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Paul Skenes excels as Pirates shut out Rockies
Paul Skenes further bolstered his case for the National League Cy Young Award by tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,Skenes (8-9) led the Pirates to their fourth consecutive w...
Connecticut beats Aruba for third place at LLBWS
SJ Taxiltaridis knocked in two runs with a crucial double and scored twice as Connecticut defeated Aruba 4-2 Sunday in the consolation game of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Logan Gryga laced a two-out single in the third to start Fairfield Little League's rally. Luca Pell...
The MongolZ sweep way to glory at Esports World Cup
The MongolZ recorded a 3-0 victory over Aurora Gaming on Sunday in the grand final of the Counter-Strike event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold collected 61 kills and a plus-17 kills-to-death differential for the MongolZ, who posted a 16-14 win on Mirage, 1...
Disguised eliminates Dignitas at LTA North Split 3
In its fifth week of competition, the League of Legends Championship of The Americas North Split 3 in Los Angeles finally sent a team home.,In the first lower bracket Round 1 match on Saturday, Disguised took down Dignitas 3-1, advancing to the lower bracket quarterfinals and dropping Dignitas into ...
Portland, San Diego FC play to scoreless draw
San Diego FC extended its unbeaten run to five matches and secured its place in the MLS Cup Playoffs despite an underwhelming performance in a 0-0 draw against the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,San Diego (16-7-5, 53 points) officially secured its postseason place in its expansion seas...
Galaxy score 3 goals, dominate Rapids for rare win
Harbor Miller, Elijah Wynder and Gabriel Pec each scored goals Saturday night as LA Galaxy enjoyed a rare win, blanking the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-0 in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (4-16-7, 19 points) have the worst record in MLS but looked more like one of the best teams on this night. They outsho...
Ryan Blaney wins regular-season finale in Daytona; Reddick, Bowman playoff-bound
Ryan Blaney put Ford back into Victory Lane for the first time in nearly three months Saturday night and gained momentum heading into next weekend's playoff opener.,The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion was first to the checkered flag in a frantic, four-wide finish in Saturday night's regular-season f...
A's get past Mariners in 10 on Shea Langeliers double
Shea Langeliers doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the 10th inning as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Saturday night.,Tyler Ferguson (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the victory and Hogan Harris got the final two outs for his second s...
Kyle Tucker, Reese McGuire combine for 10 RBIs as Cubs rout Angels
Kyle Tucker went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, and Reese McGuire hit a grand slam and also drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 12-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the eighth multi-homer game of Tucker's career, th...
Thomas Muller’s late penalty kick lifts Whitecaps over St. Louis
Thomas Muller's penalty kick in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night lifted the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 home win over St. Louis City SC.,It was the first goal in MLS for Muller, the German star playing just his second match with Vancouver (14-6-7, 49 points). He got his c...
Robin Lod’s goal, assist power Minnesota United past struggling Real Salt Lake
Robin Lod scored the go-ahead goal and also had an assist to lead Minnesota United to a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.,Joaquin Pereyra also scored for Minnesota (14-6-8, 50 points), which also tallied an own-goal from RSL defender Brayan Vera. Dayne St. Clair made ...
After trading early goals, LAFC and Dallas FC settle for draw
A stunning first MLS goal by Son Heung-min was matched by a Logan Farrington equalizer just shy of the quarter-hour mark as host FC Dallas and Los Angeles FC played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.,LAFC (11-6-8, 41 points) captured its third straight unbeaten result (1-0-2) and seventh...
Kansei Matsuzawa's last-second FG sends Hawaii past Stanford
Micah Alejado led Hawaii on a game-winning drive, capped by Kansei Matsuzawa's 38-yard field goal as time expired to give the host Rainbow Warriors a 23-20 win over Stanford on Saturday in Honolulu.,Trailing 20-17 in the fourth quarter, Hawaii (1-0) was facing a potential two-score deficit with Stan...
San Jose tops Houston, stays above playoff line in the West
Cristian Arango and Preston Judd each scored goals and the visiting San Jose Earthquakes remained above the playoff line in the Western Conference with a 2-1 victory Saturday over the Houston Dynamo.,The Earthquakes (9-11-8, 35 points) continued their offensive assault, tying San Diego FC for the We...
Nester Cortes shuts down Dodgers, Padres move into first
Nestor Cortes allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Saturday night and Ramon Laureano knocked in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to move back into first place in the National League West.,Cortes (2-2) retired the first 16 men he faced ...
Four first-half goals for Nashville in rout of Orlando City
Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar scored two goals apiece in a four-goal first half for host Nashville SC in a dominating 5-1 rout over Orlando City SC on Saturday night.,Nashville (15-8-5, 50 points) improved to 10-1-3 at home, ended a three-game losing streak and moved within two points of second-plac...
Diamondbacks batters pound Andrew Abbott early, rout Reds
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Geraldo Perdomo and Blaze Alexander each homered on Saturday night to propel the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-1 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Gurriel and Perdomo both drove in three runs apiece, while Alexander went 3-for-4 for Arizona, which won its fourth straight...
Christian Walker’s late homer powers Astros past Orioles in slugfest
Christian Walker's two-run, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning helped rescue the Houston Astros after they squandered a big lead, winning 9-8 against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.,Walker has homered in each of the first three games of the series, helping put the Astros in pos...
Union overwhelm Fire in shutout
Kai Wagner and Milan Iloski each scored and added an assist, while Tai Baribo notched his team-leading 16th goal, as the Philadelphia Union rolled to a 4-0 home victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Danley Jean Jacques also scored for Philadelphia (16-6-6, 54 points), which...
Alonso Martinez goal lifts NYCFC past Cincinnati for season sweep
New York City FC got on the board first in the 55th minute, when their leading scorer, forward Alonso Martinez, booted in a light shot from the center of the box past FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, giving New York City a 1-0 lead that would hold up as the final score Saturday night.,The g...