Michael Busch smacked three home runs and the Chicago Cubs belted a team-record eight homers to defeat visiting St. Louis 11-3 on Friday at historic Wrigley Field.The Cubs, a founding member of the National League in 1876, unleashed US Independence Day fireworks with a club-record six homers in the first three innings of their Major League …
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Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil’s Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.A fine left-foot finish from Matheus Martinelli had put the Rio club ahead in the 40th minute but Al Hilal’s Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo levelled six minutes into the second …
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Sha’Carri Richardson is looking to ignite her World Championships season at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on Saturday, revealing an injury in February set back her 2025 campaign.”I was injured this year in February, that completely set me back for the season — my start of the season and just how I would normally execute,” …
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Competitive eater Joey Chestnut recaptured his title at the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest on Friday in Brooklyn, downing 70.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes in the July 4th holiday classic.The 41-year-old American missed last year’s event after signing a deal with Impossible Foods, whose plant-based products include hot dogs, but he …
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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by US immigration officers and faces deportation from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.Chavez, a former world champion and the son of legendary Mexican fighter Julio Cesar Chavez, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Los Angeles on Wednesday …
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Former NBA player Ben McLemore was found guilty of rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2021 while he was with the Portland Trail Blazers, authoriies said on Thursday.A Clackamas County Circuit Court jury convicted McLemore on Thursday of first-degree rape and first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and second-degree sexual abuse.Sentencing was scheduled for Wednesday, …
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Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira is hoping teenage sensation Estevao Willian can wave goodbye to the Brazilian team’s fans by producing “one amazing game” and helping them beat his future employers Chelsea in Friday’s Club World Cup quarter-final.Winger Estevao, 18, will leave Palmeiras at the end of the tournament in the United States to join Chelsea …
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Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis L. Ortiz was put on non-disciplinary paid leave through July 17 because of a Major League Baseball investigation, the league announced on Thursday.The 26-year-old Dominican right-hander had been scheduled to start for the Guardians on Thursday at Wrigley Field in Cleveland’s final game of a series at the Chicago Cubs.ESPN …
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Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw became just the 20th pitcher to record 3,000 career strikeouts on Wednesday in a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.Kershaw, 37, reached the milestone when he struck out Vinny Capra in the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium.Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball …
Diego Luna scored both goals as the United States beat Guatemala 2-1 in St Louis on Wednesday to reach the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup where they will face Mexico.Raul Jimenez struck in the 50th minute as Mexico overcame Honduras 1-0 in Santa Clara, California to reach their fourth straight Gold Cup final.Luna, an …
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