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Jon Lester pitched into the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat All-Star Lucas Giolito and the crosstown White Sox 6-3 at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday night. The two-game series figured to be a charged one with the Cubs in a funk for weeks and the White Sox looking like a team that’s breaking […]

The UFC’s biggest show of the summer is underway at T-Mobile Arena. Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title against Brazil’s Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC 239 immediately after Brazilian two-belt champion Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against ex-champion Holly Holm. Jones and Nunes are widely considered the top two

Travis d’Arnaud hit a two-out homer off Chad Green in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Saturday. Aaron Hicks had tied it at 3 in the top of the ninth for the Yankees, homering on a 2-2, two-out pitch from Colin Poche (2-1).

Remember the U.S. men’s soccer team? It’s also playing for a trophy on Sunday, taking on Mexico at Soldier Field in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Gone from the national sports consciousness since its October 2017 loss at Trinidad and Tobago ended a

Michael Pineda struck out a season-high nine over six efficient innings, Jason Castro had two hits and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday. Pineda (6-4) gave up five hits and a run on a solo homer in the sixth inning by Elvis Andrus. The big right-hander had his

The Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT): 5:05 p.m. The Orlando Magic have signed Nikola Vucevic to a $100 million, four-year contract. Magic President Jeff Weltman says Vucevic “has been a terrific pro during his time here in Orlando, performed at an All-Star level last season and helped lead us back to the

Lionel Messi was sent off in the first half of the third-place game between Argentina and Chile in the Copa América on Saturday. Messi was red carded after getting into a shoving match with Chile midfielder Gary Medel, who also was ejected. Messi and Medel got into each other’s faces after a ball dispute near

The United States is about to conclude its summer in France with an opportunity to further cement its place as the best team on the international stage. The U.S. faces the Netherlands on Sunday for the Women’s World Cup championship. A victory would give the Americans a second straight title and their fourth overall, more

It’s business as usual for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Two games were shortened and another was canceled because an earthquake was felt in the Las Vegas area on Friday night. But league officials said all Saturday games could be played as scheduled. The NBA says a thorough survey was completed “by two

It’s easy for Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman to see the huge challenge facing her team Sunday in the Women’s World Cup final against the United States. She only needs to take one look at the scoring charts. Alex Morgan has six goals and Megan Rapinoe has five. The U.S. has scored 24 goals in six