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Royals offense supports strong Michael Wacha outing in win vs. Blue Jays
Michael Wacha pitched eight strong innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer and the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3 on Friday night.,Wacha (5-9) allowed one run, three hits and no walks while striking out five.,Mike Yastrzemski launched a two-run homer in his firs...
Kelsey Mitchell leads balanced attack as Fever beat Wings
Kelsey Mitchell poured in 23 points to lead a balanced attack as the visiting Indiana Fever pulled away from the Dallas Wings in the second half for an 88-78 win on Friday.,The Fever (16-12), playing their sixth straight game without injured star guard Caitlin Clark, won their fourth consecutive out...
Valkyries win on back-to-back days with victory over sliding Sky
Veronica Burton scored 18 points and Janelle Salaun added 16 as the visiting Golden State Valkyries turned up their defensive pressure in the fourth quarter to earn a 73-66 victory over the Chicago Sky on Saturday., ,Iliana Rupert had 14 points and Carla Leite added 11 for the expansion Valkyries, w...
Dream pour it on early as they rout Mercury
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 26 points on 7-for-9 shooting from 3-point range on Friday to help the Atlanta Dream post a 96-72 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 18 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta (17-11), which won for the fourth time in five ga...
Overwatch Midseason Championship: Virtus.pro among final playoff bids
Virtus.pro and Twisted Minds each pulled off two straight wins Friday to run through the lower brackets of their respective groups and clinch playoff berths at the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Team Liquid and Geekay Esports joined Virtus.pro and Twisted...
MOUZ, Natus Vincere reach IEM Cologne semifinals
MOUZ and Natus Vincere reached the final four of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne playoffs by winning tightly contested quarterfinal matches on Friday in Germany.,MOUZ overcame FURIA 2-1 in one quarterfinal showdown, while Natus Vincere pulled out a 2-0 victory over The MongolZ in the other. MOUZ a...
Anastasija Sevastova ousts two-time defending champ Jessica Pegula in Montreal
Anastasija Sevastova saved nine of 13 break points on Friday while recording a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal on Friday.,Sevastova of Latvia had a first-serve percentage of 71 percent while rallying to up...
Cameron Young on top as Wyndham Championship halted by lightning
Cameron Young held a one-stroke lead over defending champion Aaron Rai of England when the second round of the Wyndham Championship was suspended due to lightning on Friday in Greensboro, N.C.,The PGA Tour's regular-season finale was halted at 4:32 p.m. local time with lightning in the area of Sedge...
Miyu Yamashita rides stellar 65 into Women's Open lead
Miyu Yamashita of Japan shot the round of the week so far, a 7-under-par 65, to jump out to a three-stroke lead at the AIG Women's Open on Friday in Porthcawl, Wales.,Yamashita held third place after the first round at Royal Porthcawl and took control Friday with a bogey-free, seven-birdie round. Sh...
Cubs make quick work of Orioles in 1-0 victory
Cade Horton allowed two hits over five shutout innings to help the Chicago Cubs to an efficient 1-0 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,The game time of 1 hour, 49 minutes tied the fastest in the major leagues this season.,Horton (...
Will Benson powers Reds to victory over Braves
Will Benson had rare home run among his two hits to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series Friday afternoon.,Benson, who scored twice, drove in a pair of runs and stole a base before he crossed the plate on Matt McLain two-out ...
Tundra, Tidebound advance at Clavision Masters
Tundra Esports and Team Tidebound will meet in Saturday's upper bracket final at the Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi Dota 2 event in Zhangjiakou, China.,Tundra rallied to defeat Nigma Galaxy 2-1 and Tidebound swept Gaimin Gladiators in Friday's semifinals.,The $700,000 tournament began with 10 tea...
T1 roll into playoffs at Overwatch Midseason Championship
T1 swept Sign Esports 3-0 on Thursday and earn a playoff berth in the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Crazy Raccoon, Team Falcons, Al Qadsiah and T1 snagged quarterfinal berths by winning twice on the event's opening day.,The $1 million tournament is part ...
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to USA Outdoor long jump title
Tara Davis-Woodhall, the reigning Olympics women's long jump champion, added a national title in the event on Thursday as the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships got underway in Eugene, Ore.,After fouling on her first two attempts, Davis-Woodhall leaped to the lead on her third try and ultimat...
Cal Raleigh hits No. 42 as Mariners blank Rangers
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 42nd home run of the season and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 6-0 Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.,Rookie Cole Young hit a solo shot and a run-scoring triple for the Mari...
Trey Lance, Chargers trounce Lions in Hall of Fame Game
Chargers backup quarterback Trey Lance kicked off the NFL preseason in style, throwing two touchdown passes while leading Los Angeles to a 34-7 rout of the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday.,With the star quarterbacks, Los Angeles' Justin Herbert and Detroit's Jared...
On 7th match point, Alex Michelsen prevails in Toronto
Alex Michelsen pulled off a comeback for a notable upset in the third round of the National Bank Open at Toronto on Thursday, but getting to the finish was no easy feat.,The 26th-seeded U.S. player emerged with a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, closing it out on his...
Coco Gauff rallies for third-round victory in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff overcame a slow start to earn a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova on Thursday in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Kudermetova, after winning the first set, broke serve to open the second set. She had another break point at 1-3 but couldn...
Braves top Reds in extras after teams score 16 runs in 8th
Marcell Ozuna's sacrifice fly drove in Matt Olson with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-11 on Thursday night in a wild game in Cincinnati.,After the Braves scored eight runs in the top of the eighth, the Reds nearly completed one of the greatest c...
Late bucket lifts Valkyries over Mystics, into playoff position
Kate Martin scored 14 points and Iliana Rupert added 11 as the visiting Golden State Valkyries leaned into their defense to earn a key 68-67 victory over the Washington Mystics that could have playoff implications.,Veronica Burton had 10 points with 10 assists while Temi Fagbenle had 10 points for t...