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Storm spoil A'ja Wilson's return, hand Aces another loss
Nneka Ogwumike racked up 25 points and 12 rebounds, Skylar Diggins netted 24 points, and the Seattle Storm spoiled A'ja Wilson's return from injury with a 90-83 comeback win over the host Las Vegas Aces on Friday.,Ogwumike made 11 of 16 from the floor and Gabby Williams joined her with a double-doub...
Flamengo dispatch Chelsea, clinch knockout round spot
Bruno Henrique, Danilo and Wallace Yan scored as Flamengo rallied for a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in Club World Cup Group D play on Friday afternoon at Philadelphia.,Gonzalo Plata set up two goals for Flamengo (2-0-0, 6 points), who secured their place in the knockout round.,Chelsea takes on ES Tunis...
Gold Cup: Panama blank Guatemala, take group lead
Tomas Rodriguez's 19th-minute goal proved enough for Panama to beat Guatemala 1-0 on Friday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Austin, Texas.,The result leaves Panama (2-0-0, 6 points) atop Group C ahead of Jamaica (1-0-1, 3 points) and Guatemala (1-0-1, 3 points). Guadeloupe (0-2-0, 0 points) are in l...
Benfica earn lopsided, weather-delayed win over Auckland
Leandro Barreiro scored in the 76th and 78th minutes as Benfica pulled away to a 6-0 victory over semi-pro side Auckland City in a Club World Cup Group C encounter Friday, one plagued by a lengthy halftime weather delay.,Angel Di Maria converted twice from the penalty spot for his second and third g...
Eugenio Suarez leads D-backs' homer barrage in win over Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit two of Arizona's four home runs to reach 300 for his career, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 14-8 in Denver on Friday night.,Suarez, who tied his season high with four hits, connected in the fifth and sixth innings. Ketel Marte homered, doubled twice and drove in fi...
Christian Yelich has career-high 8 RBIs as Brewers blast Twins
Christian Yelich went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a career-high eight RBIs, Jacob Misiorowski carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Minnesota Twins for a 17-6 win Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yelich twice hit bases-clearing doubles for Milwaukee, whi...
Yandy Diaz clubs two homers as Rays pound Tigers
Yandy Diaz homered twice and Matt Thaiss scored twice and drove in four runs Friday following a 50-minute rain delay helping the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.,Curtis Mead scored three times and drove in a run for Tampa Bay (42-34) which has won six of its last eight ...
Bayern Munich edge Boca Juniors, advance in Club World Cup
Michael Olise's 84th-minute goal was enough to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla., as the reigning German champions clinched a spot in the knockout phase of the Club World Cup.,After a scramble in the penalty area, Harry Kane sent the ball back to Olise, ...
Ramon Urias' homer keys surging Orioles over slumping Yankees
Ramon Urias started the eighth inning by hitting a tiebreaking homer and the visiting Baltimore Orioles continued their recent surge with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.,The Orioles won for the 14th time in 20 games and beat the Yankees for the third time in four meetings th...
Kansas City wins sixth straight, blanks Angel City
Beatriz Zaneratto's goal in the 69th minute, along with a second-half penalty save by Lorena, enabled the Kansas City Current to win their sixth straight match on Friday, with the NWSL frontrunners knocking off visiting Angel City FC 1-0.,The heroics by the Brazilian nationals sent the Current (11-2...
Phillies use outburst in seventh to beat Mets, take NL East lead
Trea Turner's RBI double snapped a tie and sparked a six-run seventh inning for the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed their surge into first place in the National League East by beating the reeling New York Mets 10-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Phillies, who have won eight of...
Racing Louisville end Pride's three-game win streak
Arin Wright scored in the first half and Taylor Flint came through on a penalty shot in the second as Racing Louisville cooled off the visiting Orlando Pride with Friday night's 2-0 victory.,Jordyn Bloomer was credited with seven saves for Louisville (6-5-2, 20 points), which has won three of the la...
Five-run inning carries Cardinals past Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning in a 6-1 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.,Starting pitcher Andre Pallante (5-3) was effective through six scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing just two hits for the Card...
Paige Bueckers, Wings win at Connecticut for second time
Paige Bueckers scored 21 points -- 16 of them in the first half -- and dished out seven assists in her second return to her collegiate home as the Dallas Wings defeated the hapless Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Friday in a contest between the WNBA's bottom dwellers in Uncasville, Conn.,Dallas (3-11) led ...
Dream hold off Mystics rally to claim win
Allisha Gray scored a team-high 18 points on Friday as the Atlanta Dream staved off a furious rally from the visiting Washington Mystics in College Park, Ga.,Brionna Jones added 14 points and Rhyne Howard followed with 13 for the Dream (9-4), who won their fourth game in five tries. Jordin Canada ha...
Agustin Ramirez drives in four as Marlins dump Braves
Rookie Agustin Ramirez homered and matched a season high with four RBIs, lifting the host Miami Marlins to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Ramirez belted a three-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. He also homered and had four RBIs in Miami's 10-8 v...
Jeeno Thitikul extends lead to three at Women's PGA
World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul is halfway home to her first major victory, as she will take a three-shot lead into the weekend at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Frisco, Texas.,The 22-year-old star from Thailand followed a first-round 68 with a 2-under-par 70 on Friday to reach 6-under 138 at the F...
Gold Cup: Jamaica rally past Guadeloupe
Leon Bailey and Jonathan Russell scored shortly before halftime, leading Jamaica to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Guadeloupe on Friday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at San Jose, Calif.,Guadeloupe jumped on top thanks to a goal from Thierry Ambrose in the 32nd minute, but they couldn't maintain the ...
White Sox take opener vs. Blue Jays to end 8-game slide
Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run home run, Tyler Alexander pitched four scoreless relief innings and the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday night.,Andrew Benintendi added a solo shot and had two RBIs while Josh Rojas contributed two RBIs for the White Sox, who ended...
Fireworks from Rangers stars power win over Pirates
Adolis Garcia had three hits, including a home run and two RBI and made two great diving catches in right field to help the Texas Rangers beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night.,Garcia went 3-for-4 and his efforts backed up a strong outing by starter Jacob deGrom (7-2), who pitched six...