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Jacob deGrom excels as Rangers blank Nationals
Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings, Marcus Semien had two hits and drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Saturday.,The 36-year-old deGrom (6-2) allowed two hits and didn't walk a batter while striking out eight. He has allowed two runs or less in ten c...
Matt Chapman's home run gets Giants past Braves 3-2
Matt Chapman belted a two-run, walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.,After Braves starter Bryce Elder struck out a career-high 12 in eight innings, while allowing one r...
Andrew Heaney outduels Ranger Suarez, as Pirates beat Phillies
Henry Davis had two hits including a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to back up a stellar start by Andrew Heaney and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.,Davis's fourth homer this season came off Phillies' starter...
Ryan Fox, Matteo Manassero share Canadian Open lead
New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Italy's Matteo Manassero shot 6-under-par 64s on Saturday in the third round of the RBC Canadian Open to share the lead at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley's North Course in Caledon, Ontario.,Fox and Manassero are at 14-under 196, holding a one-shot lead on the trio of Matt Mc...
Turkey storms back to beat USMNT 2-1
The countdown to the 2026 World Cup continued for the U.S. men's national team on Saturday in a 2-1 loss to Turkey in a friendly in East Hartford, Conn.,Jack McGlynn scored 59 seconds into the match before Arda Guler in the 24th minute and Kerem Akturkoglu in the 27th gave Turkey the lead.,With the ...
Short-handed Whitecaps clash with rival Sounders
The Vancouver Whitecaps are expected to be short-handed for Sunday's night's MLS showdown with rival Seattle with nine players away for international duty.,What the Western Conference-leading Whitecaps (9-1-5, 32 points) didn't expect was half of their traveling party coming down with a gastrointest...
Kayla Thornton helps Valkyries rout Aces
The Golden State Valkyries didn't play like underdogs on Saturday and Kayla Thornton had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way in a 95-68 victory over the Las Vegas Aces at San Francisco.,Cecilia Zandalasini scored 18 points, Monique Billings added 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, while ...
Cardinals hold down Dodgers again, win in ninth inning 2-1
Pinch-hitter Nolan Arenado hit a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,With runners on first and third and nobody out in the ninth, the Dodgers deployed a five-man infield, leaving ...
George Springer's homer lifts Blue Jays over Twins
George Springer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Tyler Heineman also homered for the Blue Jays, who won for the fourth time in a row and for the ninth time in ...
Seiya Suzuki hits 2 HRs as Cubs power past Tigers
Seiya Suzuki led a five-homer barrage with a pair of solo shots as the visiting Chicago Cubs powered past the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Suzuki smacked his 15th and 16th homers in support of Jameson Taillon (6-3), who posted his fourth consecutive victory and fifth straight quality st...
Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits walk-off double to lead Reds past Diamondbacks
Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubled to center in the bottom of the 10th inning to drive in Tyler Stephenson and give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.,The game was suspended with the score tied 3-3 after six innings on Friday night becaus...
Fast start sends Current past Gotham FC
Temwa Chawinga and Michelle Cooper each racked up a goal and an assist to lift the Kansas City Current to a 2-1 win over host Gotham FC on Saturday in rainy Harrison, N.J.,Cooper scored in the third minute and Chawinga doubled the Current's lead eight minutes later with her seventh goal of the seaso...
An American in Paris: Coco Gauff wins French Open
Second seed Coco Gauff became the first American woman to win a French Open title since 2015, defeating top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday in Paris.,The 21-year-old Gauff needed two hours and 38 minutes to win her second Grand Slam title. She won the U.S. Open in 2023....
Capitals coach Spencer Carbery claims Jack Adams Award
Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals was named the winner of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award on Saturday.,The honor is presented to the NHL coach who is judged to have made the biggest contribution to a team's success.,While attending what he thought was a season-ending interview, the 43-year-old...
Panthers even finals vs. Oilers on Brad Marchand's 2OT goal
Brad Marchand has made a career of looming large in the biggest of moments, and the Florida Panthers are thankful for it after he netted the double-overtime winner in a 5-4 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday to even the Stanley Cup Final.,In a back-and-forth affair, Marchand's second br...
Walk-off wild pitch sends Giants past Braves in 10th
Tyler Fitzgerald, who was picked off to end the ninth inning, raced home as the 10th-inning automatic runner on a two-out, two-strike wild pitch by Atlanta Braves reliever Pierce Johnson, giving the host San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory on Friday.,After Spencer Bivens stranded the bases loaded in ...
Mason Miller's five-out save caps Athletics' win over Orioles
Jacob Wilson recorded three hits and two RBIs, Denzel Clarke made a spectacular catch and Mason Miller posted a five-out save to help the Athletics notch a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday at West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker each had two hits and one RBI to he...
Lynn Vision, Legacy, TYLOO final teams to reach Group Stage 2 at Austin
Lynn Vision Gaming, Legacy and TYLOO secured the final three berths into Group Stage 2 with victories at the BLAST.tv Austin Major on Friday in Texas.,In the fifth and final round of Group Stage 1, Lynn Vision knocked off NRG 2-0, Legacy defeated Wildcard by the same score and TYLOO came from behind...
Panthers even Cup series with Oilers on Brad Marchand's 2OT goal
Brad Marchand scored the overtime winning goal to give the visiting Florida Panthers a roller coaster-ride 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and evened the Stanley Cup Final.,After the Panthers surrendered a final-minute Oilers goal to force overtime, they recovered thanks to Marchand's...
Emeri Adames nets winner as Reign edge Wave
Emeri Adames scored from just inside of the penalty area in the 87th minute and the visiting Seattle Reign continued to vex the San Diego Wave by pulling off a 2-1 victory Friday.,Sally Menti added her first career NWSL goal in her second game as the Reign improved to 9-1-2 all time against the Wave...