6:30 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Rising teenager Zheng Qinwen continued her winning run at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament Saturday, beating the sole remaining seed Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals at the Ariake Coliseum. In another Chinese-Russian matchup, unseeded Liudmila Samsonova overcame Zhang Shuai 7-6 (4), 6-2. In a
TossEngland chose to bowl vs India England captain Amy Jones won the toss and put India in on a bright, cloudy day at Lord’s in the third ODI, which is also veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami‘s last international appearance. England, who have already lost the series, brought back Freya Davies instead of Lauren Bell, who
2:01 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Shakur Stevenson lost his titles on the scales on Thursday, but on Friday night, he dominated Robson Conceicao in a unanimous decision victory to stay unbeaten. With the win, Stevenson ended his run at 130 pounds and is now headed to the lightweight division where bigger and better matchups await.
12:16 AM ET Albert Pujols is in legendary company. 1 Related With his 700th home run, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger has accomplished a feat that only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds have managed. His placement under them on the all-time home run list tells you just how incredible his 22-season career has
11:24 PM ET Twenty-two years. 700 home runs. Albert Pujols achieved a level of greatness only three other players in the history of the game have matched when he hit No. 700 on Friday night — his second homer of the evening at Dodger Stadium. He joins Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron and Babe Ruth as
10:35 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs, passing 1,000 RBIs for his career, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Friday night. McCutchen put the Brewers ahead to stay when he drove in Rowdy Tellez with a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning. The five-time
11:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols crossed home plate and darted to the backstop to double-high-five Adrian Beltre, his longtime rival, fellow countryman and devoted friend. He wrapped his arms around Yadier Molina, embraced Adam Wainwright, saluted the rest of his St. Louis Cardinals teammates, doffed his helmet for the Dodger Stadium crowd
10:49 PM ET Lionel Messi scored a goal in each half in Argentina’s victory over Honduras in Miami. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Lionel Messi scored twice and Argentina dominated Honduras 3-0 on Friday in Miami as the World Cup-bound team continues to fine-tune its game ahead of the upcoming international tournament in Qatar. Messi was at the
5:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has suspended three minor league pitchers after they tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The penalties were announced on Friday. Melvi Acosta, a 27-year-old right-hander with Minnesota’s Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul, was suspended for 80 games without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol.
9:05 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, a leading candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, was put on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a lower back strain. The move came with Seattle holding the third and final wild-card spot, a half-game behind Tampa