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Alex Michelsen gets past Christopher Eubanks in Winston-Salem
In an ultra-tight, all-American quarterfinal battle, No. 11 seed Alex Michelsen edged Christopher Eubanks 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5) on Thursday at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.,Michelsen served up eight aces with just two double faults. In a match where every break mattered, he converted 4 o...
Spencer Arrighetti, Astros beat Corbin Burnes, O's 6-0
Houston rookie Spencer Arrighetti threw six shutout innings and Astros newcomer Ben Gamel had a pair of run-scoring hits in a 6-0 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,Shawn Dublin worked two innings and Caleb Ferguson threw in the ninth to complete the combined three-hitter ...
FedEx Cup No. 50 Keegan Bradley leads BMW Championship
Keegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead Thursday at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo.,Bradley's one-shot lead remained intact after a three-hour delay due to severe thunderstorms that forced eight players to put off ...
Jays ride big second inning to victory over Angels
Ernie Clement keyed a five-run second inning with a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Thursday night.,Clement homered in his third consecutive game and the Blue Jays homered in their 11th consecutive game as they took the opener of a four-game...
Spencer Schwellenbach, Braves get best of Phillies
Atlanta rookie Spencer Schwellenbach continued his mastery of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, pitching the Braves to a 3-2 win in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The victory allowed the Braves to cut Philadelphia's lead in the National League East to six games. The Braves...
Wings make it tough, but Liberty win eighth straight game
After soundly beating Dallas by 20 points earlier in the week, the New York Liberty were pushed right to the end in a rematch with the visiting Wings.,In the end, New York was able to fend off Dallas 79-71 to earn its eighth straight victory on Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.,Leonie Fiebich, who ex...
Paul Skenes throws 6 shutout innings as Pirates blank Reds
Paul Skenes threw six shutout innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-0 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening.,Skenes (8-2) limited the Reds to two hits in the 17th start of his rookie season. The right-hander struck out nine and w...
Falcons, Complexity, Virtus.pro advance at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown
Team Falcons, Complexity Gaming and Virtus.pro earned 2-0 sweeps in their first matches of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown on Thursday.,Team Falcons got by M80, Complexity eliminated Metizport and Virtus.pro did the same to Zero Tenacity to advance to the quarterfinals.,The $135,000 Counter-Strike:...
Keegan Bradley leads BMW Championship at weather delay
Keegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead before a dangerous weather delay interrupted the end of the action Thursday in Castle Rock, Colo.,The weather delay kicked in at 3:33 p.m. local time with just eight players left on the c...
LLWS roundup: Venezuela gets revenge on Japan
Beiker Zarraga and Luis Yepez hit back-to-back RBI triples and Venezuela held off Japan 3-2 on Thursday to reach the International championship game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,After Japan defeated Venezuela 2-1 on Monday, the teams met again in the elimination bracket, wh...
A's shut down Rays to salvage four-game split
Osvaldo Bido allowed just two hits in five innings, Darell Hernaiz contributed to a two-run second with the first of his two doubles and the Oakland Athletics split their four-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 victory Thursday afternoon.,Lawrence Butler collected two hits, a run...
Miles Mikolas helps Cardinals blank Brewers
Miles Mikolas and three relievers combined on a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Mikolas allowed two hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one.,Andrew Kittredge (2-4), JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley pitched an innin...
Miguel Amaya, Cubs overwhelm Tigers
Miguel Amaya went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs to lead the host Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,It was the first grand slam of Amaya's two-year career and his sixth home run of the season. Dansby S...
Aaron Judge's power surge continues, Yankees shut out Guardians
Aaron Judge hit his major league-best 48th homer and homered for the third straight game as the host New York Yankees recorded a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.,Judge hit his latest homer when he lifted a 2-1 changeup into the right-field seats off Cleveland starter G...
Patrick Corbin's strong effort leads Nationals past Rockies
Patrick Corbin recorded a season-high eight strikeouts across six strong innings as the host Washington Nationals topped the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Corbin (3-12) allowed just one run on four hits while walking one to earn his 100th care...
Home Alone: England's Charley Hull birdies 18 for solo Open lead
Local fan favorite Charley Hull tapped in a birdie on the 18th hole and jumped to the top of the leaderboard at the Women's Open in challenging conditions on Thursday at the St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland.,Bitter cold and blustery winds knocked scoring down at St. Andrews but China's Ruoning Yin...
Max Verstappen responds to Kyle Larson's better driver claim
Three-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen once again took the high road when asked to weigh in on the claim by NASCAR's Kyle Larson that the latter is a better all-around driver.,While Verstappen praised Larson's abilities, he wasn't interested in taking the bait in an interview with motorsport c...
AMKAL squeak out win at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown
AMKAL ESPORTS worked double overtime on the final map to beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1 on Wednesday in the opening round of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown.,In the day's other round-of-16 matches, FaZe Clan defeated Rare Atom 2-0, and OG swept HEROIC 2-0.,The $135,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ...
Dodgers newcomer Jack Flaherty wins again, sinks Mariners
Jack Flaherty won for the third time in four starts since being acquired at the trade deadline as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Wednesday night.,Max Muncy's three-run double capped a five-run fifth inning as the National League West-leading Dodgers completed a...
Rays beat A's behind Jose Siri, Ryan Pepiot
Jose Siri hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Ryan Pepiot allowed just two runs in six innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Oakland A's 4-2 on Wednesday.,Tampa Bay has won the past two games and will try to capture the four-game series in the finale on Thursday.,The game was tied 2-2 when Jose C...