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Indiana scores school-record 77 points in rout of Western Illinois
Kurtis Rourke passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and Justice Ellison rushed for 117 yards and two TDs, lifting host Indiana to a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.,Indiana established a program record for most points in a game, surpassing the...
Phillies post season-high run total in rout of Marlins
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber each homered and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the host Miami Marlins 16-2 on Friday.,Wheeler (14-6) allowed just one run on two hits and one walk. He struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 2.59.,Tu...
Max Fried's stellar outing guides Braves past Blue Jays
Max Fried allowed one unearned run on five hits over seven innings to help lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night., ,It was just the second win in his past 10 starts for Fried (9-8), who struck out eight and w...
Mark Vientos hits walk-off homer to lift Mets over Reds
Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers Friday night, including the walk-off blast in the 10th inning, as the red-hot New York Mets beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-4 in the opener of a three-game series.,Vientos battled Justin Wilson (1-5) for seven pitches before homering well into the first ...
Rhyne Howard, Dream down Wings in overtime
Rhyne Howard scored a game-high 33 points while leading the Atlanta Dream to a 107-96 overtime win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Tina Charles added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Dream (12-22), who rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit. Atlanta's Allisha Gray tallied ...
Red Sox nip lowly White Sox to end five-game skid
Ceddanne Rafaela crushed a two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red Sox past the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday to begin a three-game weekend series.,The 23-year-old shortstop's 15th homer of the season woke up a Boston (71-70) offense that had recorded just three of i...
A'ja Wilson, Aces come back for win over Sun
A'ja Wilson scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 58.5 seconds left as the Las Vegas Aces began a four-game road trip by rallying down the stretch for a 72-67 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Aces (22-12) won their fourth straight by gradually rallying ...
Orioles beat Rays 2-0 behind Dean Kremer's six no-hit innings
Dean Kremer pitched six no-hit innings, Gunnar Henderson homered again and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series., ,Kremer (7-9) struck out seven and walked three in his sterling effort before needing help., ,The Orioles (...
Napheesa Collier's double-double lifts Lynx over Fever
Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 99-88 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night in Indianapolis., ,Bridget Carleton added 16 points and shot 4-of-9 from 3-point range for Minnesota (25-9), which won for the 10th time in its past 11...
Michael Toglia's HR propels Rockies past Brewers
Michael Toglia belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Ryan Feltner recorded his first win in nearly five months, lifting the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Feltner (2-10) allowed one run on two hits and three walks while striking out six ba...
Jannik Sinner sweeps Jack Draper to reach first U.S. Open final
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has reached the first U.S. Open final of his career after delivering a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over 25th-seeded Jack Draper in their semifinal match on Friday in New York.,Sinner had a 43-29 edge in winners while sweeping the Brit on a hot and humid afternoon. Draper vomit...
Y.E. Yang shoots 65, leads after one round in St. Louis
Y.E. Yang of South Korea rolled in eight birdies, including two on his final three holes, to shoot a 6-under-par 65 and take the first-round lead at the Ascension Charity Classic on Friday in St. Louis.,Yang started his day with five birdies and a bogey on the back nine of Northwood Hills Country Cl...
Xtreme, Cloud9, Liquid, Aurora win The International seeding deciders
Xtreme Gaming and Cloud9 earned top seeds at The International by winning their respective seeding deciders on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Xtreme Gaming swept Talon Esports 2-0 and Cloud9 did the same to 1w Team to earn the A1 and B1 seeds in the playoff bracket. They'll be joined by Team Liquid,...
FaZe Clan, Spirit advance to ESL Pro League Season 20 playoffs
FaZe Clan and Team Spirit clinched playoff berths at the ESL Pro League Season 20 by winning their respective groups' mid-bracket semifinals on Friday in Saint Julian's, Malta.,FaZe defeated Sangal Esports 2-0 to grab third place in Group A, while Spirit rallied to beat 3DMAX 2-1 to place third in G...
Luis Gil, Yankees blank Cubs in one-hitter
Luis Gil and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Friday.,Austin Wells singled in two runs and Aaron Judge had an RBI double for New York (81-60), which snapped a two-game losing skid.,Gil ...
FC Dallas have opportunity against short-handed Whitecaps
Fighting to get into the playoff picture, FC Dallas could benefit against a short-handed Whitecaps roster Saturday in Vancouver.,The Whitecaps (12-8-5, 41 points) enter the weekend in fifth place in the Western Conference and fresh off a 1-0 win over Austin FC, but they will have five starters missi...
Friend or 'Foe'? Taylor Fritz favored in All-American U.S. Open semifinal
Fans of the Netflix documentary "Break Point" know Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe grew up battling each other on the court, are good friends off it and that both desperately want the title of the top American men's tennis player of this generation.,One of the 26-year-olds will earn a distinct advan...
Chiefs hold off Ravens (by a toe) in thrilling season opener
Kansas City rookie first-round pick Xavier Worthy caught a 35-yard touchdown and ran for a 21-yard score as the Chiefs began their quest for a third straight Super Bowl title with a thrilling 27-20 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the NFL's regular-season opener on Thursday night.,Ravens q...
Karlie Samuelson's treys power Mystics past Mercury
Karlie Samuelson made a career-best five 3-point attempts without a miss and scored 19 points to lead the Washington Mystics to a 90-77 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.,Brittney Sykes added 14 points and Julie Vanloo tallied 13 on 5-of-7 shooting as Washington won for the fif...
Jessica Pegula stages comeback to reach U.S. Open final
Jessica Pegula overcame a slow start, pulling off a stunning comeback to beat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the U.S. Open semifinals at New York.,The result sends Pegula, a 30-year-old Buffalo native who is seeded sixth, to her first career Grand Slam final.,Her Saturday opponent wil...