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Reds put All-Star Hunter Greene on IL (elbow soreness)
Reds ace Hunter Greene was placed on the 15-day injured list just before Cincinnati's game Saturday with right elbow soreness in what was deemed a "precautionary" move.,Greene (9-4, 2.83 ERA), who made the All-Star team for the first time in his three seasons in the majors, was sore after his start ...
Jannik Sinner gets back at Andrey Rublev, reaches Cincinnati Open semis
No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy got some revenge against sixth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev on Saturday, pulling off a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Rublev was playing as the No. 5 seed when he upset the top-seeded Sinner in the quarterfinals of las...
Cristopher Sanchez tosses two-hitter as Phillies beat Nationals
Cristopher Sanchez pitched a two-hitter for his second career complete game to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.,Sanchez (9-8) struck out four with no walks for Philadelphia, which has won eight of the nine meetin...
Liberty top Aces to clinch playoff berth
Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the visiting New York Liberty used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Las Vegas Aces 79-67 on Saturday and become the first WNBA team this season to clinch a playoff spot.,Jones finished with 10 points, 17 rebounds and seven ass...
Playoff field set for Esports World Cup's EA Sports FC event
Saudi Arabia's Ahmad "AbuMakkah" Mujahid rolled through the upper bracket of the resurrection stage on Saturday, landing a spot in the playoffs of the EA Sports FC event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Mujahid earned a 4-3 victory over Brazilian Nathan "Nathansr22" Ribeiro in the ...
Justin Allgaier wins wild finish at Michigan
Justin Allgaier used pit strategy and a fast No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead of the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway with 16 laps of regulation remaining Saturday and then held off the field in two laps of overtime -- before a caution came out, ending the race for an ...
Sky use fourth-quarter surge to rally past Sparks
Lindsay Allen had 16 points, while rookie Kamilla Cardoso added 15 with 14 rebounds, as the visiting Chicago Sky used a fourth-quarter rally to win 90-86 over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday.,Fellow rookie Angel Reese added 14 points with 11 boards and Rachel Banham also scored 14 for the Sky (11...
Jeffrey Springs gets first win since '23 as Rays top D-backs
Brandon Lowe bashed a two-run homer, starter Jeffrey Springs won for the first time since Tommy John surgery and the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-1 win broke the Arizona Diamondbacks' nine-series winning streak Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Brandon Lowe was 2-for-4 with his 15th homer along with a...
Jon Rahm shoots 62, grabs 2-shot lead at LIV Greenbrier
With a strong finish to the second round on Saturday, Jon Rahm of Spain fired an 8-under 62 to take a two-shot lead at LIV Golf Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Rahm, who is at 14-under 126, has just one bogey through 36 holes and leads by two shots over Lucas Herbert of Australia (63 on S...
Luis Severino throws shutout as Mets top Marlins
Luis Severino threw his first shutout in more than six years Saturday afternoon for the New York Mets, who earned their second straight win by beating the visiting Miami Marlins 4-0 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, who have outscored t...
LLWS roundup: Canada uses 12-run inning to blast Puerto Rico
Canada got all the offense it needed in the second inning, hanging 12 runs on Puerto Rico in the frame en route to a 12-5 victory Saturday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Playing on the international side of the elimination bracket following Wednesday's 8-0 loss Taiwan of the ...
Hideki Matsuyama surges to 5-stroke lead at St. Jude
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama pulled away from his challengers on the back nine at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Saturday and will carry a five-stroke lead into Sunday's final round in Memphis, Tenn.,Matsuyama shot 6-under-par 64 during a steady round at TPC Southwind marred by an early bogey, but b...
Liberty top Aces tp clinch playoff berth
Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the visiting New York Liberty used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Las Vegas Aces 79-67 on Saturday and become the first WNBA team this season to clinch a playoff spot.,Jones finished with 10 points, 17 rebounds and seven ass...
University of Houston hires UNM’s Eddie Nunez as athletic director
The University of Houston announced the hiring of Eddie Nunez, formerly of the University of New Mexico, as its athletic director on Saturday.,The school announced the five-year contract for Nunez, including the title of vice president for intercollegiate athletics. Vice president was a title he pre...
FaZe use sweep to get into semis at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
The Atlanta FaZe blew by the Boston Breach for a 3-0 victory on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Atlanta prevailed 250-209 on Rio Hardpoint before taking Invasion Search & Destroy 6-3 and Invasion Control 3-...
Michael Busch's clutch triple helps Cubs edge Blue Jays
Michael Busch hit a two-run triple to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.,The contest went through a couple of rain delays within the first two innings.,The Cubs jumped in front in the first inning. Ian Happ hit a leadoff homer 413 feet to center field to ...
White Sox claim Enyel De Los Santos off waivers
The Chicago White Sox announced Saturday that they have claimed right-handed pitcher Enyel De Los Santos off waivers from the New York Yankees.,To make room on the 40-man roster, Chicago also recalled right-handed pitcher Gus Varland from its Triple-A club, while placing Mike Clevinger on the 60-day...
Iga Swiatek slithers out of defeat, advances to semis at Cincinnati Open
No. 1 seed of Iga Swiatek of Poland battled back to avoid an upset on Saturday, capturing a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,It looked like Andreeva was going to pull off a stunning win when she went up 5-4 in the third se...
Nationals place RHP Derek Law (elbow) on IL
Washington Nationals right-handed reliever Derek Law was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a right elbow flexor strain.,The Nationals also placed left-handed reliever Robert Garcia on the bereavement list. In corresponding moves, Washington promoted left-handed reliever Joe La Sorsa...
Giants WR/KR Gunner Oszewski to miss time, reportedly from groin injury
New York Giants wide receiver/returner Gunner Olszewski will be out "for a little while," coach Brian Daboll said Saturday, with NFL Network reporting it's due to a groin injury that happened at practice.,Olszewski, 27, is expected to be sidelined for two to four weeks, according to the report.,He i...