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Daulton Varsho's 3-hit, 3-RBI game guides Jays past Angels
Daulton Varsho finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif., that prevented a three-game sweep.,Varsho doubled in the third inning, singled in the fifth and homered in the eighth. He also ha...
Gabriel Moreno, D-backs slam Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
Gabriel Moreno had three hits, including a grand slam, Brandon Pfaadt won his National League-leading sixth game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday in Phoenix.,Moreno and Ketel Marte each hit their first homer of the season for the D-backs, who sent Dodgers st...
MLB roundup: Royals blank White Sox for 6th straight win
Kris Bubic scattered six hits over seven shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs as the Kansas City Royals completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 10-0 victory on Thursday.,Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with...
Wolves cruise to Game 2 win over Stephen Curry-less Warriors
Julius Randle scored 24 points and dished 11 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 117-93 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards added 20 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, whi...
Wolves' Anthony Edwards (ankle) returns after brief absence
Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards left the Timberwolves' playoff game against the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Minneapolis after sustaining a sprained left ankle on a drive to the rim, but the All-Star returned to the floor to start the second half and helped his team win 117-93.,Edwards we...
Rookie Drake Baldwin's first walk-off lifts Braves over Reds in 11th
Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin singled in the 11th inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 walk-off win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Thursday that gave Atlanta its third victory of the four-game series.,Ozzie Albies, on second as the automatic runner, scored when Baldwin lined his two-ou...
Spirit, Aurora notch second straight wins at BLAST Slam III playoffs
Team Spirit and Aurora Gaming survived and advanced for the second straight day in the BLAST Slam III playoff stage on Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,In Round 2, Spirit outlasted PARIVISION 2-1 and Aurora defeated Xtreme Gaming by the same score. Spirit and Aurora started the stage in Round 1, whe...
Phillies rally from four-run deficit to repel Rays in extras
Brandon Marsh ripped an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning, helping the visiting Philadelphia Phillies record a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.,With Philadelphia trailing 5-1, Bryson Stott belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning and pinch-runne...
Rafael Devers declines Red Sox's request to play first base
Boston Red Sox hitting star Rafael Devers said Thursday that he informed team management that he will not play first base in the wake of Triston Casas being lost for the season due to a major knee injury.,Devers is serving as designated hitter after the team signed Alex Bregman as their new third ba...
Charge surprise top-seeded Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semis
Shiann Darkangelo scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge over the host Montreal Victoire 3-2 in Game 1 of their best-of-five PWHL semifinal series on Thursday.,Emily Clark gathered a loose puck in Ottawa's offensive zone and quickly passed it to Darkangelo...
Logan Thompson, Capitals even series with Hurricanes
Logan Thompson made 27 saves and Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday.,Connor McMichael and John Carlson also scored for the Capitals. The series is tied 1-1 as th...
Wolves' Anthony Edwards exits due to ankle injury
Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards left the Timberwolves' Thursday playoff game against the Golden State Warriors in Minneapolis after sustaining a sprained left ankle on a drive to the rim.,Edwards stayed on the court for a while after sustaining the injury, which happened midway through the second qu...
Ex-Bucks owner Marc Lasry subject of sexual misconduct suit
Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry was hit by a countersuit seeking $100 million on Thursday from an ex-employee who maintains the billionaire subjected her to years of sexual harassment and a smear campaign.,Gina Strum, an attorney and executive, filed the suit in New York Supreme Court, wi...
Nuggets leaning on experience, Thunder on road prowess in Game 3
The Oklahoma City Thunder were stunned by the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Oklahoma City was stunning in a Game 2 romp.,The Thunder's 43-point rout Wednesday night evened the series, which shifts to Denver for the next two games, starting with Game 3 Frid...
Kris Bubic, Bobby Witt Jr., Royals dominate White Sox
Kris Bubic scattered six hits over seven shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored as the Kansas City Royals completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 10-0 victory on Thursday afternoon.,It was the eigh...
Belal Muhammad confident vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315
The UFC is back in Montreal for the first time in a decade on Saturday night with a pair of title fights, which includes welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and No. 5-ranked Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena topping the 12-fight card for UFC 315.,Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is making his...
Tigers steamroll Rockies to complete doubleheader sweep
Colt Keith homered among his two hits, Brewer Hicklen had his first two major league hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-1 in Denver to sweep their doubleheader on Thursday.,Keider Montero pitched eight strong innings, Spencer Torkelson had three hits, and Kerry Carpenter and Tr...
Report: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao plans to end his retirement and return to the ring on July 19 against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, ESPN reported Thursday.,Pacquiao, 46, will be fighting for the first time since losing a unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas in 2021.,The fight will be for Barrios' WBC welt...
Jacob Wilson joins Aaron Judge in spotlight for Yankees-A's series
The top two hitters in the majors square off Friday night when the New York Yankees face the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in Sacramento, Calif.,It's no surprise to see Yankees star Aaron Judge off to a superb start after winning American League MVP honors last season. He has a majo...
A'ja Wilson has no shortage of motivation after Aces' early exit in '24
LAS VEGAS -- Entering her eighth season in the WNBA, Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson is poised to build on what was arguably the most dominant individual campaign in league history.,Wilson joined Cynthia Cooper (1997) as the second player in league history to win a unanimous MVP award and joine...