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High-octane Diamondbacks chase series win vs. Red Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to extend their winning streak to five games Saturday afternoon when they face the host Boston Red Sox in the middle contest of a three-game series., ,Arizona entered the series having scored the most runs in the majors and showed why during a 12-2 triumph on Fr...
After winning new manager's debut, M's aim to top Giants again
When the Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto stressed the need for "a different voice and a different direction.",It took seven innings of Dan Wilson's managerial debut Friday night, but the Mariners finally started listening.,They ...
Home runs could be key as A's, Brewers face off
The Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics both understand the importance of hitting two home runs Saturday afternoon when the clubs meet in an interleague rematch.,The Brewers out-homered the hosts 2-1 and used their power to account for the first four runs in an 11-3 triumph over the A's in the o...
Orioles optimistic clutch win vs. Astros will spark resurgence
The Baltimore Orioles have been in need of something to redirect the trajectory of their second half of the season.,Perhaps they found it, and the completion of a series with the visiting Houston Astros might give an indication if that's so.,The teams are even at one win apiece in the four-game seri...
Blue Jays look to continue winning ways vs. Angels
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis will be out to maintain the form he displayed in his past two starts when he opposes the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,He also could help the Blue Jays clinch the four-game series. Toronto won the first two contests, improving to 5-0 against t...
Dignitas eke out win over NRG in LCS playoffs
Dignitas squeezed past NRG on Friday in a dramatic first-round lower-bracket matchup at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,The winner in each map played on blue. Dignitas prevailed on the first map in 29 minutes, on the third map in 41 minutes and on the fifth map i...
Yanks hope Aaron Judge continues torrid pace vs. Rockies
First, the New York Yankees will honor their most recent championship team from 2009, then the real intrigue will occur when Aaron Judge takes his next set of at-bats.,Judge gets his first crack at hitting his major-league-best 50th homer and tying a career high by going deep for the fifth straight ...
Marina Mabrey torches ex-team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam for 40-40 mark
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...
Leo Rivas' RBI single in 10th caps Mariners' rally past Giants
Rookie Leo Rivas lined a run-scoring single to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday night in Dan Wilson's managerial debut.,Luke Raley homered and drove in the tying run in the...
Reports: UConn eyes move to Big 12
The Connecticut Huskies are in discussions with the Big 12 about potentially joining the ever-growing conference in all sports, multiple outlets reported Friday.,According to ESPN, UConn athletic director David Benedict and board chair Daniel Toscano traveled to Dallas last week to meet with Big 12 ...
Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam, joins 40-40 club as Dodgers stun Rays
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...
Rhys Hoskins, Joey Ortiz power Brewers to victory over A's
Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the Brewers opened a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics with an 11-3 triumph Friday night.,Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, a bases...
Joe Musgrove, Padres fire two-hit shutout vs. Mets
Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka homered Friday night while Joe Musgrove fanned nine in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting New York Mets 7-0.,Musgrove (4-4) allowed just one hit, Starling Marte's one-out double in the fifth, and issued no walks. He retired the first 13...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx down Aces for second straight game
Napheesa Collier outdueled A'ja Wilson in a battle of Most Valuable Player candidates as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Collier extended her red-hot return from the Olympic break by scoring 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the floor and colle...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler reaches Cleveland final
McCartney Kessler is through to her first career WTA Tour final after beating fifth-seeded Anastasia Potapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals of Tennis in the Land at Cleveland.,Her opponent in the championship match will be top-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who got past third-seed...
Paige Monaghan's 1st goal of season helps Utah edge Bay FC
Paige Monaghan scored her first goal of the season early in the second half to help lift the Utah Royals to a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in Sandy, Utah, on Friday night.,Utah (3-11-3, 12 points) beat Bay FC for the second time this season and is unbeaten in four of its past five regular-season matches....
NASCAR notebook: Michael McDowell captures Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell captured the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- his fourth career pole, but first at the sport's iconic track.,It will be an all Fr...
Ryan Truex wins at Daytona for 2nd Xfinity victory
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ryan Truex claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season -- the second of his career -- leading the field to the yellow and checkered flags on the final lap of overtime in the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway., ,With limi...
Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.,Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lea...