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DJ Herz, Nationals shut down Braves, avoid sweep
Jacob Young had two hits, including an RBI double to highlight a three-run seventh inning, helping the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday and salvage the finale of the three-game series.,Washington is 7-4 against Atlanta and is guaranteed to win a season series again...
Paige Metayer, Leicy Santos help Spirit coast past Current
Paige Metayer and Leicy Santos each tallied a goal and an assist for the host Washington Spirit in their 4-1 rout of the Kansas City Current on Sunday., ,Santos shone in her NWSL regular-season debut after the Spirit (12-4-1, 37 points) officially acquired her from Atletico Madrid. Ouleymata Sarr an...
A'ja Wilson nets buzzer-beating basket to lift Aces past Sky
A'ja Wilson made a layup at the buzzer to cap a double-double effort for the Las Vegas Aces, who recorded a 77-75 victory over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson collected 20 points, 18 rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Aces (18-11) snap a two-game losing skid.,Chennedy Cart...
Lando Norris denies Max Verstappen at Dutch Grand Prix
Polesitter Lando Norris captured his second career win in the Dutch Grand Prix, besting home-country favorite Max Verstappen by 22 seconds Sunday.,Verstappen overtook Norris after the latter's rough start to take an early lead at Circuit Zandvoort, but Norris regained the top position on lap 18, eve...
EDward Gaming jolt Heretics, win Valorant Champions 2024 title
EDward Gaming recorded a 3-2 victory over Team Heretics on Sunday to win the Valorant Champions 2024 title and $1 million first-place prize.,Team Heretics claimed $400,000 as the runner-up in the tournament.,EDward Gaming's Yongkang "ZmjjKK" Zheng of China was named the MVP of the playoffs.,<blockqu...
Caio Borralho downs Jared Cannonier at Fight Night
Caio Borralho beat Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision on Saturday night in their main event middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. ,Borralho (17-1-0) took the cards 49-45, 49-45, 48-46 for his seventh consecutive win in UFC action. He has won his past 14 fights overall after a no-cont...
Marco Reus' goal, assist in MLS debut lift Galaxy past Atlanta
Marco Reus had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut after entering the game just beyond the hour mark, and the LA Galaxy pulled away for a 2-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Reus -- in his first action since completing a move from his longtime German club Borussia Dortmund ...
On late goal, Timbers earn draw with St. Louis City
Evander scored on a free kick from 25 yards out in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time as the 10-man Portland Timbers rallied for a 4-4 draw with visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,Felipe Mora had two goals and an assist, Jonathan Rodriguez also scored and Evander had a pair of ...
Marco Reus gets goal, assist in MLS debut to lead Galaxy past Atlanta
Marco Reus had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut after entering the game just beyond the hour mark, and the LA Galaxy pulled away for a 2-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Reus -- in his first action since completing a move from his longtime German club Borussia Dortmund ...
Homers in 9th, 10th innings push Rays past Dodgers
Jose Caballero hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning to follow Junior Caminero's game-tying solo shot in the ninth as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Former Dodger Jonny DeLuca had a two-run single in a four-run first inning as Tam...
SMU scores 16 points in fourth quarter, rallies past Nevada
Preston Stone tossed a go-ahead 34-yard touchdown pass to RJ Maryland with 1:18 left as SMU scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 29-24 victory over Nevada in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night at Reno, Nev.,Maryland had career bests of eight catches and 16...
Lowly Earthquakes score early topple RSL 2-0
The last-place San Jose Earthquakes scored twice in the first 33 minutes to stun Real Salt Lake with a 2-0 win on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,The Earthquakes (5-19-2, 14 points) earned their second win in their past 12 matches (2-9-1). Both have been shutouts and have come under interim coach Ian Ru...
Team Liquid reach upper-bracket final in LCS playoffs
Team Liquid swept 100 Thieves 3-0 on Saturday in an upper-bracket semifinal matchup at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid will face the winner of Sunday's other semifinal, Cloud 9 vs. FlyQuest, in the upper-bracket final on Aug 31.,Team Liquid won all th...
Harrison Burton wins at Daytona for first victory in Cup Series
Harrison Burton passed Kyle Busch in overtime during a wild Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, earning his first career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series' Coke Zero Sugar 400 in Daytona Beach, Fla.,After side-by-side leaders Austin Cindric and Josh Berry wrecked with two laps to go -- ...
Francisco Lindor (2 HRs, 5 RBIs) lifts Mets over Padres
Francisco Lindor homered from both sides of the plate Saturday night, including a grand slam, and David Peterson fired 7 1/3 strong innings as the visiting New York Mets took advantage of the San Diego Padres' mistakes in a 7-1 win.,Peterson (8-1) allowed just five hits and a run, walking two and st...
Sean Johnson, Toronto FC blank Dynamo
Prince Owusu scored his seventh goal of the season to lift visiting Toronto FC to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,Federico Bernardeschi provided the assist off a corner kick on a night fellow Italian star Lorenzo Insigne did not dress after he was listed as questionable with...
Red Bulls tie Charlotte FC, extend unbeaten streak to nine
Elias Manoel scored the tying goal in the first half and the New York Red Bulls pushed their unbeaten streak to nine matches with a 1-1 tie with host Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Karol Swiderski's penalty kick gave Charlotte an early lead as the teams came off an extended layoff.,The Red Bulls (1...
Despite going a man short for a stretch, SKC blanks Orlando City
Jake Davis and Daniel Salloi scored goals just before and just after halftime, and Sporting Kansas City added a short-handed goal in second-half stoppage time in defeating Orlando City SC 3-0 on Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (7-14-6, 27 points), which was playing in retro uniforms ...
Brad Stuver helps Austin blank struggling Nashville
Jon Gallagher and Osman Bukari scored and Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver was stellar on the back line as the visiting Verde defeated Nashville SC 2-0 on Saturday in an interconference match., ,Austin (9-10-7, 34 points) moved into ninth place in the West and has won three of its past four matches ...
Fire storm back for draw with NYCFC
Alonso Martinez scored twice in a span of seven minutes in the first half, but New York City FC endured a late collapse and settled for a 2-2 draw with the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night. ,A week after a quarterfinal loss against the Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup, NYCFC (11-9-6, 39 point...