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Austin FC discover offense in doubling up D.C. United
Myrto Uzuni, Owen Wolff, Osman Bukari and Robert Taylor scored goals to help Austin FC to a rare offensive splurge while recording a 4-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night at Washington, D.C.,Austin FC entered the match with an MLS-low 17 goals but notched a season-best total with the stella...
Atlanta United score late to earn draw with Seattle Sounders
Alexey Miranchuk scored the game-tying goal in the ninth minute of second-half extra time as Atlanta United notched a 2-2 draw against the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday.,Just minutes after Seattle's Osaze De Rosario scored the go-ahead goal in the fifth minute of extra time, Miranchuk netted...
Oneil Cruz homers in Pirates' shutout win over Diamondbacks
Oneil Cruz's second-inning, two-run home run proved to be the difference on Saturday night as the host Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 to even up a three-game series.,Cruz's 410-foot home run to center off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (9-6) was his 17th of the season an...
Marlins display power to beat Brewers
Heriberto Hernandez, Dane Myers and Agustin Ramirez each homered as the visiting Miami Marlins pounded out a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.,Hernandez had a three-run shot in the fifth inning off Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana to put Miami up 5-3. Myers added a two-run hom...
Matt Shaw, Ian Happ go deep as Cubs cruise past White Sox in crosstown clash
Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered to back 6 1/3 strong innings from Cade Horton as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday.,The Cubs out-hit the White Sox 10-6 to even the crosstown series at one game apiece. Dansby Swanson delivered a two-out, two-run single in the eig...
Orioles put 18 runs, shut out lowly Rockies
Baltimore's Trevor Rogers held the visiting Colorado Rockies to one hit across seven shutout innings and the Orioles belted three home runs to win 18-0 on Saturday night to even the series.,Cedric Mullins smashed a three-run home run and Tyler O'Neill drilled a two-run homer to spark Baltimore's off...
Mikael Uhre scores brace, Union take down Rapids
The Philadelphia Union jumped to the top of the Eastern Conference as they stubbornly persisted in the face of a flood of missed opportunities to rally back and beat the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-1 at Subaru Park on Saturday night.,Substitute Mikael Uhre entered the game and earned a late brace in ...
Charlotte FC win fourth straight with clean sheet vs. Toronto FC
After an hour of scoreless soccer, two goals for Charlotte FC in the span of five minutes helped the home side to a 2-0 win over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday night.,In the sweltering summer heat, with the field temperature measured at 104 degrees, Charlotte FC (12-11-2, 38 points) kept cool with ...
Mystics dominate boards, take down Storm
Four Washington starters scored in double figures, the Seattle Storm were outrebounded 44-28 and the host Mystics claimed a 69-58 victory on Saturday night.,Shakira Austin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Sug Sutton scored 13, and Brittney Sykes and Sonia Citron notched 11 points each for the Mystics....
Elly De La Cruz delivers clutch hit as Reds stay hot, beat Rays
Elly De La Cruz broke a tie with a two-run RBI single in the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Starting pitcher Andrew Abbott gave up one run on two hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Reds, who have won three straig...
Short-handed Inter Miami secures draw against FC Cincinnati
Despite being short-handed without Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, host Inter Miami dueled FC Cincinnati to a scoreless draw on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi and Alba, who were both suspended on Friday for skipping the MLS All-Star Game earlier this week.,Still, Miami (12-4-6, 42 points...
Sparks win at buzzer after Liberty lose Breanna Stewart to leg injury
Rickea Jackson scored on a tightly-contested layup at the buzzer, leading the Los Angeles Sparks to a 101-99 win over the host New York Liberty on Saturday night in Brooklyn.,New York's seven-time All-Star forward Breanna Stewart left the game in the first quarter and did not return due to an injury...
Blue Jays pour it on late to win third straight in Detroit
Bo Bichette broke a scoreless deadlock with a two-run single in the eighth inning and the streaking Toronto Blue Jays downed the host Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Saturday.,Nathan Lukes supplied a two-run homer and George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added solo homers for Toronto, which has won four ...
UFC Fight Night: Reinier de Ridder defeats Robert Whittaker by split decision
Reinier de Ridder took home a split-decision victory Saturday over Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Abu Dhabi.,De Ridder (21-2-0 MMA) earned a 48-47 margin from two judges, Ben Cartlidge and David Lethaby, while Mike Bell was the lone judge to give the edge to Whittaker (27-9...
Thorbjorn Olesen, Akshay Bhatia deadlocked at 3M Open; Kurt Kitayama shines with 60
Akshay Bhatita's putter helped him enough to make a big difference during Saturday's third round of the 3M Open.,That was a boost because Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, with a hole-in-one on the eighth hole, didn't need a putter all the time.,The duo co-leads the tournament through 54 holes at Blaine, ...
Thorbjorn Olesen, Akshay Bhatia deadlocked at 3M Open; Kurt Kitayama’s 60 keeps pressure on
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, with a hole-in-one on the eighth hole, and Akshay Bhatia co-lead the 3M Open after the third round Saturday in Blaine, Minn.,Bhatia shot 8-under-par 63 to surge into the lead before Olesen, who was the second-round leader, caught up and posted 67. They're at 18-under 195 ...
Phillies roll in win; Yankees' Aaron Judge headed to IL
Bryce Harper homered in the third inning and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double one pitch after an error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the seventh as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rolled to a 9-4 victory over the struggling New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,The Phillies sent the...
Padraig Harrington leads ISPS Handa Senior Open by two shots
Padraig Harrington carded his second consecutive 5-under 65 on Saturday and holds a two-shot lead over Justin Leonard after three rounds of the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Berkshire, England.,Harrington is at 13-under 197 entering the final round at Sunningdale Golf Course. Leonard also shot his secon...
Jonathan India powers Royals past Guardians in Game 1 of doubleheader
Jonathan India hit a three-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning against Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Guardians 5-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader on Saturday.,India came to the plate against Clase (5-3) with one out and deposited a 1-2 slid...
Chase Briscoe wins third straight Crown Jewel pole at Indy oval
INDIANAPOLIS -- Five was the magic number for Toyota at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday's Brickyard 400.,Indiana native Chase Briscoe won his fifth pole of the season with a lap at 183.165 mph (49.136 seconds), edging Bubba Wallace of 23XI Ra...