PHILADELPHIA — Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled — and scored, of course — when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whistle, ...
LAKE LINDEN — Not one, not two but three balls left the Boneyard Wednesday in women's fastpitch softball. Two of them cleared the fence off of the bats of the Gold Standard ladies and accounted for three of the six runs in their 6-1 win against Moyle/Finnish Coat. According to Gold ...
ATLANTA — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and Gabby Williams had 14 of her 19 points in the second half to help the Golden State Valkyries complete a season sweep of the Atlanta Dream with an 88-83 victory on Saturday. Burton made 6 of 9 shots, with two 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws for Golden State (14-7) in its fourth straight victory. Williams sank 7 of 14 shots, including four 3-pointers, to help the Valkyries hand Atlanta (12-9) its fifth straight loss. Reserve Janelle Salaun had three 3s and scored 14 points. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 22 points and Angel Reese had ...
SEATTLE — Less than 24 hours removed from throwing out the first pitch at a Seattle Mariners game alongside his team, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino extended some unexpected birthday wishes. They were not directed toward forward Folarin Balogun, who turned 25 on Friday, but rather the ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jack Flaherty pitched three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday. Tyler Holton retired the only batter he faced after relieving Flaherty, before Keider Montero ...
CLEVELAND — José Ramírez has made steady progress in his recovery from hand surgery and the Cleveland Guardians star third baseman will soon start taking batting practice. The seven-time All-Star has been out since having a portion of the hamate bone in his left hand removed on June 16. Ramírez injured his hand while making a swing against the Detroit Tigers three days earlier. Chris Antonetti, the Guardians' president of baseball operations, said Ramírez has been hitting off a tee and is scheduled to start overhand batting practice "over the next couple days." Antonetti said ...
