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Davis Cup roundup: Czech Republic eliminates U.S. team 3-2 in qualifying
Jakub Mensik handled Frances Tiafoe in the deciding fifth match to give the Czech Republic a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday in their Davis Cup second-round qualifying match in Delray Beach, Fla.,Mensik, ranked No. 17 in the world, won 6-1, 6-4 over Tiafoe, ranked No. 29. Mensik conve...
Minnesota United top first-place San Diego FC despite being outshot 28-6
Dayne St. Clair made 12 saves and Nectarios Triantis had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut as second-place Minnesota United closed to within two points of Western Conference-leading San Diego FC by beating them 3-1 on Saturday night.,Anthony Markanich and Carlos Harvey also scored goals for Minn...
Timbers snap skid, extend Red Bulls' road woes
Antony Alves Santos scored the tiebreaking goal in the 73rd minute shortly after Portland conceded the lead, helping the host Timbers earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,The Timbers (11-9-9, 42 points) snapped a four-game winless skid (0-2-2) and improved to 2-...
Shohei Ohtani's 49th HR highlights Dodgers' hit parade in rout of Giants
Shohei Ohtani launched his 49th home run of the season, Teoscar Hernandez and Ben Rortvedt contributed two-RBI doubles in a six-run fifth inning and a classic pitching matchup of Clayton Kershaw against Logan Webb turned into a slugfest as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the San Francisco...
Brewers stage comeback in 9th, walk off Cardinals in 10th
Caleb Durbin ripped a game-tying RBI double in the 10th inning then scored the winner on Andruw Monasterio's single as the host Milwaukee Brewers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Saturday.,The Brewers celebrated their 11th walk-off victory of the season hours after they officially clinched thei...
Bryan Woo stellar again as Mariners down Angels for 8th straight win
Bryan Woo posted his American League-leading 21st quality start of the season and struck out a career-high 13 batters as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Saturday night.,J.P. Crawford homered as the Mariners (81-68) won their eighth in a row to remain tied with Ho...
Rapids slip past Dynamo 2-1
A final-minute own goal gave the Colorado Rapids all three points from the Houston Dynamo in a 2-1 win Saturday night in Commerce City, Colorado.,In the sixth and final minute of second-half stoppage, Paxten Aaronson looked to score a headed goal at the death off a Colorado (11-13-6, 39 points) corn...
Thomas Muller hat trick leads Vancouver in rout of Philadelphia
Thomas Muller scored a hat trick on his birthday and Emmanuel Sabbi added two goals of his own for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who dismantled the visiting Philadelphia Union 7-0 on Saturday night.,Mathias Laborda and Rayan Elloumi also found the net for the Whitecaps, who clinched a berth in the MLS Cu...
QB Jake Retzlaff runs for 4 TDs as Tulane tops Duke, Darian Mensah
Jake Retzlaff set a single-game school record for a quarterback with four rushing touchdown runs and Tulane spoiled the return of Darian Mensah in a 34-27 win against Duke on Saturday night in New Orleans.,Retzlaff, a transfer from BYU, completed 15 of 23 passes for 245 yards, and ran 17 times for 1...
No. 16 Texas A&M stuns No. 8 Notre Dame on late TD
Nate Boerkircher caught a go-ahead 11-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds to go, and No. 16 Texas A&M held on for a 41-40 win over No. 8 Notre Dame in a Saturday night thriller in South Bend, Ind., ,Marcel Reed completed 17 of 37 passes for 360 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Texas A&...
Falcons leave shaky Younghoe Koo home, elevate K Parker Romo
The Atlanta Falcons didn't travel Younghoe Koo for their road game at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night and elevated fellow kicker Parker Romo from the practice squad to handle the duties.,The Falcons downgraded Koo to out with a non-injury designation on Saturday. Koo has been Atlanta's kicker ...
Christopher Bell wins late 4-car sprint at Bristol night race
Christopher Bell passed the front row of cars on a late restart and won a four-lap sprint Saturday night in the NASCAR Cup Series' Bass Pro Shops Night Race, an elimination event, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.,After Bubba Wallace's wreck for the 14th caution with 12 laps left, eight ca...
Real Salt Lake dominate play, top Sporting KC to remain in playoff contention
Alexandros Katranis and Diego Luna scored and Real Salt Lake hung on for a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Zavier Gozo earned two assists as RSL (10-14-4, 34 points) ended their three-match losing streak. The victory puts Salt Lake just one point behind the San Jose Ear...
Devon Dampier tosses 2 TDs as No. 20 Utah takes down Wyoming
Devon Dampier threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 20 Utah pull away in the second half for a 31-6 victory over Wyoming in Laramie on Saturday night.,Dampier added 86 yards on the ground, pacing a third straight game for the Utes with at least 200 rushing yards. Utah (3-0) finished wit...
Padres slug 4 homers, overpower struggling Rockies
Manny Machado homered for the second straight game, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Bryce Johnson also went deep, and the host San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Saturday night.,Machado, Tatis, Elias Diaz and Luis Arraez finished with two hits each for San Diego (81-68). Arra...
Josh Hoover leads TCU to win despite loss of Kevorian Barnes
Josh Hoover tied a career high with four touchdown passes to lead TCU to a 42-21 victory over visiting Abilene Christian on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Hoover, who exited early in the fourth quarter after TCU went ahead 42-9, enjoyed a 21-for-27 night for 337 yards as coach Sonny Dykes celebrated...
Cutter Boley fills in nicely at QB as Kentucky drops Eastern Michigan
Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.,Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchd...
No. 14 Iowa State struggles but slides past Arkansas State
Rocco Becht was 14-of-25 passing for 265 yards, a touchdown and an interception to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 24-16 win over Arkansas State on Saturday at Jonesboro, Ark. ,Carson Hansen rushed for 116 yards on 18 carries and Xavier Townsend caught three passes for 92 yards to lead Iowa State (4-0),...
No. 11 South Carolina's QB hurt in upset loss to Vandy
Diego Pavia completed 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns to help Vanderbilt post an impressive 31-7 upset over the No. 11 South Carolina in Columbia, SC., on Saturday.,Pavia also threw an interception for the Commodores (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a 16-game losing s...
No. 3 LSU snags five interceptions in win over Florida
Garrett Nussmeier threw a touchdown pass, Dashawn Spears returned one of LSU's five interceptions for a touchdown and the No. 3 Tigers defeated Florida 20-10 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Nussmeier completed 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards with an interception, and LSU (3-0, 1-0 SEC) managed...