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Cardinals, buoyed by stunning victory, open series at Philadelphia
The St. Louis Cardinals have won five series in a row, although they benefited from a notable gift in their latest contest.,Aided by a dropped ball with two outs in the ninth inning, the Cardinals rallied past the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. St. Louis will look to continue its winning ways on Frida...
NFL preseason roundup: Raiders overcome Fernando Mendoza's pick-6
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-6 in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday.,Aidan O'Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown ru...
Angel Reese stars as Dream score record-setting 124 in rout of Sparks
Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and Angel Reese added 20 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game with a convincing 124-88 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.,Reese shot 9-for-9 from the floor, breaking the single-game franchise reco...
Rhyne Howard nets 26 as Dream score team-record 124 in win over Sparks
Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and Angel Reese added 20 points with 10 rebounds as the visiting Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game with a convincing 124-88 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.,Naz Hillmon scored 14 points, Allisha Gray had 13 and Madina Okot added 1...
Jackie Young, A'ja Wilson steer Aces to blowout of Sun
The Las Vegas Aces recovered from a slow first half by producing a dominant second half, securing a 101-78 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun on Thursday.,Jackie Young powered the Aces with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists, making 10 of 21 attempts from the field overall and 4 of 9 ...
MLB roundup: Ninth-inning error helps Cardinals rally past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.,With St. Louis trailing 5-4 and down to its final out, JJ Wetherholt's routine fly ball to left-center field hit...
Diamondbacks move Ketel Marte to IL after in-person meeting
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated second baseman Ketel Marte from the restricted list and transferred the three-time All-Star to the 10-day injured list due to left knee inflammation on Thursday.,Marte and his agent, Charisse Espinosa-Dash, met with Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and mana...
Raiders overcome Fernando Mendoza's pick-six, rally past Texans
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-six in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday.,Aidan O'Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown ...
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...