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J.D. Martinez's tiebreaking homer powers Mets past D-backs
J.D. Martinez hit the tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning Thursday night for the host New York Mets, who earned a much-needed win by edging the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in the opener of a four-game series.,The win was just the second in the past 10 games for the Mets, who are 8-19 this month...
Marina Mabrey shoots Sky over Sparks
Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Elizabeth Williams had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the host Chicago Sky defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 83-73 on Thursday to stop a two-game losing streak.,Mabrey tied her career high of six 3-pointers to boost the Sky (3-3), who overcame a 24-point, 13-rebound ef...
Trevor Williams, Nationals hold Braves in check
Trevor Williams continued the visiting Washington Nationals' streak of stellar starting pitching by throwing 5 2/3 strong innings in a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, their third win of the four-game set between the National League East rivals.,Williams (5-0) allowed one run on four hit...
Jack Flaherty's arm, Tigers' 3 HRs lead way vs. Red Sox
Jack Flaherty carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers hit three home runs en route to a 5-0 win over the host Boston Red Sox in the first of a four-game series on Thursday.,Flaherty (2-4) faced just two batters over the minimum in his 6 2/3-inning start, allowing one hit ...
Teagan Kavan powers No. 1 seed Texas past Stanford at WCWS
Teagan Kavan threw a one-hit shutout and top-seeded Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 in their first game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Texas will face the winner between Oklahoma State and Florida on Saturday. Stanford will play the loser of that game in an elimination...
Storm bury Caitlin Clark, Fever with third-quarter surge
The Seattle Storm used a massive third-quarter scoring surge to coast past Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 103-88 on Thursday in Indianapolis.,Jewell Loyd, the WNBA's leading scorer last season, led the Storm with 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting as four starters and a reserve reached double figur...
Diamondbacks ace RHP Zac Gallen (hamstring) exits vs. Mets
Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen departed Thursday night's game against the host New York Mets after six pitches due to a right hamstring strain.,Gallen was injured while facing his second batter. The right-hander allowed a leadoff single to Francisco Lindor and then was hurt on his first offerin...
Lynx, Mercury both seek bounce-back efforts
The Minnesota Lynx will try to bounce back from a lopsided loss when they take the court against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The Lynx are coming off an 80-66 defeat against the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night. It marked a rare setback for a team that won four of its first f...
Yuka Saso on top after challenging first day of U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso's search for a second U.S. Women's Open title got a boost when she carded a 2-under-par 68 to take the first-round lead on Thursday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Filipino-born Japanese golfer's only LPGA win came at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. She found her way back to the top of th...
Broncos rookie RB Audric Estime (knee) out until training camp
Denver Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime sustained a knee injury and is not expected to return until training camp, coach Sean Payton said Thursday.,Estime, a fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame, had left practice a week ago because of the injury. He had a "small scope procedure" to make sure...
Bears for first time the subject of HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
The Chicago Bears, with the top overall draft pick in Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams, will be the subject of the long-running "Hard Knocks" documentary series for the first time, HBO, NFL Films and the team announced Thursday.,The franchise had not been interested in being the sub...
David Skinns cards 62, leads Canadian Open
David Skinns of England is the unlikely first-round leader at the RBC Canadian Open after he fired an 8-under 62 in the first round Thursday at Hamilton (Ontario) Golf & Country Club.,Skinns, 42, is a journeyman who has yet to win his first PGA Tour title and is joined by 41-year-old Sean O'Hair nea...
Spencer Arrighetti, Astros avoid sweep by blanking Mariners
Rookie Spencer Arrighetti pitched six scoreless innings as the Houston Astros defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-0 Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep by their American League West rivals.,Alex Bregman and Victor Caratini hit home runs for the Astros.,The AL West-leading Mariners had a f...
Defending champ Oklahoma crushes Duke in Women's College World Series opener
Kinzie Hansen hit the first of three two-run home runs for Oklahoma to lift the Sooners to a 9-1 six-inning win over Duke in the first round of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,Oklahoma (55-6) will take on UCLA in the winner's bracket Saturday.,Duke (52-8) will play Alabama in an e...
Stars reset, host Oilers after missed opportunity
Doom and gloom? Not for the Dallas Stars as they return home to host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their Western Conference final series Friday night.,The Stars are disappointed in how they surrendered five unanswered goals Wednesday en route to a 5-2 loss in Game 4. Losing is one thing, but blow...
Leaning on several stars, Liberty prepare to face winless Mystics
While the WNBA season is still young, Friday's matchup between the Washington Mystics and the host New York Liberty will see the league's last remaining winless team take on one of its best outfits.,The Liberty (5-2), who started the season on a four-game win streak before dropping consecutive games...
Walker Buehler, Dodgers out to extend Rockies' road woes
One late-inning rally earlier this week seems to have the Los Angeles Dodgers back on track, with a return home set for Friday against the Colorado Rockies., ,The Dodgers were amid a season-worst five-game losing streak and staring at a sixth in a row in the opening game of a doubleheader Tuesday. B...
A'ja Wilson leads Aces into matchup with Dream
The Las Vegas Aces, spearheaded by A'ja Wilson's dominance, look to keep things rolling Friday when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream.,The Aces (4-1) have won two in a row and four of five to begin the season, much due to Wilson's record-breaking start. Coming off consecutive league champi...
Sun seek to stay undefeated while hosting surging Wings
The Connecticut Sun look to continue their rousing beginning to the season and remain undefeated when they host the Dallas Wings on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (6-0) have been dominating and square off against Dallas after a 70-47 win at home over Phoenix on Tuesday. After a series of four v...
Yankees place RHP Clarke Schmidt (lat) on 15-day IL
The New York Yankees placed right-handed starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain on Thursday.,The move is retroactive to Monday. The Yankees recalled right-hander Cody Morris from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move.,Schmidt, 28, last pit...