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Royals stunned by Rangers, suffer fifth straight loss
May 30, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (6) hits a home run during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images Ezequiel Duran dropped a walk-off, RBI single into right field, and the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win 7-6 over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
Texas trailed 6-4 entering the ninth, when Joc Pederson led off with an opposite-field homer to right off Lucas Erceg (3-3). Josh Jung and Brandon Nimmo followed with back-to-back infield singles and Jake Burger’s third hit tied the contest.
Duran, hitless in the game to that point, came through with a ball that fell in front of right fielder Jac Caglianone, allowing Nimmo to score and the Rangers to take the first two of this three-game set.
Kansas City, which has lost five straight, managed just three hits and could not take advantage of three walks allowed by Texas’ Kumar Rocker, who had a 3-0 lead when he left following the sixth inning. However, the Royals finally broke through in the seventh.
With Tyler Alexander on the Rangers mound, Isaac Collins led off by bouncing a ground-rule double into the right field corner. After going to third on Nick Loftin’s one-out single, Collins scored via Carter Jensen’s single.
The Royals tied it at 3-3 with consecutive RBI singles from Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia, who exited later in the seventh with a hamstring strain while going from first to third on Vinnie Pasquantino’s tiebreaking double to left-center field against Jakob Junis.
Jensen then gave Kansas City some presumed insurance with his two-run homer in the eighth off Texas’ Chris Martin for a 6-3 lead.
Danny Jansen’s RBI double got the Rangers within two runs in the eighth.
The Rangers wasted no time getting to the Royals’ Seth Lugo to start the game. With one out in the bottom of the first, Jung sent a towering drive into the left field seats.
Texas made it 3-0 in the fourth thanks to some shoddy Royals defense. Burger singled and advanced on Garcia’s error on Duran’s grounder. Burger then scored via Jansen’s ground out and Duran came home on Nicky Lopez’s single.
Lugo allowed three runs — one earned — and six hits while striking out six without a walk.
Peyton Gray (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win for Texas.
–Field Level Media
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Shedeur Sanders shatters record with $17.7M in group licensing income
Shedeur Sanders throws at the Browns OTA in Berea on May 27, 2026. Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned a record $17.7 million in group licensing income, according to an annual report filed by the NFL Players Association.
Sanders shattered the previous single-season record, which was held by Tom Brady in 2021-22 ($9.5 million).
According to Front Office Sports, Group licensing accounts for deals that involve six of more players. Common examples include jerseys and trading cards.
As a result, that $17.7 million figure does not even include his personal endorsement deals with Beats by Dre, Gatorade and others.
The rookie quarterback played in eight games (seven starts) for the Browns last season, throwing for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown.
The next-highest earner for group licensing was fellow rookie Travis Hunter ($12.8 million) of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who was teammates with Sanders in college at Jackson State and Colorado. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes earned $8 million.
–Field Level Media
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Zachary Svajda remembers late dad after latest French Open win
May 30, 2026; Paris, France; Zachary Svajda of the United States returns a shot during his match against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on day seven at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Unheralded American Zachary Svajda continued his surprise French Open run on Saturday by posting a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over No. 25 Francisco Cerundolo to reach the fourth round in Paris.
Svajda committed 18 fewer unforced errors (59-41) than Cerundolo while thriving on the clay at Roland Garros.
The run is emotional for Svajda, whose father, Tom, died of cancer last October. Saturday would have been Tom’s 61st birthday, and Svajda pointed to the sky after finishing off the victory.
“I was thinking about that,” Svajda said. “I was nervous. I know he’s proud of me, and I want to perform well and win. When I got that match, the last point, I just teared up, fell to the ground like, ‘Oh my gosh, what is happening?'”
Cerundolo of Argentina had the edge in aces (13-10) and winners (61-43), while Svajda scored well by converting 6 of 9 break points.
Svajda will next face No. 10 Flavio Cobolli, who sailed to a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Learner Tien.
Due to a slew of upsets, Cobolli is the third-highest-seeded player remaining in the field. The Italian is also aware that not a single former champion remains in the field.
“Of course I want to think match by match,” Cobolli said. “That’s the way that I want to think this week.”
“I know that there are many possibilities to have a new Grand Slam champion. For sure, we will have a new Grand Slam champion, but I don’t want to think about this. For sure, I have now another tough match.”
Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who upset top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy on Thursday, needed five hours and 57 minutes to finish off a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) victory over Spain’s Martin Landaluce. The match was the third-longest in Roland Garros history.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo won 214 points to Landaluce’s 213 and held a 16-6 edge in aces. Landaluce had more winners (87-76) and also committed more unforced errors (86-71).
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini also won a lengthy match with a marathon fifth-set tiebreaker, outlasting Argentina’s Francisco Comesana 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (13) in five hours and 13 minutes.
“Francisco played an unbelievable match,” said Berrettini, who lost in the 2021 Wimbledon final. “It was an unbelievable match, I really had to find my way (through) and I gave it everything I had.”
Berrettini will face Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the round of 16.
Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo moved on with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (9) victory over 17-year-old Moise Kouame of France.
Also, Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi outlasted Belgium’s Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8).
–Field Level Media
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Team Yandex, Aurora Gaming reach BLAST Slam VII quarterfinals
YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year. Team Yandex and Aurora Gaming each earned their way through the last-chance qualifier and into the playoffs of BLAST Slam VII on Saturday, with a pair of quarterfinal matchups now set at Copenhagen, Denmark.
Team Spirit defeated OG to open the last-chance qualifier and earn a matchup with Team Yandex, who moved on with a 2-0 victory. Team Yandex will now face Team Falcons in the upper-bracket quarterfinals on Monday.
Team Spirit won in 42 minutes and 25 minutes to knock out OG. Team Yandex, who finished tied for fourth in the group stage standings, took over from there winning in 53 minutes and 40 minutes to finish off the sweep against Team Spirit.
Aurora Gaming used a pair of victories to advance, first knocking out Tundra Esports 2-1 in Round 1 of the last-chance qualifier, then defeating Team Liquid 2-0 to advance. Aurora Gaming finished seventh in the group stage standings, while Team Liquid finished sixth.
Aurora Gaming won in 51 minutes and 34 minutes to pull off the sweep and advance to Monday’s quarterfinals against BetBoom Team.
LGD Gaming and PARIVISION await in the upper-bracket semifinals after finishing first and second, respectively, in the group stage standings.
The tournament continues with three playoff matches Thursday:
–Team Falcons vs. Team Yandex (quarterfinals)
–BetBoom Team vs. Aurora Gaming (quafrterfinals)
–LCD Gaming vs. Falcons/Yandex winner (semifinals)
BLAST Slam VII final group standings
1. LGD Gaming, 8-3
2. PARIVISION, 8-3
3. BetBoom Team, 8-3
T4. Team Falcons, 7-4
T4. Team Yandex, 7-4
6. Team Liquid, 6-5
7. Aurora Gaming, 6-5
8. Team Spirit, 5-6
T9. OG, 3-8
T9. Tundra Esports, 3-8
11. Xtreme Gaming, 3-8
12. GLYPH, 2-9
BLAST Slam VII payouts (prize money, team earnings)
1. $300,000, $100,000
2. $150,000, $45,000
3. $70,000, $23,000
4. $50,000, $17,000
5-6. $40,000, $15,000
7-8. $25,000, $10,000 – Team Spirit Team Liquid
9-10. $15,000, $5,000 – OG, Tundra Esports
11-12. $10,000, $2,500 — Xtreme Gaming, GLYPH
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