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With Jose Ramirez back, Guardians eye series win vs. Twins
The Cleveland Guardians survived the five-week absence of Jose Ramirez caused by a broken left hamate bone. Will his return be enough to spur them to a third straight American League Central Division crown?,Ramirez will be in the lineup for the second day in a row on Thursday afternoon when Clevelan...
Braves ace Chris Sale looks to remain perfect vs. Padres
Atlanta ace Chris Sale will put his perfect record against San Diego on the line Thursday afternoon when the Braves host the Padres in the finale of their four-game series.,Atlanta defeated the Padres 7-6 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.,Sale has made six career starts against San Dieg...
Rapids' Loic Williams scores late in debut to edge San Diego
Loic Williams scored the winning goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time on a cross from Paxten Aaronson to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over San Diego FC on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo.,Aaronson curled a cross from near the corner flag that found Williams, whose boun...
Sporting Kansas City net rare home win against Minnesota United
Dejan Joveljic and Manu Garcia scored goals as host Sporting Kansas City won just their second home match of the season, 2-1 over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Stefan Cleveland made six saves for Kansas City (4-10-2, 14 points), which snapped a five-match winless streak (0...
Cardinals TE Travis Vokolek retires from NFL after neck injury
Arizona Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek is medically retiring from the NFL because of a neck injury sustained in a game last October, he announced on Instagram on Wednesday.,Vokolek, now 28, was injured during a touchback with 11:01 remaining in the first quarter of a 31-27 loss at Indianapolis o...
MLB roundup: Orioles halt Red Sox's team-record-tying 15-game win streak
A four-run first inning helped the visiting Baltimore Orioles earn a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday, ending Boston's 15-game winning streak.,The winning streak was the longest in the majors since St. Louis won 17 in a row in 2021. Had Boston won, t...
Twins end losing streak despite Jose Ramirez's return for Guardians
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs and Trevor Larnach added a leadoff blast to go with three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins snapped their four-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.,Lee's three-run shot occurred in the fourth inning, whe...
Orlando City get off to fast start in rout of Earthquakes
Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in his MLS debut and Eduard Atuesta recorded three assists to help Orlando City rout the host San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 on Wednesday night.,David Brekalo, Ivan Angulo and Braian Ojeda also scored goals as Orlando City played a stellar match in their first contest since...
Felipe Mora's stoppage-time goal denies Dallas rare win in Portland
Felipe Mora scored two minutes into second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 2-2 home draw with FC Dallas on Wednesday.,Just four minutes after Petar Musa gave Dallas (7-4-5, 26 points) a 2-1 lead, Mora converted from the center of the box after a tremendous cross from Kristoffer Vel...
Son Heung-Min, LAFC too much for Real Salt Lake
Son Heung-Min scored his second goal in as many matches and also helped create another as LAFC eased to a 3-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.,Denis Bouanga added his team-leading eighth goal for LAFC (9-5-3, 30 points), which won their third straight overall and second after...
St. Louis stays hot behind Marcel Hartel's big night
Marcel Hartel delivered a goal and two assists and St. Louis City SC continued their midseason surge with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday at Carson, Calif.,Lukas MacNaughton and Simon Becher also scored goals and Chris Durkin had two assists as St. Louis City extended their un...
Wings down Fire, enter All-Star break on high note
Arike Ogunbowale scored all of her game-high 24 points in the second half and Jessica Shepard had a triple-double with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the Dallas Wings defeated the host Portland Fire 101-97 on Wednesday night in the final game before the WNBA's All-Star break.,Reigning Rook...
Loic Williams's first career goal in stoppage time gives Rapids win
Loic Williams scored the winning goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time on a cross from Paxten Aaronson to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over San Diego FC on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo.,Aaronson curled a cross from near the corner flag that found Williams, whose boun...
SEC notebook: Greg Sankey softens tone on breaking away from NCAA
Two days after setting the college football world ablaze during his opening remarks at SEC Media Days, commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday clarified his comments -- but made it clear he is not happy with the current state of college football.,As Sankey and the rest of the college football world wa...
Five-star RB David Gabriel Georges commits to Tennessee
Five-star prospect David Gabriel Georges, ranked as the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2027, stayed in state by verbally committing on Wednesday to the University of Tennessee.,Georges, listed at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, made the announcement during a live CBS College Sports YouTube stream from ...
Myrto Uzuni delivers late for Austin to down Sounders
Myrto Uzuni's goal in the 86th minute off a nifty pass from Ervin Torres proved to be the game winner as host Austin FC defeated the slumping Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Wednesday.,The game was delayed for an hour because of dangerous heat. It was still 100 degrees at kickoff as the sun set on the Texas...
Sam Surridge's penalty kick lifts Nashville past Montreal
Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 68th minute to break a scoreless tie, and Nashville SC defeated visiting CF Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday night.,Surridge's goal, his team-high 10th of the season, sent Nashville (12-1-3, 39 points) to back-to-back wins since returning from the World Cup break and...
Tai Baribo saves D.C. United with late goal to draw with Houston
Tai Baribo's header in the 78th minute allowed D.C. United to escape with a 1-1 away draw against the host Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.,D.C. United recorded their only shot on target in the 78th minute, but the long wait ended with Baribo's team-leading ninth goal.,A long throw-in bounced off a scru...
Yordan Alvarez, Astros power past skidding Marlins
Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.,Alvarez homered for the third time in the series and leads the majors in that cat...
White Sox take another series as Anthony Kay quiets Rangers
Chase Meidroth went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, Andrew Benintendi added two hits and two RBIs and the visiting Chicago White Sox claimed a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,Chicago secured its third straight series victory and a one-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians atop the Americ...