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Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, Twins top Pirates
Byron Buxton hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Buxton finished 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple, a home run and two RBIs for Minnesota. He became the fir...
Braves deliver late surge to slip past Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and Jurickson Profar brought home the game-winning run with a ground ball in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna also hit home runs for the Braves, who won for...
Sparks focused on better home-court outcome against Sun
Intent on shedding a six-game home losing streak, the Los Angeles Sparks will play host to the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, with the break for the All-Star Game fast approaching.,The Sparks (6-14) have not won on their home court since May 25, when they dispatched the Chicago Sky 91-78. There were hop...
Padres option RHP Ryan Bergert to give bullpen a boost
The San Diego Padres optioned effective right-handed starter Ryan Bergert to Triple-A El Paso and recalled right-hander Alek Jacob on Saturday.,The move to send down a starter and add a reliever gives the bullpen another option over the final two games before the All-Star break, and possibly for a f...
Shane van Gisbergen completes second straight NASCAR pole sweep
SONOMA, Calif.- For the second straight weekend, Shane van Gisbergen dominated NASCAR time trials - and predictably so., ,On his second lap Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, the New Zealander became the only driver to top 96 mph on the 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course., ,Touring the circuit in 74.594 second...
Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar exits Braves game (side discomfort)
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar left Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves after five innings Saturday due to left side discomfort.,The game was tied 3-3 when Nootbaar was replaced by Jose Fermin in left field to open the sixth. He finished 0-for-2 with a strikeout.,Nootbaar, 27, h...
Matthew Boyd tosses eight shutout innings as Cubs beat Yankees
Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings to reach double-digit victories for the first time in his career and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Boyd improved to 5-0 over his past seven starts and allowed two runs or fewer for the ninth ...
Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins out for season with torn ACL
Boston Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament Friday night.,It is the second time Dobbins has torn his ACL in his right knee, with the first time happening when he played high school football.,"Yeah. I've torn my ACL in...
Challenging road stretch bites Lynx against Sky
The Chicago Sky held off a second half surge by the Minnesota Lynx Saturday afternoon in Chicago, and a 27-point performance by Ariel Atkins led the home squad to an 87-81 victory over the top team in the WNBA standings.,In her second game back from injury, and first back in the starting lineup, Kam...
Reds activate OF Jake Fraley (labrum)
The Cincinnati Reds announced the return of outfielder Jake Fraley, activating him from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,In a corresponding move, the Reds optioned infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Louisville.,Fraley, 30, has dealt with multiple injuries, costing him 48 games th...
Rory McIlroy pulls into tie for lead at Scottish Open
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shot 4-under-par 66 in the third round of the Genesis Scottish Open, pulling into a share of the lead Saturday at North Berwick, Scotland.,McIlroy, bidding to win the tournament for the second time in three years, is tied atop the leaderboard with second-round leader ...
LIV Golf resubmits application for world rankings points
Will the PGA and LIV Golf ever reunite? Some news released by the Official World Golf Ranking board of directors on Friday makes that result look a little less likely, at least in the near term.,According to Trevor Immelman, chairman of the OWGR, the organization is currently reviewing LIV Golf's ap...
Yankees LHP Max Fried (blister) exits game vs. Cubs early
New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's game against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.,Fried allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits in three innings. During Chicago's three-run third, YES Network cameras spotted Fr...
Public flips Carlos Alcaraz to Wimbledon favorite over Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner opened as a slight favorite to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's highly anticipated men's final at Wimbledon, but that has shifted with the public siding with the young Spaniard.,Sinner was the -115 favorite when BetMGM opened the market once the final matchup was determined. However, he...
Lightning pauses third round at ISCO Championship
The third round of the ISCO Championship was suspended at 1:24 p.m. ET Saturday due to lightning in the area.,The leaders had yet to tee off when action was halted at the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.,Chan Kim entered the round with a five-stroke lead at 11-under par.,Only a handful of...
Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (illness) scratched from start
Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen was scratched from Saturday's start due to an illness.,Left-hander Angel Zerpa replaced Lorenzen for the game against the visiting New York Mets.,Lorenzen, 33, is 5-8 with a 4.61 ERA through 18 starts this season.,Zerpa, 25, is 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA in ...
LPGA player misses major cut after slow play penalty
China's Yan Liu was hovering around the cut line when she was assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play during the second round of the Evian Championship on Friday.,Liu, who started her round on the back nine at the Evian Resort Golf Club, was playing the seventh hole when she was assessed the pen...
Cardinals LT Luis Sharpe, 3-time Pro Bowler, dies at 65
Longtime Cardinals left tackle Luis Sharpe, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, has died at age 65.,Sharpe played all 13 of his NFL seasons with the franchise in St. Louis (1982-87) and Arizona (1988-94).,Sharpe's wife, Tameka Williams-Sharpe, shared the news of his passing Saturday on social media.,"W...
Liberty looking for consecutive wins with visit from Dream
The reigning champion New York Liberty have not won consecutive games since they started this season 9-0.,Since that great start, they are just 4-6.,The Liberty will get another shot at a winning streak on Sunday afternoon when they host the Atlanta Dream.,New York is coming off an 87-78 win over vi...
Giants DH Rafael Devers has MRI, to play through back issue
San Francisco Giants star Rafael Devers is being treated for inflammation due to a disk injury in his lower back following an MRI exam.,Manager Bob Melvin is optimistic that the slugger can avoid a trip to the injured list and can recover during the upcoming All-Star break.,"He went on some medicati...