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Rays making push, look to extend win streak vs. Guardians
Tampa Bay's top prospect, Carson Williams, is providing major contributions as the Rays make a strong September push.,The shortstop and his teammates -- winners of a season-high seven straight games -- will face the visiting Cleveland Guardians Friday night in the second contest of their four-game s...
Twins' Pablo Lopez reportedly set to return to face Royals
The Kansas City Royals haven't truly taken advantage of an extended homestand, but they could still conclude it on a strong note.,Looking to gain more ground in their push for an American League wild-card spot, the Royals open a three-game set against the lowly Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,Kansa...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies try to maintain momentum vs. Marlins
Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies have lofty goals this year, and they will continue that quest on Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Miami Marlins.,Sanchez (11-5, 2.66 ERA) is hoping to get into the thick of the National League Cy Young Award race with less th...
Yankees eager to avenge series losses vs. East-leading Jays
A disastrous visit to Canada shortly before the All-Star break left the New York Yankees spending their summer catching up in the American League East.,On their best run since May, the Yankees will attempt to inch closer to the division lead on Friday when they host the Toronto Blue Jays for the ope...
Brewers need relief help as they open series with Pirates
Despite having the best record in the major leagues, the Milwaukee Brewers are hurting as they begin a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,The Brewers, who have lost three of their past four games and gone 8-11 since Aug. 17, have been dealing with numerous injurie...
Orioles, facing Dodgers, try to waylay another NL West contender
Although Baltimore occupies last place in the American League East, the Orioles are impacting the National League West race during the final month of the season.,Baltimore will get another chance to slow an NL West contender when the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers visit on Friday night in the ...
Jack Flaherty, Tigers aim to start series well vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty took his team on a roller coaster ride during his six starts in August. ,The Tigers are hoping they will get the better version of Flaherty in the opener of a weekend series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday.,In three of his starts last month,...
Amanda Anisimova ousts Naomi Osaka to reach first U.S. Open final
Amanda Anisimova experienced the worst possible result in her first Grand Slam final.,She will get another chance in the next major championship match.,The eighth-seeded New Jersey native rallied to beat No. 23 Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended early Frid...
White Sox rally vs. Twins, win season-high 5th straight
Kyle Teel went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Minnesota Twins 11-8 on Thursday night in Minneapolis., ,Colson Montgomery homered and drove in three for Chicago (53-88), which completed a four-game sweep and won its season-high fifth game in a...
Eagles open title defense with tight win over Cowboys
Jalen Hurts completed 19 of 23 passes and scrambled for two touchdowns, and the host Philadelphia Eagles ended an eventful opening night by putting away the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 on Thursday., ,The Eagles raised their Super Bowl LIX banner before the game, then felt the mood sour when star defensive ...
MLB roundup: Paul Skenes, Pirates complete sweep of Dodgers
Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win and a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.,Skenes (10-9) further solidified his case for his first National League Cy Young Award with another...
Valkyries edge Wings, clinch playoff bid in first year
Carla Leite broke the game's final tie on a jumper with 2:26 remaining and the Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA expansion team ever to clinch a playoff spot in its first season with an 84-80 win over the Dallas Wings on Thursday in San Francisco.,A fifth consecutive win pushed the sixth-...
Arizona aims to refine offensive attack vs. Weber State
Arizona will try to fine-tune its offensive performance coming off a season-opening home win over Hawaii when it faces Weber State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (1-0) defeated Hawaii 40-6 last Saturday behind a stout defense that did not allow a touchdown while recording five takeaways and fi...
Aces top Lynx, stretch win streak to franchise-record 13
A'ja Wilson pumped in 31 points and the host Las Vegas Aces set a franchise record with their 13th consecutive victory, defeating the league-best Minnesota Lynx 97-87 on Thursday night.,The outcome avenged an embarrassing 111-58 loss to the Lynx on Aug. 2. The Aces haven't lost since that game and t...
Aces top Lynx, stretch win streak to 13
A'ja Wilson pumped in 31 points and the host Las Vegas Aces set a franchise record with their 13th consecutive victory, defeating the league-best Minnesota Lynx 97-87 on Thursday night.,The outcome avenged an embarrassing 111-58 loss to the Lynx on Aug. 2. The Aces haven't lost since that game and t...
Washington's road to Ohio State continues with UC Davis
Washington coach Jedd Fisch spent more than a dozen years in the NFL as an assistant, so he looks at the first few weeks of the Huskies' season as kind of a preseason for their Big Ten opener Sept. 27 against No. 1 Ohio State.,After beating visiting Colorado State 38-21 in its opener last weekend, W...
$2M on line at Aramco Houston Championship
Twenty-six teams and 104 players will compete for a $2 million prize pool at the Aramco Houston Championship that begins Friday at the Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas.,The three-day tournament is the fourth of five events in this year's PIF Global Series, which rebranded from the Aramco Te...
UNLV eyes 3-0 start; UCLA aims to recover from rout
For the first time since hiring coach Dan Mullen this offseason, UNLV will play host to a Power 4 opponent as coach Deshaun Foster and UCLA come to Las Vegas on Saturday after taking a 43-10 trouncing at the hands of Utah last weekend.,The new-look Rebels haven't passed the first two tests of the Mu...
Trent Grisham belts 3-run shot as Yankees hang on vs. Astros
Ryan McMahon recorded a multi-hit, multi-RBI game, and Trent Grisham clubbed a backbreaking three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning as the visiting New York Yankees topped the Houston Astros 8-4 on Thursday to take the rubber match of this three-game series.,The Yankees (78-62) closed to wit...
BYU looking to continue home stand against Stanford
After a rousing victory in its season opener, BYU is now set to face Stanford on Saturday at Provo, Utah., ,BYU (1-0) crushed FCS opponent Portland State 69-0 over the weekend as true freshman Bear Bachmeier took over as Cougars quarterback and had a short but efficient day by going 7-of-11 passing ...