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Williams wins Wimbledon to secure another Serena Slam (Yahoo Sports)

Serena Williams overcame a slow start, eight double-faults and a nervy finish to beat Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday for her sixth Wimbledon title, fourth Grand Slam championship in a row and 21st major overall. The win means Williams holds all four Grand Slam titles at once – completing the second ”Serena Slam” of her career. What’s more, she secured the third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam and,

Dozier's homer caps seven-run ninth, Twins beat Tigers 8-6 (Yahoo Sports)

Brian Dozier lost the All-Star vote, then won the game. Dozier hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to cap a seven-run rally and give the Minnesota Twins an 8-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. After missing out on an All-Star nomination in the final player vote earlier in the day, Dozier had two hits and four RBIs, and hit his second game-winning homer

Syndergaard strikes out 13, Mets power past Diamondbacks 4-2 (Yahoo Sports)

Noah Syndergaard struck out a career-high 13 in eight overpowering innings, and New York got consecutive homers from slumping sluggers Lucas Duda and Michael Cuddyer to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Friday night. ”I was able to just relax and go right after guys,” Syndergaard said. Hours after teammate Steven Matz went on the disabled list with wins in both big league starts, Syndergaard (4-4) gave the Mets and

Blackhawks send 3-time champ Sharp to Stars in 4-player deal (Yahoo Sports)

The Blackhawks made their fourth trade in two weeks, this time sending forward Patrick Sharp – a key part of all three titles – and defensive prospect Stephen Johns to the Dallas Stars for veteran defenseman Trevor Daley and forward Ryan Garbutt. It was the second major move recently by general manager Stan Bowman, who sent winger Brandon Saad to Columbus late last month after the best season of his

Cole wins MLB-best 13th as Pirates beat Cardinals 5-2 (Yahoo Sports)

Gerrit Cole ended a dominant first half of the season with another win. Cole pitched seven strong innings to become the major leagues’ first 13-game winner and Neil Walker had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Friday night. Cole (13-3) allowed two runs – both on Matt Carpenter’s third-inning home run – and six hits while striking out