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UFL roundup: Strong defense leads Renegades to win over Battlehawks
Ajene Harris returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and the host Arlington Renegades scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat the St. Louis Battlehawks 30-15 on Saturday.,The Renegades (3-1) led 16-15 when Dae Dae Hunter rushed 3 yards for a touchdown with 13:47 left in regulation ...
Evander scores twice as FC Cincinnati handles Chicago Fire
FC Cincinnati rode on the back of Evander's brace to extend their winning streak to four matches with a 3-2 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,The Fire (3-3-3, 12 points) are now four matches removed from their last victory.,Evander opened the scoring early in the ninth minute. Cincin...
Sounders' 3 early goals back goalie Stefan Frei in shutout of Nashville FC
Pedro de la Vega and Paul Rothrock each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders scored three times in a 15-minute span midway through the first half and trounced visiting Nashville SC 3-0 Saturday in their MLS match.,Danny Musovski also scored and Jesus Ferreira added two assists for the So...
Strong defense leads Renegades to victory over Battlehawks
Ajene Harris returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and the host Arlington Renegades scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat the St. Louis Battlehawks 30-15 on Saturday.,The Renegades (3-1) led 16-15 when Dae Dae Hunter rushed 3 yards for a touchdown with 13:47 left in regulation ...
Nats withstand Rockies' late comeback, win 12-11
MacKenzie Gore equaled a career high with 13 strikeouts, Dylan Crews hit two home runs and the visiting Washington Nationals held off the Colorado Rockies 12-11 on Saturday in Denver.,Gore (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks over six innings. Crews drove in four and James Wood went 3-f...
Five Guardians pitchers combine to whitewash Pirates
Steven Kwan went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Kyle Manzardo hit a rare home run off Pirates ace Paul Skenes to help the Cleveland Guardians beat host Pittsburgh 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Skenes (2-2) tossed seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out a season-low four.,T...
After playoff drought, Sens to face Leafs in Battle of Ontario
The Battle of Ontario is set to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 21 years when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Ottawa swept the Maple Leafs 3-0 during the regular season, but finished 11 poin...
Battle-tested Heat ready for top-seeded Cavs
Fifteen years after LeBron James left Northeast Ohio to take his talents to South Beach, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat meet in the playoffs for the first time.,Miami locked up its berth with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, becoming the initial 10th seed to qualify t...
Paul Skenes aims to help Pirates rebound vs. Guardians
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will pitch on four days' rest for the first time in his major league career on Saturday afternoon when he faces the visiting Cleveland Guardians for the first time.,Skenes (2-1, 2.96 ERA) will try to put the Pirates' rotation back on track after a string of four co...
Bryce Perkins, Panthers keep Showboats winless
Bryce Perkins threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns as the Michigan Panthers routed the visiting Memphis Showboats 27-9 on Friday.,Nate McCrary produced 60 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for Michigan (3-1). Toa Taua added 10 carries for 53 yards and a score, and Jaylon Moore and Jalen Wydermye...
Guardians ride 14-hit attack to win over Pirates
Bo Naylor went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Cleveland halted a two-game skid with its first double-digit scoring game of the season while totaling a season-high 14 hits.,Naylor's t...
Heat pull away from Hawks in OT, secure 6th straight playoff berth
Tyler Herro had a game-high 30 points, Davion Mitchell buried three 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat advanced into the NBA playoffs with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference play-in finale Friday night.,The No. 10 Heat, who began the four-team playoff-qual...
BetBoom, NaVi Junior go 5-0 to earn byes at YaLLa Compass Qatar playoffs
BetBoom Team and Natus Vincere Junior wrapped up perfect records in group play Friday to earn the top seeds (and accompanying byes) in the YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 playoffs.,Each squad entered the day at 3-0, then had little trouble in wrapping up an additional pair of wins to close out group domina...
FC Cincinnati vying for fourth win in a row at Fire
FC Cincinnati will hunt for their fourth straight win in Saturday's away match against the struggling Chicago Fire.,Cincinnati is mourning the loss of former attacker Aaron Boupendza, who died after falling from the 11th floor of his apartment building in China.,"I'll try to think of the good moment...
Snowout in Denver gives Rockies, Nationals time to regroup
The Washington Nationals had one day off scheduled for the last two weeks, but they got an unexpected one Friday when their game at the Colorado Rockies was postponed due to snow.,The teams will now fit their three-game series into two days, starting Saturday afternoon in Denver and concluding with ...
Nationals-Rockies game ppd.; split DH slated for Sunday
The Washington Nationals' game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Denver area.,The game has been rescheduled as part of a split-doubleheader on Sunday.,The Rockies, with a new hitting coach on the bench, will attempt to snap a six-game losing st...
Kyren Lacy's agent to NFL: 'Shame on you'
The agent representing the late Kyren Lacy blasted the NFL on Friday for its treatment of the draft prospect prior to his death by suicide.,At the time of his death last weekend, Lacy was facing negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle charges related to a car accid...
Predators re-sign D Andreas Englund for 2025-26 season
The Nashville Predators re-signed defenseman Andreas Englund to a $775,000 deal for next season, the team said Friday.,The Predators claimed Englund off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 10.,He played in 24 games for Nashville, recording two assists, 36 penalty minutes, 58 hits and 33 block...
NHL sets attendance record, surpasses 23 million fans
More than 23 million fans attended an NHL regular-season game in 2024-25, the highest total in the league's 108-year history.,The league announced Friday that a total of 23,014,458 people attended a game during the 1,312-game season. That eclipses the previous record of 22,873,142, set last season.,...
Overwatch Champions Clash underway in Hangzhou
The Overwatch Champions Series' 2025 Champions Clash got underway Friday in Hangzhou, China.,Eight teams qualified for spots in the double-elimination bracket, with a champion to be crowned Sunday.,Team Falcons, Once Again, NTMR and Crazy Raccoon won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches.,Falcons...