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White Sox out to upend Mets, avoid franchise-record-tying loss
A pair of former Mets relayed some sympathy for the reeling White Sox during New York's broadcast of Friday's 5-1 road win over Chicago.,At 31-105, Chicago is fast approaching the 1962 Mets' major league record for single-season losses (120) in the modern era. For their part, Jay Hook and Craig Ande...

Red Sox face tall task in encounter vs. Tarik Skubal, Tigers
The Boston Red Sox gave up a late four-run lead on Friday and still pulled out an extra-inning victory in Detroit.,The Red Sox will visit the Tigers again on Saturday evening in the second contest of a three-game series.,Ceddanne Rafaela put the Red Sox back on top in the 10th with a two-run homer. ...

A's, Rangers end August looking to 2025
The Oakland Athletics are far removed from a playoff push, but they're intent on changing the narrative for next season.,The A's will look to continue their upward trajectory when they face the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,Oakland opened the three-game series with a 9-2 win o...

Guardians, possibly without Josh Naylor, look to top Pirates again
As the Cleveland Guardians continue their push toward the postseason, they could be minus a key contributor for the immediate future.,An ankle injury to All-Star Josh Naylor dampened the Guardians' victory in the series opener against the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. ,The teams will continu...

With Manny Machado heating up, Padres take on Rays
Manny Machado is heating up as August comes to a close.,The San Diego slugger will aim to stay hot on Saturday as the Padres chase a series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Machado had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs as the Padres posted a 13-5 win in the...

Streaking Cubs continue playoff push vs. Nationals
The streaking Chicago Cubs will look for their fifth straight win when they visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Chasing the final National League wild-card spot, the Cubs held off a late Washington rally for a 7-6 win on Friday.,The Cubs will send out right-hander Javier Assad (6-4, 3.15 ERA...

Yankees hope bats remain hot against Cardinals
After experiencing a rough time against the Washington Nationals, the New York Yankees watched the hitters surrounding Aaron Judge come through on Monday against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,After productive showings by Juan Soto and rookie Austin Wells, the Yankees are in position for a series...

100 Thieves stay alive in LCS Summer Split playoffs
100 Thieves came from behind to beat Dignitas 3-2 on Friday at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,The result sends 100 Thieves to the lower-bracket semifinal, where they will oppose Cloud9 on Sunday.,Dignitas won the first map on red before 100 Thieves responded wit...

Josh Hoover, TCU pass Stanford in fourth quarter
Josh Hoover completed 28 of 42 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting TCU to a 34-27 victory against Stanford in the season opener for both teams on Friday.,Horned Frogs receiver Jack Bech caught six passes for 139 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with 3:13 left. JP Richardson fini...

Team Spirit reach grand final at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
Team Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over MOUZ in the upper-bracket final of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event on Friday in Serbia.,With the win, Team Spirit advance to the grand final on Sunday. In the lower-bracket quarterfinals on Friday, Eternal Fire topped FURIA Esports 2-1 and paiN Gaming de...

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, SB) helps Dodgers edge D-backs
Will Smith hit a three-run homer, Freddie Freeman belted a two-run shot and Shohei Ohtani hit a solo blast to help the Los Angeles Dodgers record a wild 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw departed in the second inning due to pain in...

Shohei Ohtani hits 43rd HR as Dodgers edge D-backs
Will Smith hit a three-run homer, Freddie Freeman belted a two-run shot and Shohei Ohtani hit a solo blast to help the Los Angeles Dodgers record a wild 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Phoenix.,Freeman finished with three RBIs as Los Angeles won the opener of the four-g...

Matt Chapman's 3-run double lifts Giants over Marlins
Matt Chapman lined a two-out, two-strike, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning Friday night, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,The Giants, who began a six-game homestand, snapped a two-game losing streak, re...

Mariners score 5 unearned runs in first inning to beat Angels
The Seattle Mariners benefited from an error that led to five unearned runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Julio Rodriguez reached base four times with a home run and three walks, and Victor Robles had three hits from the ...

Abby Dahlkemper scores in debut as Bay FC top Thorns
Abby Dahlkemper scored a goal in her team debut and expansion Bay FC went on to a 3-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Friday night.,Dahlkemper was acquired from the San Diego Wave on Monday and the Menlo Park, Calif., native quickly made an impact for her hometown team by scoring in the sev...

Wisconsin leaves it late before topping Western Michigan
Tawee Walker scored the go-ahead touchdown following a muffed punt as Wisconsin rallied in the fourth quarter for a 28-14 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in the season opener for both teams in Madison, Wis.,With the Broncos ahead 14-13 early in the fourth quarter, Wisconsin recovered the muf...

Alexei Popyrin stuns Novak Djokovic in 3rd round at U.S. Open
The U.S. Open men's singles field was blown open on Friday when Alexei Popyrin upset defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in third-round action at New York.,The victory for Popyrin, a 25-year-old Australian who is seeded 28th, comes one day after U.S. Open favorite Carlos Alcaraz los...

Aces top Dream, clinch sixth straight playoff berth
A'ja Wilson and Tiffany Hayes each recorded double-doubles on Friday as the Las Vegas Aces beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 83-72 to clinch their sixth straight playoff berth.,Wilson paired 26 points with 16 rebounds and added five assists and five blocks for two-time defending champion Las Vegas (19...

Ex-Storm star Breanna Stewart leads Liberty to victory
Breanna Stewart torched her former team for 32 points and Sabrina Ionescu powered the visiting New York Liberty in the second half en route to a 98-85 win over the Seattle Storm on Friday. ,WNBA-leading New York (27-6), coming into Friday's contest off a loss to last-place Los Angeles, fell behind ...

Inter Miami, minus Lionel Messi, square off with Fire
Inter Miami CF have already booked a place in the MLS Cup playoffs. Their next goal is the Supporters' Shield as they travel to face the Chicago Fire on Saturday at Soldier Field.,Miami (17-4-5, 56 points) secured a postseason spot last weekend with a 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati -- its third straight...