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Alonso Martinez scores as NYCFC blank Union 1-0
Alonso Martinez scored his fifth goal of the season early in the second half and New York City FC snapped a three-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Matt Freese made three stops to keep his second clean sheet for NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points), whi...

Tyler Anderson sparkles, Angels pound two homers in win over Astros
Tyler Anderson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel each hit solo home runs, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday.,The Angels have hit 25 home runs across their last nine games for the most homers in any nine-game span in fr...

FC Cincinnati get lone goal in win over slumping D.C. United
Making his first start of the season, Gerardo Valenzuela scored the lone goal to propel visiting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory Saturday over D.C. United.,It was the third straight win for injury-riddled Cincinnati (5-2-1, 16 points), which contained D.C.'s top threat Christian Benteke, limiting him...

Bryan White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Bryan White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...

Pep Biel’s early goal all Charlotte FC needs to top CF Montreal
Pep Biel's team-leading third goal of the season was enough to lift visiting Charlotte FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Charlotte (5-2-1, 16 points) won its second straight match while picking up its first win of the season away from home (1-2-1). It also won at Stade Saputo for...

Nationals, MacKenzie Gore go for series win over Marlins
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who entered this weekend tied for second in the majors with 25 strikeouts, gets the start Sunday afternoon as the Nationals and the host Miami Marlins play the rubber match of a three-game series.,The third overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by San Diego, Gore ...

Kyle Larson dominant in Xfinity Series victory at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Pole winner Kyle Larson brought a bazooka to Saturday's shootout at Bristol Motor Speedway.,His 37 opponents brought pea shooters to the "Last Great Colosseum" -- or so it seemed, given the degree of domination Larson exhibited in winning the SciAps 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.,...

Cards place SS Masyn Winn (back) on IL, activate 2B Nolan Gorman
The St. Louis Cardinals placed shortstop Masyn Winn on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of lower back spasms.,In a corresponding move, the Cardinals activated second baseman Nolan Gorman (strained right hamstring) from the 10-day IL.,Winn injured his back in the first inning of Friday's 2-0 ...

Yankees hoping warmer weather equals hotter bats as they host Giants
The Yankees are playing through frigid conditions, and their bats matched the weather for four games until Saturday.,After producing one of their biggest innings in the early going, the Yankees hope to enjoy another productive day at the plate Sunday afternoon when they host the San Francisco Giants...

Panthers win third straight, topping Sabres in shootout
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist for the Florida Panthers in their 3-2 shootout win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Anton Lundell scored the lone goal in the shootout, and Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves for the Panthers (47-29-4, 98 points), who have won three in a row.,Rasmus Da...

Elly De La Cruz's slam propels Reds past Pirates
Elly De La Cruz celebrated his bobblehead night in dramatic fashion with his second career grand slam to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott (1-0) was activated off the injured list before the game and ma...

Luis Ortiz shines as Guardians handle Royals again
Luis Ortiz struck out a career-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings and Gabriel Arias homered for a second straight game as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight with a 6-3 victory Saturday night over the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Acquired from Pittsburgh in December, Ortiz (1-2) entered Saturda...

Cedric Mullins, Orioles eye sweep of shortened series with Jays
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde would like to see his team play a little looser earlier in games.,The Orioles will get their next opportunity when they host the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of their rain-shortened two-game series Sunday.,After Friday's series opener was rained out, Baltimo...

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez retiring
Veteran defenseman Alec Martinez, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has called it a career.,In an interview Saturday prior to Chicago's home finale against Winnipeg, Martinez announced it would be his final NHL game. The Blackhawks, who are out of the playoff picture, finish the season on the road ...

White Sox place OF Austin Slater (knee) on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Austin Slater on the 10-day injury list Saturday due to a meniscus tear in his right knee.,The move is retroactive to Friday, when Slater was initially in the lineup but was scratched due to the pain. ,White Sox manager Will Venable said it isn't yet known if ...

Alex Bowman soars to pole in Bristol qualifying
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- A little ray of sunshine was all Alex Bowman needed to secure the pole position for Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Well, not quite all. Bowman also had to turn a blistering lap in his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ...

Aiming for first Masters title, Rory McIlroy takes 2-stroke lead into final day
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is back in position to capture an elusive Masters championship, understanding that the stakes might never be higher when he reaches Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.,"It's going to be a little rowdy and a little loud," McIlroy said. "I'm just going to have to sett...

Carles Gil converts PK as Revolution defeat Atlanta United
Carles Gil scored on a penalty kick in the 36th minute on Saturday afternoon, propelling the visiting New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United.,Gil, who remains the only New England player to score this season, connected on his third goal of the year. Aljaz Ivacic recorded five sa...

Roughnecks edge Showboats for first win
Chris Blewitt's 28-yard field goal with 10:14 remaining gave Houston a seven-point lead, and the visiting Roughnecks held on for their first victory of the season, 18-17 over the winless Memphis Showboats in a United Football League game Saturday. ,Memphis (0-3) cut its deficit to one point on a 4-y...

Five-run fifth carries Yankees past Giants
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning, when the New York Yankees scored five runs en route to an 8-4 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon in rainy conditions.,Bellinger, who opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the first, ripped a single ...