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Kazuma Okamoto's 3-run homer helps Blue Jays power past Padres
Jul 10, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) hits an RBI single during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Kazuma Okamoto belted a historic three-run homer Friday night during a four-run fifth inning as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays stopped the San Diego Padres 5-2.
Okamoto’s 22nd homer of the year came off reliever Jhony Brito, who fired a sinker down and in that was golfed an estimated 377 feet to the left field seats. It scored Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and tied Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese major league rookie record.
Mason Fluharty (4-0) got the win after striking out Gavin Sheets to end the bottom of the fifth. Four other relievers finished up, with Louis Varland pitching the ninth to garner his 19th save in as many chances despite allowing a two-out RBI single to Jackson Merrill.
JP Sears (2-2) absorbed the loss, yielding six hits and three runs over 4 1/3 innings while walking one and fanning three. Toronto starter Shane Bieber fell an out shy of qualifying for the win, getting hooked after 4 2/3 innings and 97 pitches. He permitted six hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.
Sears entered the fifth with a 2-1 lead but found trouble via Myles Straw’s bunt single and Clement’s one-out single that pushed Straw to third. Brito relieved but Guerrero legged out an infield hit, setting the stage for Okamoto’s blast.
The long ball put San Diego up 2-0 after an inning. Bieber walked Merrill with one out and then fired a 2-0 fastball to Xander Bogaerts, who slugged it an estimated 401 feet to left-center for his ninth homer of the year.
Sears kept Toronto off the board until the fourth. He walked Guerrero to start the inning and then allowed a one-out single to George Springer. Alejandro Kirk cashed in Guerrero with an RBI double to center.
Meanwhile, the Padres missed on a chance to add on to the lead in their half of the fourth. Miguel Andujar walked with one out and Rodolfo Duran singled with two outs but Bieber fanned Fernando Tatis Jr.
–Field Level Media
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Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
Apr 14, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist (70) congratulates goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Connor Hamilton-Imagn Images The St. Louis Blues brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, who was an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
Sundqvist signed a deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the American Hockey League level.
He recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists), a minus-18 rating, 26 penalty minutes, 26 blocks and 69 hits in 52 games with the Blues last season.
Sundqvist, 32, has 181 career points (67 goals, 114 assists), a minus-40 rating, 231 penalty minutes, 288 blocks and 651 hits in 545 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-17), Blues (2017-22, 2023-present), Detroit Red Wings (2022-23) and Minnesota Wild (2023).
A native of Sweden, Sundqvist also has 13 points (six goals, seven assists), a plus-4 rating, 16 penalty minutes, 18 blocks and 126 hits in 44 playoff games, winning Stanley Cup championships with Pittsburgh in 2016 and St. Louis (its first) in 2019.
The Penguins selected him in the third round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
–Field Level Media
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Conor McGregor weighs in at 170.5 for UFC 329 bout vs. Max Holloway
Jul 10, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor reacts during weigh ins for UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Conor McGregor is officially ready for his first UFC fight in five years after he weighed in at 170.5 pounds Friday for his bout with Max Holloway.
McGregor vs. Holloway 2 is the headliner for Saturday’s UFC 329, which will cap International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas.
The Irishman has not competed since sustaining a broken tibia against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor returns to the welterweight division for the first time in six years as he sets out to re-establish himself as a title contender.
Holloway, the 34-year-old Hawaii native, weighed in at 170 pounds. He’ll try to even the series 1-all, 13 years after losing via unanimous decision to a then-up-and-coming McGregor on a UFC Fight Night card.
The theatrics at Thursday’s press conference faceoff were no surprise, as McGregor snatched sunglasses off Holloway’s head and threw them to the ground. It turned out Holloway’s shades were Oakley Meta glasses and they captured video of McGregor tossing them aside.
“Man I’m going to miss those sunglasses,” Holloway posted to Twitter.
Man I’m going to miss those sunglasses @oakleymeta #UFC329 pic.twitter.com/m0HG7nvFaU
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 10, 2026
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Tristan Peters hits for cycle as White Sox blast Athletics
Jul 10, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters (29) hits an RBI single during the fifth inning against the Athletics at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the slumping Athletics 14-1 on Friday.
Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak while sending the Athletics to their season-high seventh straight defeat.
Andrew Benintendi, Sam Antonacci and Peters delivered RBI hits in a decisive four-run fifth inning for the White Sox, who remained in a first-place tie with Cleveland atop the American League Central.
Peters bookended an eight-run seventh with a two-run home run and two-run triple to become the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle since Jose Abreu in 2017. He’s the third player to hit for the cycle in the majors this season.
Burke (6-4) benefited from the support to notch his third victory in five starts. He limited the Athletics to one run and four hits in seven innings, with Tyler Soderstrom’s solo home run in the seventh the lone blemish.
Burke set down the first 13 batters of the game before Jacob Wilson singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander struck out nine without a walk.
Wilson finished with two of his team’s five hits.
Athletics opener Jacob Lopez needed just 12 pitches to retire the first five White Sox before yielding to bulk reliever Aaron Civale, who set down seven of the first nine batters he faced.
Things turned sharply in the White Sox fifth. Chase Meidroth and Benintendi (two hits, four RBIs) opened the inning with consecutive doubles to produce the team’s first run. After a Kyle Teel walk, Peters and Antonacci contributed successive RBI singles to make it 3-0 with no outs.
Civale (5-7) spaced four runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
Chicago’s Miguel Vargas belted a solo home run among his three hits and three RBIs. Meidroth added two hits.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 with four strikeouts and an RBI double in his first game since suffering a right hamstring strain on May 29.
The Athletics have lost 15 of 18 overall and six straight on the road.
–Field Level Media
Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
Conor McGregor weighs in at 170.5 for UFC 329 bout vs. Max Holloway
