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Carson Kelly crashes grand slam as Cubs thrash Blue Jays
Carson Kelly belted his second career grand slam to highlight his six-RBI performance, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to a 16-2 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon.,Kelly belted his grand slam to highlight a seven-run first inning for the Cubs. He had an opportunity for another grand ...
U.S. secure spot in knockout round with 2-0 win over Australia
SEATTLE -- The United States men's national team secured a spot in the knockout round of the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Australia at Seattle on Friday.,Playing without injured star Christian Pulisic, who sat out due to a calf injury, the U.S. took advantage of a second own goal in as man...
Balogun, Freeman lead USMNT to 2-0 halftime lead vs. Australia
SEATTLE -- Folarin Balogun continued his torrid start to the 2026 World Cup with an aggressive run that led to an own goal and spurred the United States to a 2-0 halftime lead against Australia at Seattle on Friday.,Balogun, who started in the attack along with Ricardo Pepi, beat the Australian defe...
Wyndham Clark maintains US Open lead as second round continues
Wyndham Clark maintained the lead in the U.S. Open after shooting 1-under-par 69 in the second round Friday at Southampton, N.Y.,Clark left the course with a four-shot edge, though many golfers had yet to complete the round and others were more than an hour away from starting the round at Shinnecock...
Leafs add D Darren Raddysh in sign-and-trade deal with Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in a sign-and-trade deal, taking the defenseman off the upcoming NHL free agent market.,As part of the deal, the Toronto native signed an eight-year contract with the Lightning prior to the move. Financial terms w...
Wyndham Clark finishes first round with 2-shot lead at US Open
Tournament leader Wyndham Clark posted pars on the final two holes of the first round when he returned to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club to complete the first round of the U.S. Open on Friday morning.,That put him at 6-under-par 64 for the opening round, which was suspended because of darkness Thursday ...
Gage Jump fires 7 strong innings as Athletics shut out Angels
Shea Langeliers smacked a three-run homer in a five-run first inning and Gage Jump allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings as the Athletics earned a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom also homered in the first inning for the Athletics...
Aurora, FURIA open IEM Cologne playoffs with expected wins
Anyone looking for a Cinderella run through the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major will have to wait.,Thursday was for the favorites in Germany.,On the first day of the event's eight-team playoff, Aurora Gaming and FURIA eliminated a pair of teams who made it on the final day of group play, advanci...
Goalie error leads Mexico past South Korea, seals first place in Group A
Luis Romo punished a critical 50th-minute error by goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, and co-host Mexico's historical dominance of South Korea at the World Cup continued with a 1-0 victory in Zapopan, Mexico, on Thursday to win Group A.,Raul Rangel made a spectacular late double-save to keep Mexico's second ...
Royals throttle Cards but see Bobby Witt Jr. exit game
Bobby Witt Jr. homered and was one of seven Kansas City players with at least two hits -- but later exited with right knee discomfort -- while Salvador Perez's solo shot made him the all-time home run leader at Kauffman Stadium as the host Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Thursday night.,...
Angel Reese's double-double drives Dream to win over Fever
Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Thursday, leading the Atlanta Dream to a 108-101 victory over the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis.,Jordin Canada added 18 points while Naz Hillmon and Allisha Gray each scored 17 points for the Dream (10-4), who won their fourth game in five trie...
Juan Soto homers twice to lead Mets past Phillies
Juan Soto homered twice, and Marcus Semien drove in a pair of insurance runs as the visiting New York Mets posted a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday., ,In the first matchup of the season between the National League East rivals, the Mets also received big efforts from Carson Benge (...
Andrew Benintendi's pinch-hit slam lifts White Sox past Yankees
Pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi belted a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as the visiting Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday.,Chicago earned its first win at Yankee Stadium since June 8, 2023, ending a nine-game road skid vs. New York.,In the finale of a three-game...
Wyndham Clark takes first-day lead at suspended US Open
Wyndham Clark shot 6-under par for 16 holes to lead in the suspended first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at Southampton, N.Y.,Clark, the tournament's 2023 champion, is up by four strokes at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where play was halted because of darkness. Earlier, the competition was off s...
Canada make history, rout Qatar for first World Cup victory
Jonathan David's hat trick paved the way for Canada's first-ever win in a World Cup, a 6-0 rout of nine-man Qatar on Thursday in Vancouver in the second Group B match for both countries.,Canada (1-1-0, 4 points) entered the day with a 0-6-1 record in seven previous World Cup matches after a 1-1 draw...
Yan Liu takes early lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
Yan Liu of China sank seven birdies on her way to a 6-under-par 66 and earned the first-round lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Thursday in Belmont, Mich.,Liu leads by one stroke over Jessica Porvasnik and Australia's Cassie Porter. All three women are searching for their first wins on the LPGA Tou...
Bryan Woo leads Mariners' shutout of Orioles
Bryan Woo pitched seven-plus scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Thursday afternoon.,The Mariners won the season series 4-3, taking two of three games this week after the teams split a four-game set last week in Baltimore.,Woo (6-5), who had dropped ...
Trevor Larnach, Twins complete road sweep of Rangers
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to a 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Brooks Lee added a three-run homer for Minnesota, which completed a three-game sweep over the Rangers. Ryan Kreidler hit a two-ru...
Guardians take advantage of miscue, top Brewers
The Cleveland Guardians broke a tie in the seventh inning to rally for a 4-2 win against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.,Starting pitcher Parker Messick (7-3) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks, and struck out nine in six innings for the Guardians, who won for just the third time ...
Switzerland score 4 after 70th minute to rout Bosnia and Herzegovina
Twenty-year-old Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, Ruben Vargas and Granit Xhaka also scored and Switzerland erupted late for a 4-1 victory over 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina Thursday to go atop Group B at the World Cup.,The last three Swiss tallies in Inglewood, ...