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Austin Gomber's effective outing leads Rockies past Braves
Austin Gomber pitched eight strong innings and Ezekiel Tovar had two hits, including a home run, to help the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Thursday and salvage a game in a three-game series.,Atlanta (76-64) into a tie with the idle New York Mets for the final National Leag...
Pirates rally from first-inning deficit to beat Nationals
Nick Gonzales drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the visiting Washington Nationals 9-4 on Thursday.,The Pirates (66-74) bounced back after being no-hit for the first time in four years when they lost 12-0 to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,P...
Phillies extend win streak in opener at Miami
Bryson Stott homered and drove in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the host Miami Marlins 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.,Stott went 2-for-4 for the National League East-leading Phillies (84-56) in the opener of a four-game series. Kody Clemens contributed a two-run...
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton leads Liberty in tight victory over Storm
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton returned to the starting lineup for the first time since July 6 and led the New York Liberty with 18 points in a 77-70 win over the Seattle Storm on Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.,After five days of rest, the Liberty (28-6) had to knock off some rust against the Storm. New ...
Aryna Sabalenka tops Emma Navarro, returns to U.S. Open final
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is back in the U.S. Open final after stymieing No. 13 Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6 (2) in their semifinal showdown Thursday in New York.,Sabalenka had leads of 4-2 and 5-3 in the second set before her upstart American opponent rallied to take a 6-5 advantage. Sabalenka...
Rams place veteran CB Darious Williams (hamstring) on IR
The Los Angeles Rams placed starting cornerback Darious Williams on injured reserve Thursday due to a hamstring strain and he will miss at least the first four games of the season.,Williams was injured in the second practice of training camp and was mostly sidelined until Wednesday, when he was a li...
Aaron Rodgers, Jets begin redemption season bid vs. 49ers
Aaron Rodgers sustained a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon on the fourth snap of his New York Jets' debut last season.,In recent days, the veteran quarterback has been thinking about how to react to snap No. 5 in Monday night's season-opening game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clar...
Caitlin Clark guides playoff-bound Fever against Lynx
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will try to stay hot when they host the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in Indianapolis.,Clark is coming off her second career triple-double after posting 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in a 93-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday. Clark helped le...
USC retires Caleb Williams' No. 13, restores Reggie Bush's No. 5
A pair of Heisman Trophy winners were further cemented into Southern California's legacy Thursday, as the Trojans retired quarterback Caleb Williams' No. 13 jersey and running back Reggie Bush's No. 5.,The program revealed Williams' jersey retirement on a social media video that featured music artis...
Clinging to last playoff spot, Sky face last-place Sparks
Despite prolonged struggles and a midweek flight out of Las Vegas, everything still is coming up sevens for the Chicago Sky.,Chicago enters Friday's matchup with the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on a seven-game losing streak with seven games remaining in the regular season. While their WNBA counterpa...
Guardians take aim at Dodgers in race for best record in majors
With a comfortable lead in the American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians have a chance this weekend to set their focus on another target in the standings.,The visiting Guardians are set to play three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, starting Friday. The matchup gives them a chance to cl...
MIBR, G2 Esports earn key wins at ESL Pro League Season 20
MIBR and G2 Esports each rallied to 2-1 victories to reach the Group B upper-bracket final at the ESL Pro League Season 20 on Thursday in Saint Julian's, Malta.,MIBR defeated Team Spirit and G2 toppled 3DMAX in the upper-bracket semifinals. They'll face off in the upper-bracket final, but both teams...
Patrick Bailey supplies the offense in Giants' walk-off win over Diamondbacks
Patrick Bailey bounced a ground-rule double over the left-center field fence with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Tyler Fitzgerald and allow the San Francisco Giants to walk off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.,Bailey drove in all three runs for the Gia...
Reports: Chiefs sign TE Noah Gray to 3-year contract extension
The Kansas City Chiefs signed tight end Noah Gray to a three-year contract extension on Thursday, according to multiple media reports.,Contract terms were a value of $19.5 million including a $6 million signing bonus and $10 million guaranteed at signing, according to the NFL Network. ESPN, meanwhil...
Mariners mash 3 HRs, split series vs. A's
Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley each homered Thursday afternoon to help the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland A's 6-4 and earn a split of the teams' four-game series.,Raleigh added a sacrifice fly, Raley had three hits and Victor Robles contributed two hits and scored twice for ...
Ranking 24 MVP candidates in '24
Preseason awards were left behind in college and most of our 24 candidates for Most Valuable Player have other trophies at heart as the 2024 season kicks off. ,Our NFL writers checked in with the players we consider capable of claiming the MVP award when the dust settles on the 18-week regular seaso...
Memphis says letter alleging serious infractions sent to NCAA
One day after coach Penny Hardaway fired four members of his staff, Memphis confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter that alleges the men's basketball program committed major recruiting and academic infractions.,"The University of Memphis is aware of the anonymous letter, and it has been share...
Aaron Rodgers ready for Take 2 with Jets: ‘In a good mind space’
Aaron Rodgers' 2023 season ended after four snaps. The New York Jets' season essentially did, too.,The 40-year-old star quarterback is feeling confident ahead of the 2024 season opener, going as far as to crack a joke about last year's Achilles injury during his game-week press conference Thursday.,...
Aces' A'ja Wilson out to continue scoring spree vs. Sun
After scoring 71 points in her past two games to widen her lead in the WNBA scoring race, A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces open a four-game road trip Friday night against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,Wilson followed up a 41-point outburst at the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a 30-poin...
Wings, Dream enter pivotal matchup chasing final playoff spot
Battling through lackluster seasons, the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings still have postseason aspirations ahead of their matchup in College Park, Ga., on Friday.,Atlanta (11-22) will enter Friday tied with the Chicago Sky in the standings, but the Sky hold the tiebreaker for the eighth and final pla...