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ESPN White Sox end AL record-tying losing streak at 21

Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped an American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, defeating the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on a night in which they held a lead for the first time in six games.

ESPN Bean, 60, openly gay ex-player and MLB VP, dies

Billy Bean, who in 1999 became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay and later became the sport's senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, died on Tuesday at 60 years old, MLB confirmed in a statement.

ESPN Valdez, 1 out away, denied no-hitter by Seager HR

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Rangers slugger Corey Seager hit a two-run homer Tuesday night.

ESPN Embiid laughs off jeers, leads U.S. rout into semis

Joel Embiid responded to booing French fans with 14 points and seven rebounds in just 12 minutes as the U.S. rolled to a 122-87 quarterfinal win over Brazil.

ESPN Hayes: U.S. defender Girma 'best I've ever seen'

The forwards on the USWNT have gotten much of the attention during the run to the Olympic gold medal game, but Naomi Girma might be the team's most important player.

ESPN France ousts Canada to reach basketball semis

France held off a second-half rally to beat Canada and advance to the men's basketball semifinals at the Paris Olympics.

ESPN Biles finishes Games with silver in floor exercise

American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden send-off she had hoped for, earning silver in the floor exercise final Monday after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.

ESPN Lyles on to 200m semis in quest for sprint triple

One day after earning his first Olympic gold in the 100-meter final, Noah Lyles continued his quest to pull off the rare sprint triple by advancing to the 200-meter semifinals Monday.

ESPN France win extra-time thriller, play Spain for gold

Jean-Philippe Mateta headed home the decisive goal in extra time as France beat Egypt 3-1 in the semifinals of the Olympic men's soccer tournament on Monday.

ESPN Duplantis breaks pole vault record, captures gold

Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 20 feet, 6 inches to cap his second straight gold medal performance on the sport's biggest stage.

ESPN Gold rush: Hocker stuns 1,500; Thomas tops 200

American Cole Hocker shocked the favorites in the men's 1,500 meters and Gabby Thomas dominated the women's 200 to win gold medals at the Paris Games.

ESPN Swiss bury U.S. women's volleyball hopes in sand

The U.S., which has won four of the past five Olympic golds in women's beach volleyball, will not medal after Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes lost in the quarterfinals.

ESPN Elor, 20, makes U.S. history with wrestling gold

Amit Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan's Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 on Tuesday in the 68-kilogram final at the Paris Games to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history.

ESPN When U.S. women's basketball is at its best, can anyone stop it?

When everything's clicking, the U.S. women play beautiful basketball. Have we seen Team USA's best? And who needs to step up in the knockout rounds?

ESPN PFL Super Fights first look: Can Ngannou, Cyborg dethrone champs in their debuts?

Two of the biggest stars in MMA history will make their PFL debuts on October. But what should fight fans expect in their matchups?