8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of his second start all season, pitching the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Sunday for their 12th victory in 14 games. Pete Alonso drove in two runs, and
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8:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — An overturned call in the 10th inning Sunday led to a 3-2 Blue Jays victory and an ejection for Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, who labeled the play “one of the worst moments I think we’ve seen of umpiring in any game I’ve ever been a part of
12:02 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado expressed utter shock when reporters approached him in the wake of the San Diego Padres‘ weekend sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. To him — and, he believes, to the rest of his clubhouse — it was just one game and one series in
10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia rallied from one set down after dropping the opener in a tiebreaker and beat unseeded American Shelby Rogers to capture the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic championship on Sunday, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2. The 25-year-old Kasatkina immediately found her rhythm again following
10:00 PM ET Edwin Diaz is such a dominant, lights-out closer right now that when he enters the game in the ninth inning, the Mets TV broadcast doesn’t even go to a commercial break. Instead, the camera follows him as he enters the field through the bullpen gate and heads to the pitcher’s mound, the
As she stood on the podium to receive the silver medal at CWG 2022, Harmanpreet Kaur‘s body language told you of the hurt of having missed another golden opportunity to beat Australia in a world final for the second time. Minutes later, as she regathered her thoughts to speak to the media, Harmanpreet was a
7:18 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — The last five weeks feels like three months to 20-year-old Joohyung “Tom” Kim, and for good reason. The South Korean kid who named himself after a cartoon train is on the fast track. He got a rare PGA Tour start in the Scottish Open because of his
8:57 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. “Good timing, for sure,” he said. Harvick’s win shakes up the playoff race
7:29 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation and then made short work in the playoff Sunday with a 4-foot birdie putt to win the Shaw Charity Classic for his third title of the season on the PGA Tour Champions. Kelly closed with a 3-under 67
4:29 PM ET Associated Press MUIRFIELD, Scotland — After seeing a 5-shot lead slip away in the final round, Ashleigh Buhai still managed to secure a first major title at the Women’s Open. Buhai kept her composure to beat In Gee Chun — and the setting sun — in a playoff at Muirfield on Sunday