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Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.,Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph.,"Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters...
Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...
Whitecaps aim to continue streak, face Real Salt Lake
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions when they play a third consecutive away match on Saturday night, this time with a game against Real Salt Lake at Sandy, Utah.,Vancouver (8-1-4, 28 points) has been the surprise team of MLS this season, s...
St. Louis City hope to end losing streak at Colorado
Before a May 17 match at Minnesota United, St. Louis City SC defender Henry Kessler said the team needed to put together a complete 90 minutes in order to break a long winless streak.,The search continues into another week after a 3-0 loss that extended the team's winless streak to 10 matches. St. L...
Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBI between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for...
Orioles, Red Sox set for day-night DH after rainout
After rain postponed the scheduled Thursday game, the Boston Red Sox and visiting Baltimore Orioles will begin their four-game weekend series with a split doubleheader on Friday.,It has been a tumultuous week for the Orioles, who ended an eight-game skid with an 8-4, 11-inning road win over the Milw...
Tanner Bibee, Guardians shut out majors-leading Tigers
Tanner Bibee tossed seven impressive innings to help lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-0 win over the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Bibee (4-4) struck out a season-high eight, allowed just three hits and issued one walk while throwing 96 pitches.,Angel Martin...
Christian Yelich blasts 2 homers as Brewers top Pirates
Christian Yelich hit a pair of home runs and finished with four RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers open a four-game series with an 8-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.,Yelich's three-run blast in the first inning off Pirates rookie starter Mike Burrows (0-1) set the tone for t...
Thunder roll again at home, grab 2-0 lead on Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapo...
Frost earn stunning OT win over Charge, level PWHL finals
Britta Curl-Salemme scored with 16 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then tallied the winner 16:24 into the extra session as the Minnesota Frost edged the host Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Thursday to even the PWHL finals at one win apiece.,Ottawa's Jocelyne Larocque opened the scoring at 17:25 ...
Jose Altuve's two homers spark Astros' blowout of M's
Jose Altuve produced his 12th career multi-homer game as the Houston Astros topped the Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Altuve slugged a leadoff home run in the fifth inning before belting a two-run shot in the Astros' three-run sixth. After going homerless since...
Sam Bennett, Panthers roll to 2nd road rout of Hurricanes
Sam Bennett recorded two goals and an assist while leading the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe added three assists for the Panthers, who le...
Liberty sink WNBA-record 19 3-pointers, scorch Sky
Natasha Cloud and Kennedy Burke each hit four of New York's WNBA-record 19 3-pointers and combined for 35 points as the Liberty rolled to a 99-74 win over the host Chicago Sky on Thursday night.,Sabrina Ionescu set the pace early while scoring 16 for the Liberty (2-0), who went 19-for-34 from beyond...
Nats walk off against Braves in 10th, win 5th straight
Amed Rosario singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 8-7 to sweep their abbreviated two-game series.,Leading off the 10th, Alex Call bunted automatic runner Robert Hassell III to third before Rosario sin...
Fever earn split of home-and-home series against Dream
Natasha Howard scored a game-high 26 points to help lead the visiting Indiana Fever to an 81-76 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday.,Kelsey Mitchell contributed 17 points, while Caitlin Clark added 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting from the field -- including an 0-for-5 effort on 3-point attempt...
Australia's Cameron Percy seizes Senior PGA first-round lead
Cameron Percy didn't get a full practice round before the Senior PGA Championship began, but he didn't look as if he needed it during the opening round on Thursday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.,The 51-year-old Australian fired a 5-under-par 67 to claim a one-shot lead over South Afr...
Tanner Bibee, Guardians shut out MLB-leading Tigers
Tanner Bibee tossed seven impressive innings to help lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-0 win over the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series. ,Bibee (4-4) struck out a season-high eight, allowed just three hits and issued one walk while throwing 96 pitches. ,Angel Mart...
John Pak shoots 63 for three-shot lead at Colonial
Tour rookie John Pak fired a 7-under 63 on Thursday and holds a three-shot lead after one round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, Texas.,Pak's career-best round began with an eagle on the par-4 10th hole, his first hole of the day at Colonial Country Club. He also had five birdies durin...
Angels rally with 5-run seventh to down Athletics
Taylor Ward hit a grand slam and Logan O'Hoppe added a solo homer in the seventh inning to spark the Los Angeles Angels a 10-5 come-from-behind win over the host Athletics on Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.,The Angels swept the four-game series and have won seven straight. Ward was 3-for-4 with ...