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Kelsey Mitchell lifts Fever over Mercury in wild finish
There were five lead changes in the final 45 seconds of regulation, with the decisive basket coming on Kelsey Mitchell's driving finger roll with 10.1 seconds remaining to lift the visiting Indiana Fever to a 92-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.,Indiana (13-9) trailed by as many as 10 poi...
Giants go yard 3 times, bury Rockies late
Rookie Bryce Eldridge launched the home team's first home run into the San Francisco Bay this season, Casey Schmitt and Willy Adames added traditional homers into the bleachers and the San Francisco Giants captured an 8-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a four-game series Thursday...
D-Backs' Merrill Kelly shuts down Padres to earn series split
Nolan Arenado homered and Merrill Kelly stifled the San Diego Padres over seven innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 3-1 win on Thursday night to split the teams' four-game series.,Kelly (7-8) allowed just three hits and three walks, striking out six and improving to 10-6 in his car...
MLB roundup: Framber Valdez fans 9 as Tigers win 5th straight
Framber Valdez threw seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Thursday night., ,Valdez (5-6) retired the first 11 hitters he faced and allowed just three hits, struck out nine and issued no walks in a dominant performance. Jake Rogers, Zach...
A'ja Wilson drops 32 in return from injury as Aces beat Fire
A'ja Wilson returned after missing three games with an ankle injury and totaled 32 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Las Vegas Aces defeated the expansion Portland Fire 88-80 Thursday night.,Jackie Young added 19 points and 11 assists and NaLyssa Smith scored 16 as the defending WNBA champion A...
Rangers blow lead but walk off Angels to move atop AL West
Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Tex., ,Lang...
Conor McGregor makes long-awaited return vs. Max Holloway at UFC 329
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight main event on Saturday night at UFC 329, closing out International Fight Week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not competed since sustaining a broken ...
Brewers take down Cardinals to win 4 of 5 in series
Jake Bauers and Brice Turang went deep for the Milwaukee Brewers, who capped a long week in St. Louis by beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday and taking four of the five games.,Turang (2-for-5) and Bauers (2-for-4) were joined by Jackson Chourio (2-for-5), Sal Frelick (2-for-4) and Cooper Pratt (2-...
Team Falcons grab group lead in Esports World Cup Dota tourney
Team Falcons took sole possession of first place in Group A with their second straight win at the Dota 2 event of the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Paris.,Falcons defeated GamerLegion 2-0 to emerge from a three-way tie at the top with BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming. BetBoom Team split a 1-1 decis...
Dream halt 5-game slide, top Storm
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 22 points on Thursday to help the Atlanta Dream post an 89-78 victory over the Seattle Storm in College Park, Ga.,Rhyne Howard added 19 points, while Angel Reese added 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jordin Canada tallied 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the ...
Janson Junk returns to help Marlins top Mariners for 6th straight win
Janson Junk, pitching for the first time since May 25, earned the win as the streaking Miami Marlins defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4.,Miami has earned six straight victories, matching its best streak of the season. The Marlins have also won 16 of their past 18 home games.,The Mariners, wh...
Jesus Luzardo dominates, Phillies edge Reds 1-0
Justin Crawford drove home pinch runner Derek Hill for the game's only run to support seven masterful innings from Jesus Luzardo as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies claimed the rubber game with the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Thursday night.,Luzardo (8-4) outdueled Cincinnati starter Brady Singer (3-9)...
Patrick Sandoval sharp after two-year layoff as Red Sox sweep White Sox
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run home run and Patrick Sandoval pitched effectively in his first MLB outing in two years as the visiting Boston Red Sox edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.,Durbin delivered the only extra-base blow among Boston's four hits when he conn...
Tigers rely on homers to keep rolling vs. Athletics
Framber Valdez threw seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Thursday night.,Jake Rogers, Zack McKinstry and Eduardo Valencia hit home runs for Detroit, which won its fifth consecutive game and completed a sweep of the A's, who have droppe...
Mike Yastrzemski's grand slam punctuates Braves' win over Pirates
Mike Yastrzemski's ninth-inning grand slam was one of three home runs that propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 10-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.,With Atlanta leading 6-5 heading into the final frame, Yastrzemski's sixth home run of the season and third career grand slam ...
Don Mattingly open to becoming Phillies' full-time manager
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly made it clear Thursday that he's open to staying on beyond this season.,Talking to reporters after ESPN reported his interest on Wednesday, Mattingly confirmed the possibility.,"I like doing it," Mattingly said. "I didn't come here to do it, but I ...
Phillies' Bryce Harper, Cardinals' Jordan Walker enter HR Derby
Bryce Harper will represent the home team at a Home Run Derby once again.,"Derby at home? Sure why not?" Harper wrote in an Instagram post Thursday evening, becoming the sixth known entrant out of eight.,Harper last appeared in the Derby in 2018, when he was a member of the Nationals and All-Star fe...
Skylar Diggins remains sidelined as resurgent Sky face Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks would just like to put together consecutive solid games.,The Sparks are halfway to that modest goal as they enter Friday night's home contest against the Chicago Sky.,The Sparks (9-11) had lost three straight games and five of six before notching a 106-92 home victory over the...
Dru Brown steps in for Blue Bombers against Argonauts
Zach Collaros will miss the contest and Dru Brown will be the starting quarterback when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.,Collaros sustained a neck injury during the second quarter of Sunday's 14-13 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He didn't practice Wednesda...
Report: Two groups emerge as favorites in Seahawks' sale process
One group from the Boston Celtics and another from the San Francisco 49ers are the leading candidates to buy the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reported on Thursday.,Current Celtics minority owner Aditya Mittal and former Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck lead one gr...