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Cloud9, Shopify Rebellion solidify positions at LCS Summer Split
With the two unbeaten teams through two weeks playing on Sunday, the first day of Week 3 was all about improving playoff positioning at the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday.,And nobody improved their position better than Cloud9. Entering the match at 1-1, Cloud9 topped Disguised 2...
MLB roundup: Rockies' Jake McCarthy joins Shohei Ohtani in select club
Jake McCarthy went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the visiting Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the live-ball era (since 1920) to fill a...
MLB roundup: Rockies' Jake McCarthy joins Shohei Ohtani in elite club
Jake McCarthy went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the visiting Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the live-ball era (since 1920) to fill a...
Dodgers edge D-backs in 10 to end 7-game losing streak
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-out, infield single to drive in the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke a season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1, 10-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Phoenix.,Hunter Feduccia drew a two-out walk in the 10th off Gerardo Carrillo (2...
Fred Richard coasts to 1st national title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Fred Richard delivered a consistent second-day showing to run away with his first national championship in the men's all-around competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Saturday in Phoenix.,Richard, the reigning NCAA all-around champion from the University of Michigan, effectively sealed ...
Quillan Salkilld gets another first-round win at UFC Fight Night
The moment wasn't too big for Quillan Salkilld.,Making his main-event debut, the Australian's run of first-round finishes continued Saturday night as he defeated veteran Mateusz Gamrot with a rear-naked choke at 4:25 of the first round of their non-title lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night at the Me...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Nathan Lukes rips game-winning HR as Jays edge Phillies in 11
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lukes' ho...
Jake McCarthy's historic night powers Rockies past Cards
Jake McCarthy went 4-for 5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the modern era of the major leagues to fill a box...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Brandon Nakashima delivers milestone win to reach Montreal quarters
Brandon Nakashima battled the elements and tough competition to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-5 defeat of Arthur Rinderknech at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Saturday.,The American had lost his five previous round of 16 matches at 1000-level events befo...
Nathan Lukes belts game-winning homer as Blue Jays edge Phillies
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th inning before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lu...
Padres hold off Astros, now 1 game out of wild-card spot
Jackson Merrill homered and knocked in two runs while Michael King sailed through six innings of one-run ball as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.,Merrill snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning when he launched his 17th homer of the season off...
Drew Brees overcame odds to headline 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
Drew Brees overcame questions about his height, injury history and ability to become one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.,The New Orleans Saints legend was acknowledged for his spectacular career when he highlighted this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class, which also includes wide receiv...
Nationals beat Reds, snap Chase Burns' extended win streak
Andres Chaparro had two hits and drove in three runs, and the Nationals dealt Reds starter Chase Burns his first loss since April 10, beating Cincinnati 8-2 Saturday night in Washington.,Abimelec Ortiz had a two-run single for the Nationals, who have won the first two games of the series.,Clayton Be...
Report: Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil tears triceps
Washington Commanders star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps Saturday morning during practice in Ashburn, Va., and likely will need surgery and miss at least a significant portion of the regular season, NFL Network reported.,Multiple media outlets reported Tunsil appeared to be injur...
Michael Brennan surges into co-lead entering final round of Wyndham
Michael Brennan posted five birdies across the final eight holes to shoot 7-under-par 63 on Saturday and move into a share of the lead with Beau Hossler through three rounds of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.,Hossler, who was the second-round leader, finally finished his round of 66 fol...
Athletics snap 9-game skid, end Red Sox's 9-game winning streak
Gage Jump posted a career-high 11 strikeouts while Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte homered as the visiting Athletics snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Jump (5-7) gave up two runs and six hits over six innings for the Athletics, who won for only th...
OpTic Gaming, 100 Thieves sweep into Call of Duty semis at Esports World Cup
OpTic Gaming and 100 Thieves swept their way into the Call of Duty semifinals while Team Heretics and Team Falcons had to squeak their way in on Saturday at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris.,OpTic Gaming defeated FaZe Clan 4-0 in their best-of-7 quarterfinal while 100 Thieves knocked out Movistar...
Athletics snap 9-game skid, hold off red-hot Red Sox
Gage Jump allowed two runs and struck out 11 over six innings, while Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte homered as the Athletics 7-3 defeated the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Jump (5-7) gave up six hits and walked two for the Athletics, who snapped a nine-game losing streak and won for only the se...