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Red Sox extend win streak to 14, beat Orioles, 6-5

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BOSTON — Caleb Durbin hit a tiebreaking homer over the Green Monster with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended the second-longest winning streak in club history to 14 games, beating Baltimore 6-5 on Monday night to snap the Orioles’ season-best win streak at seven. The Red Sox would match a club record with a win Tuesday night. Boston won 15 straight in 1946 on a team led by future Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Christian Encarnacion-Strand, recalled from Triple-A four days ago, homered and hit a run-scoring single for the Orioles, who committed four errors ...

WNBA All-Star weekend clouded by injuries to Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese

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NEW YORK — It was a rough week for WNBA All-Stars heading into the game this weekend. Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese both were injured Sunday. Bueckers had a rough collision with Nneka Ogwumike in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ game against Los Angeles. The second-year star guard won’t play Monday night against New York, but cleared concussion protocol the team said. Reese’s knee buckled as she jump-stopped at the basket in a win over Chicago. She fell to the ground. Reese got up quickly, but went down again after a few seconds. She went back to the bench but didn’t return. ...

Ryan Fox and his road to British Open champion

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SOUTHPORT, England — Ryan Fox is the British Open champion, and it’s going to take time for that to sink in no matter how many times he watches the replay of a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole, or how many times he stares at his name on the base of the silver claret jug. “I don’t know if it’s something I’ve dreamed of. I don’t know if it’s something I ever thought was possible,” Fox said after his one-shot victory Sunday. “But we’re here now.” It’s how he got there that sets him apart from so many other names on golf’s oldest trophy. Never mind the ...

Chisholm homers twice as Yankees sink Pirates

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NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Both benches and bullpens emptied after Jose Caballero bounced into an inning-ending double play against Pirates reliever Dennis Santana in the eighth. Santana became heated and started yelling at Caballero on the field. The right-hander was restrained by teammates Rafael Flores and Bryan Reynolds before order was restored after a few minutes without any punches or ...

Scrappers beat Spikes to snap skid

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NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers completed what was a scheduled six-game homestand Sunday with a much-needed 7-4 win over State College. The victory, played at a sun-soaked 7 17 Credit Union Field, provided a ray of sunshine to what was an otherwise agonizing week for both the team ...