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Brandon Belt hit the tie-breaking two-run home run in the seventh inning for the Toronto Blue Jays, who completed a three-game sweep of the host New York Mets with a 6-4 win Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays have won four straight and seven of nine. The Mets were swept in a three-game series for the third time this season. The Mets used four solo homers to erase a 4-0 deficit before the Blue Jays went ahead against Domini

Shohei Ohtani delivered a tiebreaking RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged the finale of the four-game series with a 2-1 road victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Ohtani drove a 3-2 curveball from Astros reliever Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, scoring Zach Neto from first base and snapping a 1-1 deadlock. The Angels snapped their three-game losing skid be

Drew Ellis, playing in his fourth game this season in the major leagues, hit two home runs and Kyle Schwarber belted a pair of three-run blasts as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the host Washington Nationals 11-3 on Sunday afternoon. Schwarber drove in six runs from the leadoff spot in the batting order and pushed his season homer total to 15. J.T. Realmuto also homered to help the Phillies win for the second game in a

The Tampa Bay Rays scored in four straight innings to beat the host Boston Red Sox 6-2 for their second straight win on Sunday afternoon. Yandy Diaz, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley all had two hits, drove in a run and scored another for Tampa Bay, which took a 2-1 advantage in the four-game set. The teams will play a rescheduled finale on Monday afternoon after splitting the two games in Saturday's day-night doubleheader. Taj

Garrett Cooper hit a three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 7-5 win on Sunday afternoon. Cooper also doubled and scored; Yuli Gurriel singled, doubled and tripled; and Bryan De La Cruz and Luis Arraez each had two hits for the Marlins, who have won seven of nine. Miami starter Sandy Alcantara allowed five runs and six hits in seven innings. The reig

Mike Prisuta

What we learned during the second week of OTAs ...

FULL SPEED AHEAD: Veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson has 12 NFL seasons under his belt with Arizona and Minnesota, so he understands the process of team building and preparing for a season.

And he gets that it's very early in the process.

But Peterson's first two weeks of OTAs with the Steelers have nonetheless go

Kerrith Whyte took 23 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown and Alex Kessman made three of his six field goals in the fourth quarter to help the Memphis Showboats get by the host New Jersey Generals 25-16 for their fifth straight win on Sunday in Canton, Ohio. Whyte's 2-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter gave Memphis a 13-3 lead by halftime, and the Showboats (5-3) relied on Kessman's leg from there. Kessman we

Andruw Monasterio belted his first career homer in support of seven strong innings from Adrian Houser as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers claimed their third straight from the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, Sunday afternoon. A sinker specialist, Houser (2-1) opened the game by retiring the first seven batters and generated six groundouts over the first three innings. Houser, 2-3 with a 6.14 ERA in eight previous starts at Great Am

Former NC State big man Isaiah Miranda is transferring to Oklahoma State, he announced Sunday. The 7-foot-1, 205-pound forward/center was highly touted coming out of high school a year ago -- a consensus four-star recruit who ranked No. 45 in the country according to the 247Sports composite. But Miranda did not play a single minute for the Wolfpack in 2022-23 and entered the transfer portal after the season. The native

No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic reached a record 17th quarterfinal at the French Open with his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Juan Pablo Varillas of Spain in Paris on Sunday. Djokovic hasn't dropped a set through the first four rounds. Another Spaniard, top seed Carlos Alcaraz fared better than Varillas inhis defeat of Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the 17th seed. Like Djokovic, Alcaraz won 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Djokovic was a master tactician o

The Arizona Diamondbacks gave manager Torey Lovullo a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season on Sunday. Lovullo, 57, is in his seventh season with Arizona and is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history. He owns a 446-483 record with the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks (35-24) entered play on Sunday tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West. "I want to stay here f

Barcelona [Spain], June 5 (ANI): Tennis ace and 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on Saturday after skipping this year's French Open, shared an update about his health on Sunday. Dr. Angel Ruiz Cotorro, who was one of three doctors performing Nadal's surgery in Barcelona on Friday, along with Jaume Vilaro and Marc Philippon, shared the update on atptour.com. These doctors are kno

China's defense minister on Sunday defended sailing a warship in front of a U.S. destroyer and a Canadian frigate as they sailed through the Taiwan Strait, contending that the passage of the allied Western vessels on "freedom of navigation patrols" was a provocation to China.

