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Liberty suffer horrid loss to cellar-dwelling Sparks

LOS ANGELES — Dearrica Hamby scored 21 points, rookie Rikea Jackson added 19 and the last-placed Los Angeles Sparks beat the WNBA-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak. Ray Burrell was 7 of 8 from the field and 3 of 3 from 3-point range to score a season-high-tying […]

Edwin Diaz blows another big save in Mets’ brutal loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Edwin Diaz was called for a four-out save Wednesday, sending the Mets into a coyote-infested desert night. Diaz, in a nod to his bad old season-destroying days in May, walked the first two batters he faced before giving up a game-winning grand slam to Corbin Carroll. The Mets were unable to bounce back […]

Daria Saville has epic racket-smashing meltdown after US Open loss

Australian tennis player Dahlia Saville violently smashed her racket after losing her opening match at the US Open on Tuesday. Saville, ranked 95th in the world, slammed her racket repeatedly on court after suffering a heartbreaking 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (10-6) defeat to Japan's Ena Shibahara, ranked 39th in the world. The 30-year-old Saville later explained […]

Shelby Rogers gets emotional after career-ending loss at US Open

Shelby Rogers emotionally ended her tennis career after losing her first round at the U.S. Open at midnight Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Rogers lost in straight sets to Jessica Pegula, and the crowd gave her a warm embrace when she took the microphone. “I'm overwhelmed with emotions,” Rogers, a South Carolina native, said after […]

Yankees suffer ugly loss to Nationals as Aaron Judge fails in big spot

WASHINGTON — John Sterling's quotes seemed to be ringing in homes across the tri-state area Tuesday night — at least among fans who held back on swearing until the sixth inning. That's baseball, Sujin. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole entered Tuesday's game having given up just three runs and no home runs in his previous four […]

Sloane Stephens crashes out of US Open with epic collapse in loss to Clara Burel

Sloane Stephens suffered a collapse of epic proportions and was eliminated from the US Open. The struggling American won the first nine games and served for the match in both the second and third sets, but eventually lost to Clara Burrel. The Frenchman recorded a stunning 0-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory to knock Stephens out of […]

White Sox handed 100th loss by Tigers to inch closer to 1962 Mets

CHICAGO — Andy Ibañez homered and had three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Sunday, handing the team its 100th loss. Andrew Vaughn of the White Sox (31-100) had a double, a home run and two RBIs, but the White Sox are 12-19 and need to avoid tying the […]

Mets settle for split with Padres as Edwin Diaz, bullpen falter in loss

SAN DIEGO — The Mets needed five outs Sunday to cap off a strong few days in perfect weather and pull ahead of two of the top three teams in the wild-card standings. All was going well until Jose Bhutto walked Matt McCoy, then a few minutes later Bhutto watched Jurickson Profar round the bases […]