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Charlotte FC scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to ten 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...
Zack Wheeler, Phillies snap Guardians' seven-game winning streak
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 3-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians to snap their seven-game winning streak.,Bryson Stott knocked in two runs for Philadelphia, which had dropped its previous three games. Bryce Harper chipped in three hits ...
Fire takes down Tempo in first battle of expansion franchises
The Portland Fire used an 11-point run in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 99-80 victory over the host Toronto Tempo on Saturday in the first meeting between the WNBA's new expansion teams.,Emily Engstler posted 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to pace a balanced effort for the Fire (3...
Scott Hend wins Trophy Hassan II for first Champions title
Australian Scott Hend recorded a 4-under-par 69 to rally for the Trophy Hassan II title by five shots on Saturday at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.,It marked the first PGA Tour Champions victory for the 52-year-old grinder, who has spent much of his career on the Asian Tour. Hend's previ...
Three Nationals pitchers combine for 1-hitter in win over Braves
Jake Irvin and two relievers combined to throw a one-hitter, Dylan Crews and Jorbit Vivas each homered and the visiting Washington Nationals blanked the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Saturday.,Irvin (2-4) tossed five no-hit innings, striking out seven and walking one before exiting with an injury. Brad Lord...
Twins' 12-hit attack helps Taj Bradley handle Red Sox
The Minnesota Twins scored twice in the first inning, banged out 12 hits for the day and held on for dear life in the ninth for a 4-2 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Trevor Larnach went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs to pace the Minnesota lineup and support a solid start ...
Giants beat White Sox behind rare power display
Casey Schmitt ignited a six-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, Harrison Bader capped it with a grand slam and the San Francisco Giants used a rare power display to pull away en route to a 10-3 home win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Less than 24 hours after watching the White ...
Mauricio Gonzalez scores in 93' as Minnesota knots Real Salt Lake
Mauricio Gonzalez scored his first career MLS goal in the 93rd minute as Minnesota United rallied for a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Gonzalez, a 21-year-old forward from Colombia who came on as a substitute for Anthony Markanich in the 77th minute, headed i...
Cardinals erupt for 8 runs vs. Reds to win Game 1 of doubleheader
Victor Scott II went 3-for-4 and Bryan Torres cracked a 2-run homer in his major league debut as the St. Louis Cardinals claimed an 8-1 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader.,Starting pitcher Andre Pallante (5-4) gave up one run on two hits in six inning...
Max Meyer, Liam Hicks carry Marlins to win over Mets
Max Meyer remained unbeaten Saturday, when the right-hander combined with a pair of relievers on a three-hitter as the host Miami Marlins locked up a series win by beating the New York Mets 4-1 in the second game of a three-game set.,Liam Hicks had his first career two-homer game for the Marlins, wh...
Royals' Stephen Kolek fires 4-hit CG shutout vs. Mariners
Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout to lead the host Kansas City Royals to a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. ,Kolek (3-0), who threw his first complete-game shutout last May with the San Diego Padres, struck out two and limited the Mariners to four hits and one walk. On Saturd...
Chasing history, Helio Castrovenes aspires to turn back clock at Indy 500
Helio Castroneves takes another swing at history while sidestepping the belief that time is running out on his bid for a fifth Indianapolis 500 title.,Castroneves, 51, will start in the Indy 500 for the 26th time on Sunday afternoon, looking to dispel the notion that Father Time is ticking when the ...
Si Woo Kim keeps CJ Cup Byron Nelson lead, but Scottie Scheffler looms
South Korea's Si Woo Kim recovered from a bad mid-round stretch to shoot 3-under-par 68 and keep the lead through three rounds of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Saturday in McKinney, Texas.,Kim, who opened the day with a five-shot lead, sits at 21-under 192 and carries a two-shot edge over world No. 1 S...
Blue Jays cruise past Paul Skenes, Pirates to extend win streak
George Springer and Tyler Heineman stroked home runs Saturday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.,The Blue Jays have won a season-best four in a row and will be going for a sweep of the three-game series Sunday afternoon. The Pirates have lost six of eig...
PARAVISION advance to grand final at DreamLeague Season 29
PARAVISION rallied for a 2-1 victory over Team Spirit on Saturday to reach the grand final at the $1 million DreamLeague Season 29 online event.,Team Spirit will play in the lower-bracket final on Sunday against Aurora Gaming, which took down Team Falcons 2-0 in the lower-bracket semifinal on Saturd...
St. Louis City blank Austin, enter break on unbeaten streak
Fallou Fall and Daniel Edelman scored early and late in the second half as host St. Louis City did more than enough to beat hapless Austin FC 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in a Western Conference clash.,City (4-6-4, 16 points) jumped over the Verde in the West standings after the teams' final match befo...
George Russell tops Lando Norris in dramatic Canada Sprint
In dramatic fashion, George Russell fended off Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli to capture the top spot in the Canadian Sprint on Saturday in Montreal.,Russell defeated McLaren driver Norris by a mere 1.272 seconds. However, the headline was his battle with Mercedes teammate Antonelli.,In Lap 6, the ...
Christian Walker homers twice as Astros top Cubs
Christian Walker homered twice and Kai-Wei Teng threw six shutout innings to lead the visiting Houston Astros to a 3-0 win against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series.,Walker also singled for the Astros, who have won three of four.,Teng (3-3) allowed ...
Cardinals erupt for 8 runs vs. Reds to win first game of doubleheader
Victor Scott II went 3-for-4, and Ivan Herrera went 2-for-3 with two runs in an 8-1 win for the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a doubleheader against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,Starting pitcher Andre Pallante (5-4) gave up one run on two hits in six innings for the Cardinals, who ha...
Natasha Howard's double-double leads Lynx over Sky
Natasha Howard scored 22 of her 26 points in the first half and pulled down 14 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Lynx posted a big second quarter then held off a fourth-quarter Chicago Sky surge to win 85-75 on Saturday. ,Less than a week after Chicago won 86-79 at Minnesota, Howard helped make sur...