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Nick Martinez, Reds dominate White Sox
Will Benson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds, who snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Reds starting pitcher Nick Martinez (2-4) was perfect through seven innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three.,Starter Bryse...
AJ Smith-Shawver leads Braves past slumping Nationals
AJ Smith-Shawver threw six quality innings and Drake Baldwin tallied three hits and an RBI, helping lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Smith-Shawver (3-2) allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out six and walking two f...
Panthers looking to close out wilting Leafs in Game 6
The Florida Panthers know it won't be easy finishing off the Toronto Maple Leafs.,After all, Florida went 4-5 in elimination games last season en route to winning the Stanley Cup.,The Panthers will get their first opportunity to knock out the Maple Leafs when they meet in Game 6 of the Eastern Confe...
GM survey: Napheesa Collier MVP, Lynx to win title
Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier is favored to win MVP honors and lead her Lynx to the WNBA title, according to the results of the league's annual survey of general managers released Thursday.,Collier was runner-up for the award last season, when she earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and ...
Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill, Microsoft for now-deleted video
The Indianapolis Colts have apologized for a since-deleted video posted to their social media platforms following the release of the NFL's regular-season schedule on Wednesday.,"We removed our schedule release video because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip invol...
Former Braves VP James E. Smith named Maryland AD
Maryland named former Atlanta Braves executive James E. Smith as its new athletic director on Thursday.,Smith had been the Braves' senior vice president of business strategy for the past five years.,Smith previously served as president and CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association.,"We are...
LAFC run unbeaten streak to 6, trounce Sounders 4-0
Cengiz Under, Jeremy Ebobisse, Denis Bouanga and Yaw Yeboah scored as Los Angeles FC pulled away late to defeat the visiting Seattle Sounders 4-0 Wednesday night.,Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made three saves for LAFC (6-4-3, 21 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to six matches (3-0-3).,The Sound...
RSL's Rafael Cabral earns third shutout in 0-0 tie vs. Timbers
Rafael Cabral made three saves to help Real Salt Lake record a 0-0 tie with the Portland Timbers in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday.,In the 89th minute, Cabral stopped a close-in shot by Omir Fernandez, whose follow-up was cleared off the goal line by Sam Junqua to preserve Cabral's third shutout of the s...
Led by Julius Randle, Wolves top Warriors to clinch series
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards finished with 22 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, w...
San Diego FC shuts out Rapids 2-0
San Diego FC powered past the visiting Colorado Rapids with their transitional offense and challenging long shots in a tense 2-0 win on Sunday night.,With the win, San Diego (7-4-2, 23 points) moves up to second in the Western Conference, a surprisingly successful season for the team's first-ever se...
Oilers advance with 1-0 OT win over Golden Knights
Kasperi Kapanen jammed in a rebound at the 7:19 mark of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 1-0 victory over the host Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of their second-round series.,Kapanen, picked up on waivers from the St. Lou...
Dodgers smack 4 homers, coast to victory over A's
Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, Hyeseong Kim and Max Muncy each hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers evened a three-game series against the visiting Athletics with a 9-3 victory Wednesday.,Miguel Rojas delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning, while right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-3) g...
Earthquakes pull out 3-3 draw vs. Inter Miami
Tadeo Allende recorded a brace, including the tying goal early in the second half, to help Inter Miami play to a high-octane 3-3 draw with the host San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.,Maximiliano Falcon also scored a goal for Miami. Lionel Messi set up the tying goal to allow the Herons (6-2-4,...
LAFC runs unbeaten streak to 6, trounce Sounders 4-0
Cengiz Under, Jeremy Ebobisse, Denis Bouanga and Yaw Yeboah scored as Los Angeles FC pulled away late to defeat the visiting Seattle Sounders 4-0 Wednesday night.,Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made three saves for LAFC (6-4-3, 21 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to six matches (3-0-3).,The Sound...
Led by Julius Randle, Timberwolves top Warriors to clinch series
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinals series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards finished with 22 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, ...
Xander Bogaerts' 1st-inning blast sends Padres past Angels
Xander Bogaerts blasted a three-run homer Wednesday night and Randy Vasquez pitched six effective innings for the victory as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-1.,Vasquez (3-3) won his second straight start, allowing one run and four hits with one walk and five strikeouts...
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti charges into semifinals at Rome
The home fans had plenty to cheer as eighth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti defeated second-seeded German Alexander Zverev 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,Zverev was the event's defending champion.,Musetti's semifinal opponent will be third-s...
Group effort leads Panthers to easy win over Leafs in Game 5
Six different players scored for the Florida Panthers, who pushed the host Toronto Maple Leafs to the brink of elimination with a 6-1 win in Game 5 on Wednesday.,Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist and Sam Reinhart and Nate Schmidt each had two assists for the Panthers, who lead the second-round...
Rafael Cabral notches third shutout as Real Salt Lake, Portland play to 0-0 tie
Rafael Cabral made three saves to help Real Salt Lake to a 0-0 tie with Portland in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday.,Cabral in the 89th minute stopped a close-in shot by Omir Fernandez and his follow-up was cleared off the goal line by Sam Junqua to preserve Cabral's third shutout of the season.,Real Salt...
Frost down Sceptres in OT, wrap up finals berth
Minnesota forward Taylor Heise scored 16 minutes into overtime, giving the Frost a 4-3 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minn., and sending the defending PWHL champions back to the championship series.,The Frost wrapped up the best-of-five semifinal series in four games. Minn...