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Rangers Skip Prayer Time in Loss to Angels

Angels 13, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 8) — The Texas Rangers hit a wall against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night, losing 13–1, in front of a crowd of 23,288. Five of their runs were provided by Jo Adell, who put together a multi-homer game. It’s been said that the devil finds work for […]

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Mets Beat Royals in Middle Game

Mets 6, Royals 2 In a quiet middle game of their series, the New York Mets strung together a 6–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Wednesday, A.J. Ewing hit a leadoff shot in the first. Seven innings later, his team put five more runs across the board to move ahead […]

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Rangers Ride Osuna’s Homer to Win Over Angels

Rangers 8, Angels 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 7) — The Texas Rangers took the upper hand in their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels with a convincing 8–3 victory Tuesday night. A big three-run homer by Alejandro Osuna in the eighth inning helped them shut the heavenly gate on the Halos. They’ll go for […]

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Max Muncy of the Athletics after an inning-ending flyout against the Tigers
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Skubal, Tigers Too Much for Athletics

Tigers 6, Athletics 2 Tarik Skubal struck out the first three batters of the game, an omen for the rest of his outing as the Athletics bowed to the host Detroit Tigers, 6–2, Tuesday night. Skubal lasted five innings, striking out nine and walking two as he allowed one run on five hits. The Athletics […]

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Mets Crumble Against Royals in Series Opener

Royals 16, Mets 12 In a high scoring series opener, the New York Mets surrendered a five run lead to collapse against the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Tuesday, the Royals put 12 runs across the board in two innings to complete a 16-12 victory over the Mets, who were plagued by a […]

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Ben Rice Named 2026 Home Run Derby Participant

For the second straight year, the Home Run Derby will feature a New York Yankee. Amidst a breakout 2026 campaign, infielder Ben Rice announced on Tuesday that he will participate in the All-Star break’s most popular event. The 26-year-old is the second confirmed participant, with Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero being the first. Rice’s […]

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Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker of the Astros celebrating a home run against the Rays
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Astros Blank Rays Behind Lambert

Astros 2, Rays 0 The Houston Astros closed out their homestand against the Tampa Bay Rays on a high note Sunday afternoon at Daikin Park, relying on dominant pitching and timely power to finish off the Rays and carry momentum into their upcoming road trip. The Astros defeated the Rays 2–0 after Christian Walker and […]

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Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands, one of the World Cup teams with a close Big Four parallel. Verbruggen is facedown, lamenting a bad penalty-kick goal he had just allowed to Morocco in a penalty shootout
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The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams: Finding the U.S. Sports Twin for Soccer Giants

The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams (Author’s Note: For those new to or unfamiliar with soccer, “friendly” is soccer’s word for “exhibition game.” What defines a “competitive match” can vary depending on who is speaking, though there are universals, like the World Cup or a continental championship. For purposes of this article, a […]

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