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Wichanee Meechai leads U.S. Women's Open as Nelly Korda misses cut
Wichanee Meechai of Thailand kicked off her round with four straight birdies before signing for a 3-under 67 and taking a two-shot lead into the weekend at the U.S. Women's Open on Friday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Meechai is 4-under 136 at the midway point of the major championship, one of on...

Los Angeles FC bring stifling defense into match with FC Dallas
Los Angeles Football Club aim to extend their shutout streak to five matches on Saturday when they host FC Dallas, who have not won away from home this season.,After some early season defensive struggles, LAFC (8-4-3, 27 points) have won four straight while holding opponents scoreless, most recently...

Athletics place RHP Lucas Erceg (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Lucas Erceg on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to a strained right forearm.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. Erceg last pitched on May 25, throwing a perfect inning of relief in the Athletics' 3-1 home victory over the Houston Astros.,Oakland manager...

Nashville SC look to keep momentum going vs. struggling Revs
Nashville SC aims to build on a four-game unbeaten streak and the best overall performance of their season when they host the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday in an Eastern Conference clash.,Nashville (4-4-7, 19 points) heads home after a resounding midweek 2-0 victory at FC Cincinnati ...

Ernie Els fires 62 to grab Principal Charity Classic lead
"The Big Easy" certainly made golf look easy Friday, as Ernie Els birdied 10 holes during a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa.,The sterling round marked the South African's career-low score on the PGA Tour Champions circ...

Panthers return home with chance to close out Rangers
After the New York Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy to attain home ice advantage throughout the postseason, comparisons to their 1994 Stanley Cup championship were omnipresent, especially as they won their first seven playoff games.,One comparison the Rangers were hoping to avoid was a 3-2 series ...

Aces sign veteran G Tiffany Hayes
The Las Vegas Aces announced the signing of 11-year WNBA veteran guard Tiffany Hayes on Friday.,Hayes, 34, played for the Connecticut Sun last season following a decade-long run with the Atlanta Dream.,The 2017 All-Star has career averages of 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 317 games (2...

Mets demote RHP Christian Scott, 3B Brett Baty to minors
The New York Mets sent right-hander Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.,The Mets purchased the contract of veteran infielder Jose Iglesias, recalled right-hander Dedniel Nunez and designated catcher Omar Narvaez for assignment.,The move involving Scott is exp...

Wolves vow to 'be back next year' but offseason questions loom large
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards felt the intense spotlight of being in the Western Conference finals for the first time but vowed it wouldn't be his last following the Dallas Mavericks' Game 5 win on Thursday.,Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Mi...

Guardians face Nationals in search of 8th straight home win
Strong play at home is a big reason the Cleveland Guardians are among the best teams in the majors. ,Meanwhile, the overachieving Washington Nationals look to build on an impressive series victory against another of the majors' top clubs. ,The Guardians look for an eighth straight home victory when ...

Mavericks crush Wolves in Game 5, advance to Finals
Luka Doncic finished with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away for a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis to advance to the NBA Finals., ,The Mavericks eliminated the Timberwolves in five games in the best-of-seven West...

Teagan Kavan powers No. 1 seed Texas past Stanford at WCWS
Teagan Kavan threw a one-hit shutout and top-seeded Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 in their first game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Texas will face the winner between Oklahoma State and Florida on Saturday. Stanford will play the loser of that game in an elimination...

Yuka Saso on top after challenging first day of U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso's search for a second U.S. Women's Open title got a boost when she carded a 2-under-par 68 to take the first-round lead on Thursday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Filipino-born Japanese golfer's only LPGA win came at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. She found her way back to the top of th...

Spencer Arrighetti, Astros avoid sweep by blanking Mariners
Rookie Spencer Arrighetti pitched six scoreless innings as the Houston Astros defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-0 Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep by their American League West rivals.,Alex Bregman and Victor Caratini hit home runs for the Astros.,The AL West-leading Mariners had a f...

Stars reset, host Oilers after missed opportunity
Doom and gloom? Not for the Dallas Stars as they return home to host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their Western Conference final series Friday night.,The Stars are disappointed in how they surrendered five unanswered goals Wednesday en route to a 5-2 loss in Game 4. Losing is one thing, but blow...

Sun seek to stay undefeated while hosting surging Wings
The Connecticut Sun look to continue their rousing beginning to the season and remain undefeated when they host the Dallas Wings on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (6-0) have been dominating and square off against Dallas after a 70-47 win at home over Phoenix on Tuesday. After a series of four v...

Royals look to get back on roll vs. Twins
The Minnesota Twins will go for a series win when they play the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota has won two of three games against the Royals entering the final matchup of the four-game series. The Twins won 6-5 on Monday and 4-2 on Tuesday before falling short 6-1...

Dejan Joveljic scores twice as Galaxy knock off FC Dallas
Dejan Joveljic's brace led the LA Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas on Wednesday night in Carson, Calif., ,Riqui Puig scored the other goal for the Galaxy (7-2-7, 28 points), which stretched its home unbeaten streak to seven (4-0-3). LA is unbeaten in six matches overall (2-0-4)., ,Patrickson D...

Ryan Gauld, Whitecaps top Sporting KC to end winless streak
Ryan Gauld scored twice to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps past Sporting Kansas City 2-1, ending a six-match winless streak Wednesday night at Kansas City, Kan., ,Gauld has scored in three consecutive games, pushing his season total to a team-high seven., ,Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made four saves but w...

Nashville SC halt FC Cincinnati's 7-game win streak
Hany Mukhtar assisted on first-half goals four minutes apart from Jack Maher and Jacob Shaffelburg as visiting Nashville SC ended FC Cincinnati's club-record seven-match winning streak with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night. ,Off a Mukhtar corner, Maher's header in the mixer bounced home in the 25th min...