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Pete Alonso homered twice, finished with three hits and collected four RBIs Sunday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series.Read more...

Most NBA players see it as an honor to represent their country in the FIBA World Cup, especially those from outside the United States. These players usually won't pass up the opportunity to play for the bragging rights of becoming real" world champions. But like most players today, the old way of coaching doesn't get...Read more...

No. 10 seed Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic battled past China's Xinyu Wang 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York for the first time.Read more...

The United States Senior Men's Basketball Team got its feelings hurt on Sunday. In the final game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Group Stage, they suffered their first international defeat of 2023 with a 110-104 loss to Lithuania.

It's hard to know which aspect of AEW firing CM Punk yesterday is more frustrating: How much both sides left on the table, or how easily it would have been for them to solve whatever the problems were so long ago.Read more...

Europe's six automatic qualifiers for the 2023 Ryder Cup are set, with Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre securing the final two spots on Sunday.Read more...

DeAndre Carter, ranked as the No. 1 interior offensive lineman prospect in the country by 247Sports, announced Sunday he will play at Auburn next fall.Read more...

The shockwaves generated by Colorado's win over No. 17 TCU in coach Deion Sanders' debut continued to be felt a day after the Buffaloes' massive upset in Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

The Minnesota Twins activated utility player Willi Castro (left oblique strain) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians activated first baseman Josh Naylor from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.Read more...

Week 1 of the new and improved" Undisputed with Skip Bayless on FS1 proved to be anything but an improvement, according to most. The numbers don't lie either, as the season debut last Monday peaked at 131,000 viewers and has only gotten worse from there. By day three on Wednesday, Undisputed was charting 78,000...Read more...

Wide receiver Kadarius Toney has recovered from knee surgery and will be on the field Thursday night when the Kansas City Chiefs open the season against the Detroit Lions. Defensive tackle Chris Jones is another story.Read more...

The Colorado Rockies placed Daniel Bard on the 15-day injured list and reinstated fellow right-hander Chase Anderson to start Sunday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in Denver.Read more...

Right tackle Terence Steele has agreed to a five-year, $86.8 million contract extension that includes guarantees of $50 million, ESPN reported Sunday.Read more...

Ben Bryant will start at quarterback for Northwestern in its season opener at Rutgers on Sunday, ESPN reported.Read more...

Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, his 10th consecutive Formula One victory to break the record set by Sebastian Vettel in 2013.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays recalled rookie Taj Bradley from Triple-A Durham and placed fellow right-hander Jason Adam on the 15-day injured list on Sunday.Read more...

The Sacramento Kings signed veteran center JaVale McGee to a contract.Read more...

Now that it's evident Deion Sanders and Colorado are unavoidable, there needs to be some parameters in place. The Buffs upset No. 17 TCU, 45-42, on Saturday in a thrilling game regardless of what you think about Coach Prime.

Aside from Aaron Judge doing what he often does when the opposition actually pitches to him, the New York Yankees were buoyed by the showings of several rookies in a 5-4 victory over the host Houston Astros on Saturday.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians are starting to feel like things are falling into place. They certainly have in the first two contests of their three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles faced the possibility of losing their third consecutive game - a rarity this season - when they played the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night.Read more...

The Atlanta Braves are hot and so is right-hander Charlie Morton, who is set to take the mound Sunday in the finale of a four-game series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

San Francisco Giants' right-hander Alex Cobb came within one out of throwing a no-hitter in his most recent outing.Read more...

The Minnesota Twins will turn to right-hander Kenta Maeda as they try to complete a three-game sweep of the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay hopes to continue to disappoint a large group in attendance when his team goes for a three-game sweep over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.Read more...

Kevin Gausman was born not far from Coors Field and grew up watching the Colorado Rockies during the most successful seasons.Read more...

The development of right-hander Johan Oviedo has been a bright spot during another rebuilding season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Read more...

Saturday's 10-0 rout of the host Chicago White Sox assured the Detroit Tigers of a winning record against American League Central foes this season.Read more...

Mark Canha and Carlos Santana continue to make the front office look good for the Milwaukee Brewers.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds look to secure a critical series win over the National League Central rival Chicago Cubs at home on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series.Read more...

Shedeur Sanders passed for a school-record 510 yards and threw four touchdowns, Dylan Edwards accounted for four scores and Colorado started the Deion Sanders coaching era with a 45-42 shootout victory over No. 17 TCU on Saturday afternoon at Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

Dante Moore led two touchdown drives, one of which came on a 62-yard connection with J. Michael Sturdivant to jump-start a pivotal fourth quarter, and UCLA beat visiting Coastal Carolina, 27-13, Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.Read more...

Kedon Slovis rushed for two touchdowns and BYU's defense allowed just 185 total yards as the Cougars earned a 14-0 victory over Sam Houston State in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Orlando Arcia hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the National League-best Atlanta Braves continued their dominance over the host Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Saturday.Read more...

Jayden de Laura accounted for four touchdowns, Tacario Davis returned a blocked field goal attempt 85 yards for a touchdown and Arizona beat FCS opponent Northern Arizona 38-3 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.Read more...

Wyoming clawed its way all the way back from an early 17-point deficit to earn a 35-33 overtime victory against Texas Tech in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Teemu Pukki scored for the second straight game and Cade Cowell answered with his first goal of the season as visiting Minnesota United earned a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.Read more...

Andrew Tarbell recorded two big saves in the 75th minute and recorded a shutout in his first regular-season appearance of 2023 to help the Houston Dynamo salvage a scoreless draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.Read more...

Orlando Arcia hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the National League-best Atlanta Braves continued their dominance over the host Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Saturday.Read more...

Christian Arango scored his third league in six league appearances for his new club to help Real Salt Lake earn a 2-0 home victory over the struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.Read more...

South Korea's Hyo Joon Jang shot a blistering 62 to move within one shot of leader Megan Khang after three rounds of the Portland Classic on Saturday in Portland, Ore.Read more...

San Diego's Blake Snell pitched six shutout innings and his teammates hit four homers off San Francisco Giants rookie left-hander Kyle Harrison in the host Padres' 6-1 win on Saturday night.Read more...

Playing against his former team, Ali Jennings caught two of Grant Wells' three touchdown passes as Virginia Tech avenged a season-opening loss from a year ago by defeating Old Dominion 36-17 on Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.Read more...

Charlie Blackmon had three hits and three RBIs, Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon and Elehuris Montero had two hits each, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 in Denver on Saturday night.Read more...

Caleb Griffin kicked a game-winning 29-yard field goal with five seconds left and Luke Altmyer passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns to boost host Illinois to a season-opening 30-28 victory against Toledo on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.Read more...

Cedric Mullins hit a three-run home run and starter Kyle Bradish was effective through six innings as the Baltimore Orioles earned a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night.Read more...

Michael Pratt passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and No. 24 Tulane defeated visiting South Alabama 37-17 in the nonconference season opener for both teams Saturday night in New Orleans.Read more...

Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and No. 21 North Carolina's defense stiffened in the second half as the Tar Heels defeated South Carolina 31-17 to open the season Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.Read more...

Alex Ring scored a late tying goal as Austin FC picked up a single point in a 2-2 draw with the host New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.Read more...