Sports News

4:19 PM on Sunday, April 26

Rob Refsnyder successfully challenged a third-strike call, and then hit a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals

4:11 PM on Sunday, April 26

CJ Abrams’ sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Daylen Lile from third in the 10th inning, pinch-hitter José Tena followed with a solo homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their second straight extra-innings win

4:05 PM on Sunday, April 26

Kyle Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday

3:59 PM on Sunday, April 26

Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run home run to take the lead, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2

3:44 PM on Sunday, April 26

Colorado avoided falling behind when the robot umpire changed Brett Baty’s bases-loaded walk to an inning-ending called third strike in the first, and Jose Quintana got his first win of the season as the Rockies sent the New York Mets to their 14th loss in 16 games, 3-1 in a doubleheader opener

3:43 PM on Sunday, April 26

Pinch hitter Hao-Yu Lee hit his first MLB home run and Spencer Torkelson homered for the fifth straight game as the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep with an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds

3:37 PM on Sunday, April 26

Yandy Diaz homered as part of a four-run third inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 to complete a three-game series sweep

3:32 PM on Sunday, April 26

Willson Contreras hit his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games, and the Boston Red Sox responded to the firing of manager Alex Cora with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

3:29 PM on Sunday, April 26

Chris Sale shut down the Phillies for the second time in nine days and won his 150th career game as the Atlanta Braves built an early lead and beat Philadelphia 6-2

3:22 PM on Sunday, April 26

Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court

2:24 PM on Sunday, April 26

Infielder Trevor Story says the path forward for the Boston Red Sox feels unclear less than 24 hours after the club shockingly fired manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff

2:00 PM on Sunday, April 26

Inter Milan moves a step closer to the Serie A title but the Nerazzurri make it slightly more difficult for themselves by letting slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Torino

1:41 PM on Sunday, April 26

Sidney Crosby stepped up to help the Pittsburgh Penguins extend their season

1:37 PM on Sunday, April 26

Mathis Albert has become the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga

1:17 PM on Sunday, April 26

Borussia Dortmund has sealed Champions League qualification with an easy 4-0 win over a distracted Freiburg in the Bundesliga

1:14 PM on Sunday, April 26

Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist avoided a hospital visit after taking a skate to his face

1:01 PM on Sunday, April 26

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first person to break the 2-hour barrier in an official marathon on Sunday

12:49 PM on Sunday, April 26

Jara Emtage-Cave started playing rugby as a 13-year-old in Barbados, never really imagining how the sport might shape her world

10:23 AM on Sunday, April 26

The left knee of Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4 of his team’s first-round playoff series, but he is likely to miss multiple weeks, according to a person with knowledge of the situation

9:37 AM on Sunday, April 26

Rinku Singh smashes four straight sixes in his 83 not out and goes on to hit the winning runs in the Super Over after his Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants had finished with the same score in the Indian Premier League