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Chase Briscoe fastest at Nashville for second consecutive pole
Chase Briscoe claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for the second consecutive week and third time of the season Saturday, besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, by only 0.049 seconds in qualifying to earn the top starting position for Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedwa...
Report: Wander Franco trial to begin Monday
The trial of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, which was scheduled to start in December but was rescheduled due to the lack of availability of witnesses, is slated to begin Monday in the Dominican Republic, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Franco is facing charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitatio...
Jesus Ferreira looks to build on momentum as Sounders face Minnesota United
The weight is off Jesus Ferreira's shoulders.,Ferreira scored his first goal as the member of the Seattle Sounders (7-4-5, 26 points) in a 1-0 midweek victory over San Diego FC and will look for more when they play host to Minnesota United (7-3-6, 27 points) on Sunday in an MLS match.,"I hope this g...
Maja Stark up 1 entering final round at U.S. Women's Open
Sweden's Maja Stark continued her impressive play at the U.S. Women's Open on Saturday, shooting a 2-under 70 to take a one-shot lead entering the final round at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.,Stark, who sits at 7-under 209 through three rounds, posted three birdies and one bogey as she moved up one spot ...
Scottie Scheffler emerges as leader at Memorial after Round 3
Even as the world's No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler keeps finding ways to take pride in his accomplishments on a week-by-week basis.,Scheffler charged into the lead in the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, posting birdies on four of the final five holes for a 4-under-par 68 at Muir...
Miguel Angel Jimenez holds 2-shot lead in Des Moines
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a 6-under-66 on Saturday to maintain his lead through two rounds of the Principal Charity Classic at Des Moines, Iowa.,Jimenez is sitting at 15-under 129 and stands two shots ahead of Australia's Cameron Percy (67 on Saturday) and three strokes in front of Kevin S...
Catarina Macario, USWNT cruise past China in friendly
Catarina Macario scored and had an assist for the U.S. women's national team, as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over China in a friendly in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday.,Macario scored in the 28th minute and assisted Sam Coffey's goal in the 35th. Lindsey Heaps made it 3-0 in the 54th.,This was the...
Junior Caminero homers twice, as Rays blowout Astros
Junior Caminero posted four extra-base hits, and the Tampa Bay Rays pounded the Houston Astros' bullpen for the second time in three games en route to a 16-3 road win on Saturday.,After recording a career-high six RBIs in the opener of this four-game series on Thursday, Caminero went 4-for-5 with tw...
Gabriel Arias helps Guardians get past Angels
Gabriel Arias had a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied from four runs down and held on for a 7-5 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon.,The Guardians trailed 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth before scoring seven tim...
Jorge Mateo's blast helps Orioles dispatch White Sox
Jorge Mateo's two-run homer and Dean Kremer's six innings of solid pitching lifted the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-2 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Jackson Holliday homered in the first inning and the Orioles won for the fifth time in seven games despite managing only five ...
Down two goals, NYCFC earn draw vs. Nashville SC
Hannes Wolf scored a brace in the second half as visiting New York City Football Club rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 draw with host Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon., ,Matthew Freese finished with three saves for New York City (7-6-4, 25 points), which moved into sole possession of seve...
Sonny Gray improves to 6-1 as Cardinals shut out Rangers
Willson Contreras drove in a run and scored one to back the solid pitching of Sonny Gray and two relievers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Cardinals managed just five hit...
Brewers explode for 17 runs, defeat Phillies
Rhys Hoskins blasted a pair of three-run homers to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers hammer the Philadelphia Phillies 17-7 in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored and Christian Yelich also had four hits ...
Marlins use defense, pitching to stifle Giants
Outfielders Heriberto Hernandez and Dane Myers made run-saving catches against the outfield fence, Edward Cabrera outdueled previously unbeaten Robbie Ray and the Miami Marlins held off the visiting San Francisco Giants for a 1-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,Javier Sanoja delivered the game's only ru...
Mets grab early lead, hand Rockies 7th straight loss
Brett Baty hit a bases-clearing triple in a four-run first inning, Kodai Senga pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and the host New York Mets cruised to an 8-2 victory over the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies on Saturday.,Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer and Juan Soto added a homer off Colorado's Antonio Senza...
Royals win pitchers' duel vs. Tigers, Tarik Skubal
After Kansas City's Michael Wacha and Detroit's Tarik Skubal were locked in a classic pitchers' duel for seven innings, the host Royals managed to break through via Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the eighth to win 1-0 over the Tigers on Saturday.,The 33-year-old Wacha retired the first 10 batter...
Spencer Schwellenbach K's 11 as Braves blank Red Sox
Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. each hit home runs to support Spencer Schwellenbach's strong start and the Atlanta Braves blanked the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Saturday to even their three-game interleague series.,The Braves, who had lost seven of their last nine, took a 3-2 lead in the seaso...
Jays win fourth staight, keep A's reeling
George Springer hit two home runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays held on Saturday for an 8-7 victory over the visiting Athletics, who scored two runs in the ninth inning.,Addison Barger added a two-run blast and Bo Bichette had a solo shot for the Blue Jays, who have won four straight games. ,Tyler Sode...
Texas takes down Oklahoma to advance to WCWS semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kayden Henry broke a tie with a fifth-inning home run and Joley Mitchell blasted another in the sixth to help lift Texas to a 4-2 win over four-time defending champion Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series on Saturday.,The Longhorns will play in the semifinals Monday, needing ...
Blue Jays designate RHP Jose Urena for assignment
The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday designated right-hander Jose Urena for assignment.,The 33-year-old has appeared in 239 MLB games in his career. In 2024, he went 5-8 with a 3.80 ERA in 33 outings for the Texas Rangers.,Urena signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets during the offseason. On...