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Jarren Duran's inside-the-parker paces Red Sox past Pirates
Jarren Duran's three-run, inside-the-park home run punctuated a four-run fifth inning, helping the Boston Red Sox salvage their weekend series with a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. ,Duran reached base in all four of his plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a doubl...
Mariners two-hit Guardians, avoid series sweep
Julio Rodriguez connected for a go-ahead two-run RBI single in the seventh to help the Seattle Mariners rally for a 4-2 win and avoid a sweep against the host Cleveland Guardians on Sunday., ,Starting pitcher Bryce Miller (4-5) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out three in six innings for the...
Fast start helps Rays complete sweep of Nationals
Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam, Josh Lowe had two hits and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Sunday, completing a much-needed three-game sweep.,The Rays play their next seven games against the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians, two teams ahead of them in the American ...
Joe Ryan, Byron Buxton carry Twins past Padres
Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a homer, a double and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Minnesota, which won the rubber match of the three-game series. Luke Kea...
Austin Hays' homer helps Reds end skid vs. Cardinals
Austin Hays hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to help the host Cincinnati Reds end a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday.,Winner Brady Singer (12-9) went six innings, giving up five hits and three runs. The right-hander struck out eight and had no walk...
Jessica Pegula routs Ann Li to return to U.S. Open quarterfinals
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula is making another deep run at the U.S. Open and she claimed her spot in the quarterfinals Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over fellow American Ann Li in New York.,Pegula converted 6 of 9 break points and needed just 54 minutes to subdue Li, who committed 19 unforced...
Oscar Piastri wins Dutch Grand Prix as Lando Norris DNF
Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in a race that could impact the finishes of the season-ending Formula One championships.,Piastri's McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, was forced out of the race because of mechanical difficulty with seven laps to go. At the time, they were running 1-2 bu...
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Cal too strong for Oregon State
Freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for three touchdowns to lead California to a 34-15 victory over Oregon State on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.,It was the season opener for both teams.,Sagapolutele, who completed 20 of 30 passes for 224 yards, was the first Bears' quarterback to start a season o...
Marcel Reed’s four TD passes carry No. 19 Texas A&M over UTSA
Marcel Reed passed for four touchdowns and KC Concepcion had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD catch as No. 19 Texas A&M was too much for UTSA in a 42-24 win on Saturday in the season opener for both teams in College Station, Texas.,Reed was 22 of 34 for 289 yards through the a...
100 Thieves advance in LTA North Split 3 playoffs
In a dominant effort, 100 Thieves swept Team Liquid on Saturday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal in the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 at Los Angeles.,Playoff matches are best-of-five. The top three teams will qualify for the LoL Championship of The Ameri...
Jonah Coleman runs for 177 yards, 2 TDs as Washington tops Colorado State
Jonah Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries to help Washington record a 38-21 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams in Seattle.,Demond Williams Jr. completed 18 of 24 passes for 226 yards and one touchdown and Denzel Boston caught f...
Devon Dampier accounts for 3 TDs as Utah takes down UCLA
Devon Dampier passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 87 yards and a score, helping Utah to a 43-10 rout of UCLA in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night in Pasadena, Calif.,Dampier, a junior transfer from New Mexico, completed 21 of 25 passes in his team debut for t...
Arizona's defense leads way to dominant win over Hawaii
Arizona's defense produced five turnovers that resulted in 23 points, and it held Hawaii to 67 yards on the ground in the Wildcats' 40-6 season-opening victory Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats routed the Rainbow Warriors (1-1) despite having a time-of-possession deficit of 35:44 to 24:16.,Big ...
No. 11 Arizona State lets Northern Arizona stay close before closing out win
Sam Leavitt rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns, both to Jordyn Tyson, as No. 11 Arizona State overcame sometimes sloppy play to pull away from visiting Northern Arizona 38-19 on Saturday in Tempe.,The reigning Big 12 Conference champion and 2024 College Football Playoff particip...
Rookie Connor Zilisch takes Portland for eighth win in Xfinity Series
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A dramatic overtime pass for the win punctuated a nearly perfect afternoon for JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch at Portland International Raceway, where the 19-year-old claimed his series-best eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season -- the best series victory total ever ...
Rangers pound Athletics for fourth straight victory
Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and...
Kevin Jennings tosses 2 TDs in No. 16 SMU's win over East Texas A&M
Kevin Jennings threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the host SMU Mustangs to a season-opening 42-13 victory over East Texas A&M on Saturday night in Dallas.,Jennings completed 22 of 30 passes for 260 yards and one interception in addition to his two scoring tosses to lead SMU...
No. 23 Texas Tech QB Behren Morton hurt in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Behren Morton threw four touchdown passes Saturday night before departing in the second quarter with an injury as No. 23 Texas Tech routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in each team's season opener in Lubbock, Texas.,Morton, who completed 16 of 18 attempts for 201 yards, left the game after linebacker Ta...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury pull away from Liberty
Kahleah Copper had 22 points with five 3-pointers, Alyssa Thomas tallied 14 points and nine assists, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-63 to remain ahead of the defending champion Liberty in the fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs.,Satou Sabally had 14 points and t...
Nneka Ogwumike nets 20 points to carry Storm past Sky
Nneka Ogwumike finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, leading the Seattle Storm to a wire-to-wire 79-69 victory at home over the Chicago Sky Saturday night.,Ezi Magbegor added 13 points for Seattle (22-19), which has won five of its last six and finishes with a 3-0 record against the struggling...