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Sara Bejlek stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka in 4th round at Cincinnati
Aryna Sabalenka is heading into her U.S. Open title defense riding a slump that continued Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.,The top seed was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the fourth round, falling 7-6 (7), 6-4 to the Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek.,Sabalenka, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has failed to re...
Dynamo blank Whitecaps, tie MLS mark with fifth straight shutout win
Franco Negri's 34th-minute blast gave Houston a 1-0 road win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday as the Dynamo extended their streak of shutting out opponents to a record-tying level.,The Dynamo (12-6-2, 38 points) jumped past the Whitecaps (11-4-4, 37 points) into first place in the Western C...
Kristoffer Velde's goal, two assists guide Timbers past San Diego FC
Kristoffer Velde scored his fifth goal and added two assists to help the Portland Timbers to a 3-1 victory over visiting San Diego FC on Wednesday.,Ariel Lassiter put Portland ahead for good six minutes into the second half, giving new manager Marti Cifuentes a victory in his home MLS debut.,David D...
Joseph Paintsil's goal carries Galaxy past Quakes
Joseph Paintsil scored a goal in the 79th minute and Los Angeles Galaxy pulled off a 1-0 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday at Carson, Calif., despite playing a man down the entire second half.,JT Marcinkowski made five saves while facing his former team as the Galaxy (6-8-7...
Olivia Miles, Lynx power past Valkyries in matchup of WNBA's best
Olivia Miles scored 20 points and dished seven assists before leaving with an ankle injury, Kayla McBride hit three key hoops late in the game and the Minnesota Lynx continued their two-year mastery of the Golden State Valkyries with a 77-66 victory on Wednesday in San Francisco.,McBride also totale...
Rapids edge LAFC thanks to own goal
An own goal in the 22nd minute lifted the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo.,Youssef Maziz drove a ball into the box on a restart from 25 yards out on the near side following a Yevhen Cheberko yellow card.,As the ball entered the 6-yard box, Jer...
Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts help Dodgers outlast Rockies in 10th
Freddie Freeman hit a sacrifice fly to break a tie in the 10th inning, Mookie Betts added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Betts finished with three hits, including a home run; Enrique Hernandez also went deep and singled and Kyle ...
Damian Las' strong debut in net leads Austin FC past skidding Sounders
Facundo Torres and Guilherme Biro scored second-half goals and Damian Las recorded six saves in his MLS debut as visiting Austin FC notched a 2-1 victory over the struggling Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night.,Las, 24, made some stellar second-half stops, including stymieing Albert Rusnak's right-f...
Ran Binyamin scores late winner as FC Dallas tops Real Salt Lake
Ran Binyamin ripped a shot from outside the box into the right corner of the net in the 90th minute for the game-winner in FC Dallas' wild 4-3 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,Binyamin, who entered the game as a substitute at the beginning of the second half, scored his first...
Robert Lewandowski's penalty kick leads Fire past Orlando City
Robert Lewandowski scored his third MLS goal and first from the penalty spot midway through the second half, lifting the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 victory over Orlando City on a stormy Wednesday night.,Puso Dithejane scored his second MLS goal early in his second start for the Fire (11-6-2, 35 ...
Astros ride strong bullpen effort to victory over Angels
Christian Vazquez homered, Jose Altuve hit an RBI double during a two-run fourth inning, and a strong bullpen performance helped carry the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.,Vazquez snapped a scoreless tie with his seventh home run, a two-out solo shot...
Tristan Muyumba nets go-ahead goal to lead Atlanta United past Minnesota United
Tristan Muyumba scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and Lucas Hoyos made three saves to lead Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Defender Tomas Jacob also scored for Atlanta United (5-12-3, 18 points), which has won back-to-back match...
Cade Cavalli strikes out 11 as Nationals shut out Rangers
Andres Chaparro had three hits including a three-run homer, Cade Cavalli fanned 11 in six innings and the Washington Nationals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Jose Tena homered and singled for Washington, which had lost six of...
Mariners rebound from 22-0 loss, hold off Brewers
Dominic Canzone and Taylor Ward each drove in two runs during a four-run first inning, and the visiting Seattle Mariners claimed an early seven-run lead before holding on for a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Josh Naylor had three hits and two RBIs for Seattle, which won for the thi...
St. Louis City maintain unbeaten run with draw vs. Sporting KC
Calvin Harris scored for Sporting Kansas City and Eduard Lowen tallied for St. Louis City as the teams played to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,St. Louis City (8-6-6, 30 points) extended their MLS unbeaten streak to 10 games (8-0-2), matching Nashville SC for the longest such stretch i...
John Rave powers seven-run eighth as Royals rally past A's
John Rave lined a three-run go-ahead double to highlight a seven-run eighth inning, and Vinnie Pasquantino homered for one of his three hits as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Athletics 9-7 on Wednesday night.,Kansas City trailed 5-2 entering the eighth, which Maikel Garcia led off with a s...
Union earn draw with Inter Miami to extend unbeaten streak
Neil Pierre continued his brilliant run of form with a second-half equalizer for the Philadelphia Union, who played visiting Inter Miami to an entertaining yet tense 2-2 draw in Chester, Pa., on Wednesday night that saw both teams finish with 10 men.,The Union (5-10-5, 20 points) saw their four-matc...
Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland exits vs. Dodgers with neck injury
Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland left Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning with an injury the Rockies described as "neck tightness.",Freeland grabbed at his lower back after delivering a pitch to Los Angeles catcher Ben Rortvedt, who flew out to right...
Maxwell Woledzi header rescues win for Nashville SC against Red Bulls
Maxwell Woledzi's header in second-half extra time gave Nashville SC a 1-0 road win over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Two minutes into stoppage time, Cristian Espinoza launched a free kick deep into the box. Woledzi was in position to head the ball over the line, as the defe...
Mystics extend hot streak, send Tempo to 12th straight loss
Kiki Iriafen and Shakira Austin each logged a double-double as the Washington Mystics cruised to a 93-82 win over visiting Toronto on Wednesday, sending the Tempo to their 12th consecutive defeat.,Iriafen scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Washington (21-14), which won for the ninth time i...