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Pirates take 2 of 3 from Guardians with Sunday’s win

CLEVELAND — Paul Skenes allowed one run and struck out eight in seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Sunday. Skenes (9-8) went at least seven innings for the first time since May 12. The All-Star right-hander gave up seven hits. After allowing ...

Spain makes one goal count in winning World Cup

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench and ...

Logano ends victory drought with NASCAR points race

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Joey Logano held off Denny Hamlin for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season Sunday night in the first points race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 30 years. Logano won for the 38th time in Cup, ending a drought that went back to May 2025 at Texas Motor ...

Knee problem forces Shohei Ohtani to just be DH for Dodgers

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani won’t make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn’t expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation for a while. The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection in the knee just before the All-Star break last week ...

Reading home runs too much for Altoona Curve in defeat

READING — Catcher Derek Berg knocked a two-run homer in the sixth inning, the third home run of the game for the Altoona Curve Sunday, however, Reading hit four home runs of its own in a 10-6 Eastern League victory. Ryan McCarty started the day offensively with a two-run homer off Fightin ...

Fridley clutch for Cumming Motors in AAABA playoff ‘W’

Roman Fridley had a walk-off single to lead Cumming Motors to a comeback, 7-6, victory over Alexander Financial Group in the first game of the best-of-three Altoona AAABA semifinal series at Vets Field on Sunday. Alexander Financial Group built a 5-0 lead, and Matthew Gutshall and Reese ...