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On the heels of a successful 4-2 homestand, the Phillies began a 10-game road swing this weekend with a three-game series against a surging Texas Rangers team. As they build separation from the New York Mets in the National League East race, the Phillies were able to continue playing very good, well-rounded baseball, halting Texas’ momentum. After Kyle Schwarber smoked his …

In trying to get signed, the Beatles had to settle for a producer who’d mostly made comedy records and listened to classical music, so they were in no position to fight for extra studio time when making their debut album. Thus, they had to record ten songs in just a single day at EMI Studios. Even for a band used …

Even in a clash of Coloradan aces, Colorado ended up on the losing end. By a lot. Kevin Gausman (Grandview High School, class of 2010) pitched seven strong innings to outlast Kyle Freeland (Thomas Jefferson High, 2011), and the Rockies’ bullpen limped to a 20-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday, capping off a historically lopsided sweep at Coors …

Brock Lesnar put a punctuation mark on WWE SummerSlam Sunday night with his return to the ring after a two-year absence from the promotion. Lesnar came out to confront John Cena following his defeat to Cody Rhodes and loss of the Undisputed WWE Championship, eventually attacking Cena and using his signature F-5 finishing move on him. Yet while the excitement …

BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 6-1 win over the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on Sunday: 1) The Red Sox swept the three-game series against Houston to improve to 62-51 overall and 37-21 at Fenway Park. 2) Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito tossed 8 innings and allowed just one run, three hits and one walk while striking …

The Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Yankees on Sunday with a 7–3 win at home. The in-stadium DJ seemed to have some fun at the Yankees’ expense late in the game as Neil Diamond’s legendary song “Sweet Caroline” was played before the top of ninth inning at LoanDepot Park. The playing of that song …

Red Sox send powerful message coming out of trade deadline with sweep of Astros  Audacy ‘This place is fun again’: Sox continue Fenway dominance with sweep of Astros  MLB.com Lucas Giolito Had Relatable Response To Red Sox’s Early Start Time  NESN Romy Gonzalez hits a first-inning homer and Red Sox go on to beat Astros 7-3  AP News After falling behind early, Red Sox …

McLaren completed a clean-sweep of fastest times in Free Practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri heading team mate Lando Norris in Saturday’s third and final session. Piastri, who leads the Drivers’ Championship by 16 points, posted a 1m 14.916s on Pirelli’s soft tyre, which left him just 0.032s ahead of Norris, the Briton having topped both one-hour …

SAN FRANCISCO — In a flash, the Mets showed the offensive firepower Sunday that gives them a chance for excellence. Between a talented rookie hitting a ball into McCovey Cove behind Oracle Park and the highest-paid player in major league history launching a go-ahead blast later in that seventh inning, the Mets were quite the show — and more importantly …

CINCINNATI — All that’s between the Reds and the 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline on Thursday are three key games against the superstar-laden Dodgers. But as they’ve often stressed as a club seeking a playoff berth, there was no looking ahead. First things first meant on Sunday finishing a series against the Rays, and the Reds did that superbly with …