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Reds limit Guardians' bats, secure series victory
Will Benson and Rece Hinds each launched solo home runs, while seven pitchers combined to throw nine solid innings as the host Cincinnati Reds posted a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.,Brent Suter served as the Reds' opener, throwing three scoreless innings, followed by Lyon Ric...
Mets pull ahead in ninth inning, even series with Yankees
Francisco Lindor hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Mets earned a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon to even the three-game Subway Series.,The Mets loaded the bases in the ninth when Fernando Cruz (1-2) hit Tyrone Taylor with a pit...
Bryon Stott's 3 RBIs back Zack Wheeler's gem as Phillies top Pirates
Bryson Stott homered and drove in three runs in support of Zack Wheeler's crisp performance as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday.,Stott and Bryce Harper had two hits apiece for Philadelphia, which will go for a three-game sweep Sunday against Pittsburgh...
Scottie Scheffler surges ahead of pack Saturday at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- Scottie Scheffler broke out of a logjam with a brilliant finish to seize a three-stroke lead as the cream rose to the top in the third round at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Saturday.,On a day when strong, capricious winds tested the patience, judgment and execution of th...
Woeful Game 7 history hangs over Maple Leafs in clash vs. Panthers
Game 7. It's a familiar situation for both the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, but one with very different results.,The Panthers have enjoyed success, the host Maple Leafs not so much. The former will look to keep that going while the latter will aim to turn their tortuous fortune arou...
Alonso Martinez excels as NYCFC beat Red Bulls
Alonso Martinez scored 13 minutes into the match and assisted on Maxi Moralez's insurance goal early in the second half as New York City FC handled the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in a clash between the Big Apple's two sides in Flushing, N.Y., ,The latest rendition of the Hudson Riv...
Orioles' managerial change doesn't prevent another Nationals win
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs as the visiting Washington Nationals won 10-6 on Saturday against the beleaguered Baltimore Orioles, who made a managerial change earlier in the day.,Playing a few hours after announcing that seventh-year boss Brandon Hyde was out as manager, the Orioles did not s...
Panthers earn USFL Conference title game slot with win over Roughnecks
Danny Etling, making his first start since Week 3, tossed three touchdown passes as the Michigan Panthers defeated the host Houston Roughnecks 30-18 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the USFL Conference championship game.,Etling, who completed 14 of 22 passes for 167 yards, fired scoring tosses of fiv...
Ernie Clement's big hit lifts Blue Jays over Tigers
Ernie Clement hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Brenan Hanifee (2-1) allowed Daulton Varsho's one-out double to right in the ninth. Varsho took third on a groundout. Pinch hitter Anthon...
Caitlin Clark posts triple-double as Fever blow out Sky
Caitlin Clark posted a 20-point triple-double, Aliyah Boston racked up 19 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks and the Indiana Fever torched the rival Chicago Sky 93-58 in both teams' season opener Saturday in Indianapolis., ,To start her second WNBA season, Clark made four 3-pointers and added 10 as...
Cubs cruise past White Sox, 7-3
Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner each went 2-for-3 for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-3 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Starting pitcher Matthew Boyd (4-2) gave up three runs on four hits and struck out eight in six innings for the Cubs, who have won the first two of the three-game s...
Federico Bernardeschi vaults Toronto FC past CF Montreal
Federico Bernardeschi and Theo Corbeanu each scored a brace on Saturday afternoon, leading the visiting Toronto FC to a dominating 6-1 victory over CF Montreal.,Tyrese Spicer and Ola Brynhildsen also scored for the Reds, who won for the second time in five matches (2-3-0).,Toronto (3-7-4, 13 points)...
Mets score in ninth inning to even series with Yankees
Francisco Lindor a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Mets earned a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon in to even the three-game Subway Series.,The Mets loaded the bases in the ninth when Fernando Cruz (1-2) hit Tyrone Taylor with a pitc...
Seattle Reign blank Racing Louisville
After storms rolled through Kentucky on Friday night, Racing Louisville and Seattle Reign postponed their scheduled match to Saturday and Maddie Dahlein's goal helped the Reign earn a 1-0 victory. ,Seattle (4-3-2, 14 points) earned the win through a hustle play in the 39th minute, when the Reign kep...
Defending champion Liberty pull away from Aces in opener
Natasha Cloud scored 22 points with a game-high nine assists, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks in her New York Liberty debut as the defending WNBA champions earned a 92-78 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon.,Breanna Stewart had 25 points and eight rebounds for th...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin plans to return for 21st NHL season
After a season when he became the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin said Saturday he still has more to give to the game and will return for his 21st NHL season in 2025-26 at the age of 40.,The Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second ...
Jasmine Paolini beats Coco Gauff in Rome final, reaches milestone
Jasmine Paolini made history in Rome on Saturday, becoming the first Italian in 40 years to win the women's singles event in her nation's signature tournament as she topped Coco Gauff in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.,Paolini, the sixth seed, needed just one hour, 29 minutes to defeat...
Team Spirit, Astralis move to grand final at PGA Astana
Team Spirit and Astralis each recorded 2-1 wins on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the $625,000 PGL Astana 2025 tournament in Kazakhstan.,Team Spirit dispatched FURIA after rebounding from a 13-7 setback on Train with a 13-9 win on Nuke and 13-7 victory on Mirage.,Astralis, in turn, overca...
Guerrillas earn first CDL Stage 4 qualifying win
The Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, the last winless team in Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying, finally earned a victory Friday in their fourth try.,The Guerrillas rallied for a 3-2 win over OpTic Texas.,In the day's other matches as Week 3 got underway, the Minnesota Rokkr beat the Carolina...
Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in opener
Brittney Sykes produced a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Rookie Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, while rookie Kiki Iriafen put up 14 and Sug Sutton had 13. Jade Melbour...