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Framber Valdez outduels Bryan Woo to lead Astros over Mariners
Framber Valdez recorded his fourth consecutive quality start to claim a riveting pitcher's duel and lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday.,Valdez (4-4) allowed one run on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts over six innings. He has surrende...
Ronald Acuna Jr. homers for 2nd straight game as Braves roll Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the second straight game and Grant Holmes pitched seven strong innings to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday and even their three-game series.,The win ended Atlanta's three-game losing streak and was their first in six gam...
Oneil Cruz powers Pirates to another 1-run win over Brewers
Oneil Cruz recorded two hits, including a go-ahead RBI triple, to propel the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,One day after hitting two home runs to help the Pirates defeat the Brewers by one run, Cruz was instrumental in making that happen a...
Stallions rally past Panthers in USFL conference title-game preview
J'Mar Smith connected with Deon Cain for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 2:30 left to lift the Birmingham Stallions to a 26-22 victory over the visiting Michigan Panthers on Saturday.,The Stallions (6-3) marched 72 yards over 5:25 for the winning score, which answered Toa Taua's 2-yard touchdown run t...
Twins walk off Royals for 2nd straight day
Brooks Lee gave Minnesota its second walk-off win in as many days as his ninth-inning RBI single lifted the Twins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Lee's second three-hit game of the season ended with a two-out, slow-roller up the middle off Steven Cru...
Jewell Loyd leads Aces against Storm in Pacific Northwest return
After 10 seasons with the Seattle Storm, Jewell Loyd will return to the Pacific Northwest on Sunday when the Las Vegas Aces pay what is expected to be an emotional visit to the Storm.,Lloyd was traded to the Aces in February in a three-team deal that also involved the Los Angeles Sparks.,Loyd prepar...
East powerhouse FC Cincinnati visits slumping Atlanta United
Teams on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference table will meet on Sunday night when Atlanta United hosts FC Cincinnati.,Cincinnati (9-3-2, 29 points) has picked up points in nine of its last 10 games and is tied with Philadelphia for first place in the East ahead of the Union's match on Saturday a...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid lead at Charles Schwab with shot at first individual wins
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid shot 2-under-par 68s in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to maintain the top spots Saturday in their quests for breakthrough victories this weekend at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid have been tied at the end of all...
Jake Irvin throws eight scoreless innings as Nats blank Giants
Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings and James Wood hit a two-run home run to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.,Irvin (4-1) allowed three hits while striking out seven and walking two on 96 pitches. He retired nine straight Giant...
Pacers on cusp of 1st NBA Finals since 2000, host Knicks for Game 3
The Indiana Pacers stand just two victories away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000 behind a pick-your-hero approach.,Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith were the stars of Game 1, and Pascal Siakam engineered an old-fashioned takeover in Game 2. Now, the Pacers look to put the New Yor...
Improved Mercury host Mystics with chance to restart winning streak
While the Phoenix Mercury ate their first loss of the year Friday night in Seattle, they look like one of the WNBA's most improved teams.,One reason is the addition of veteran forward Alyssa Thomas, who will try to get the Mercury back in the win column on Sunday when they host the Washington Mystic...
Chase Briscoe edges Kyle Larson for Coca-Cola 600 pole
CONCORD, N.C.--Chase Briscoe proved that practice does make perfect -- or close enough to perfect, in his estimation.,Benefiting from experience gained during a Goodyear tire test on March 18-19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Briscoe put his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole for Sunday's Coca...
Sky, Sparks search for solutions to early-season slumps
The Chicago Sky visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday with both teams seeking to shed early-season slumps. ,The Sparks (1-3) come in on a three-game skid as they opened Memorial Day weekend on Friday with an 82-73 setback against the expansion Golden State Valkyries. Kelsey Plum, the Sparks' marque...
Albert Rusnak's late goal extends Sounders' mastery of FC Dallas
Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute as the Seattle Sounders extended their home mastery over FC Dallas with a 1-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,Stefan Frei made five saves to post the shutout for the Sounders (6-4-5, 23 points), who haven't lost to Dallas (4-6-4, 16 points) at Lu...
Royals walk off Royals for 2nd straight day
Brooks Lee gave Minnesota its second walk-off win in as many days as his ninth-inning RBI single lifted the Twins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Lee's second three-hit game of the season ended with a two-out, slow-roller up the middle off Steven Cru...
Allisha Gray helps Dream pull away from Wings
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 27 points on Saturday afternoon, helping lead the Atlanta Dream to an 83-75 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings in College Park, Ga.,Brittney Griner added 15 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2), while Brionna Jones compiled 11 points and 15 boards. Rhyne Ho...
Jordan Walker delivers in clutch as Cardinals drop Diamondbacks
Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 with a wild back-and-forth finish Saturday.,Walker snapped a 5-5 tie in the eighth with a two-out single off reliever Justin Martinez (1-2) that drove in Alec Burleson with wha...
Red Sox to promote infield prospect Marcelo Mayer
Highly-touted Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer is on his way to Boston.,The 22-year old infielder is likely to replace third baseman Alex Bregman, who left Friday's game against Baltimore with an injured quad. He was not in today's lineup and manager Alex Cora resigned himself to the likelihood that B...
Rafael Devers delivers walk-off RBI to lift Red Sox over Orioles
Rafael Devers hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning and the host Boston Red Sox outlasted the Baltimore Orioles for a 6-5 victory on Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.,Devers gave the Red Sox their fifth win in seven games when he made the Orioles pay for pitc...
Stars look to regain edge in Game 3 against surging Oilers
The Dallas Stars need a rebound effort when they hit the road to face the Edmonton Oilers for Sunday afternoon's Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.,The series is tied 1-1, with the Stars claiming a 6-3 comeback victory in the opener before Edmonton skated to a 3-0 win on Friday to even it.,But...