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Offense finally flowing for Pirates, who look for more vs. Mets
The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed Saturday's offensive outburst, which helped snap a four-game losing streak.,The Pirates will next try to string victories together for the first time in two weeks when they host the New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon...
Yankees, on strong run in close games, seek sweep of Braves
Despite playing several tense and close games recently, the New York Yankees are winning at a decent rate.,The Yankees will attempt to sweep a home series for the first time in over three months when they host the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,New York is 1...
Well-rested Liberty await road-tested Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are bound to have some new looks when they play Sunday afternoon against the host New York Liberty.,The Aces will be playing for the third time in four days.,"There's going to be some rotation things," Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said. "It's just too many minutes on our players. ...
Athletics to see how Red Sox respond to rare loss over recent weeks
The Boston Red Sox go into Sunday afternoon's rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting Athletics in an unfamiliar situation: Coming to the ballpark after losing the previous day.,The Red Sox's 7-3 loss to the Athletics on Saturday snapped their nine-game winning streak and was onl...
Out to avoid sweep by Nats, Reds hand ball to Brady Singer
The Washington Nationals will go for a sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds when they complete their three-game series on Sunday.,After a disastrous 1-7 road trip to Atlanta and Philadelphia, Washington returned home and has taken two from Cincinnati, moving ahead of the Reds in the National League...
Cloud9, Shopify Rebellion solidify positions at LCS Summer Split
With the two unbeaten teams through two weeks playing on Sunday, the first day of Week 3 was all about improving playoff positioning at the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday.,And nobody improved their position better than Cloud9. Entering the match at 1-1, Cloud9 topped Disguised 2...
Top QB prospect Christopher Vargas commits to Ohio State
Ohio State got a commitment Saturday from five-star prospect Christopher Vargas, ranked among the top quarterbacks in the Class of 2028.,Vargas, entering his junior season at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., selected the Buckeyes over Michigan, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Bost...
MLB roundup: Rockies' Jake McCarthy joins Shohei Ohtani in select club
Jake McCarthy went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the visiting Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the live-ball era (since 1920) to fill a...
Rays scratch starting pitcher, then rally past Mariners
Richie Palacios delivered a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the sixth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated host Seattle 3-2 on Saturday on a night the Mariners celebrated the top 50 players in their 50-season history.,Victor Mesa Jr. homered for the American League East-leading Rays, wh...
MLB roundup: Rockies' Jake McCarthy joins Shohei Ohtani in elite club
Jake McCarthy went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the visiting Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the live-ball era (since 1920) to fill a...
Dodgers edge D-backs in 10 to end 7-game losing streak
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-out, infield single to drive in the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke a season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1, 10-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Phoenix.,Hunter Feduccia drew a two-out walk in the 10th off Gerardo Carrillo (2...
Fred Richard coasts to 1st national title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Fred Richard delivered a consistent second-day showing to run away with his first national championship in the men's all-around competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Saturday in Phoenix.,Richard, the reigning NCAA all-around champion from the University of Michigan, effectively sealed ...
Quillan Salkilld gets another first-round win at UFC Fight Night
The moment wasn't too big for Quillan Salkilld.,Making his main-event debut, the Australian's run of first-round finishes continued Saturday night as he defeated veteran Mateusz Gamrot with a rear-naked choke at 4:25 of the first round of their non-title lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night at the Me...
Jackson Jobe stellar in return as Tigers blank Giants
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Nathan Lukes rips game-winning HR as Jays edge Phillies in 11
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lukes' ho...
Jake McCarthy's historic night powers Rockies past Cards
Jake McCarthy went 4-for 5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the modern era of the major leagues to fill a box...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Caitlin Clark avoids suspension as WNBA rescinds technical foul
Caitlin Clark won't be suspended for her eighth technical of the season, after all.,In the third quarter of Saturday's 90-86 win over the Sky in Chicago, the Indiana Fever star was assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official. That was her eighth technical of the season. By rule, an...
Fire hold off rival Storm, whose losing streak reaches 11
Nyadiew Puoch scored a career-high 19 points Saturday night and the Portland Fire pulled away down the stretch to earn a 100-93 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Puoch hit 4 of 7 3-point attempts after entering the game shooting only 17.6% from distance and added three steals as Portland (13-19) ...