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Legacy topple Team Falcons in finale of CS Asia Championship
Legacy recorded a 3-1 victory over Team Falcons in the grand final of the CS Asia Championships in Shanghai on Sunday.,Team Falcons started fast with a 13-11 win on Nuke before Legacy took control of the best-of-five contest. Legacy notched a 13-9 triumph on Ancient, 13-5 victory on Mirage and 13-6 ...
Nationals aim to clinch road series against Braves
The Washington Nationals have an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a road series this season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game set.,Washington evened the weekend series on Saturday in an atypical way for the upstart club. The Nationals, who l...
Mike Trout, Angels aspire for rare feat in matchup vs. Rangers
The Los Angeles Angels will try to finish their first three-game series sweep of the season on Sunday when they close their 10-game homestand with a contest against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. ,The Angels, just 8-24 over their past 32 games, followed a 9-6 win over Jacob deGrom in Friday's ...
D-backs' Ketel Marte brings hot bat into series finale vs. Rockies
Three-time All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has spent much of this season underperforming with the bat.,But the Arizona Diamondbacks star is on a hot streak and has increased his batting average 42 points in just seven games entering Sunday afternoon's contest against the Colorado Rockies in Phoe...
Padres a study of contrasts as series with A's closes
San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen cracked a joke about a lack of hitting on Saturday night, when his team managed only two hits in a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Athletics.,"If you want to put it into football terms, we got our safety and got out of there," he said.,Stammen will hope for a bit m...
White Sox, Giants eager to land final blow in series rubber game
Two sparkplug outfielders who have helped deliver wins in vastly different ways the last two days hope to continue to be a nuisance for opposing pitchers Sunday afternoon when Sam Antonacci and the Chicago White Sox face Harrison Bader and the host San Francisco Giants.,The teams have split the firs...
Facing Marlins, last-place Mets try to salvage series
The reeling New York Mets will look to avoid being swept on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Miami Marlins in the finale of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Christian Scott (0-0, 4.12 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against fellow right-hander Tyler Phillips (0-0, ...
After complete-game shutout, Royals pursue another win vs. Mariners
After Stephen Kolek gave the Kansas City Royals' bullpen a day off, Seth Lugo will try to help claim a series win against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Kolek delivered a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the Royals' 5-0 victory on Saturday. He walked one, struck out two and nee...
Cards rookie Bryan Torres strives for more magic vs. Reds
Regardless of what happens when the Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon, it will be hard to top the heartwarming debut of rookie Bryan Torres.,The National League Central rivals played for the first time this season on Saturd...
After postponement, slumping Yankees try to salvage short series vs. Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are comfortable waiting to the late innings to pull off comebacks and certainly at ease in those situations against the New York Yankees.,The only thing that stopped the Rays so far was heavy rain postponing Saturday's game and the Yankees will attempt to beat the AL East rivals w...
Behind Bailey Ober, Twins vie for series sweep of Red Sox
A strong pitching matchup is on tap as the visiting Minnesota Twins look to complete a three-game series sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Standing in the way of Bailey Ober (5-2, 3.63 ERA) and the Twins is fellow right-hander Sonny Gray (5-1, 2.93), who has allowed just two runs and ...
Phillies' Andrew Painter follows aces into finale vs. Guardians
The Philadelphia Phillies are holding a pair of aces, and they hope a win is in the cards on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Phillies' starting pitching has been on full display in the first two games of the weekend series. Crist...
Johnny Manziel delivers quick TKO win in 1-and-done MMA debut
Johnny Manziel made his amateur MMA debut Saturday at Brand Risk 14, making quick work of social media influencer Bob Menery in a 205-pound bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.,In the opening minute, a lackadaisical Menery ran directly into a takedown. Manziel, a former NFL quarterback and the 2012 He...
Suddenly surging Jays look to finish off sweep of Pirates
The host Toronto Blue Jays will send out Dylan Cease Sunday afternoon as they go for a three-game sweep of the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Blue Jays have won a season-best four straight, including the first two of a three-game series with the Pirates after a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Toronto l...
Cloud9 escapes with win over FlyQuest in LCS Spring playoff opener
After an unbeaten regular season, Cloud9 opened the playoffs of the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles with a narrow win over FlyQuest in the first upper-bracket semifinal on Saturday.,Cloud9 jumped out to a 2-0 lead before losing the next two games. It all came down to the fifth and final game, which ...
Fire take down Tempo in first battle of expansion franchises
The Portland Fire used an 11-point run in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 99-80 victory over the host Toronto Tempo on Saturday in the first meeting between the WNBA's new expansion teams.,Emily Engstler posted 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to pace a balanced effort for the Fire (3...
NASCAR trucks race postponed to Sunday due to weather
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the third time in two days, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed.,After the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was moved from Friday night to Saturday morning and then Saturday night due to persistent inclement weather, it was m...
Mike Trout homers, Angels best Rangers for rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a se...
Mike Trout homers, Angels get rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a...
Ross Chastain wins rain-shortened O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C.-Ross Chastain drove through a succession of challenges-including a patch of oil and a brush with the outside wall-to win Saturday night's rain-shortened Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway., ,The victory was Chastain's first in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series since 2019, hi...