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Looking to clean up mistakes, Tiger-Cats host Roughriders
Both coaches want to see better discipline on Sunday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 2 action.,The Roughriders (1-0) opened the season with a 29-21 victory against the Edmonton Elks on June 8 despite six penalties for 84 yards and two interceptions by quarterb...

Braves put on power show with 4 HRs in way over Rays
The Atlanta Braves hit three of their four homers in the fifth inning and got six strong innings from starting pitcher Charlie Morton to beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Saturday and extend their winning streak to three games.,Trailing 1-0 in the fifth, Jarred Kelenic hit a two-run shot, his ...

Riley Greene leads hit parade as Tigers rout Astros, 13-5
Riley Greene hit two home runs and recorded his first career four-hit game to pace a rousing slugging display from the Detroit Tigers, who bashed the host Houston Astros 13-5 on Saturday.,Greene went 4-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs. His solo home run in the top of the first inning followed a sol...

J.D. Martinez homers twice as Mets win again, 5-1 over Padres
J.D. Martinez homered twice and the New York Mets remained hot with a 5-1 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon. ,Jose Quintana and a pair of relievers combined on a two-hitter for the Mets, who have won four in a row and 10 of 14. The Padres fell to 6-8 this month.,Martin...

Angels get solid work from bullpen, beat Giants
Logan O'Hoppe tied the game in the sixth with a two-run home run, Luis Rengifo delivered an RBI single an inning later and the visiting Los Angeles Angels held on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,The Los Angeles bullpen picked up starter Patrick Sandoval with four inning...

Joey Ortiz HR gives Brewers 3-1 win over Reds
Joey Ortiz gave the Brewers all the runs they needed with a three-run homer as Milwaukee beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game series.,The game was a scoreless pitching duel into the fifth when Brewers leadoff man Ortiz hit his first homer sin...

Anthony Santander belts 2 HRs, Orioles top Phillies
Anthony Santander homered twice and drove in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles edged the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the major leagues Saturday.,In between Santander's homers in the fourth and eighth innings, he provided a tie-breaking sixth-inning sac...

Mitchell Daly slugs walk-off HR as Kentucky beats NC State in MCWS
Mitchell Daly hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift No. 2 Kentucky to a dramatic 5-4 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State on Saturday in the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,Daly's blast gave the Wildcats (46-14) a victory in their first-ever MCWS c...

Nats' DJ Herz whiffs 13 Marlins, earns first career win
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz allowed one hit over six shutout innings while striking out 13 for the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, earning his first major league victory in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Herz (1-1) did not allow a walk in his third career start.,Dylan Floro...

Blue Jays blank Guardians, 5-0
The Toronto Blue Jays jumped out to an early lead and Bowden Francis pitched four strong innings of relief en route to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.,Francis (3-2) allowed four hits and struck out two as the Blue Jays gained a split of the first two games ...

Jonquel Jones pours in 34 points as Liberty defeat Aces
Jonquel Jones scored a career-high 34 points Saturday and the visiting New York Liberty won a rematch of last year's WNBA championship series, thumping the Las Vegas Aces 90-82.,Jones canned 12 of 16 shots from the field and 4 of 5 3-pointers, inserting the dagger on a 3-ball with 2:39 remaining in ...

WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu reaches Libema Open final
Canadian Bianca Andreescu's comeback from a back injury continued Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi in the semifinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,The 2019 U.S. Open champion, Andreescu was sidelined nine months with the injury before playi...

Guardians standout 3B Jose Ramirez placed on paternity list
Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez was placed on the paternity list Saturday after leaving the team for the birth of his third child.,Ramirez can miss up to three games while on the paternity list. The first was Saturday at the Toronto Blue Jays.,The five-time All-Star leads Clevela...

Ian Happ 3-run homer helps Cubs beat Cardinals
Shota Imanaga recorded his eighth quality start of the season, Ian Happ blasted a three-run homer and the host Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Imanaga (7-1) went seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits. He didn't issue a walk and struck out six as Chica...

Gotham dumps Louisville to extend winning streak
NJ/NY Gotham FC made it four wins in a row at the expense of Racing Louisville FC, taking their NWSL contest 2-0 on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.,Gotham's hot streak has propelled them up to fourth in the current standings with 24 points (7-2-3), while Louisville (3-3-6, 15 points) saw its own two-gam...

Sparks' coach sees team's potential going into game at Dream
There are glimmers of hope for the Los Angeles Sparks as they continue to grind through a difficult start to their WNBA season.,Coach Curt Miller noticed as much after his team dropped its second consecutive game, falling 81-76 to the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.,"I saw so much potential in this ...

Kyle Larson goes last, takes pole for first Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway
NEWTON, Iowa -- Kyle Larson was hoping for a rainout of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Iowa Speedway.,His wish wasn't granted, but in the end, it didn't matter. Larson will start from the front of the field in Sunday's Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, the inaugural Cup race at I...

Cubs LHP Jordan Wicks (oblique) back on 15-day IL
Jordan Wicks' return from the injured list didn't last long, as the Chicago Cubs placed the left-hander on the 15-day IL on Saturday due to a right oblique strain.,Wicks, 24, had been activated from the list on June 7 after dealing with a left forearm strain. He was making his first start since Apri...

Sun easily dispatch Wings to get to 12-1
Rachel Banham poured in 16 points off the bench to lead a balanced Connecticut offensive attack as the visiting Sun rolled to an 85-67 victory over the reeling Dallas Wings on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Sun (a WNBA-best 12-1) won their third straight game after their only loss of th...

Mercury to play host to versatile Storm team that is rolling
The Seattle Storm have shown off their variety of weapons while rolling to eight victories in their last nine games.,They'll try to continue their hot streak when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,The Storm's bench had a significant role in the team's most recent victory, a 92-84 r...