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Christian Scott gets first win as Mets control Marlins
May 30, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Christian Scott (45) pitches against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Christian Scott pitched five effective innings for his first career win, and the New York Mets scored three runs in the fourth inning of their 6-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine were inducted into New York’s Hall of Fame, the Mets won their third straight for the fifth time this season.
In his 16th career start, Scott (1-0) allowed one run on five hits. The 26-year-old right-hander matched a career best by getting eight strikeouts for the third time in his career while issuing a pair of walks and throwing a season-high 96 pitches.
Mark Vientos hit a two-run double and Marcus Semien hit an RBI single in the fourth when the Mets went ahead 3-0 against Miami’s Tyler Phillips (0-1). Jared Young added a long homer in the sixth as the Mets won their second straight over the Marlins after getting swept in a three-game series in Miami last weekend.
Hayden Senger padded the lead with his first career homer in the seventh and Juan Soto delivered an RBI single later in the inning as the Mets finished with 10 hits.
Liam Hicks hit an RBI single in the fifth as the Marlins dropped their fourth straight and lost for the seventh time in 11 games. Miami also set a season high by striking out 15 times.
After pitching 3 2/3 shutout innings Sunday against the Mets, Phillips allowed three runs on six hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out two and walked one.
The Mets ran themselves out of the third before going ahead.
Following a walk by Soto and a base hit by Young, Vientos hit a double off the top of the left field fence for a 2-0 lead. Semien followed with a base hit to right after Vientos advanced to third on a groundout by rookie A.J. Ewing.
Scott struck out Owen Casissie with a runner on first in the fourth before the Mets went ahead and stranded Hicks by retiring Otto Lopez.
Cionel Perez logged a strikeout in his Mets debut in the sixth and Huascar Brazoban pitched a scoreless seventh before the Mets opened a 6-1 lead. Austin Warren fanned two with two on in the eighth and Devin Williams finished up.
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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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