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Venus Williams falls again at Cincinnati Open, singles skid hits 13

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MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams’ losing streak in singles play has reached 13 matches. The seven-time major champion was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Emiliana Arango on Friday in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. The 46-year-old Williams received a wild-card entry to the WTA 1000 event. She has not won a singles match since July 2025. Arango, a 25-year-old qualifier from Colombia ranked 95th, needed 1 hour, 5 minutes to defeat Williams on the grandstand court at Lindner Tennis Center. Williams had her serve broken in the first game of the match and faced an uphill battle the rest of ...

Burns outduels Alcantara in Reds’ 1-0 win over Marlins

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CINCINNATI — Chase Burns gave up four hits and struck out eight in seven innings, Eugenio Suarez hit an RBI double in the sixth, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Friday night. Burns (14-2) did not give up a walk and allowed just one runner to reach second base. He has now thrown 131 innings this season, far exceeding the 43 1/3 innings he pitched last season and the 66 innings he tossed in the minor leagues. He last pitched 100 innings in a season while at Wake Forest. Emilio Pagan, who was experiencing hand soreness but cleared to pitch Friday, retired the ...

Trailblazing 1996 US Olympic team headlines Hall of Fame class

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Dawn Staley and the 1996 Olympic women’s basketball team paved the way for the WNBA and players such as Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Chamique Holdsclaw. The team that started the Americans’ 30-year Olympic dominance will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday along with Parker, Delle Donne and Holdsclaw They will be joined by NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, longtime NBA official Joey Crawford, NBA coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D’Antoni and Gonzaga coach Mark Few in the Hall of Fame. “It’s taken a long time for ...

Nationals move All-Star shortstop Abrams to second base

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NEW YORK — All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams is moving to second base for the Washington Nationals, vacating the only position he’s played during his five seasons with the club. Manager Blake Butera said Friday that Abrams has begun working out at second. He said the transition will be more “multiday than multiweek” and that Abrams will swap spots with second baseman Nasim Nunez. “Just thought this was the best thing for our team going forward,” Butera said. “We think with those two up the middle and Nasim playing more shortstop gives us the best chance.” Butera said ...

Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates dominate Marlins

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MIAMI — Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1 on Thursday. Jared Triolo and Jacob Gonzalez also went deep for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game skid. Pittsburgh’s Jake ...

High school scoreboard - Aug. 13, 2026

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BOYS GOLF Columbiana 146, Beaver Local 147 COLUMBIANA (146): Luke Struharik 34, David Masters 36, Trenton Hall 38, Kick Klindworth 38. BEAVER LOCAL (147): Eli Stewart 30, Britton Hickman 36, Brady McNear 39, Andre Wiegand 42. Howland 157, Austintown Fitch 164, Boardman 173 HOWLAND (157): Easton Yeager 38, Brayden Kovarik 38, Nick Clay 40, Justin Keating 41. FITCH (164): Logan Polish 39, Braeden Sallee 40, Joey Wollet 40, Jobe Cooper 45. BOARDMAN (173): Milo Wright 38, Chase Zelesnak 42, Sam Hugenberg 46, Andy Marks 47, Brayden McCallum 47. Poland 154, Canfield ...