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RB Nick Chubb, 30, announces retirement on social media
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL in a social media post on Friday.,Chubb, 30, had seen his production decline in recent seasons as he battled injuries. In 2025, his lone season with the Houston Texans, he rushed for 506 yards in 15 games (nine starts)....
Mercury's rough finish figures to become bleaker against Dream
Two teams going in opposite directions with the regular season winding down play each other Saturday when the Phoenix Mercury host the Atlanta Dream.,Phoenix (13-23) has lost four of its last five and will be without recently-acquired star Kelsey Plum, who is out indefinitely with a calf injury.,Atl...
Surging Royals defeat Tigers to extend winning streak to six
Noah Cameron tossed five scoreless innings, while Kyle Isbel, Vinnie Pasquantino and Carter Jensen each hit a solo home run, as the host Kansas City Royals won their season-high sixth straight game, 5-2 over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Though Cameron (8-8) wasn't as dominant as Sunday, durin...
Yordan Alvarez, Hayden Wesneski lead Astros in shutout of A's
Hayden Wesneski logged five scoreless innings of one-hit ball, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes posted consecutive RBI doubles in the fifth and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game intradivision series against the visiting Athletics 4-0 on Friday.,Alvarez finished 2-for-3 with two r...
Brandon Nakashima knocks off Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati quarterfinal
Brandon Nakashima continued his torrid run on North American hard courts Friday, upsetting sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Next up for the 27th-seeded Nakashima is an all-American clash with 17th-seeded Frances Tiafoe, who de...
White Sox rally with 3 HRs, walk off Mets on 4th HR
Jake Rogers belted a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth and Miguel Vargas, Randal Grichuk and Colson Montgomery hit three straight homers in the sixth as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Mets 6-4 on Friday.,Rogers reached Jefry Yan (1-1) with two outs and a runner ...
Sparks, Sun playing for the future with playoff windows closed
The Los Angeles Sparks, coming off yet another defensive debacle, will look to end their season-high-tying losing streak when they host the Connecticut Sun on Saturday.,Los Angeles (12-24) matched its longest skid of 2026 at six when it opened a four-game homestand with a 124-88 loss to Atlanta on T...
Javier Sanoja knocks in game-winner as Marlins walk off Nationals
Javier Sanoja grounded a bases-loaded single past a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the ninth, giving the host Miami Marlins a 3-2 walk-off win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Reliever Clayton Beeter (5-4) took the loss, in large part due to his throwing error in the ninth.,Agustin ...
Willson Contreras' HR fuels Red Sox's big inning in win over Giants
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple while Willson Contreras crushed a three-run home run to highlight a five-run third inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 6-4 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday.,Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran also had multi-hit games for the Red Sox, who...
Spencer Jones' 2-run HR helps Yankees top Blue Jays for 5th straight win
Spencer Jones hit a two-run homer in the second inning and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.,The Yankees won for the ninth time in their past 13 games thanks to Jones' seventh homer. A night after ...
Phillies rally past Cardinals in 10th as win streak hits 7
Alec Bohm ripped a two-run triple in the 10th inning, fueling the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,After Jose Fermin's RBI single staked St. Louis to a 6-5 lead in the top of the 10th, the Phillies put runners on...
Sydney Taylor's heroics lift Sky past Valkyries
Sydney Taylor drilled game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers in the final 34.4 seconds, and the Chicago Sky -- after blowing a 21-point lead -- survived a frantic finish to shock the visiting Golden State Valkyries 73-70 Friday night.,Kaitlyn Chen had knocked down a tiebreaking triple from 33 feet for t...
Whitecaps hunting better looks at goal vs. FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will search for the right windows on offense when they play host to FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Despite taking 18 shots, the Whitecaps managed just one on target during a 1-0 midweek loss to the Houston Dynamo.,"That's a stat we're obviously going to improve on if we're goin...
Miyu Yamashita builds 5-shot lead at halfway mark in Canada
Miyu Yamashita of Japan extended her lead to five shots at the CPKC Women's Open on Friday in Edmonton.,Yamashita followed her opening-round 62 with a 6-under 64 and will enter the weekend at 14-under 126 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club. Her nearest competition comes from South Korea's Soo Bin Joo (63), ...
Olivia Miles puts up 24 as Lynx beat Mystics to extend winning streak
Olivia Miles scored a game-high 24 points and added seven assists Friday night as the visiting Minnesota Lynx topped the Washington Mystics 94-84 for their sixth win in a row.,The star rookie, who left late in the Lynx's 77-66 win at Golden State on Wednesday due to a left ankle injury, shot 10 of 2...
Pete Alonso blasts 30th homer of season as Orioles take down Rays
Dylan Beavers homered for the third game in a row and Pete Alonso's 30th home run of the season broke a tie to spark the Baltimore Orioles past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Alonso's two-run blast broke a tie with two outs in the fifth inning t...
Austin FC, bolstered by rare road win, host surging Union
Austin FC will try to carry momentum from a rare road victory when they host the surging Philadelphia Union on Saturday in an interconference clash between sides with identical records through their first 20 games.,The Verde (5-10-5, 20 points) head home after a solid 2-1 win in Seattle on Wednesday...
Richard Green, Rob Labritz tied for lead at Rogers Charity Classic
Australian Richard Green and American Rob Labritz are tied atop the leaderboard at the Rogers Charity Classic after shooting matching 7-under-par 63s on Friday in Calgary, Alberta.,At the only Champions Tour event held annually in Canada, Labritz surged out to an early advantage, sinking six birdies...
First-place Dynamo ride clean sheet streak into St. Louis showdown
The hottest teams in MLS may come as a surprise.,When the Houston Dynamo square off against host St. Louis City on Saturday, it will be a matchup of the clubs with the longest unbeaten streaks in the league.,The Dynamo (12-6-2, 38 points) have won five straight, each by shutout, which ties an MLS re...
Brandon Nakashima knocks of Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati quarterfinal
Brandon Nakashima continued his torrid run on North American hard courts Friday, upsetting sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Nakashima, who advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 final last week in Montreal, reached the semifin...