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Mariners dispatch Astros for third straight game
J.P. Crawford's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning brought home the deciding run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Mike Baumann (2-0), acquired in a trade with Baltimore last week, pitched a scoreless inning of reli...

Streaking Luis Gil pitches Yankees past Angels
Luis Gil gave up just two hits through eight innings, Alex Verdugo homered and the New York Yankees hung on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Gil (7-1) allowed only a single to Luis Rengifo in the third inning and a solo homer to Logan O'Hoppe -- his sixth of the ...

Liberty hold on to end skid against Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu collected 22 points and nine assists as the host New York Liberty blew a 15-point lead before making enough plays down the stretch for an 81-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.,Jonquel Jones added 10 of her 20 in the fourth quarter to help New York outscore Phoeni...

Timbers get rare win at Austin FC
Evander Da Silva Ferreira and Jonathan Rodriguez each scored a goal off a set piece and the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Wednesday in a Western Conference dustup.,Portland (5-7-4, 19 points) won for the third time in its past four matches and snapped a three-match road losing ...

Minnesota blanks Boston, wins inaugural PWHL title
Liz Schepers, Michela Cava and Kendall Coyne Schofield scored and Nicole Hensley stopped 17 shots as Minnesota defeated Boston 3-0 in the decisive Game 5 to win the inaugural PWHL title on Wednesday in Lowell, Mass.,Schofield, a three-time Olympian and the captain of Minnesota's roster, was named pl...

Lakers favored to draft Bronny James, but are rivals circling?
Let the rumor games begin in earnest.,Bronny James is staying in the 2024 NBA Draft, adding a massive layer of intrigue despite not being projected as a first-round pick, much less a lottery selection.,LeBron James has seemingly backed off previous statements that his hope is to play with his son in...

Rockies score six in second inning to top Guardians
Brendan Rodgers homered in a six-run second inning, Ty Blach tossed seven strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Colorado took two of three games from Cleveland, which came to Coors Field riding a nine-game winning streak. The Rockies ...

Oilers score last five goals to even series with Stars
The host Edmonton Oilers scored five unanswered goals to erase a two-goal deficit and claim a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and even their Western Conference final series at two wins apiece.,Ryan McLeod, Evan Bouchard, Mattias Janmark, Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm scored for th...

Red Bulls break through vs. Charlotte FC, win 3-1
Emil Forsberg scored twice in a three-minute span in the second half to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 3-1 win over Charlotte FC on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls (7-3-5, 26 points) are 4-0-2 at home this season, marking the second-longest season-opening home unbeaten streak in franchis...

Andrew Tarbell (10 saves), Dynamo upend Rapids
Latif Blessing scored in his second consecutive match to give the Houston Dynamo the lead for good in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.,Amine Bassi and Sebastian Kowalczyk also added their second goals of the season for Houston (6-6-3, 21 points), which earned its f...

Portland gets rare win in Austin
Evander Da Silva Ferreira and Jonathan Rodriguez each scored a goal off a set piece and the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Wednesday in a Western Conference dustup.,Portland (5-7-4, 19 points) won for the third time in its past four games and snapped a three-game road losing str...

Hugo Cuypers scores late to help Fire tie Orlando City
Hugo Cuypers scored in the second half to help the host Chicago Fire rally for a 1-1 draw against Orlando City on Wednesday.,The Fire (2-8-6, 12 points) have played to consecutive draws after a four-game losing streak yet remain winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4).,Orlando (4-6-5, 17 points) ...

UConn's Alex Karaban, Alabama's Mark Sears withdraw from NBA draft
Two-time defending champion UConn will have one starter returning after forward Alex Karaban announced Wednesday afternoon that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and staying with the Huskies.,Others to reverse course on Wednesday included second-team All-America guard Mark Sears, who is staying a...

Brewers pin Shota Imanaga, Cubs with loss
Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins and Willy Adames each had a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers roughed up previously undefeated Shota Imanaga en route to a 10-6 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.,Yelich put the Brewers up 2-0 in the first and Milwaukee added five runs in...

Ryan Gauld, Whitecaps top Sporting KC to end winless streak
Ryan Gauld scored twice to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps past Sporting Kansas City 2-1, ending a six-match winless streak Wednesday night at Kansas City, Kan., ,Gauld has scored in three consecutive games, pushing his season total to a team-high seven., ,Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made four saves but w...

Saba Lobjanidze scores twice as Atlanta United upend Inter Miami
Saba Lobjanidze scored a pair of goals to lift Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over the returning Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Jamal Thiare also tallied and Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon and Caleb Wiley each notched an assist to help Atlanta United (4-7-4, 16 p...

Lane Thomas helps Nationals knock off Braves
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer and MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 batters to lead the visiting Washington Nationals to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,The Nationals have won two of the first three games of the four-game series.,Thomas' homer, his third of the season and first since ...

Alek Manoah (elbow) out early, but Jays extend White Sox's skid
Trevor Richards delivered 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a combined four-hitter and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in two runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays blanked the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Wednesday.,Toronto earned a three-game sweep while sending Chicago to a season-worst eighth s...

A'ja Wilson leads Aces to another win over Lynx
With 29 points and 15 rebounds, A'ja Wilson notched her fifth straight double-double to open the season and the Las Vegas Aces captured their first road win of 2024, beating the Minnesota Lynx 80-66 Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Wilson, who also had four blocks, two steals and three assists, shot ...

Nelson Velazquez (2 HRs), Royals overpower Twins
Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Salvador Perez doubled, homered and drove in two runs for Kansas City, which snapped a three-game skid. Bobby Witt Jr. we...