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Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Offense keeping Pirates above .500 as they go for sweep of Twins
The Pirates opened the month of May with a three-game sweep and could close it with another if they beat the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,A big reason the Pirates have kept themselves at or above .500 since April 1 has been an improved offense backing up their talented rotation...
Orioles, Blue Jays set for finale of dramatic series of late comebacks
The Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles have played three one-run games during their series that wraps up Sunday afternoon.,No lead has been safe in the late innings, with the winning run in each of the three games coming in the eighth or ninth innings.,"I feel like we kind of just flip-flo...
MLB roundup: Mariners slug 4 HRs, top D-backs for fifth straight win
Seattle slugged four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the host Mariners downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.,Julio Rodriguez, Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson went deep as the Mariners moved above .500 (30-29)...
Los Angeles Thieves open Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying with victory
Coming off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, the Los Angeles Thieves opened Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-2 comeback win over FaZe Vegas on Saturday.,The Paris Gentle Mates swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, the Boston Breach bested the Vancouver Surge 3-2 and the Riyadh Falcons beat th...
Edmundo Sosa's 2-run homer helps Phillies rally past Dodgers
Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Bryce Harper added an RBI single in a three-run eighth, while Alec Bohm hit a second-inning home run for the Phillies. Orio...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down D-backs in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth ...
Athletics survive erratic 9th to snap their skid, Yankees' win streak
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz drilled two-run homers and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo shot as the Athletics notched a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings as the Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak. ,Kurtz went...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth gam...
FlyQuest sweep Sentinels in LCS Spring playoffs
Though they were separated by only one game in the standings, Saturday's LCS Spring playoff match between FlyQuest and Sentinels wasn't much of a match at all.,Playing in the first lower-bracket quarterfinal in Los Angeles, FlyQuest made quick work of Sentinels, winning 3-0 behind 35-, 31- and 38-mi...
Claude Lemieux's family to donate his brain to CTE research
Claude Lemieux's family said Saturday that the four-time Stanley Cup champion's brain will be donated to CTE research following his death at age 60 on Thursday.,Lemieux committed suicide, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. He was found a...
Jake McCarthy (4 RBIs), Rockies extend Giants' losing streak
Jake McCarthy homered, singled twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Feltner returned to the rotation with six shutout innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 in Denver on Saturday night.,Kyle Karros also went deep, and TJ Rumfield and Willi Castro had two hits each for Color...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Toluca edge Tigres in penalty shootout for title
Luis Garcia stopped Juan Purata's shot in the seventh round of penalty kicks for a 6-5 edge, lifting host Toluca FC past Tigres UANL on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final after the Mexican teams played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time.,Jorge Diaz's goal for Toluca at t...
Justin Allgaier holds off teenager Brent Crews to win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. -- After multiple brilliant and exhilarating door-to-door battles -- veteran against rookie -- in the closing portion of Saturday night's Sports Illustrated Resorts 250, the old man emerged victorious.,And after JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier held off 18-year-old rookie Brent Crews a...
Spurs end Thunder's title defense, reach first NBA Finals since 2014
Victor Wembanyama had 22 points and seven rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals with a 111-103 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday.,The Spurs will take on the New York Knicks in the Finals beginning Wednesday in San Antoni...
Fire explode offensively in runaway defeat of Fever
Megan Gustafson scored a season-high 22 points in her first start of the year, Emily Engstler and Carla Leite had double-doubles, and the host Portland Fire had a season-high in points in a runaway 100-84 defeat of the Indiana Fever on Saturday.,Leite had 18 points and a career-high 12 assists, Engs...
Pete Crow-Armstrong erupts out of slump as Cubs top Cards
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,The Cubs centerfielder entered with a modest four-game hitting streak, but he was hitting just .154 (10 for 65) in his last 19 games...
Blackhawks great Dennis Hull dies at 81
Dennis Hull, a five-time All-Star forward for the Chicago Blackhawks and the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, died on Saturday, the team announced. He was 81.,No other details were given with the announcement from Blackhawks owner and CEO Danny Wirtz.,"The Chicago Blackhawks are d...
Red-hot Ronald Acuna Jr. homers twice to lead Braves past Reds
Ronald Acuna Jr. launched a pair of home runs on Saturday night to help the visiting Atlanta Braves post a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,Acuna tallied his first multi-homer game of the year, hitting his third and fourth home runs in the last three games after he had just two in his first 42 ...
Jocelyn Briski shuts down Nebraska, leads Alabama to WCWS semifinals
Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College World Series semifinals with a 5-1 defeat of Nebraska Saturday night in Oklahoma City.,That alone proved to be enough for Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who threw a complete-game one-hitter to move the Crimson...