which bounced back from its first loss of the season. Courtney Willia...
Status of stars still in question as Aces face Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces will meet for the first time in the regular season Sunday when they battle in a Commissioner's Cup game in Las Vegas.,The Mercury (7-4) are 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play, while the Aces (5-4) are 2-2 as both teams enter off victories.,Las Vegas rallied for an ...
Elise Mertens fights off 11 match points to reach Dutch final
Elise Mertens of Belgium saved 11 match points in a victory over top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semifinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,According to the WTA Tour, that's the most match points survived in a main draw women's match this decade.,After dropping th...
Reds acquire RHP Brian Van Belle from Red Sox
The Cincinnati Reds acquired right-hander Brian Van Belle from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations.,The Reds optioned Van Belle to Triple-A Louisville. The Red Sox had designated him for assignment on Wednesday.,Van Belle, 28, has yet to make his major league debut. He...
F1 extends Las Vegas Grand Prix through 2027
The Las Vegas Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 schedule through at least 2027, F1 confirmed on Saturday.,F1 officials and race organizers both expressed interest in keeping the event on the calendar into the next decade.,"We've agreed collectively that we're going to do a two-year extension f...
Red Sox seek to continue success vs. visiting Yankees
The Boston Red Sox will try to extend their winning streak to four games when they face the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday., ,Boston also has won three straight against New York, including a 2-1 victory in 10 innings Friday night. The victory improved Boston's record in one-run games to 8-17 ...
Jacob deGrom in vintage form as Rangers face White Sox
The Texas Rangers will send the closest example of a sure thing to the mound when they battle the improving Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon in the middle contest of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Rangers ace right-hander Jacob deGrom (6-2, 2.12 ERA) will get the start. The White So...
Josh Smith stars as Rangers stay hot, stifle White Sox
Josh Smith homered and scored all three runs for Texas as the surging Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,The Rangers won for the fifth time in their past six games while Chicago dropped its third straight., ,Texas got on t...