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Phillies offense continues to roll in win over Yankees
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...

Joaquin Niemann running away from field in UK
Joaquin Niemann of Chile has opened up a six-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round at LIV Golf United Kingdom.,The Torque GC captain moved to 14-under par with an 8-under 65 on Saturday at the JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester, England. He racked up nine birdies with a lone bogey at the ...

Kurt Kitayama scares 59, ties course record at 3M Open
Kurt Kitayama narrowly missed out on posting a 59 during the third round of the 3M Open on Sunday, settling for a tie of the TPC Twin Cities course record with a 60.,Kitayama was 11 under through 16 holes, needing a birdie on each of the final two holes to card a 59 in Blaine, Minn. However, he sent...

Lottie Woad maintains 2-stroke lead at Scottish Open
Lottie Woad enters the final round of her first tournament as a professional with a two-stroke lead at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open in Ayrshire, Scotland.,The 21-year-old Englishwoman began Saturday at the top of the leaderboard and stayed there with a 5-under 67 at Dundonald Links, moving t...

Mets open California trip with blowout win over Giants
Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto drove in two runs apiece, Francisco Lindor homered among three hits and scored three times, and the New York Mets opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with an 8-1 win Friday night.,Clay Holmes limited the Giants to one run in five innings in a ...

Nathan Eovaldi throws 5 scoreless innings as Rangers crush Braves
Jonah Heim homered and Sam Haggerty had an RBI double and scored a run to back a solid start by Nathan Eovaldi as the Texas Rangers stayed hot with an 8-3 win over the sputtering Atlanta Braves on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won their fourth straight game and ninth in their past 11 outin...

Layne Riggs captures Truck Series race in Indianapolis
The post-race celebration said it all.,Layne Riggs planted the nose of his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford firmly against the outside of the pit row wall on Friday and lit up his tires as members of his team stood on the barrier and pumped their fists repeatedly.,The elation was well-deserved afte...

Dynamo-Galaxy match postponed after rainstorm
After a weather delay of more than four hours without action ever beginning, the scheduled match between the Houston Dynamo and the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy was postponed late Friday night.,Officials attempted to get the field in a playable condition following a rainstorm but were unsuccessful.,A...

Mets open California trip with blowout win in SF
Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto drove in two runs apiece, Francisco Lindor homered among three hits and scored three times, and the New York Mets opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with an 8-1 win Friday night.,Clay Holmes limited the Giants to one run in five innings in a ...

Zach Neto gives Angels walk-off win over M's in 10
Zach Neto singled to drive in LaMonte Wade Jr. from second base with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Neto produced the first walk-off hit of his career on his bobblehead giveaway ni...

San Diego FC edge Nashville FC in heavyweight matchup
Chucky Lozano scored the decisive goal early in the second half as host San Diego FC notched a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Friday night.,Anders Dreyer set up the tally to raise his MLS assists lead to 16 while helping San Diego FC maintain its hold on first place in the Western Conference.,San ...

Late-first-half goal carries Timbers to win over LAFC
Cristhian Paredes' 45th-minute goal was all the visiting Portland Timbers needed to capture a 1-0 win over Los Angeles FC on Friday.,Portland (10-7-7, 37 points) jumped over LAFC into a tie for fourth in the Western Conference table with the Seattle Sounders, who play Saturday night at Atlanta Unite...

Valkyries, minus Kayla Thornton, rally past Wings
Playing without leading scorer and rebounder Kayla Thornton, the Golden State Valkyries rallied in the second half to snap a three-game losing streak with an 86-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in San Francisco.,Golden State (11-12) came into its first game since the All-Star break with the ne...

Nick Kurtz ties record with 4 HRs as A's pound Astros
Rookie Nick Kurtz tied major league records with four home runs and 19 total bases to pace the visiting Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.,Kurtz, who was 6-for-6 in the game after going 3-for-5 with two doubles in the Athletics' series-opening win on Thursday, extended hi...

Nathan Eovaldi continues to dominate as Rangers cruise past Braves
Jonah Heim homered and Sam Haggerty had an RBI double and scored a run to back a solid start by Nathan Eovaldi as the Texas Rangers stayed hot with an 8-3 win over the sputtering Atlanta Braves on Friday in the first of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won their fourth straight g...

Alonso Martinez's hat trick lifts NYCFC past FC Dallas
Alonso Martinez scored three goals, including the match-winner in the 84th minute, as New York City FC outlasted FC Dallas 4-3 in on Friday in a wild interconference match at Frisco, Texas.,Martinez's deciding goal came when Nicolas Fernandez Mercau fed the streaking NYCFC forward with a perfect pas...

Ramiro Enrique scores twice in three minutes as Orlando City bests Columbus
Ramiro Enrique came off the bench to score twice in three minutes and Martin Ojeda added an insurance goal along with two assists as visiting Orlando City SC rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Friday.,Enrique got the equalizer in the 76th minute and the go-head marker in 79th when h...

White Sox bash four homers, thrash Cubs in series opener
Chase Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Austin Slater and Mike Tauchman homered and Adrian Houser pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Chicago Cubs 12-5 on Friday.,Winners of six of seven since the All-Star break, the White Sox collected 18 hits, including ...

Twins' Zebby Matthews and three relievers blank Nationals
Zebby Matthews pitched six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton drove in the game's lone run, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis ripped a double for the only extra-base hit for the Twins, who won the series opener despit...

Kyle Schwarber homers twice as Phillies outslug Yankees
Kyle Schwarber homered twice and J.T. Realmuto hit a tiebreaking three-run blast in the seventh inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies pulled away for a 12-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.,Schwarber hit his 35th and 36 home runs, belting a tying two-run shot off New York starter ...