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David Peralta ends homer drought as Padres top Rangers
David Peralta hit his first home run in almost a year, helping the San Diego Padres even their three-game series against the Texas Rangers with a 6-4 win on Wednesday at Arlington, Texas.,Manny Machado also homered for the Padres, who got RBIs from Luis Arraez and Jackson Merrill while snapping thei...
Red Sox score four in 9th to beat Marlins
Brayan Bello delivered a quality outing over 6 2/3 innings as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Wednesday.,Bello (8-5) allowed one run on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Matsaka Yoshida and Rafael Devers each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Red Sox.,Marlins ...
Erick Fedde, White Sox level series with Guardians
Erick Fedde allowed one run over six strong innings while the Chicago White Sox had four batters with at least two hits en route to an 8-2 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.,Lenyn Sosa posted three hits and an RBI and Martin Maldonado recorded an RBI single during a four-run fourth ...
Mark Cavendish breaks Tour de France record for stage wins
Mark Cavendish broke a long-standing Tour de France record Wednesday with his 35th stage win.,The 39-year-old sprint specialist dashed to the milestone victory in the fifth stage in Saint-Vulbas, France.,Five-time champion Eddy Merckx of Belgium established the record with 34 stage wins from 1969-75...
Red Sox aim to extend hitting hot streak vs. Marlins
The Boston Red Sox's bats are bringing the heat.,The Red Sox are 12-5 since June 12, and they have at least seven runs in nine of those wins. The latest instance came in an 8-3 victory against the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday, and Boston will look to keep it going in the middle contest of the three...
Gavin Williams returns as Guardians host White Sox
Gavin Williams is finally set to return to a major league mound -- and potentially help the Cleveland Guardians extend their latest run of home success.,Meanwhile, the lowly Chicago White Sox continue to look for anything positive amid their dismal campaign.,Williams makes his anticipated season deb...
Bo Naylor's sacrifice fly sends Guardians past White Sox
Bo Naylor delivered a pinch-hit, walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth and the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night despite blowing a pair of multi-run leads. ,Rookie Daniel Schneemann and Tyler Freeman each hit a two-run homer for Cleveland, which...
Red Sox use fast start to coast past Marlins
Kutter Crawford tossed six effective innings for the visiting Boston Red Sox, who scored early and never looked back in an 8-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,Crawford (4-7) allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts.,Marlins pitcher Valente Bellozo (0-1) gave up five runs on seven h...
Liberty rally late to exact some revenge on Lynx
Jonquel Jones had 21 points with 12 rebounds as the host New York Liberty exacted some revenge by storming past the Minnesota Lynx 76-67 on Tuesday in a clash between a pair of top teams.,The Liberty closed the game on a 15-2 run as the Lynx went 7:30 without a point in the fourth quarter.,The win p...
Mercury, Wings look to escape recent doldrums
The Phoenix Mercury are out to regain lost momentum when they square off Wednesday against the struggling Dallas Wings at Arlington, Texas., ,Both teams have six games to play before the WNBA takes a one-month break for the Paris Olympics., ,Phoenix hits the road after an 83-72 home loss to Connecti...
Report: Pats LB Jahlani Tavai signing 3-year extension
The New England Patriots are in agreement with linebacker Jahlani Tavai on a three-year contract extension, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal has a base value of $15 million and is worth up to $21 million with incentives, per the report.,Tavai, 27, finished second on the Patriots with 110 tackles in 1...
Liberty own best record, but Lynx have the edge entering rematch
It's a rematch of the recent 2024 Commissioner's Cup championship game on Tuesday when the New York Liberty host the Minnesota Lynx.,While the Liberty are 16-3 overall this season -- the franchise's best record through 19 games and the best record in the WNBA -- the Lynx have beaten the Liberty twic...
Red Sox vow to keep improving, take on lowly Marlins
The Boston Red Sox turned a rough May into a solid June, and now they'll try to carry that into July when they kick it off with a three-game visit to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,The Red Sox went 15-10 last month, including 12-6 over the past three weeks, after a 12-16 record in May. The middle of ...
Reports: Celtics giving Jayson Tatum record-breaking $314M deal
The Boston Celtics and All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum are finalizing a five-year supermax extension worth $314 million, which would be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic and ESPN reported Monday.,The deal comes after Tatum helped guide the Celtics to the NBA title this summer, the 18th in f...
'Complete' Guardians not overlooking last-place White Sox
Entering July, the Cleveland Guardians are among the best teams in baseball and are looking to get better.,A prime opportunity arrives against the lowly Chicago White Sox.,Following a rough road trip, the Guardians eye a sixth straight home victory in Tuesday night's series opener with the White Sox...
Report: 76ers G Tyrese Maxey lands $204M extension
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey agreed to a five-year, $204 million maximum contract extension, ESPN reported Monday.,A first-time All-Star in 2023-24, Maxey was named the NBA's Most Improved Player and also took home the league's Sportsmanship Award.,Maxey, 23, improved his scoring average fr...
Report: Paul George signing 4-year, $212M deal with 76ers
Star forward Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers agreed on a four-year, $212 million maximum contract, ESPN reported early Monday morning.,George accepted the deal at a meeting with members of Philadelphia's front office, per the report. Team owner Josh Harris, general manager Elton Brand, presid...
Ecuador moves into Copa quarterfinals after 0-0 draw with Mexico
Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw against Mexico in the teams' Group B finale on Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Ecuador (1-1-1, 4 points) absorbed pressure throughout the evening to secure the second spot in the group above Mexico (1-1-1, 4 poi...
Ecuador move into Copa quarterfinals after 0-0 draw with Mexico
Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw against Mexico in the teams' Group B finale on Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Ecuador (1-1-1, 4 points) absorbed pressure throughout the evening to secure the second spot in the group above Mexico (1-1-1, 4 poi...
Report: 76ers reach two-year, $10M deal with C Andre Drummond
The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a two-year, $10 million contact with veteran center Andre Drummond, The Athletic reported on Sunday.,Drummond, a four-time NBA rebounding champ, seemed to confirm the deal on social media.,"I'm in the mood for a Philly cheesesteak," he tweeted.,<blockquote class...