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Sandy Alcantara sets club innings record as Marlins blank Angels
Sandy Alcantara broke the Marlins career record for innings pitched, leading host Miami to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,Miami broke its four-game losing streak.,Alcantara (13-6) pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk, striking out eight. He got t...
Dynamo continue torrid stretch with shutout of Revolution
Guilherme Santos and Agustin Resch each scored a goal on Saturday afternoon to help the visiting Houston Dynamo earn a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.,Santos' first-half goal was his team-leading 11th of the season, while Resch scored the first of his rookie season. ...
Commanders bulk up offensive line with three additions
The Washington Commanders made three additions to their offensive line Saturday, announcing the signings of center Daniel Brunskill, tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere and guard Max Scharping.,The Commanders also released wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. and guard Timothy McKay, while defensive tackle D.J. D...
Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil (undisclosed) leaves practice
Washington Commanders star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered an apparent undisclosed injury Saturday morning during practice in Ashburn, Va.,Multiple media outlets reported Tunsil appeared to be injured following a 1-on-1 rep with Commanders edge rusher Odafe Oweh. Tunsil, a five-time Pro Bowl sele...
Leylah Fernandez ends top-10 drought with Mirra Andreeva upset in Toronto
Leylah Fernandez secured her first win over a top 10 foe in more than a year with a resounding 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Friday in front of a friendly home crowd at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Fernandez, the No. 30 seed who hails from Laval, Quebec, needed just 81 minutes ...
Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...
Carla Leite, Fire seek season sweep versus Storm
Their five-game losing streak a thing of the past after a 97-83 win Thursday night over Toronto, the Portland Fire now shoot for their first back-to-back wins since May.,Based on recent history, Portland has a good chance to wind up in the win column again on Saturday night when it hosts the Seattle...
White Sox place C Joey Bart, LHP Chris Murphy on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed catcher Joey Bart and left-hander Chris Murphy on the injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The White Sox entered the weekend in first place in the American League Central, three games ahead of the Guardians and Minnesota ...
Uganda soccer star David Owori killed in Kampala assault
Uganda international and SC Villa captain David Owori died on Wednesday after being attacked near his home in the capital city of Kampala, police and the club confirmed.,Police said unidentified assailants critically injured Owori, 27, on Tuesday night in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala. Passersby dis...
Orlando City MF Braian Ojeda (foot) recovering after surgery
Orlando City midfielder Braian Ojeda underwent right foot surgery, the club announced Thursday.,Ojeda had the procedure to repair a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the foot. The surgery was performed in Orlando.,Ojeda, 26, is expected to return later this season.,Ojeda has one goal and thr...
Tempo, Fire both out to emerge from expansion blues
The WNBA's two expansion franchises are struggling entering their second meeting of the season.,The Toronto Tempo have dropped seven straight games and 11 of 12, while the Portland Fire have lost five consecutive contests as the teams battle Thursday night in the Pacific Northwest.,In the first meet...
Reports: WR Stefon Diggs to sign with Commanders
The Washington Commanders are set to sign four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday.,Diggs, 32, played last season with the New England Patriots and posted his seventh 1,000-yard campaign in the past eight years.,ESPN reported Diggs is getting a one-year d...
Purdue hires Rice's Tommy McClelland as new AD
Purdue announced the hiring of Tommy McClelland on Wednesday as the Boilermakers' new vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics.,McClelland has been serving as the athletic director at Rice since 2023. He will be formally introduced at a press conference on Thursday.,<blockquote class...
LIV players meet amid murky outlook for tour
The future of LIV Golf was the topic of discussion among the team captains and tour executives and then in a players-only get-together on Tuesday in Bedminster, N.J.,The meetings came ahead of the LIV Golf New York event that begins Thursday at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.,Questions about th...
Cleveland Sirens reveal nickname, logo
Cleveland's WNBA expansion team unveiled its nickname and logo on Tuesday.,The Sirens will begin playing during the 2028 season. Detroit is scheduled to join in 2029 and Philadelphia one year later, bringing the total number of teams in the league up to 18.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang=...
Commanders sign Fabian Moreau, put Ahkello Witherspoon on retired list
The Washington Commanders welcomed back cornerback Fabian Moreau on Tuesday, signing him to a contract.,Terms were not disclosed by the team for Moreau, who spent his first four seasons in Washington after the team selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.,While Moreau is being added to...
English FA to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's re-election
England's soccer governing body is withdrawing support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino's re-election, The Athletic reported on Monday.,The English Football Association (FA) issued a statement voicing its displeasure with Infantino after his aborted attempt to sell a 21% stake in FIFA's commercia...
New-era Sparks snap 6-game skid with resilient road win over Fire
A roller-coaster 18 hours culminated on Sunday afternoon for the Los Angeles Sparks when they snapped a six-game losing skid with their 106-101 defeat of the host Portland Fire. ,News of Los Angeles (11-17) trading All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to Phoenix broke early Sunday morning ahead of a back-and-...
Texas lands 5-star RB Landen Williams-Callis
Texas added one of the top running backs in the 2027 recruiting class Saturday when five-star Landen Williams-Callis announced his commitment to the Longhorns.,Williams-Callis, a 5-foot-7.5-inch, 185-pound prospect from Richmond, Texas, is ranked as the nation's No. 3 running back and No. 29 overall...
CF Montreal make big second-half push, earn draw with Revolution
CF Montreal scored twice in the second half to rally for a 2-2 draw against the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday.,It marked the first goals for Montreal (4-10-4, 16 points) since resuming action after the World Cup, having been shut out in three straight matches.,The Revolution (9-5-3, 30...