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Ruling restores Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's eligibility
A local judge granted Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA on Monday, making him eligible to play for the Red Raiders this season.,He was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after admitting to gambling on college football games, including betting on hi...
Plane headed to transport Yadier Molina crashes
A plane that crashed and erupted into a fireball was on its way to pick up former St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and his family in Texas, Molina confirmed on social media.,The crash occurred Sunday at the airport in La Romana, Dominican Republic, minutes after the private, U.S.-registered...
U.S. Open to honor Roger Federer with exhibition event
The U.S. Open will honor five-time champion Roger Federer with an exhibition event at this summer's tournament.,"Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York" will take place on Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.,Federer, 44, will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of...
Offense badly needed for Red Sox, Rays through down stretches
The Tampa Bay Rays and visiting Boston Red Sox will both be searching for more offense when they open a three-game series Monday night.,Tampa Bay was limited to six hits and struck out 10 times during Sunday's 4-1 loss to Miami. It was Tampa Bay's 10th loss in 13 games, and marked the eighth time du...
Reports: Diamondbacks sign suspended OF Max Kepler
Max Kepler has 18 days remaining until his suspension for performance-enhancing drug usage is over. But when the ban is over, the outfielder now knows where he'll be headed.,The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Kepler, multiple outlets reported Sunday, with Sports Illustrated reporting it is a one-y...
LA Thieves win battle with OpTic Texas for CDL Stage 4 Minor title
The Los Angeles Thieves jumped out to a big lead then held off OpTic Texas' comeback to capture the grand final 4-2 on Sunday in the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Minor.,Both teams advanced to the grand final with 3-0 sweeps in the semifinals earlier Sunday -- Texas downing the Paris Gentle Mates an...
Phillies flex on offense, beat White Sox for 9th win in 12 games
Brandon Marsh homered for the third consecutive game, drove in two runs and scored twice, fueling the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Rafael Marchan belted a two-run homer and Alec Bohm also had two hits and two RBIs as Philadelphia won the decisive ...
Team Yandex topple LGD again, winning BLAST Slam VII title
Team Yandex smacked LGD Gaming 3-1 in the grand final Sunday to win first prize at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Yandex will bring home $300,000 out of the $1 million pool of prize money, plus an additional $100,000 club bonus. LGD Gaming settled for $150,000 and $45,000, respe...
Cody Bellinger, Yankees get hot in 8th to beat Red Sox
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs to start a five-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees recorded a 6-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the eighth time in 12 games and second time in five games since losing Aaron Judge to a...
Iran arrives at new base camp in Mexico ahead of World Cup
Amid the turmoil of war in their homeland, Iran arrived in North America on Sunday in advance of the World Cup which starts this week in Mexico, Canada and the United States.,After the tournament favorites and the trio of host countries, all eyes will be on the Iran team which is dealing with the po...
Alexander Zverev has grand moment by winning French Open
Germany's Alexander Zverev can finally call himself a Grand Slam champion after winning the French Open title Sunday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli at Paris.,Zverev had 24 career ATP titles and a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics at Japan, but he had been 0-3 in...
Phillies send veteran vs. White Sox rookie in rubber game
The Chicago White Sox got the best of a rookie pitcher Saturday., ,The Philadelphia Phillies will look to do the same Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting White Sox., ,After an 8-6 victory in Friday's series opener, Philadelphia turned to first-year right-hander ...
Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...
Team Yandex awaits foe in grand final of BLAST Slam VII
Team Yandex downed BetBoom Team to advance to Sunday's grand final at the BLAST Slam VII playoffs in Copenhagen, Denmark., ,BetBoom Team, after losing 2-1 in the upper-bracket final on Saturday, can earn another shot at Team Yandex and the $300,000 top prize if they can get past LGD Gaming in the lo...
Texas, Paris, LA, Vegas reach CDL Stage 4 Minor semifinals
OpTic Texas, Paris Gentle Mates and LA Thieves posted quarterfinal sweeps, while FaZe Vegas also advanced to the semifinals of the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Minor on Saturday.,All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward $20,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The singl...
Rangers place C Danny Jansen (forearm) on 10-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed veteran catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a right forearm strain.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers signed another seasoned catcher, Elias Diaz, to a major league contract.,Jansen, 31, said he fel...
Lynx dominate Storm in second half, take win streak to 7
Natasha Howard scored a season-high 27 points as the Minnesota Lynx extended their winning streak to seven games with an 88-68 home victory over the Seattle Storm on Saturday.,Rookie Olivia Miles scored 19 points, while Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams each added 11 as the Lynx improved to a WNBA...
Golden Tempo takes 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first, third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...
Yankees-Red Sox game Saturday postponed
Saturday's game between the visiting Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was postponed due to a forecast of sustained rain at Yankee Stadium.,The postponement was announced a little over a half hour after the originally scheduled 7:35 p.m. EST start. The game will be made up as a split doubleheader ...
Golden Tempo wins 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first and third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...