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Pirates rally past Phillies in ninth on Nick Gonzales' hit
Nick Gonzales ripped a walk-off RBI single to cap a two-run ninth inning and lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Connor Joe singled and Andrew McCutchen worked a walk off Jose Alvarado (1-4) to begin the ninth inning. Pinch-runner Michael A. T...
Pair of 2-run HRs lift Tigers past Blue Jays
Mark Canha and Wenceel Perez hit two-run home runs and the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Tigers, who have won three in a row, opened a seven-game road trip with the win.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer hit ...
Cardinals-Braves rained out; doubleheader Saturday
The opener of the three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed on Friday because of heavy rain in the Atlanta area.,The game will be made up on Saturday as part of a split double-header. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. local time with the nightcap scheduled ...
Late eagle puts Chanettee Wannasaen into Dana Open lead
Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen closed with an eagle on the 18th hole Friday to fire a 6-under par 65 and take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Dana Open at Sylvania, Ohio.,After an early birdie and bogey, Wannasaen was 6 under over her final 11 holes to roar in front by a shot over Sweden's L...
RSL, Rapids to play rubber match of season series
Real Salt Lake will travel to Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday night to face the Colorado Rapids in the third and deciding match of the Rocky Mountain Cup.,The teams have met twice this season, both in Sandy, Utah. RSL won 5-3 in the most recent meeting on May 18, while the Rapids took the first ma...
WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng returns to Palermo semifinals
Defending champion and top seed Qinwen Zheng of China defeated Romania's Jaqueline Cristian for the first time in three career matches in the Palermo Ladies Open quarterfinals on Friday in Italy.,Zheng didn't have to save a break point in the 6-1, 6-1 victory over seventh-seeded Cristian, who saved ...
Ryne Nelson fans career-high 9 as D-backs beat Cubs
Ryne Nelson struck out a career-high nine batters in 5 2/3 innings to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Nelson (7-6) allowed one run on three hits and two walks for Arizona, which won for the fift...
Tundra Esports stay alive at Riyadh Masters
Tundra Esports rallied for a 2-1 win over BetBoom Team on Friday and advanced to the lower-bracket semifinals at the $5 million Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia.,BetBoom Team began the day with a 2-0 sweep of WBG.XG in a lower-bracket Round 2 match before being eliminated by Tundra Esports. PSG...
Arizona Cardinals training camp capsule
ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-13),OPEN CAMP: July 23, Glendale, Ariz.,LAST YEAR: When Kyler Murray walked back into the huddle following recovery from a torn ACL, the Arizona Cardinals went from nail to hammer -- at least in mindset. The presence of the franchise quarterback, who missed the first nine games ...
New Rays' stadium moves closer to final OK
A divided city council in St. Petersburg, Fla., has given its go-ahead to a $1.3 billion stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and redevelopment of the surrounding 65 acres of the city's Historic Gas Plant District, putting the project a step closer to construction.,By a 5-3 vote, the council approved the ...
Green Bay Packers training camp capsule
GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-8),OPEN CAMP: July 21, Green Bay, Wisc.,LAST YEAR: Apoplectic would describe the fan base of the Packers in the early part of last season as doubts about Jordan Love being an adequate heir to Aaron Rodgers ran rampant. Then he settled in and guided Green Bay back to the playoffs...
Shane Lowry surges into lead at The Open
Irishman Shane Lowry survived a misadventure at No. 11 and birdied two of his final three holes to enter the clubhouse with the lead midway through the second round of the 152nd Open Championship on Friday at Royal Troon.,Lowry's two-putt birdie at the par-5 16th hole and his 20 1/2-foot putt at the...
Baltimore Ravens training camp capsule
Baltimore Ravens (13-4),OPEN CAMP: July 20, Owings Mills, Md.,LAST YEAR: The Ravens are settled entering the 2024 season compared to the emotional and dramatic offseason one year ago that featured completing a five-year extension with Lamar Jackson, the signing of free agent WR Odell Beckham and the...
Kansas City Chiefs training camp capsule
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-6),OPEN CAMP: July 20, St. Joseph, Mo. (Missouri Western State University),LAST YEAR: A season-opening loss, worry about TE Travis Kelce's health (knee) and wonder if the Chiefs put enough weapons around Patrick Mahomes were headlines around Kansas City until Andy Reid and Mah...
OpTic Texas dominates to open CDL Championship Weekend
Home turf proved to be an advantage Thursday as the Call of Duty League's Championship Weekend kicked off in Allen, Texas.,Playing in the final of four games on Thursday, OpTic Texas swept the LA Guerrillas 3-0 to advance to the second round of the winners' bracket. Up next will be Los Angeles' othe...
Ben Silverman on top at Barracuda Championship
Ben Silverman of Canada racked up seven birdies over his final nine holes to shoot a plus-19 and take the first-round lead at the Barracuda Championship on Thursday at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif.,The Barracuda Championship uses a Modified Stableford scoring format that encourages risk-tak...
FURIA, G2 survive and advance at Esports World Cup
FURIA Esports grabbed the final playoff berth by sweeping through the resurrection stage of the $1 million CS:GO tournament at the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,FURIA earned the eighth and final spot in the quarterfinals, while G2 Esports became the first team to advance one...
Hye-Jin Choi uses late birdie run to lead Dana Open
Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea birdied her final two holes to post a 7-under-par 64 and take the first-round lead at the Dana Open on Thursday in Sylvania, Ohio.,Choi, who started her day on the back nine at Highland Meadows Golf Club, rolled in birdies at the par-3 eighth and par-4 ninth holes to move...
Underdog Daniel Brown passes Shane Lowry for The Open lead
Little-known Daniel Brown of England birdied Nos. 16 and 18 as darkness approached to shoot a bogey-free, 6-under-par 65 and grab the first-round lead at the 152nd Open Championship on Thursday at Royal Troon in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland.,Brown, ranked No. 272 in the world, leapfrogged 2019 Op...
WTA roundup: Rebecca Sramkova pulls off upset at Budapest
Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova won a first-set tiebreaker and went on the 7-6 (4), 6-3 upset of No. 3 seed Xiyu Wang of China to advance to the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest.,Sramkova saved 10 of 12 break points in the victory, while converting four of 10.,Top-seeded Diana Shnai...