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Masyn Winn's 3 RBIs help Cardinals edge Reds in 10th
Masyn Winn drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 in 10 innings Friday night.,Pedro Pages hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals and Ivan Herrera went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs.,Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore allowed three runs on eight...

Guardians walk it off again, this time against Mariners
Steven Kwan's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning plated Brayan Rocchio with the winning run and completed a four-run rally by the Cleveland Guardians, who beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Friday night.,Rocchio tied the game with a single that scored Nolan Jones, then came around on Kwan's fl...

Freddy Peralta's 6 scoreless innings guide Brewers past Jays
Freddy Peralta allowed one hit and struck out eight in six scoreless innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday night.,Peralta (16-5) walked one batter and hit another while winning his fourth straight decision, adding to his major-league-leading victory t...

Paul Skenes outduels Red Sox, Payton Tolle in his debut
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a winner out of Paul Skenes in a matchup of exciting young pitchers, scoring three runs in the sixth inning in a 4-2 win over MLB-debuting Payton Tolle and the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series Friday night., ,Skenes (9-9) scattered a career high-tying s...

Rhyne Howard, Dream seal playoff bid with win over Wings
Rhyne Howard scored 24 points and blocked a career-high six shots as the Atlanta Dream clinched a playoff spot with a 100-78 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Howard played motivated basketball after she ridiculed the local fans for chanting "MVP" for Las Vegas Aces star A'ja ...

Brandon Lowe's early homer sparks Rays win at Nationals
Brandon Lowe and Everson Pereira homered and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Friday night.,Junior Caminero had two hits for the Rays, who had lost their last two.,CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews had three hits each for Washington, which outhit Tampa Bay 12-8 but went 0-for...

Rhyne Howard backs up talk, clinches playoffs for Dream over Wings
After Rhyne Howard called out the Atlanta Dream fans after a loss Wednesday, the three-time All-Star played like one Friday night in Atlanta with 24 points in a 100-78 win against the Dallas Wings., ,Howard played motivated basketball after she ridiculed the local fans for chanting MVP for Las Vegas...

Phillies follow homer explosion with low-scoring win over Braves
Alec Bohm delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the host Philadelphia Phillies nipped the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday.,One night after tying a team record with seven home runs -- including four by Kyle Schwarber -- in a 19-4 win, the Phillies only mustered six hits, all singl...

Aryna Sabalenka extends tiebreaker win streak, advances at U.S. Open
Leylah Fernandez became the latest player to learn a lesson that is becoming common knowledge on the WTA Tour: Don't get into a tiebreaker with Aryna Sabalenka.,The top seed at the U.S. Open and the reigning champion, Sabalenka downed 31st-seeded Fernandez 6-3, 7-6 (2) in third-round action on Frida...

Miranda Wang owns two-stroke lead in weather-delayed FM Championships
China's Miranda Wang followed up her first round of 6-under par 65 with a 66 on Friday and has a two-stroke lead in the weather-delayed FM Championship in Newton, Mass.,Dangerous weather conditions caused three delays in play and half of field still must finish their second rounds. Play was suspende...

Mavericks waive former first-rounder Olivier Maxence-Prosper
Though the NBA off season has been going on for multiple months now, the roster gymnastics aren't quite finished yet for every team.,The Dallas Mavericks let go of Olivier Maxence-Prosper -- their 2023 first round pick -- by using the waive-and-stretch provision in his contract Thursday afternoon, a...

Penn State to host outdoor hockey doubleheader at Beaver Stadium
Penn State is following in the footsteps of its Big 10 rivals by hosting an ice hockey game in its cavernous football stadium.,Beaver Stadium will be the site of a college ice hockey doubleheader after Michigan and Ohio State hosted recent NHL games.,Both the Penn State women's and men's teams will ...
Texas vs. Ohio State Betting Preview and Picks for College Football Week 1 Matchup
No. 1 Texas battles No. 3 Ohio State in a massive Week 1 showdown and Lee Corso’s final College GameDay. Picks, predictions and why the Buckeyes may have the edge....
Malik Beasley Free Agency Fits: Cavaliers, Pistons Among Best Landing Spots
Malik Beasley’s free agency market is heating up despite an ongoing investigation. The Cavaliers and Pistons lead the race, with the Knicks and Timberwolves also showing interest....

Rockies activate RHP German Marquez (biceps) to face Cubs
The Colorado Rockies activated right-hander German Marquez to start Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs and optioned right-hander Nick Anderson to Triple-A Albuquerque.,Marquez, who has not pitched since July 20, is 3-11 with a 5.67 ERA in 20 starts this season. He has been out with right biceps ...

Ben Shelton retires, Frances Tiafoe bounced from U.S. Open
American tennis stars Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe saw their U.S. Open runs end less than an hour apart Friday in New York, one by retirement and the other by a straight-sets trouncing.,Shelton fought through pain in his left shoulder throughout the fourth set of his match against Frenchman Adrian...

Padres put SS Xander Bogaerts (fractured foot) on IL
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.,Bogaerts was injured Wednesday when he fouled a ball off his foot during a game against the Seattle Mariners. He remained in the game but ensuing imaging displ...

D-backs place 1B Pavin Smith (quad) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed first baseman Pavin Smith on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left quad strain in advance of the opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.,The Diamondbacks also optioned right-hander Taylor Rashi to Triple-A Reno,...

Ailing Liberty take aim at streaking Mercury
The defending champion New York Liberty are on the outside looking in for home-court advantage in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, adding an additional layer to their game at the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.,The Mercury and Atlanta Dream are both 24-14, tied for third place, and the Liberty (24...

Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina forge on at U.S. Open; Jasmine Paolini upset
Top-10 seeds Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina swept into the fourth round, but Jasmine Paolini was not as lucky on Friday at the U.S. Open.,Ex-Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova knocked off Italian seventh seed Paolini 7-6 (4), 6-1 in their third-round match.,The unseeded Czech hit six aces and re...