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Cubs hold on to lead for crosstown series win over White Sox
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Ben Brown pitched five strong innings to lift the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,An early spurt staked the Cubs to a 2-1 lead before they held on to take two of three in the crosstown series.,Daniel P...
Report: Chargers LT Rashawn Slater lands record extension
Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater has agreed to a record-setting four-year, $114 million extension, ESPN reported on Sunday.,The deal includes a record $92 million guaranteed and makes Slater the highest-paid offensive lineman in history at $28.5 million per season, per the report.,Tam...
Giants' Daboll: Jaxson Dart's camp 'much like all the rookies'
The New York Giants have one of the deeper and more intriguing quarterback rooms in the NFL, but coach Brian Daboll is firm in his stance that Russell Wilson is the team's starter.,The Giants signed veteran Jameis Winston, selected Jaxson Dart in the first round and also have Tommy DeVito entering h...
Rangers activate 1B/DH Joc Pederson from injured list
The Texas Rangers activated designated hitter/first baseman Joc Pederson from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.,Pederson, who missed two months with a fractured right hand, batted fifth as the DH in Sunday's series finale against the visiting Atlanta Braves.,Pederson, 33, was hit by a pitch by Whit...
Oscar Piastri tops Lando Norris, wins Belgian Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri held off McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix on a rainy Sunday in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.,Piastri collected his sixth win of the Formula 1 season and eighth career after finishing the 44-lap race in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 22.601 seconds.,"I knew I ...
Report: Bulls, Billy Donovan reach multi-year extension
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan signed a multi-year contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Donovan, 60, who had one year remaining on the contract.,Donovan guided Chicago its second consecutive 39-43 record last season, finishing ninth in the Easter...
Cubs seek series win against White Sox
After swapping one-sided victories in the first two games of their crosstown rivalry series, the host Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs will meet in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon.,Rekindling a potent attack ranks atop the White Sox's objectives, to be sure, although rookie right-hander Sean ...
Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler to experience a first in facing Dodgers
Nine months after helping his former team win the World Series, Walker Buehler will lead the host Boston Red Sox into the finale of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA) spent the first seven seasons of his major league career with the Dodgers. He then joined t...
Mercury look to end skid against Mystics team on the rise
In the midst of a three-game losing streak, the Phoenix Mercury aim to break out of the funk Sunday when they visit the Washington Mystics.,Phoenix (15-9) let a second-half lead slip away in an 89-76 loss to the host New York Liberty on Friday but still maintain the third-best overall record in the ...
Marcus Semien’s walk-off single in 10th lifts Rangers over hapless Braves
Marcus Semien's walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning proved the difference as the Texas Rangers stayed hot with a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,Semien's hit off the Braves' Enyel De Los Santos (3-3) ...
Garrett Crochet recovers after early blasts, leads Red Sox past Dodgers
Garrett Crochet allowed two solo home runs in the top of the first, but then pitched five shutout innings to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday night.,Crochet (12-4) limited the Dodgers to two runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out 10 and walked tw...
Matt Shaw, Ian Happ go deep as Cubs cruise past White Sox in crosstown clash
Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered to back 6 1/3 strong innings from Cade Horton as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday.,The Cubs out-hit the White Sox 10-6 to even the crosstown series at one game apiece. Dansby Swanson delivered a two-out, two-run single in the eig...
Lynx look to keep rolling at home against strong Dream squad
Not only are the Minnesota Lynx winning consistently at home, their margins of victory are increasing.,Coming off a pair of blowout home wins, the Lynx attempt to improve to 15-0 in league home games Sunday night when they host the Atlanta Dream.,Minnesota (22-4) has won four straight since a six-po...
Galaxy, Dynamo reschedule postponed match for Sept. 6
The postponed match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and host Houston Dynamo has been rescheduled for Sept. 6, both teams announced on Saturday.,The originally scheduled match for Friday was postponed due to inclement weather in the Houston area that made the field unplayable.,The start of the match w...
Vikings S Josh Metellus agrees to multi-year extension
Minnesota Vikings versatile safety Josh Metellus agreed to terms on a multi-year extension, head coach Kevin O'Connell announced on Saturday.,While the Vikings did not divulge terms of the deal, multiple media outlets reported it was a three-year, $36 million extension. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said the...
Report: Texans RB Joe Mixon (foot) out multiple weeks
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is expected to miss multiple weeks of training camp due to a foot injury, NFL Network reported Saturday.,He will be re-evaluated later this summer to see if he'll be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener against the host Los Angeles Rams, per the report.,Mixon, wh...
Texans to induct co-founder Janice McNair into Ring of Honor
The Houston Texans will induct Janice McNair, who co-founded the team with her late husband, into their Ring of Honor.,The ceremony will take place Nov. 2 at halftime of the Texans' game against the Denver Broncos.,She will become the fourth person honored, following her husband, Robert McNair, and ...
Teoscar Hernandez, Dodgers look to build on success vs. Red Sox
Los Angeles' Teoscar Hernandez is trending in the right direction at the plate as the visiting Dodgers prepare to face the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series. ,Hernandez missed two weeks in May with an adductor strain. When he returned to the Dodgers' lineup, ...
White Sox seek to sustain scoring surge in clash vs. Cubs
The Chicago White Sox boast a major-league-best 61 runs since the All-Star break and have gone 6-1 over that span.,It's certainly a feel-good run for a team that toiled during much of the first half, and the White Sox hope to maintain their surge as they host the crosstown rival Chicago Cubs on Satu...
Dynamo-Galaxy match postponed after rainstorm
After a weather delay of more than four hours without action ever beginning, the scheduled match between the Houston Dynamo and the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy was postponed late Friday night.,Officials attempted to get the field in a playable condition following a rainstorm but were unsuccessful.,A...