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Dana Evans leads Aces' 4th-quarter rally for win in Finals opener
LAS VEGAS -- Olympians and All-Stars headline the Las Vegas Aces' roster, but the team turned to the bench for a hero in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.,Reserve guard Dana Evans tallied a 21 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, leading Las Vegas on a furious rally en route to a come-from-behind ...
Aces battle back in 4th quarter, take WNBA Finals opener
LAS VEGAS -- Despite trailing for most of the contest, the Las Vegas Aces escaped Game 1 of the WNBA Finals with an 89-86 victory over the Phoenix Mercury after a furious fourth-quarter rally.,With Las Vegas up 87-86 and 24.6 seconds remaining, Alyssa Thomas missed a pair of free throws that could h...
Mariners, Cal Raleigh ready to face Tigers to open rare playoff trip
A little more than six months ago, catcher Cal Raleigh sat in an interview room at T-Mobile Park to discuss the six-year, $105 million contract extension he signed with the Seattle Mariners.,He was back in the same spot Friday, talking about his record-setting season and the best-of-five American Le...
Playoff pressure rises as Roval hosts Round of 12 elimination race
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff Round of 12 has its elimination race Sunday at the center of it all in Charlotte, N.C. While the trip to the track will be a short one, the added pressure on about six drivers will be immense.,That's because the playoffs are headed to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road C...
Blue Jays hold key edges vs. Yankees, try to shake recent playoff history
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays will have two advantages going into the opener of their best-of-five American League Division Series against the New York Yankees on Saturday.,They will have home-park advantage with a loud crowd behind them, and they will also have an edge in rest.,The Blue Jays hav...
Ex-Brewer Craig Counsell guides rival Cubs into NLDS showdown
MILWAUKEE -- The well-rested Milwaukee Brewers will turn to ace right-hander Freddy Peralta as they look to snap their playoff drought when they host the archrival Chicago Cubs on Saturday in the opener of the National League Division Series.,Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell led the Cubs to a 3...
Aces, Mercury reshaped rosters en route to berths in WNBA Finals
LAS VEGAS -- In an era of women's basketball largely defined by new blood, the WNBA Finals will feature two familiar franchises in the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury that are no strangers to collecting hardware.,However, they were no lock to reach this year's finals, a best-of-seven series begin...
Aces, Mercury rehaped rosters en route to berths in WNBA Finals
LAS VEGAS -- In an era of women's basketball largely defined by new blood, the WNBA Finals will feature two familiar franchises in the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury that are no strangers to collecting hardware.,However, they were no lock to reach this year's finals, a best-of-seven series begin...
Dodgers get off to fast start in Game 1 triumph over Reds
LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each hit a pair of home runs, Blake Snell went seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 10-5 victory in Game 1 of a National League wild-card series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,Tommy Edman added his own ho...
Red Sox rally off Yankees' bullpen, capture Game 1
NEW YORK -- Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 2/3 outstanding innings as the Boston Red Sox went ahead after getting Max Fried out of the game and opened their American League wild-card series with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.,Boston grabbed the advantage in the best-of-three...
Tarik Skubal fans 14, Tigers edge Guardians 2-1 to kick off playoffs
CLEVELAND -- Tarik Skubal struck out a record-setting 14 over 7 2/3 innings and Riley Greene scored on Zach McKinstry's go-ahead sacrifice bunt in the seventh, giving the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on Tuesday afternoo...
Guardians welcome Tigers for wild-card series after late-season surge
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight postseason, the American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians will take on the Detroit Tigers.,The Guardians (88-74) finished one game ahead of the Tigers (87-75) in the division, giving them the right to host the entire best-of-three AL wild-card series. ...
Keyd Stars get another shot at FlyQuest for Championship of the Americas
Keyd Stars won the lower-bracket final on Saturday to earn a rematch with FlyQuest in the grand final on Sunday of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,FlyQuest had swept Keyd Stars 3-0 on Sept. 20 in the upper-bracket final and advanced to the best-of-five grand final...
Romain Grosjean to drive F1 car for first time since fiery crash
Romain Grosjean is set to get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time since he escaped a fiery crash five years ago.,The ride will come for Grosjean's former Haas team in a 2023-spec during a test run at Mugello, Italy, on Friday.,Grosjean was last seen in an F1 car when he climbed ou...
Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner free for potential F1 return
Red Bull Racing has finalized an agreement on the contract termination for former team principal and CEO Christian Horner, freeing him up to return to F1.,Horner was officially terminated on Aug. 13 after being dismissed by the team's parent company, Red Bull GmbH, after the British Grand Prix in Ju...
100 Thieves win again, one win from FlyQuest rematch
Only one team stands between 100 Thieves and a rematch with FlyQuest.,Thieves had little trouble with getting by RED Canids on Sunday, winning 3-0 to advance to the lower-bracket final at the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,Thieves will face Keyd Stars in the lower-br...
Late Lynx run leads to Game 1 win over Mercury
Courtney Williams barely missed a triple-double, and the Minnesota Lynx used a late 12-0 run to take Game 1 of its WNBA semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury, winning 82-69 in Minneapolis on Sunday.,Williams scored a game-high 23 points while adding eight rebounds, seven assists and five stea...
Ryan Blaney wins at New Hampshire, earns Round of 8 spot
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney topped fellow Ford drivers Josh Berry and Joey Logano to claim the Mobil 1 301 on Sunday, opening the Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ,Blaney's Penske teammate Logano, who led a race-best 147 laps, fell back on the fina...
Kelsey Mitchell leads Fever to stunning Game 1 upset of Aces
Behind Kelsey Mitchell's playoff career-high 34 points, the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever spoiled the celebration for Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson and the host Las Vegas Aces with an 89-73 Game 1 upset in their WNBA semifinal matchup on Sunday. ,Wilson received her league record fourth MVP before t...
Guardians blank Twins, cut Tigers' Central lead to 1 1/2
Bo Naylor hit a pair of solo home runs as the red-hot Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,George Valera hit his first career homer for Cleveland (83-71), which won its ninth in a row a...