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Tempo upbeat on playing in Montreal, but seek different outcome vs. Liberty
The Toronto Tempo aim to use the energy from another big Montreal crowd Sunday afternoon against the New York Liberty to end a four-game losing streak.,The expansion Tempo (9-13) lost the first of two home games at Montreal, 108-95 to the Dallas Wings before a WNBA regular-season record crowd of 20,...
MLB roundup: Pirates clutch up in doubleheader sweep of Brewers
Esmerlyn Valdez delivered a go-ahead grand slam to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.,Valdez, who had six RBIs, connected for his second home run of the game in the seventh to put Pittsburgh back ...
Alex Bregman's 7th-inning homer allows Cubs to defeat Reds
Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Saturday.,Carson Kelly added a solo shot and Michael Busch had three hits for Chicago, which won for the fourth time in its last six games.,Drew Pomeranz (2-3) pitched the ...
LaMonte Wade Jr. hits first career grand slam as Astros thump Rangers
LaMonte Wade Jr. clubbed his first career grand slam in the third inning, the second of three homers hit by the visiting Houston Astros in their 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.,The Astros evened the three-game series and set the stage to close the gap to one game behind the Rangers in th...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski (arm fatigue) out Sunday, will miss ASG
Jacob Misiorowski was scheduled to oppose fellow ace Paul Skenes and the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon, but the hard-throwing Milwaukee Brewers right-hander was scratched due to arm fatigue and will also miss the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.,Misiorowski, 24, told reporters that he w...
Mystics try to revive offense against struggling Storm
The Washington Mystics begin a stretch of six games in 11 days by hosting the struggling Seattle Storm on Sunday. ,Washington is the youngest team in the WNBA, with only two rostered players beyond their second season of WNBA competition, but even its young roster is expected to be tested by the bus...
Lars Nootbaar, Matthew Liberatore push Cardinals past Braves
Lars Nootbaar launched a three-run home run and Matthew Liberatore tossed six stellar innings on Saturday to help lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.,Liberatore (5-6) threw six scoreless innings, allowing four hits while striking out six and walking one fo...
FIFA: 'No evidence' ball hit wire on regulation England goal vs. Norway
England's lone regulation goal in its eventual 2-1 extra-time defeat of Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., was not without controversy.,Norway argued -- and video replay appeared to show -- that a goal kick from their goalkeeper Orjan Nyland bounced off a wire suppor...
Kyle Bradish flirts with no-hitter as Orioles extend Royals’ skid
Kyle Bradish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles extended their winning streak to three games after beating the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday night.,Bradish (6-9) was done after 6 2/3 innings, charged with one run on two hits with two walks and five strik...
Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski replaces Reds' Chase Burns on NL All-Star team
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski was added to the National League All-Star team Saturday as a replacement for Cincinnati Reds right-hander Chase Burns.,Burns last pitched for the Reds on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. He said Saturday that he injured his right groin dur...
Ryan Blaney wins Atlanta pole, leads Team Penske front-row sweep
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Ryan Blaney claimed his second pole position of the season Saturday evening at Atlanta's fast high-banked EchoPark Speedway -- leading a Team Penske Ford front row sweep for Sunday night's Quaker State 400 (7 p.m. ET, TNT, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford...
Zach Johnson surges 4 strokes clear entering final round of Kaulig
On a day that challenged the rest of the leaders, Zach Johnson dominated the third round of the Kaulig Companies Championship on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round at Akron, Ohio.,Johnson, who entered the day a stroke back of the lead, shot 7-under-par 63 to reach 13-under 197....
Cristopher Sanchez returns to form as Phillies snap Tigers' win streak
J.T. Realmuto had a two-run double, All-Star Cristopher Sanchez tossed seven-plus strong innings, and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies ended the Detroit Tigers' six-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.,Sanchez (11-4) allowed two runs and 10 hits while striking out seven. Sanchez bou...
Lucas Glover hangs onto narrow lead at ISCO
Lucas Glover shot a 2-under-par 68 Saturday to remain in first place at the ISCO Championship at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.,Glover shot his worst round of the tournament after carding a 63 and 64 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. But his day still left him two strokes under par,...
A'ja Wilson powers Aces to franchise-record 48-point win over Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces notched the largest margin of victory in franchise history by steamrolling the visiting Phoenix Mercury 106-58 on Saturday.,Backup Justine Pissott scored 19 points in the final quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5 of 6 from 3-p...
Jude Bellingham stars as England beat Norway to reach semis
Jude Bellingham deposited the go-ahead goal in the third minute of extra time and England hung on for a 2-1 victory over Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal classic on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., ,Bellingham scored both goals for the Three Lions to dig them out of a 1-0 hole while tying teammate...
Paul Allen estate reaches deal to sell Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are set to change hands after the franchise announced Saturday that it has reached an agreement to sell the team to a new ownership group.,The group is led by the Khosla family and includes Vinod Khosla, the venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems co-founder who previously held ...
Rays continue winning ways at home, hand Mariners 5th straight loss
Jonathan Aranda recorded three hits and drove in the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their final home series before the All-Star break in a 6-1 win over the struggling Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Aranda went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run, includin...
Andruw Monasterio, Masataka Yoshida homer as Red Sox blank Mets
Andruw Monasterio and Masataka Yoshida each belted two-run homers Saturday and five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the visiting Boston Red Sox blanked the New York Mets 4-0 for their eighth straight win.,Reliever Jovani Moran (2-2) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work. Fill-...
Pirates take Game 2 to sweep doubleheader against Brewers
Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 and drove in the go-ahead run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who defeated the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to sweep a doubleheader on Saturday.,Starting pitcher Bubba Chandler struck out six while limiting Milwaukee to two runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings for the Pirates...