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9:02 PM on Sunday, June 7

Matt Chapman singled to drive in automatic runner Jonah Cox in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 for their fourth win in their last five games

6:13 PM on Sunday, June 7

Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, Dearica Hamby added 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Portland Fire 89-72 to snap their three-game losing streak

5:19 PM on Sunday, June 7

This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament

5:13 PM on Sunday, June 7

Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero went 5 for 5 with six RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 13-5 victory over the Dodgers

5:10 PM on Sunday, June 7

Cubs opening-day starter Matthew Boyd has completed a minor league rehab assignment and is expected to return to Chicago’s rotation by next weekend

5:06 PM on Sunday, June 7

Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women’s Open for her second consecutive major victory

4:34 PM on Sunday, June 7

Carson Benge went 5 for 5 with a home run and an RBI triple, leading the New York Mets to a 7-3 victory over the struggling San Diego Padres

4:20 PM on Sunday, June 7

The NHL’s best third-period team this season suddenly can’t hold a lead

4:16 PM on Sunday, June 7

Florentino Pérez has earned four more years as Real Madrid’s president after winning club elections

4:08 PM on Sunday, June 7

Brayden McNabb showed up for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final with at least two dozen stitches in his face that forced the Vegas Golden Knights defenseman to wear a caged helmet for the first time since his youth hockey days in Davidson, Saskatchewan

4:02 PM on Sunday, June 7

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has found a way to keep Aaron Judge's bat in the Yankees' lineup

3:28 PM on Sunday, June 7

Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 to take three of four games in the series

3:15 PM on Sunday, June 7

Denny Hamlin went from the rear to first again Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway to earn his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory from the pole position

3:12 PM on Sunday, June 7

Gary Sánchez homered for the first time since April 14 as part of a seven-run sixth inning, rookie Shane Drohan pitched efficiently into the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 to complete a three-game sweep

3:01 PM on Sunday, June 7

Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners

1:59 PM on Sunday, June 7

Kyle Freeland, the left-handed pitcher who grew up close to Coors Field, became the Colorado Rockies’ all-time leader in innings pitched against Milwaukee

1:50 PM on Sunday, June 7

Cody Bellinger's tiebreaking homer sparked a five-run eighth inning capped by Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s three-run drive, and the banged-up New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1

10:41 AM on Sunday, June 7

Australia has won the rugby sevens world series after saving its best for last and beating season-long front-runner New Zealand 26-19 in the Bordeaux women's final

9:24 AM on Sunday, June 7

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5:39 PM on Saturday, June 6

Police scuttled an NBA Finals watch party near Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks warned fans to get to Monday’s matchup at least two hours early as part of enhanced security measures with President Donald Trump attending the game