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MLB roundup: Nats' Trevor Williams beats Braves, stays undefeated
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 h...
Florida shuts down Oklahoma State at WCWS
Keagan Rothrock threw a two-hitter to lead the fourth-seeded Florida Gators to a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.,Katie Kistler hit a solo home run for the game's only score.,Florida (52-13) will play top-seeded Texas on...
Juan Soto, Aaron Judge lead Yankees past Angels
Juan Soto's three-run triple highlighted a five-run seventh inning, helping lift the New York Yankees to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Yankees and Angels were engaged in a pitchers' duel through six innings, as New York's Carlos Rodon and Los Angeles...
Mets 1B Pete Alonso (hand) avoids fracture
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is day-to-day after a CT scan on his right hand showed no broken bones.,Though he didn't start Thursday due to the injury, Alonso delivered a pinch-hit double in the seventh inning and scored the tying run in New York's 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondback...
Panthers edge Rangers, get within a game of Stanley Cup Final
NEW YORK -- Anton Lundell scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:38 remaining and the Florida Panthers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.,The Panthers lead the series 3-2 and can clinch their second straight trip to the Stanle...
Mavericks crush Wolves in Game 5, advance to Finals
Luka Doncic finished with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away for a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis to advance to the NBA Finals., ,The Mavericks eliminated the Timberwolves in five games in the best-of-seven West...
WCWS roundup: Texas, Oklahoma open with convincing wins
Teagan Kavan threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout and top-seeded Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 in the first game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Kayden Henry hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to double the lead for the Longhorns (53-8), who also scored twice ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...