The Milwaukee Brewers relied on the long ball to get back on the winning track. Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and William Contreras each belted home runs on Sunday to power the Brewers to a 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Contreras' two-run homer in a three-run fifth inning put the Brewers on top to stay. Freddy Peralta (5-3) gave the Brewers six quality innings, allowing a three-run homer to Josh L
Amani Dennis returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and Luis Aguilar kicked three field goals to lead the Philadelphia Stars past the New Orleans Breakers 16-10 on Sunday in Detroit. Aguilar made field goals of 21 and 31 yards for an early 6-0 lead for the Stars (3-3). Dennis picked off Breakers quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson for a score and a 13-0 lead with 9:59 left in the second quarter. Bethel-Thomps
Riley Adams belted a solo homer to highlight his four-hit performance on Sunday, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers. Adams also had two doubles and a single for the Nationals, who took two of three from the Tigers. Ildemaro Vargas also homered and Jeimer Candelario had four singles for Washington. Starter Josiah Gray (4-5) navigated through five innings, allowing one run
The New York Mets mounted another late-inning comeback Sunday afternoon as Starling Marte hit a two-run eighth-inning homer to lift the hosts to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader. The Mets, who squandered a 3-0 lead in the top of the eighth, have won four straight, including three in their last at-bat. New York won 10-inning affairs on walk-off hits by Pete Alonso on Wednesday and
Bryson Stott broke a scoreless tie with his pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies got a solid outing from starter Taijuan Walker on short rest, to win 2-1 over the visiting Chicago Cubs in Sunday's decisive three-game series finale. Philadelphia managed just four hits through six innings against Chicago starter Justin Steele but broke through with the left-hander out of the game.
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The Steelers are continuing their support of the Girls Flag Football League in Pittsburgh, helping to promote and grow the league during their 2023 season. There are 17 schools participating this year, up from six in 2022, with some of the schools having multiple teams because of the popularity. Throughout the Girls Flag Football season, Steelers.com will be bringing you feature stories, photo gall
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoff spots have been sealed after Gujarat Titans' victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. GT's six-wicket victory knocked out RCB from the playoff race and allowed Mumbai Indians to finish off at the fourth spot. Kohli's record-breaking century allowed RCB to set a competitive target of 198. Shubman
Rookie Jared Shuster, ranked as Atlanta's No. 1 pitching prospect, earned his first major league victory on Sunday as the Braves beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 3-2 in the rubber game of their three-game series. Shuster (1-2), hastily moved into the rotation when the Braves lost top-line starters Max Fried and Kyle Wright to prolonged injuries, produced the best start of his young career. In his fourth appearance, the
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday qualified for the Indian Premier League 2023 playoffs after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered a 6-wicket defeat in their final league stage match against defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT). The Indian Premier League 2023 had fantastic drama on the final day of the league stage game. With two teams vying for the final berth in the IPL
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): India's rising talent Shubman Gill overshadowed Virat Kohli's record-breaking century to clinch the victory for Gujarat Titans against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Former cricketers lauded Gill after his match-winning unbeaten knock of 104(52). Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla praised Gill for his te
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): Shubman Gill's extraordinary century outshined Virat Kohli's classic knock of 101 runs to help Gujarat Titans (GT) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Gill hit a magnificent 104(52) to power Gujarat Titans to a thrilling win and knock Royal Challengers out of the tournam
Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said he wouldn't mind a return engagement with the Houston Texans. That's according to what Clowney, 30, told KRIV-TV in Houston. He said his representatives talked to Texans officials about the possibility. "It would be nice," Clowney said in the interview with the Houston station. "All my family is here. Friends here. The guys I work out with can help me take care of my body a
The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to call up two of their top prospects from Triple-A Oklahoma City to help fill the injury-related void in the pitching rotation. Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that right-hander Gavin Stone will make his second career start on Monday night in Atlanta against the Braves. Multiple outlets said right-hander Bobby Miller will be called on to start on Tuesday in his major league debut, t
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): India's ace batter Virat Kohli stole the show by breaking one record after another with his century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. With his impressive knock, Kohli became the third batter to score consecutive sixes in IPL matches. Shikhar Dhawan was the first player to score consecutive centuries in 2020.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Aiden Markram's Sunrisers Hyderabad campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 came to an end with a defeat against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. SRH managed to put up a competitive score of 200/5 on the board. But even under pressure MI's Cameron Green was at his level best, he struck a breathtaking maiden IPL century to ensure MI stayed alive in the playo
London [UK], May 21 (ANI): Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal need to have depth in their squad if they want to compete with Manchester City and win the Premier League. Arsenal lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Therefore Manchester City were crowned champions as Arsenal was out of the title race. Arsenal is in the second position in the league table with 81 points and they just have one game
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): After slamming the second consecutive century in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli on Sunday said that although a lot of people believe that his performance in the T20 format is declining, however, the former RCB captain thinks otherwise. Kohli on Sunday scripted history as he slammed his seventh Indian Pre
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 21 (ANI/TPS): Israel Police are currently searching for the rider of a motorcycle who struck a woman police officer in a hit and run incident in Jerusalem Sunday afternoon. The rider hit the officer as she was engaged in a traffic police enforcement activity in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The police officer signaled the motorcyclist to stop on the side of the road after she
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): After slamming the second consecutive century in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli on Sunday said that although a lot of people believe that his performance in the T20 format is declining, however, the former RCB captain thinks otherwise. Kohli on Sunday scripted history as he slammed his seventh Indian Pre
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): For the first time in the Pakistan Army's recorded history, two top generals essentially let rioters inside their homes and offices, enabling them to ransack and set fire to the buildings, reported The Pakistan Daily Monitor. It does not matter whether the attacks were premeditated or unplanned. Additionally, the generals who have made mistakes are being removed from their positions wit
The Chicago White Sox selected the contract of Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday and designated fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick for assignment. The White Sox also placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation, retroactive to Thursday. Frazier, 28, is hitting .375 with seven home runs, 13 RBIs and 13 runs in 16 games with Charlotte. He signed a minor league con
Harrison Bader belted a two-run homer and Luis Severino pitched effectively into the fifth inning in his season debut Sunday, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the host Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees won for the 14th time in 19 games since falling to 15-15 on May 1. They completed a 6-1 road trip while getting their second series sweep this season. Gleyber Torres added a solo shot off Hunter Greene (0-4) for
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left-hander Aaron Loup from the 15-day injured list in a series of moves Sunday. Loup, 35, landed on the IL on May 6 with a hamstring injury. He is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in 11 relief appearances. Loup is 21-29 with a 3.22 ERA in 547 career games (two starts) with six teams since making his MLB debut in 2012. The Angels also selected the contracts of right-handers Reyes Moronta and Jacob
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev captured his first career clay-court title with a 7-5, 7-5 victory against No. 7 seed Holger Rune on Sunday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. It marked the sixth ATP Masters 1000 crown and 20th career title for the 27-year-old Russian, who waited out a nearly two-hour rain delay in the Italian capital. "I always want to believe in myself and I always want to win the biggest tournam
Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday said if the party comes into power in Andhra Pradesh, it will make the mining sector in the State free from political interference. He alleged that the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) was ensuring that no other mining company except those owned by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy should survive in the State.