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Kyle Monangai (165 yards), Rutgers rout Howard
Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Scarlet Knights wore down the visiting Howard Bison 44-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for each team in Piscataway, N.J., ,Monangai, who led the Big Ten in rushing last season with 1,262 yards, scor...
Pair of late blasts lead Phillies past Braves
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer and Nick Castellanos added a go-ahead two-run shot as the host Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,In the opener of an important four-game series between the top two teams in the National League East, Philadelphia o...
TJ Friedl lifts Reds to wild comeback against Athletics
TJ Friedl hit a two-run, walk-off bases-loaded single to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Cincinnati Reds rallied for a wild 10-9 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.,Tyler Stephenson homered and had three hits, including an RBI single in the ninth, Will Benson also h...
Marina Alex out in front at inaugural FM Championship
Marina Alex carded a bogey-free, 4-under-par 68 to take the lead after one round of the inaugural FM Championship on Thursday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.,After she started her round on the back nine, Alex's final birdie came at the par-5 seventh hole, breaking her out of a nine-way tie at 3 under...
Colts TE Kylen Granson, S Rodney Thomas II to keep wearing Guardian Caps
Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson and safety Rodney Thomas II said they plan to wear Guardian Caps during the regular season.,Granson, 26, who spent time in concussion protocol in 2023, was one of several Colts players who wore the protective padding over their helmets during the preseason....
Jose Iglesias comes through in ninth, Mets beat Diamondbacks
Jose Iglesias delivered another timely hit Thursday afternoon, when he laced the tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth to give the New York Mets a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Mets, who began Thursday four games behind the Atlanta Brav...
Marlins post 18-hit attack, outslug Rockies 12-8
Derek Hill homered twice and singled to highlight Miami's season-high 18-hit attack as the Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8 in Denver on Thursday.,Kent Stowers had three hits and four RBIs, Ali Sanchez and Otto Lopez also had three hits while Connor Norby, Vidal Brujan and Jake Burger contribu...
Scottie Scheffler speeds ahead by 7 to open Tour Championship
As usual, the best players on the PGA Tour are looking up at Scottie Scheffler.,The No. 1 player in the world broke open a seven-shot lead on the field after one round of the Tour Championship thanks to a 6-under-par 65 on Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.,The tournament began with Scheffl...
Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula roll into third round of U.S. Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland nearly delivered her second-round opponent a double bagel, instead settling for a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara at the U.S. Open on Thursday in New York.,The match lasted just 65 minutes, though much of that was eaten up by the second game o...
Sonny Gray helps Cardinals silence Padres
Sonny Gray scattered three hits over six innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 4-1 Thursday afternoon to salvage a 2-2 split in their four-game series.,Gray (12-9) allowed the one run, struck out four and walked none. Ryan Helsley closed out the Padres in the nint...
Corey Seager hits 200th HR as Rangers sweep White Sox
Corey Seager hit his 200th home run, Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven shutout innings to outduel counterpart Nick Nastrini and the visiting Texas Rangers edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday to secure a three-game sweep.,Eovaldi and relievers David Robertson and Kirby Yates combined on a three-hi...
Aaron Civale, Brewers toss two-hit shutout vs. Giants
Aaron Civale threw seven scoreless innings, William Contreras stole home and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a series win over the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 6-0 triumph Thursday afternoon.,Garrett Mitchell homered and Jackson Chourio drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who were playing ...
Zach Neto has 20-20 vision as Angels end skid vs. Tigers
Zach Neto hit a two-run homer run, Jack Kochanowicz tossed six strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon.,Kochanowicz (2-3) gave up five hits and didn't issue a walk with four strikeouts. Ben Joy...
Jannik Sinner cruises, Hubert Hurkacz bows out at U.S. Open
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner made quick work of 20-year-old American Alex Michelsen in the second round of the U.S. Open, the Italian prevailing 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday in New York.,Sinner, who also defeated Michelsen during the Cincinnati Open earlier this month, notched his 50th match win of the se...
Colts TE Kylen Granson to keep wearing Guardian Cap
Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson said he plans to wear a Guardian Cap during the regular season.,Granson, 26, who spent time in concussion protocol in 2023, was one of several Colts players who wore the protective padding over their helmets during the preseason.,"At one point people though...
Giants reinstate C Patrick Bailey from injured list
The San Francisco Giants reinstated catcher Patrick Bailey from the 10-day injured list on Thursday.,Bailey, 25, last played on Aug. 18 before being sidelined with a strained right oblique.,He missed time earlier this season with two stints on the seven-day concussion injured list.,Bailey is batting...
Sparks stun WNBA-leading Liberty, halt 7-game skid
Dearica Hamby scored 21 points as the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped their seven-game losing streak by shocking the league-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night.,The Sparks (7-24), who were ahead most of the game, led by 14 in the opening quarter, and three days after blowing a 22-point...
Sparks stun East-leading Liberty, halt 7-game skid
Dearica Hamby scored 21 points as the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped their seven-game losing streak by shocking the league-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night.,The Sparks (7-24), who were ahead most of the game, led by 14 in the opening quarter, and three days after blowing a 22-point...
Shohei Ohtani hits No. 42 as Dodgers down Orioles
Shohei Ohtani hit a home run on his bobblehead night and Teoscar Hernandez also went deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.,Ohtani added two stolen bases and three runs as the major-league-best Dodgers maintained a three-game lead on th...
Jewell Loyd powers Storm past Dream
Jewell Loyd scored 28 points to help the host Seattle Storm overcome Tina Charles' triple-double and beat the Atlanta Dream 85-81 on Wednesday. , ,Nneka Ogwumike added 18 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith had 16 points and nine assists to lead the Storm (19-11), who are 2-3 since returning from the Ol...