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Blue Jays blank Giants to pad AL East lead
Chris Bassitt pitched a solid 6 1/3 innings, Will Wagner had a two-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night.,Bassitt (10-4) allowed no runs, 10 hits and no walks while striking out five.,George Springer had three hits and a stolen base and J...
Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott face tough realities after MCs at Open
The cut line at the Open Championship fell at 1 over par, allowing exactly 70 players to make the weekend at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.,A few of the more notable names to miss the cut will be kicking themselves for more reasons than one.,Brooks Koepka (75-74, 7 over par) was a never a facto...
Atlanta looks to end winless streak, vs. Charlotte
Hoping to snap a six-match winless stretch, Atlanta United hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday in Eastern Conference play.,Atlanta (4-10-8, 20 points) last won on May 28 -- a 3-2 victory over Orlando City SC -- but the club has picked up points with three straight draws. After five consecutive matches aw...
Report: Ex-NHL coach Gerard Gallant to lead KHL team
Gerard Gallant, who spent 11 seasons as a head coach in the NHL, has accepted a coaching position in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, TSN reported Thursday.,An official announcement is expected soon.,Gallant, 61, last coached in the NHL with the New York Rangers (2021-23) but previously coached t...
Extra-time goal helps Atlanta salvage draw vs Chicago
Rookie Will Reilly scored a game-tying goal in the fourth minute of extra time on Wednesday to help Atlanta United post a 2-2 draw against the visiting Chicago Fire.,With Atlanta trailing by a goal, Alexsey Miranchuk sent in a corner kick, which was deflected and then rebounded by Reilly, who fired ...
Will dam break with NFL's 30 second-round holdouts? No guarantee
Only two of 32 second-round picks in the 2025 draft are under contract with NFL training camp set to begin when Los Angeles Chargers veterans report Thursday. ,Wide receiver Tre Harris, the second-round pick of the Chargers, was a no-show when rookies reported to training camp earlier this week.,A t...
Atlanta United make long-awaited return home to face Fire
Playing in front of their home fans for the first time in nearly two months, Atlanta United will look to snap a five-game winless stretch against the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.,Atlanta (4-10-7, 19 points) last played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on May 28, which also coincides with its last victor...
Struggling Dream look to correct course vs. Sky
The Atlanta Dream are playing without injured All-Star Rhyne Howard and could use a boost Wednesday afternoon against the host Chicago Sky.,Atlanta (12-9) has dropped five of its past seven games and lost Howard on Friday to a knee injury in a 99-82 loss to the Indiana Fever. ,The Dream expect to be...
NHL season begins with tripleheader on Oct. 7
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will make his debut behind the New York Rangers' bench against his former team, part of the NHL's season-opening tripleheader on Oct. 7.,The action begins with the Chicago Blackhawks visiting the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panther...
Dodgers' two-out rally puts away rival Giants in extras
The Los Angeles Dodgers strung together two-out bloop singles by Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages around an infield hit by Teoscar Hernandez, all producing a run, in a relatively quiet 11-inning uprising that produced a 5-2 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.,Baseball's tra...
Team Heretics reverse sweeps Fnatic to claim Valorant Esports World Cup title
Team Heretics took down Fnatic 3-2 with a reverse sweep in the Valorant grand final of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Team Heretics' Mert "Wo0t" Alkan of Turkey claimed most valuable player honors for the event. ,Fnatic won the first two games of the grand final decisively, claiming...
Bevy of All-Stars to take field as Giants, Dodgers close series
Pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Robbie Ray will put their All-Star arms on display when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants close the season's first half Sunday afternoon.,The weekend duel in San Francisco between the National League West's longtime rivals has produced a pair of nail-bi...
Team Heretics one win from Valorant title at Esports World Cup
Only two teams allowed more points than Team Heretics in group play of the Valorant tournament at the Esports World Cup. Now, only one stands in the way of them winning the championship.,Heretics, which is second in Group C, followed up Friday's quarterfinal win with a 2-1 victory over Gen.G Esports...
Emmanuel Latte Lath's late PK earns Atlanta United draw at Toronto
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored on a penalty kick in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time to give Atlanta United a 1-1 tie with host Toronto FC on Saturday night.,The tying goal was set up by Toronto's Charlie Sharp being called for a kicking foul in the box five minutes earlier. Sharp kicked the...
Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal named All-Star Game starters
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes and Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal were named All-Star Game starters and will open the contest Tuesday at Atlanta for the National League and American League, respectively.,Skenes was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts, who will man...
Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end seven-game skid
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings, Alex Vesia emerged from a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Michael Conforto had three hits and scored both Dodg...
Braves deliver late surge to slip past Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and Jurickson Profar brought home the game-winning run with a ground ball in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna also hit home runs for the Braves, who won for...
Liberty looking for consecutive wins with visit from Dream
The reigning champion New York Liberty have not won consecutive games since they started this season 9-0.,Since that great start, they are just 4-6.,The Liberty will get another shot at a winning streak on Sunday afternoon when they host the Atlanta Dream.,New York is coming off an 87-78 win over vi...
Giants DH Rafael Devers has MRI, to play through back issue
San Francisco Giants star Rafael Devers is being treated for inflammation due to a disk injury in his lower back following an MRI exam.,Manager Bob Melvin is optimistic that the slugger can avoid a trip to the injured list and can recover during the upcoming All-Star break.,"He went on some medicati...
The 2025 Club World Cup Was a Success: Just Don’t Credit Gianni Infantino
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup proved successful on the field and in the stands. But criticism of Gianni Infantino’s poor planning and avoidable mistakes is still more than fair....