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Ross Chastain wins rain-shortened O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C.-Ross Chastain drove through a succession of challenges-including a patch of oil and a brush with the outside wall-to win Saturday night's rain-shortened Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway., ,The victory was Chastain's first in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series since 2019, hi...

Ketel Marte leads Diamondbacks past Rockies
Ketel Marte went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night at Phoenix.,Nolan Arenado had a two-run double and Geraldo Perdomo contributed two hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who won for the sixth time in seven gam...

LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo battle to 1-1 draw entering World Cup break
Guilherme Santos scored the tying goal in the 41st minute and Jonathan Bond recorded five saves as the visiting Houston Dynamo earned a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday in a Western Conference dustup in Carson, Calif.,It was the final game for both teams before MLS's two-month World Cup break...

Evander has hand in 5 goals as Cincinnati hammers Orlando City
Evander scored two goals and assisted on three others, including Kenji Mboma Dem's eventual match-winner in the 52nd minute, sending FC Cincinnati into the World Cup break with a 6-2 rout of visiting Orlando City on Saturday evening.,Despite allowing a brace to Orlando's Martin Ojeda, Cincinnati (5-...

Padres top A's in game light on hitting, heavy on walks
Lucas Giolito tossed five shutout innings Saturday night and the San Diego Padres took advantage of surprising wildness from Athletics starter J.T. Ginn in a 2-0 home victory.,Giolito (2-0) allowed four hits and issued five walks while striking out two but was able to pitch out of multiple jams. He ...

Charlotte scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to 10 men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May ...

Max Verstappen: F1 'mentally not doable' without '27 regulation changes
Formula 1's rules might be maddening enough to drive out one of its best racers.,Max Verstappen said it is "mentally not doable" to keep competing in F1 if the series doesn't change its power unit regulations for 2027.,The league currently employs a 50-50 split between conventional combustion power ...

San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try
Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.,Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the ...

Two PKs extend Dallas' hot streak with defeat of Rapids
Logan Farrington and Santiago Moreno converted first-half penalty kicks to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo. ,Paxten Aaronson scored for Colorado (5-9-1, 16 points). ,In the 12th minute, Dallas (7-4-4, 25 points) took a 1-0 lead on Farrington's ...

Brian White's brace guides Whitecaps to cozy win over San Diego
Brian White logged a first half brace, helping send the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps into the World Cup break with a 4-2 defeat of San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Bruno Caicedo and Ralph Priso added second half markers for Vancouver (10-2-2, 32 points), which remains tied atop the West table on poin...

Nashville SC bests New York City FC behind Maxwell Woledzi's 1st MLS goal
Maxwell Woledzi scored on a header early in the second half for his first career MLS goal and first in any league in six seasons to lift Nashville SC to a 2-1 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Jeisson Palacios also scored his first goal of the season for Nashville (10-1-3, 33...

Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.,The third-seeded Knicks have won a fran...

Reds prevail in extras against Cardinals to avenge earlier defeat
Blake Dunn's infield grounder drove in the winning run in the 11th inning to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday and earn a split of their doubleheader.,St. Louis won the first game 8-1 and rallied to score twice in the ninth inning to force extra innings...

Jorge Ruvalcaba records a brace as Red Bulls edge Sporting KC
Jorge Ruvalcaba scored a pair of first half goals on Saturday night to help the visiting New York Red Bulls earn a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.,Ethan Horvath made seven saves for New York (6-5-4, 22 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1).,Calvin Harris scored a second-...

Andrew Gutman's go-ahead goal lifts Chicago Fire over Toronto FC
Andrew Gutman scored the go-ahead goal in the second half to help the host Chicago Fire beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday for their third straight victory in the final match before the MLS break for the World Cup.,The Fire (8-4-2, 26 points) have allowed just two goals over their past three matches.,T...

Teoscar Hernandez, record-setting bullpen help Dodgers blast Brewers
Teoscar Hernandez homered and matched his career high with six RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen extended its scoreless streak to a franchise-record 36 innings to preserve an 11-3 victory over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday to even the series between division leaders., ,Dodgers start...

Kelsey Plum burns former team for 38 points as Sparks outlast Aces
Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum had to watch her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, unveil the first championship banner the franchise has earned without her before Sunday's matchup at her old Michelob Ultra Arena home.,In true Plum fashion, she responded by torching the Aces for 38 points while l...

Prince Owusu's hat trick helps CF Montreal rally for draw vs. D.C. United
Prince Owusu scored a hat trick and assisted on the tying goal in stoppage time as CF Montreal rallied late to salvage a 4-4 draw with D.C. United on Saturday in Washington.,Montreal was down 4-2 entering stoppage time, but Owusu delivered a penalty kick goal in the fourth extra minute and then pass...

Nikolaj Ehlers' 2nd goal in OT helps Canes even series with Canadiens
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,Ehlers scored from just above the right hash marks on the rush t...

Evander has hand in 5 goals as FC Cincinnati hammers Orlando City
Evander scored two goals and assisted on three others, including Kenji Mboma Dem's eventual match-winner in the 52nd minute, sending FC Cincinnati into the World Cup break with a 6-2 rout of visiting Orlando City on Saturday evening.,Despite allowing a brace to Orlando's Martin Ojeda, Cincinnati (5-...