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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Wheeler dominates, Harper goes yard again as Phillies finish another sweep  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]NBA playoffs: Nuggets complete sweep of Lakers, earn first NBA Finals appearance  Yahoo Sports Source link

The 2022 WNBA postseason concluded Sunday with Games 2 of the first-round series. This season, the format has changed to best-of-three first-round series then best-of-five series in the semifinals and WNBA Finals. Eight teams made the postseason, and there are no longer byes for the top seeds. The Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm swept their first-round series and advanced the semifinals. Follow Yahoo Sports for live coverage throughout the postseason. WNBA playoffs first-round matchups No. 1… Source link

Sue Bird’s retirement tour is extended for at least one more postseason series. The No. 4-seeded Seattle Storm held off the No. 5 Washington Mystics for a 97-84 win Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle to sweep the best-of-three first-round series. Bird had 18 points and 10 assists for the Storm, her third postseason game with 15-plus points and 10-plus assists. Briann January also is retiring at the end of the season. The Storm will face the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals,… Source link

Gold medalist Fred Kerley, of the United States, center, stands with silver medalist Marvin Bracy, of the United States, right, and bronze medalist Trayvon Bromell, of the United States, after the final in the men’s 100-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) The American men swept the medals in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday night. Fred Kerley was the gold medalist, out-leaning Marvin… Source link

A teen charged with setting a fire that killed five members of a Senegalese immigrant family in Denver, Colorado, has become the first person to challenge police use of Google search histories to find someone who might have committed a crime, according to his lawyers.   The pushback against this surveillance tool, known as a reverse keyword search, is being closely watched by privacy and abortion rights advocates, who are concerned that it could soon be used to investigate women who search… Source link

No team was better against quality competition than the Phoenix Suns during the regular season. So far, that’s holding true in the playoffs, as well. The Suns completed a sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Sunday with a 125-118 win, advancing to their first Western Conference finals since 2010. They will face the winner of the series between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers, in which the the Jazz currently lead 2-1. Leading the Suns once again was Chris Paul, who scored a season-high 37… Source link

Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Yankees by holding on for a 6-5 victory Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. Bobby Dalbec opened the 10th with a walk on a pitch that resulted in New York hitting coach Marcus Thames screaming from the dugout and the ejection of bench coach Carlos Mendoza. The Red Sox had runners at second and third following a sacrifice bunt, and Bogaerts restored… Source link

The 76ers completed the third blowout win of the day on Saturday with their victory against the Wizards. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Saturday’s games. The Philadelphia 76ers are now just one game away from advancing to the next round. The 76ers cruised to a dominant 132-103 win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Saturday night to… Source link