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Cavs' Donovan Mitchell breaks through, reaching the conference finals for the first time
31+ min ago (451+ words) Donovan Mitchell is going home after Round 2 of the playoffs again. This time, it's a good thing. Mitchell's breakthrough moment has arrived. He's going to the conference finals for the first time in his career. And that series will begin…...
Dodgers think Roki Sasaki is finally on his way to realizing his potential after dominating Angels
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (18+ words) News-Times...
Portland and Angel City play to 0-0 draw. Tanaka's goal gives Utah 2-1 win over Louisville
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (261+ words) Angelina Anderson made one save for her second shutout and became the first goalkeeper to hold Portland scoreless this season as visiting Angel City played the Thorns to a 0-0 draw on Sunday. In other National Women's Soccer League action, the…...
Barbra Streisand won't attend Cannes Palme d'Or ceremony after a knee injury
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (171+ words) The festival organizers said they would still honor the singer-actor despite her absence, according to a press release that carried Streisand's statement. "On the advice of my doctors, as I continue recovering from a knee injury, I am sadly unable…...
An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (988+ words) She has shone a rare spotlight on the harsh conditions within the secretive Chinese prison system. She has also shared a personal story of resilience about how meaning can be found in suffering. "For me, it's a fuller appreciation of…...
Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0
19+ min ago (272+ words) Kolek (2-0) struck out three and walked one in his third start of the season after returning from a strained left oblique on May 5. Daniel Lynch IV pitched 1 2/3 innings, and Lucas Erceg worked the ninth for his 11th save of the season....
China agrees to boost trade for US ag products such as beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
23+ min ago (751+ words) China would restore market access for U. S. beef and resume imports of poultry from U. S. states determined by the U. S. Department of Agriculture to be free of the bird flu, the White House said. The deals are on top of China's soybean purchase…...
Eintracht Frankfurt parts ways with coach Albert Riera after turbulent spell in charge
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (308+ words) Frankfurt said late Sunday it had "mutually agreed to part ways" with Riera and assistant coaches Pablo Remon Arteta and Lorenzo Dolcetti "with immediate effect." The decision came a day after Frankfurt drew 2-2 with Stuttgart in its last game of…...
Tyrone Taylor and Carson Benge rally Mets to Subway Series win over stumbling Yankees
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (874+ words) Anthony Volpe tumbled to the infield grass after crashing into Yankees teammate Max Schuemann, who had gloved Benge's two-hop chopper behind the mound, a collision that allowed Marcus Semien to slide across home plate without a throw. "Once it went…...
Mariners promote top prospect Colt Emerson and place utilityman Brendan Donovan on IL
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (509+ words) Emerson, 20, was originally announced in Tacoma's lineup for the Rainiers' home game against Sugar Land, but was scratched shortly before first pitch. Instead, he made the quick drive north to Seattle and will be the youngest Mariners player to make…...