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Zach Neto's 7 RBIs spark Angels to 18-3 pounding of Houston
Zach Neto paired a five-hit game with a career-best seven RBIs to pace the visiting Los Angeles Angels to an 18-3 dismantling of the Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game intradivision series on Thursday.,The Angels recorded 18 hits en route to a season-high run total. They erased a 2-1...
Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 K's, leads Rangers to shutout of Nationals
Jacob deGrom recorded his 2,000th career strikeout while pitching six one-hit innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (9-8), who allowed just a one-out single by Brady House in the second inning, tied his season high with 10 strikeouts a...
Arike Ogunbowale nets 32 as Wings halt Fever win streak at 5
Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 points and Jessica Shepard added a career-high 26 as the host Dallas Wings took charge in the third quarter and defeated the Indiana Fever 91-85 on Thursday at American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home.,The Wings led by five points after three quarters of th...
Dodgers regain footing ahead of visit from Pirates
Despite coming off their second series sweep in a 10-day stretch, the Los Angeles Dodgers remain in search of their best form as a three-game visit from the Pittsburgh Pirates begins Friday.,The Dodgers know well the dangers of a late-season series against the Pirates. The teams met for three games ...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom becomes second fastest to 2,000 K's
Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom reached a strikeout milestone on Thursday in a hurry, appropriately.,By fanning the first two Washington Nationals batters in Arlington, Texas, deGrom became the second-fastest pitcher to record 2,000 career strikeouts.,deGrom reached the mark in his 272nd gam...
Miyu Yamashita cards 8-under 62 and leads by 1 in Edmonton
Japan's Miyu Yamashita and Nasa Hataoka made eight birdies apiece, but Yamashita's round of 8-under-par 62 was one better than her countrywoman's, and she took a one-stroke lead after the first round on Thursday at the CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton, Alberta, Can.,Hataoka got to 8-under with her seco...
Gerrit Cole, Yankees blank Orioles to clinch sweep
Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings, Luis Garcia Jr. and Spencer Jones homered and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles with Thursday night's 6-1 victory.,Cole (7-6), who has won in four of his last five outings, held the Orioles to one run on four hits ...
Padres, Twins open series between final wild-card holders in NL, AL
While a lack of hitting was the biggest factor in the San Diego Padres' struggles at midseason, poor starting pitching was an issue as well.,But in an 18-7 stretch that has lifted them from below .500 to the last National League wild-card spot with 34 games left, it's the rotation that has become on...
Reports: Mariners promoting top pitching prospect Kade Anderson
The Seattle Mariners will call up left-hander Kade Anderson, ranked the top pitching prospect in baseball, to make his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Anderson, 22, is also rated the No. 5 overall prospect and the Mariners' top pros...
Flavio Cobolli rallies past Tommy Paul in Cincinnati quarters
Flavio Cobolli overcame a sluggish start and got a mid-match sugar boost Thursday, rallying for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The seventh-seeded Italian advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal after eliminating the 18t...
Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek to meet in Cincinnati semis
Jessica Pegula continued her dominance of fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, pulling out a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win to improve to 6-0 all time in the series and advance to the semifinals of the WTA's Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Third-seeded Pegula will take on seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek ...
Tempo try to end 12-game losing skid in matchup with Fire
The Toronto Tempo hope a change in venue improves their fortunes Friday night when they host the Portland Fire at Vancouver.,The Tempo (10-25) lost their 12th straight on Wednesday, 93-82 on the road against the Washington Mystics and are officially eliminated from playoff contention.,They will play...
Blue Bombers pose test for West Division-leading Elks
Cody Fajardo and J.J. Ross will look to send the Edmonton Elks into their bye week with a smile.,Named as two of the CFL's top players for Week 11, the tandem aims to continue its good fortune in Week 12 as the West Division-leading Elks (7-3) host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-4) on Friday.,Fajardo ...
Mystics' offense has team on the rise ahead of Lynx clash
By beating Toronto on Wednesday night, the Washington Mystics moved another step closer to their first WNBA playoff appearance in three years.,If they can stop the visiting Minnesota Lynx on Friday night, Washington might show some folks that they are ready to perhaps do more than simply make the po...
Playoff-bound Valkyries hit road, starting in Chicago
The Golden State Valkyries turn their attention toward strengthening their hold on the No. 2 playoff position when they tip off a five-game trip against the Chicago Sky on Friday night.,Beaten 77-66 at home by first-place Minnesota on Wednesday, the Valkyries (25-10) left the arena closer to the thi...
Amid unrest over LIV’s future, Laurie Canter leads in Indianapolis
One day after LIV Golf's CEO publicly addressed the league's uncertain financial future, Laurie Canter attempted to put the focus back on the golf course as he fired an 8-under-par 62 to take the early lead at LIV Golf Indianapolis on Thursday in Westfield, Ind.,The Englishman finds himself one shot...
Cowboys, Saints each fined $500K for brawling at joint practice
The NFL fined the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $500,000 apiece following multiple fights at their joint practice session on Tuesday in Oxnard, Calif., the league announced.,"The competition committee has made sportsmanship -- including at joint practices -- a point of emphasis over the past...
Rory McIlroy shoots 64, part of five-way tie for lead at BMW
Rory McIlroy shook off last week's difficulties and birdied four of his final six holes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.,The six-time major champion from Northern Ireland signed for a 6-under-par 64, tied with Gary Wo...
Reports: Ex-Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright, in Browns camp, leads group to transfer portal
Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright took advantage of a federal judge's ruling and entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday, according to multiple reports.,Wright, who was part of Ole Miss' College Football Playoff semifinal team last season, was one of 16 former college football players to ...
Four LLWS games postponed to Friday due to weather
All four Little League World Series games scheduled for Thursday were postponed as organizers cited "prolonged inclement weather" in South Williamsport, Pa.,The original schedule for Thursday called for two upper-bracket games in the international bracket -- Australia vs. Mexico and Curacao vs. Japa...