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his disappointment over Jack Leach's omission from The Ashes series against Australia, saying that the "sport is cruel at times" and he not being in the squad is a big blow to England. England spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the Men's Ashes series after suffering from a low back stress fracture on Sunday as announced by The England and Wa

Goa [India], June 4 (ANI): Manolo Marquez signed as the new head coach of FC Goa on Friday after a highly successful spell with Hyderabad FC that saw him lift the Indian Super League (ISL) title in the 2021-22 season as per ISL. But the Spaniard has now arrived on Goan shores for a fresh challenge and will be tasked with winning FC Goa their first ISL crown having come close on so many occasions. The 54-year-old appreciat

Paris [France], June 4 (ANI): Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic reached his record 17th quarter-final in the French Open 2023 with a win over Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday, reported ATP.com. Djokovic eased past his opponent by a margin of 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Djokovic crushed his No. 94-ranked opponent, Juan Pablo Varillas on Court Philippe Chatrier, striking the ball cleanly from both wings throughout his one-hour, 57-minute

Colorado [US], June 4 (ANI): Denver Nuggets are set to face Miami Heat for the second time in game 2 at the Ball Arena in Denver on Monday. Denver Nuggets defeated Miami Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of the NBA Final played at the Ball Arena in Denver last Friday. Miami Heat are looking to make a comeback with the win against Nuggets. While, Nuggets who played brilliant attacking play, are at an advantage in the seven-game playof

Nevada [US], June 4 (ANI): UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on Sunday blasted judges over the controversial split decision in the main event of the UFC Vegas 74 following Kai Kara-France defeat. Adesanya's teammate Kai Kara-France took on rising contender Amir Albazi in the main event of the fight card. Although the fight was close the judges ruled in favour of Albazi, Adesanya was not happy with the decision as

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Archery champion Pragati from Guru Kashi University clinched two gold medals at the recently-concluded Khelo India University Games in Uttar Pradesh. As per a press release from Khelo India, Pragati won in the women's archery event, securing a gold medal, and later continued her winning streak in the mixed team event, claiming another gold. In a thrilling showdown at Babu Ban

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that India's series win against Australia in 2021 in their rival's home territory is the "biggest highlight" for the team in the last few years. "The biggest highlight for us in the last few years has been winning in Australia. After losing the first Test, the way we came back, it showed the depth and strength of

Hall of Fame NBA coach Rick Adelman was named the recipient of the 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday. The honor, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association, recognized one of the 10 coaches in league history to win more than 1,000 games. Adelman, 76, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. He compiled a 1,042-749 record in 23 seasons as a head coach of th

Ji Hwan Bae's two-run single in the first inning Sunday held up as the difference for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who topped the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 for a three-game series sweep. The Pirates have won five in a row overall. Pittsburgh starter Rich Hill (5-5), who had lost two straight starts, gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. It was the longest start of the sea

Studying the direct predecessors of the modern English is not ?anti-racist? enough for the university, the Telegraph reported

The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Alex Wood on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a low back strain. The move is retroactive to June 1, one day after he was rocked for six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wood, 32, is 1-1 with a 4.80 ERA in eight games (seven starts) this season. He is 72-61 with a 3.71 ERA in 248 career games (197 starts) with the Atlanta Braves

The Boston Red Sox placed left-hander Joely Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list amid a series of bullpen moves on Sunday. Rodriguez, 31, is dealing with left shoulder inflammation and his designation is retroactive to Thursday. Rodriguez has no decisions and an 18.00 ERA in five relief appearances in his first season with the Red Sox. Boston also optioned left-hander Ryan Sherriff to Worcester and recalled right-hande