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Ravens rout Commanders to finish preseason unbeaten
Tyler Huntley threw for a first-quarter touchdown to open the scoring, Joe Fagnano threw a TD pass and added a scoring run and the host Baltimore Ravens completed an unbeaten preseason by thrashing the Washington Commanders 41-3 on Friday night.,Huntley's 25-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore highli...
Carla Leite sparks Fire's upset of Dream
Carla Leite scored 26 points on Friday night to help the Portland Fire pull off a surprising 101-83 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Emily Engstler added 25 points and six rebounds and Megan DiLeo scored 16 points for the Fire (16-23), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Holly...
Rays ride 5-run fourth to pull away from Padres
Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and the American League East-leading Rays produced a five-run fourth inning Friday night to breeze past the San Diego Padres 9-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who were 2-5 on their previous homestand, became the first AL squad to ...
Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell combine for 68 as Fever trounce Sun
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 34 points, carrying the Indiana Fever past the Connecticut Sun for a 111-91 runaway on Friday night in Indianapolis.,Clark, who distributed 12 assists, and Mitchell both shot 12-for-19 from the field. Clark connected on 6 of 12 3-point shots, while Mitch...
Michael Wacha fans 10 in 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians
All-Star Michael Wacha struck out 10 over eight innings and Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer in the ninth, sending the red-hot Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Wacha (8-8) allowed four singles and did not issue a walk in tying his longest start ...
Freddie Freeman lifts Dodgers past Tigers in Tarik Skubal’s return
Freddie Freeman drove in the go-ahead run during the eighth inning in Tarik Skubal's return to Comerica Park as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the slumping Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Friday.,Skubal gave up one run on four hits while striking out seven in six innings. The two-time Cy Young Award w...
Timbers facing life without Kevin Kelsy against Austin FC
The resurgent Portland Timbers will begin life after Kevin Kelsy on Saturday night when they host an Austin FC side trying to recover from a disappointing Leagues Cup exit.,The 22-year-old Kelsy had scored nine times in league play to lead the Timbers (8-9-4, 28 points), who have lost only once in t...
Jackson Kent fires 7 strong innings for first win as Nats rout Marlins
Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.,Harry Ford also homered and Abimelec Ortiz had two hits for the Nationals, who have won consecutive...
Ignacio Buse, Arthur Fery to meet for Winston-Salem title
Third-seeded Ignacio Buse and fourth-seeded Arthur Fery advanced in distinct fashions on Friday and will meet in the Winston-Salem Open final on Saturday in North Carolina.,Buse, a 22-year-old from Peru, edged France's Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, while Fery advanced when Australia's James Duckwort...
Rapids, RSL have more than pride on line in rivalry tilt
The Colorado Rapids enter the second leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup against Real Salt Lake needing a victory on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,RSL (8-8-4, 28 points) earned a 2-1 home win against the Rapids (9-11-1, 28 points) on May 16. In the first leg of the rivalry series that dates back to 200...
Minnesota chases rare home win with Orlando City in town
Two teams straddling the MLS Cup playoff line square off in a key cross-conference match Saturday night when Orlando City takes on Minnesota United in St. Paul, Minn.,Orlando City (7-11-3, 24 points), boosted by the summer arrival of forward Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid, enters the contest...
Nashville, hungry to stay on record pace, squares off with Cincinnati
Nashville SC will try to maintain its record-setting pace on Saturday night when they host an FC Cincinnati side coming off a rare home slip-up.,Nashville (15-2-4, 49 points) has won three straight in MLS since being eliminated from the Leagues Cup, extending its lead to 10 points over Inter Miami i...
Whitecaps look to dominate bottom-dwelling Sporting Kansas City
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City represent two extremes as they gear up to meet Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan., ,It's a matchup between the Western Conference's top team and bottom team., ,Vancouver (12-4-4, 40 points) is 2-1-1 this month in MLS play, coming off last week's 5-0 ...
Avs' Cale Makar becomes highest-paid player in NHL history
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar inked an eight-year, $163.2 million contract on Friday, becoming the first player in NHL history to earn more than $20 million per year.,The deal, which begins in the 2027-28 season, will pay the 27-year-old rearguard $20.4 million per year through the 2034-3...
Wide-open men’s U.S. Open field may produce fresh champion
Wide-open men's U.S. Open field may produce fresh champion,Sixteen of the last 17 Grand Slam tennis titles have been claimed by Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner.,But Italy's Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion, has withdrawn from the tournament due to right knee inflammation. The 39-y...
Allisen Corpuz joins 3-way tie for lead at FM Championship
Allisen Corpuz rode a bogey-free 67 into a share of the lead at the FM Championship on Friday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.,Corpuz sits at 9-under-par 135 and is tied with South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim, who also posted a 67, and Japan's Miyu Yamashita, who shot a 70.,They are one stroke ahead of a trio...
Florida native Ross Chastain claims clutch Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Floridian Ross Chastain claimed his first Busch Light Pole position of the season -- and third of his career -- delivering a clutch effort Friday evening at Daytona International Speedway.,The 33-year-old from Alva, Fla. -- whose crew chief Brandon McSwain is from Auburndale, ...
Vaughn Taylor takes 1-stroke lead as field blisters Warwick Hills
PGA Champions Tour rookie Vaughn Taylor birdied his final four holes and carded a 9-under-par round of 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.,John Rollins also closed in fine fashion, going from 3-under to 8-under on his 13th throug...
Dynamo, Earthquakes both look to get back on track
The Houston Dynamo will look to bounce back from a rare loss when they host the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a Western Conference clash., ,Houston (12-7-2, 38 points) heads home after a 2-1 away setback to St. Louis City SC on Aug. 22 that snapped its eight-match unbeaten streak (6...
Inter Miami facing coaching transition as they welcome CF Montreal
Inter Miami finds itself in a transitional period once again as it heads into its match against CF Montreal on Saturday night in Miami.,The club announced Thursday it has hired Argentine coach Cristian "Kily" Gonzalez to replace Guillermo Hoyos. Gonzalez replaces Hoyos just four months after Hoyos w...