On a night when the Minnesota Twins pulled off the first 8-5 triple play in major-league history and manager Tony La Russa earned his first ejection of the season, the Chicago White Sox fell 6-3 in 10 innings before a raucous crowd of 32,483 on the South Side. The Twins pulled 5½ games ahead of…
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Alex Morgan scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Haiti, 3-0, on Monday night in the opening match of the CONCACAF W Championship. The tournament determines the region’s four direct berths in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Midge Purce also…
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As infielders in Baltimore struggle to find consistency at the plate, prospects at two of those positions — namely Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg — at Triple-A Norfolk are continuing to perform. But as has been the case throughout the Orioles’ rebuild, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias isn’t likely to rush a…
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Q: No one on the Heat summer-league team looks like they even have potential to be a contributing NBA player. I’ll give Nikola Jovic a pass because he is so young, but he looks very slow. – Joel. A: What matters most with Nikola Jovic is he recognizes that there is a different NBA speed,…
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Becca Taylor, a 4-year-old Old Topper filly, keeps climbing in class and winning. She’s won 9 of 10 starts after taking Monday’s $200,000 Grade II Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos. After winning seven of her first eight races, mostly against other Cal-breds, Becca Taylor stepped up into graded-stakes company last time out and…
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From left to right, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner, Trayce Thompson and Chris Taylor celebrate Thompson’s three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers’ Trayce Thompson gestures toward the stands after hitting a three-run home…
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LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, left, stops CF Montreal midfielder Lassi Lappalainen on the attack during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Carson, Calif., Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, center, gets to the ball over CF Montreal defender Rudy Camacho, right, with defender Julian Araujo,…
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage scored early and often with nine of her 19 points in the first quarter, as LA beat the Phoenix Mercury 78-75 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. The Sparks won their third consecutive game to improve to 10-11 under interim head coach Fred Williams. “I’m really proud…
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Seiya Suzuki sprinted around the bases at American Family Field. He planned to keep running until told otherwise. Chicago Cubs third base coach Willie Harris did not hesitate, emphatically waving him home. Suzuki dodged the Milwaukee Brewers’ relay throw and tag attempt by catcher Victor Caratini as his hand swiped the plate while eluding Caratini’s…
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CINCINNATI – On the eve of Max Scherzer’s triumphant return to the Mets rotation, Taijuan Walker offered a reminder that he was quietly the Mets starter who stepped up in the ace’s seven-week absence. Walker has posted a 2.59 ERA in the nine starts and 55.2 innings since Scherzer went on the injured list, including…
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