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Lackluster offense, poor defense cost Dodgers in loss to Mets
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani provided the Los Angeles Dodgers some temporary reprieve on Sunday.Before the game, he faced... Read More
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Kelsey Plum's 28 points helps Sparks end losing streak
LOS ANGELES — Against the Chicago Sky, the Sparks found themselves in a must-win situation, not in the grand scheme of the standings, but for peace of mind. A win to help with confidence and morale.
After a week riddled...Read more
Storm deliver statement win, blow out Aces in Jewell Loyd's return
SEATTLE — After one of many highlights, Storm coach Noelle Quinn skipped along the sideline, screamed at no one in particular, clenched her fist and unfurled a furious uppercut — a demonstrative celebration that ...Read more
Matt Calkins: How Storm's dominant win over Aces offered look at past, present and future
SEATTLE — A Storm column in three tenses:
— The past: The story heading into Sunday’s matchup between the Storm and the Las Vegas Aces was Jewell Loyd, the former Seattle star who won two championships here before ...Read more
Yankees withstand rain delay, late Rockies rally to take rubber match
Up 4-2 in the fifth inning, the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies paused for a rain delay at Coors Field that lasted one hour and 46 minutes. When play resumed, the Rockies got a run back and the Yankees were suddenly ...Read more
Cubs catcher Reese McGuire slugs 2 home runs to fuel comeback win over Reds: 3 series takeaways
CINCINNATI — Reese McGuire was not supposed to be in the Chicago Cubs’ lineup Sunday at Great American Ball Park.
McGuire made the short commute Saturday night from Columbus, where Triple-A Iowa played over the ...Read more
Ben Griffin's short game helped him win at Colonial. He credits his parents.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ben Griffin took the lead on the first hole of the final day with an eagle and never relinquished his lead — but he had to make a putt on 18 to secure the win Sunday afternoon at the Charles Schwab ...Read more
Patrick Reusse: A closer study of the Timberwolves at their absolute best reveals the value of Julius Randle
MINNEAPOLIS — Long ago, a friend in the sportswriting business in Atlanta had a colleague who would join us in the required postgame saloon stop. He would get himself full of whiskey, tell a tale of a character or a ...Read more
John Niyo: Skubal comes out cooking at Comerica, delivers huge win for Tigers
DETROIT — Dillon Dingler missed the handshake that wasn’t midway through the eighth inning Sunday afternoon.
So the Detroit Tigers' young catcher wasn’t completely sure if Tarik Skubal would get a chance to finish ...Read more
Rays defeat Blue Jays with 13-run win
TAMPA, Fla. — The Rays rode strong pitching and a big offensive day that included a seven-run fifth inning to a 13-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, extending their winning streak to a season-high matching five ...Read more
Angels shut out by Marlins as offense stalls again
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fans who came to Angel Stadium this weekend hoping to see the high-scoring team that blitzed through an eight-game winning streak were disappointed.
After the Angels extended their streak with a ...Read more
3 takeaways -- including a lack of execution -- following the White Sox's late-game collapse against Rangers
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox were clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth inning Sunday, but the Texas Rangers had runners on second and third with no outs.
Reliever Jordan Leasure struck out Alejandro Osuna. Kyle ...Read more
After tying game, Cardinals get clutch hit, catch and save to sweep Diamondbacks
ST. LOUIS — A day after Jordan Walker’s swing provided the Cardinals leads, it was the 23-year-old’s swing that set the stage for Victor Scott II to provide a clutch hit of his own.
In a Sunday series finale vs. the...Read more
Padres homer their way past Braves, win series
ATLANTA — Some other Padres joined Gavin Sheets in hitting the ball over the wall on Sunday, and the Padres headed home happy after a road trip in which their offense was mostly dormant.
Home runs by Sheets, Jake ...Read more
Phillies fall to Athletics in series finale, ending their nine-game winning streak
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics closer Mason Miller had thrown 48 pitches in the first two games of the series against the Phillies.
But hanging onto 5-4 lead in the ninth inning Sunday, the A’s went back to their...Read more
Twins end their run of last-inning wins in loss to Royals
MINNEAPOLIS — Everything was set up for the Twins’ third straight walk-off win Sunday: A tie score, ninth inning, top of the order coming up.
Maybe it looked too easy.
Kansas City reliever Carlos Estévez retired all...Read more
Oneil Cruz breaks Statcast era velocity record, but Brewers beat Pirates behind rough eighth inning
PITTSBURGH — The ball was hit so hard it likely landed in the Allegheny River before Oneil Cruz left the batter’s box.
Cruz broke the Statcast-era record for the hardest-hit baseball with a 122.9 mph missile in the ...Read more
Dan Wilson ejected, Mariners lose to Astros on walk-off home run
HOUSTON — Dan Wilson’s first ejection came just in time to avoid seeing the Houston Astros torment the Seatttle Mariners with another walk-off homer in Houston.
Jose Altuve opened the ninth inning with a single and ...Read more
Giants take series vs. Nationals as Robbie Ray continues excellent stretch
WASHINGTON — Before they were teammates, Sam Huff and Robbie Ray shared an odd, if not mildly amusing, moment together as opponents.
It was July 15, 2022. Ray, pitching for the Seattle Mariners, was the reigning AL Cy ...Read more
'Incredible performance': Tigers' Skubal dominates Guardians with complete-game two-hitter
DETROIT — When Tarik Skubal sprinted out of the dugout to start the top of the ninth inning Sunday, the crowd of 37,031 erupted. They understood all too well that something special was taking place.
"I got a little ...Read more
Shohei Ohtani throws live batting practice session 19 months after Tommy John surgery
NEW YORK — It had been 641 days since Shohei Ohtani last threw a pitch to a live hitter from a big-league mound.
At 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, inside an empty Citi Field on a cool afternoon in Queens, he did so again — ...Read more
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