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BOOM, G2 x iG and Liquid reach PGL Wallachia playoffs
BOOM Esports, G2 x iG and Team Liquid seized the final three playoff spots on Wednesday at the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.,BOOM defeated Shopify Rebellion and G2 x iG eliminated BetBoom Team with 2-1 wins before Liquid swept Team Secret to complete the group stage action...
White Sox acquire OF Corey Julks from Astros
The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Corey Julks from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Luis Rodriguez.,The deal was announced Wednesday by Astros general manager Dana Brown.,Julks, 28, made his major league debut with Houston in 2023 and batted .245 with six homers, ...
Alex Albon signs contract extension with Williams
Williams Racing announced a multi-year contract extension with Alex Albon on Wednesday.,The London-born Thai driver has been with the Formula One team since the start of the 2022 season.,The extension keeps Albon, 28, with Williams into F1's new regulation era that begins in 2026.,"I am incredibly h...
Red Sox, Rays meet again after 12-inning thriller
The Boston Red Sox will look to ride the momentum of a walk-off win in 12 innings when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,The teams have split the first two games of the set. Romy Gonzalez's hard single down the first-base line gave Boston the 5-...
Andrew Vaughn, White Sox chase series win over Nats
As with most of his Chicago White Sox teammates, first baseman Andrew Vaughn struggled at the plate to begin the season.,Things are turning around lately.,Vaughn belted two home runs in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday, and he will hope to keep goin...
Alanna Smith pours in 22 as Lynx overtake Storm
Alanna Smith added a career-high 22 points in her debut with her new team, Napheesa Collier added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx rallied for an 83-70 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday in a season opener for both teams.,Courtney Williams, also in her Lynx debut, pro...
Romy Gonzalez's walk-off single in 12th lifts Red Sox past Rays
Romy Gonzalez ripped a walk-off single just inside the first-base line in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Before scoring single runs in the 11th and 12th innings, the Red Sox had been held scoreless since Ceddanne Rafa...
Erick Fedde, White Sox blank Nationals for DH split
Erick Fedde pitched seven shutout innings against his former team and Andrew Vaughn homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss in the opener, winning for the fifth time in seven games...
Second place on line when Galaxy, Minnesota United meet
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United have put together performances that suggest they are among the top teams in the MLS., ,It would suggest that a spirited matchup is ahead when the teams collide Wednesday at Saint Paul, Minn., ,While Real Salt Lake leads the Western Conference, the Galaxy a...
Nationals get by White Sox to open doubleheader
Keibert Ruiz delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and Joey Meneses was 4-for-4 with two RBIs as the Washington Nationals topped the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.,Washington snapped a two-game losing streak by out-hitting Chicago 10-8 an...
Kirk Cousins takes field with Falcons, moving past injury, draft shocker
Healing from a season-ending injury and Achilles surgery, Kirk Cousins has lost interest in the draft night conversation centered around the Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick. ,Cousins participated in non-contact workouts with his teammates on Tuesday and sa...
Report: Hockey Canada trial date to be set soon
The trial date for the five pro hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Canada is expected to be set at a hearing on June 11, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Attorneys for the players appeared virtually before Justice Alissa Mitchell on Tuesday and learned the scheduling date.,Set to go on tr...
Golden State WNBA expansion team reveals name, logo
The WNBA expansion team due to begin play in 2025 in San Francisco unveiled its name, logo and colors on Tuesday, introducing the Golden State Valkyries.,Valkyries are warrior women from Norse mythology.,"This brand is Golden State's modern interpretation of Valkyries: strong, bold, and fierce," the...
Red Sox try to find way to solve rival Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays look to continue their recent dominance of the Boston Red Sox when the American League East rivals play the second of a four-game series on Tuesday in Boston.,Twelve of the 14 games between the teams since the start of 2023 went the Rays' way, including a season-series-opening, 5-...
Erick Fedde faces former club as White Sox host Nats in DH
A season overseas has done wonders for Erick Fedde.,The right-handed pitcher has flourished this year for the Chicago White Sox in his return to the major leagues after a sparkling one-year stint with the NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2023.,Fedde will look to continue his resurgent...
New-look Storm open season vs. Lynx
A pair of teams intent on returning to their recent glory days will meet in a WNBA season opener on Tuesday when the Seattle Storm play host to the Minnesota Lynx.,The Lynx returned to the playoffs last season after their 11-year postseason run ended in 2022. Included in that 11-season stretch was f...
Amed Rosario powers Rays to win over Red Sox
Amed Rosario doubled, tripled and factored into four of the Tampa Bay Rays' runs in a 5-3 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Rosario drove in three runs, Yandy Diaz went 3-for-5 and Jose Caballero also had a pair of hits, with each scoring a run for the Rays.,Both teams scored three runs in...
Nationals-White Sox opener postponed; doubleheader Tuesday
The opener of a three-game series between the Washington Nationals and host Chicago White Sox was rained out Monday evening.,The White Sox said the game will be made up Tuesday as part of a straight doubleheader beginning at 3:40 p.m. local time. Game 2 will begin 30-45 minutes after the conclusion ...
Reports: Lions award Jared Goff four-year, $212M extension
The Detroit Lions and Jared Goff have agreed to a four-year, $212 million contract extension with $170 million guaranteed, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday.,Goff, 29, was entering the final year of a contract he signed with the Rams before the 2021 trade that sent Goff to Detroit and Matthew Sta...
Champion Aces set a three-peat course vs. Mercury
While plenty of attention has been paid to some of the WNBA's newest players entering this season, the Las Vegas Aces are out to show once again they are the league's most complete team.,The two-time reigning champion Aces are set to raise another banner and receive their rings before hosting the Ph...