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Lamine Yamal makes his mark as Spain rout Saudi Arabia
Teenage star Lamine Yamal scored the opening goal in his first World Cup start, Mikel Oyarzabal added a first-half brace, and Spain eased to a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Sunday's Group H clash in Atlanta.,1,Oyarzabal also provided the assist on Yamal's opener as Spain (1-0-1, 4 points) rebounded f...
Manel Kape Calls for Title Shot – Will He Get It?
UFC Vegas 119 saw Manel Kape score a dramatic finish of Kyoji Horiguchi while extending his historic run in the flyweight division....
LA Thieves unblemished at CDL Major 4 qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves posted the lone sweep on Saturday and remained atop the standings at 5-0 as the third and final week continued in Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying.,While the Thieves shut out the winless Vancouver Surge 3-0, the Miami Heretics topped also winless Cloud9 New York 3...
Spacestation Gaming move atop OWCS Stage 2 standings
Spacestation Gaming moved atop the standings with another convincing victory on Sunday in Stage 2 of North American qualifying for the Overwatch Champions Series.,Spacestation, which played just one match in the opening week, beat The Kafe 3-1 in its first of two Week 2 matches. They hold a narrow e...
Japan shut out Tunisia, which will not advance from group stage
Ayase Ueda scored twice and had an assist to help Japan to a 4-0 Group F victory on Saturday night in Monterrey, Mexico, to eliminate Tunisia and spoil the debut of their coach Herve Renard.,Tunisia (0-2-0, 0 points) were eliminated while Japan and Netherlands each have four points (1-0-1) and a plu...
Byron Buxton slam in 10-run fifth propels Twins to rout of Diamondbacks
Byron Buxton's grand slam highlighted a 10-run fifth inning for the Minnesota Twins, allowing them to coast to a 16-8 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix.,Brooks Lee had four hits, three runs scored and two RBIs, Victor Caratini had three hits, three RBIs and three runs...
Angels' bullpen gets redemption in combined shutout of Athletics
Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel delivered consecutive two-run doubles in a four-run sixth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels record an easy 7-0 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Denzer Guzman homered and Jo Adell and Donovan Walton had three apiece hits as the A...
Trevor Rogers yields 1 hit in 7 innings, Orioles edge Dodgers
Left-hander Trevor Rogers gave up one hit over seven scoreless innings and Blaze Alexander had a two-run double as the visiting Baltimore Orioles escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday., ,Rogers (4-7) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and finished with two walks and...
FURIA, Team Falcons set to clash for IEM Cologne crown
Team Falcons and FURIA will meet in Sunday's grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major after semifinal victories Saturday in Germany.,FURIA swept Aurora Gaming 2-0, while Team Falcons edged Team Spirit 2-1 in the other semifinal playoff. Both first-place Team Spirit and second-place FUR...
Connelly Early, Red Sox handle Mariners for second straight win
Wilyer Abreu homered and Connelly Early overcame a shaky first inning to make a quality start as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Saturday night.,The Red Sox have won the first two games of the series and will go for a sweep Sunday afternoon.,Early (6-5), who had lost his...
Trevor Rogers tosses 7 1-hit innings, Orioles eke out win vs. Dodgers
Left-hander Trevor Rogers gave up one hit over seven scoreless innings and Blaze Alexander had a two-run double as the visiting Baltimore Orioles escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday., ,Rogers took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and finished with two walks and six s...
Jake McCarthy, Tomoyuki Sugano help Rockies eke out win vs. Pirates
Jake McCarthy hit an inside-the-park home run and also doubled, Tomoyuki Sugano tossed six strong innings to outduel Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes and the Colorado Rockies survived a chaotic ninth inning to beat the Pirates 2-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Sugano (8-4) scattered four hits over six inni...
Austin Hill captures emotional win at Naval Base Coronado
SAN DIEGO - Austin Hill's thrilling last-lap pass earned the veteran his first career road course NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory Saturday on a dramatic and ultimately emotional afternoon for his Richard Childress Racing team - capping a long and competitive day of racing in the inaugural ...
Flyweight Manel Kape continues successful run at UFC Fight Night
Flyweight Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round for his fourth straight victory on Saturday night in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas.,Kape's TKO at 2:42 in the third of five scheduled rounds marked a transition period in a division whose champion, Joshua Van, successfully...
Wings rally from 15 down in fourth quarter to stun Sky
Li Yueru converted the deciding free throws with 12.5 seconds left as the Dallas Wings put everything together in the fourth quarter to produce a wild, come-from-behind 93-92 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Dallas' 36 points in the fourth quarter resulted in its highest-sco...
Kyle Schwarber (3 HRs), Bryce Harper (cycle) help Phillies pound Mets
Kyle Schwarber had three home runs, including two in one inning, for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 15-3 rout of the visiting New York Mets on Saturday.,Bryce Harper hit for the cycle while going 4-for-5 for the Phillies, who had lost two in a row. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez (9-3) held New ...
Eloy Room helps Curacao earn first World Cup point with Ecuador draw
Curacao found a comfort level in their second-ever World Cup match, pulling off a 0-0 tie with Ecuador behind the play of goalkeeper Eloy Room to earn the country's first-ever point in a Group E match Saturday night in Kansas City., ,Room made 15 saves, just shy of the record 16 made by the United S...
Travis Bazzana's career night powers Guardians past Astros
Travis Bazzana recorded his first career four-hit game and first multi-homer game while Joey Cantillo worked a career-high-tying eight innings as the visiting Cleveland Guardians rolled to an 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.,Bazzana finished 4-for-4 with three runs and five RBIs -- a...
Wyndham Clark up by 6 at US Open, Scottie Scheffler leads chasing pack
Wyndham Clark has a reputation he wants to shake.,Clark outlasted Rory McIlroy to win the 2023 U.S. Open. But just last year at the same championship, he was banned from Oakmont Country Club after destroying a locker in anger when he missed the cut.,Clark is back on the upswing of navigating a fiend...
Wyndham Clark ahead by 6 at US Open, Scottie Scheffler leads chasing pack
Wyndham Clark navigated a fiendish Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course, made a magnificent eagle at No. 16 and posted an even-par 70 Saturday to give himself a six-shot cushion entering the final round of the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y.,Clark was in the fairway, 275 yards from the pin at the par-5 ...