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Christopher Bell earns dramatic Xfinity win with last-lap pass at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. -- Christopher Bell kept it dramatic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, relying on a last-lap pass in overtime to claim the SciAps 200 victory -- giving him a four-for-four track record in Xfinity Series races at the 1.058-mile track., ,Bell's No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing...
Cubs rebound to thrash Mets, 8-1
After getting pummeled by the visiting New York Mets in the first few innings of their series opener on Friday, the Chicago Cubs returned the favor in Saturday's rematch and rolled to an 8-1 home victory to even up the three-game series.,Chicago jumped all over Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill and...
Georgia's Charlie Condon wins Golden Spikes Award
Georgia star Charlie Condon was named winner of the Golden Spikes Award on Saturday, an honor known as college baseball's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy.,Condon, who plays outfield and third base, led the nation in batting average (.433) and homers (37) this season. He is the first Georgia player ...
Padraig Harrington, Ken Tanigawa slide into lead at Dick's Open
Irishman Padraig Harrington and Ken Tanigawa shot matching 7-under 65s on Saturday to grab a share of the lead after two rounds of action at the Dick's Open in Endicott, N.Y. ,At 11-under 133 for the tournament, Harrington and Tanigawa sit atop the leaderboard alongside Canada's Stephen Ames, who wa...
Diamondbacks place C Gabriel Moreno (thumb) on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed Gold Glove catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a sprained left thumb.,Moreno departed the Diamondbacks' 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the bottom of the sixth inning due to the injury. His thumb was hit by Cristia...
Jarren Duran does it all as Red Sox edge Reds
Jarren Duran had two hits and scored the game-winning run as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Saturday., ,The Red Sox trailed 3-2 after seven innings but tied the score on Rob Refsnyder's RBI single in the eighth. Boston took a 4-3 lead when Rafael Devers hit a sacrifice f...
Bailey Ober, Twins blast A's
Bailey Ober pitched the first complete game of his career, Manuel Margot contributed a three-run home run to a seven-run second inning and the Minnesota Twins thumped the host Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jose Miranda and Carlos Correa chipped in with a combined six hits, four RBIs ...
Logan Gilbert mesmerizes Marlins as Mariners end skid
Logan Gilbert pitched eight scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gilbert (5-4), a Florida native, allowed four hits and one walk, striking out six batters. He lowered his ERA to 2.71.,Seattle, which halted its three-game losing skid, wa...
Guardians homer 4 times to top Jays for fourth straight win
Bo Naylor and Jose Ramirez each hit two-run homers, and the Cleveland Guardians went deep four times en route to beating the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday for Cleveland's fourth straight win. ,Steven Kwan and rookie Daniel Schneemann also clubbed homers for the American League Central-l...
Nick Castellanos drives in 5 as Phillies crush D-backs
Nick Castellanos homered and drove in a season-high five runs, Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Saturday to even the teams' three-game series.,Bryce Harper went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Kyl...
Wyatt Langford, Jon Gray lead Rangers over Royals
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam and Jon Gray allowed two hits over six innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Josh Smith also homered and had two hits for Texas, which won its third straight game.,Gray (3-3) allowed jus...
Pirates hold off Rays' rally attempt
Starting pitcher Jared Jones recovered after a shaky first inning to deliver a quality outing and help the Pittsburgh Pirates even their series with a 4-3 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Jones (5-6), who gave up one walk and hit two batters in the first, went seven innings, allo...
Ronel Blanco helps Astros beat Orioles for second straight day
Ronel Blanco posted his third consecutive quality start while Yordan Alvarez and Chas McCormick provided support with titanic home runs as the Houston Astros claimed this three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles with a 5-1 victory on Saturday.,Blanco (8-2) stifled a Baltimore lineup tha...
NASCAR notebook: Rain cancels qualifying at New Hampshire
Cup Series qualifying was canceled Saturday afternoon because of inclement weather at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The starting lineup for the USA Today 301 on Sunday will instead be based on a metric, including owners points, driver points, last week's race finishing position and last we...
Breanna Stewart shines as Liberty cruise past Sparks for second time in three days
Breanna Stewart tied a season-high with 33 points as the host New York Liberty defeated the Los Angeles Sparks Saturday 98-88 at the Barclays Center.,Sabrina Ionescu had 24 and Kayla Thornton had 20, including a career-high six threes for the Liberty (14-3) who never trailed in the second half and l...
Storm, Sun see similarities as they prepare for matchup
The Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm are coming off losses to the two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces as they prepare to meet Sunday afternoon in Seattle.,But both teams are still in very strong positions despite the recent setbacks. The Sun (13-2) still have the league's best recor...
In trying to make history, Edmonton will be battling it
On Friday night, the Oilers became the first team since 1945 to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0. But in order to complete the reverse sweep on Monday, Edmonton will have to overcome some significant history.,First, there's the small matter of there being only one tea...
Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado (forearm) exits vs. Giants
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado departed St. Louis' 9-4 victory Saturday over the visiting San Francisco Giants in the top of the eighth inning due to left forearm discomfort.,Arenado went 0-for-3 with a walk before exiting. Jose Fermin finished the game at third base.,The contest was Arenado'...
Cubs rebound to thrash Mets, 11-1
After getting pummeled by the visiting New York Mets in the first few innings of their series opener on Friday, the Chicago Cubs returned the favor in Saturday's rematch and rolled to an 8-1 home victory to even up the three-game series.,Chicago jumped all over Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill and...
Roughriders thriving in fourth quarter, face Tiger-Cats in rematch
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have dominated the fourth quarter this season, outscoring their first two foes by a combined 37-6 margin in the final frame., ,They improved to 2-0 by rallying for a 33-30 win last Sunday at Hamilton. The Tiger-Cats (0-2) will attempt to settle that score in this Sunday'...