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Troy Johnston's clutch double leads Rockies' comeback win over Dodgers
Troy Johnston hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Denver.,Johnston had three of Colorado's seven hits as the Rockies won for only the second time in nine games.,Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushi...

Minnesota United blank Timbers for 3rd straight win
Tomas Chancalay had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota United won their third match in a row with Saturday night's 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Saint Paul, Minn.,Kelvin Yeboah scored the other goal, making it three matches in a row that he has a goal for the Loons (4-2-2, 14 points...

Corbin Carroll grand slam extends D-Backs' win streak, Blue Jays' skid
Corbin Carroll broke a tie with an opposite-field grand slam in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Phoenix on Saturday.,Ildemaro Vargas singled off Jeff Hoffman (1-2) to open the eighth, extendin...

Cardinals get off to fast start in win over Astros
Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin smacked their first home runs, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals clinched an interleague series win over the Houston Astros with a 7-5 victory on Saturday.,Alec Burleson also homered for the Cardinals, who pounced on Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1) and rode a s...

Chris Sale dominant as Braves keep Phillies in a funk
Chris Sale worked seven strong innings and Mauricio Dubon provided a two-run single to lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday., ,Sale (4-1) struck out seven and walked only one, giving up just one run and five hits. Austin Riley, Jonah Heim and O...

Hector Herrera, Dynamo deal another shutout loss to Orlando City
Hector Herrera's goal in the 75th minute broke a scoreless stalemate and lifted the Houston Dynamo to a 1-0 victory over host Orlando City SC on Saturday night.,Herrera's first goal of the season gave Houston (3-4-0, 9 points) its second consecutive victory across all competitions but snapped a thre...

Sean Johnson sharp as D.C. United draw with Union
Sean Johnson made four saves to keep his third clean sheet and D.C. United held on for a 0-0 draw at the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Rookie defender Nikola Markovic blocked three shots and was a consistent disruptor of Union attacks in his first start for D.C. (2-4-2, 8 points), which snap...

Nashville SC maintains early East lead with road shutout of Atlanta
Cristian Espinoza and Abdul Shakur Mohammed each scored second-half goals - both assisted by Hany Mukhtar - for Nashville SC, who defeated host Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night.,Despite missing leading scorer Sam Surridge (seven goals) to a hamstring injury for the second straight match, Nashvil...

Experience vs. Youth: Golden Knights take on Mammoth in 1st-round series
Following a topsy-turvy season that saw them fire their head coach with just eight games left in the regular-season, the Vegas Golden Knights appear to be peaking at just the right time.,The Golden Knights (39-26-17, 95 points) sprinted to a 10-game point streak down the stretch to claim their fifth...

Tyler Reddick rules AdventHealth 400 qualifying, collects another pole
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A fourth victory from the pole position would suit Tyler Reddick just fine after the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota prevailed in Saturday's highly competitive qualifying session at Kansas Speedway.,Reddick toured the 1.5-mile speedway in 29.142 seconds (185.300 mph) to ...

Gavin Williams fans 11 in gem as Guardians stifle O's
Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and Gavin Williams pitched seven strong innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Bo Naylor also homered for the Guardians, who won for just the second time in the past five games. Cleveland had just...

Matt Boldy, Wild make big statement, rout Stars in series opener
Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist for the visiting Minnesota Wild in a 6-1 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday.,Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists, Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice, Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist, and Mat...

Lionel Messi's brace helps Inter Miami slay Rapids in front of huge crowd
Lionel Messi recorded a brace and German Berterame added a tally on a header as Inter Miami earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Denver. ,Messi scored the go ahead goal in the 79th minute. He started a run just inside midfield and went unchallenged until the box where he blasted ...

Tarik Skubal fans 10 in 6 innings as Tigers take down Red Sox
Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings and Kerry Carpenter highlighted his multi-hit game with a home run, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Skubal (3-2) struck out 10, twice fanning the side, while allowing just one run on four hits en route t...

ATP roundup: Ben Shelton seeks second title of year in Munich
Second-seeded Ben Shelton halted the stunning run by unseeded Slovakian qualifier Alex Molcan, 6-3, 6-4, on Saturday to advance to the finals at the BMW Open in Munich, Germany.,Shelton will face fourth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli, who stunned top-seeded and defending champion Alexander Zverev of ...

Dane Myers' hit in 9th lifts Reds past Twins
Pinch hitter Dane Myers' bloop single scored Spencer Steer in the top of the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis. ,Kyle Nicolas (1-0) struck out all three batters in the eighth inning to earn the win. Tony Santillan pitched a ...

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina continues sizzling start to 2026
Top-seeded Elena Rybakina continued her outstanding 2026 campaign by overwhelming sixth-seeded Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.,Rybakina, who represents Kazakhstan, will face No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova of the Czech Repub...

CF Montreal wins first game under Philippe Eullaffroy, beat Red Bulls
Prince Owusu recorded a goal and three assists as CF Montreal bested the visiting New York Red Bulls 4-1 in the home side's first match under interim head coach Philippe Eullaffroy.,Owusu scored his fifth goal of the season, as Montreal (2-6-0, 6 points) claimed their 100th win all-time at Stade Sap...

Donovan Mitchell nets 32 as Cavaliers overpower Raptors
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and James Harden added 22 points and 10 assists, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-113 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round series Saturday.,Max Strus had 24 points off the bench and Evan Mobley scored 1...

Experienced Lightning face young Canadiens in first round
The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet in the postseason for the first time since 2021 and this matchup will come under much different circumstances.,Game 1 in the first-round series is set for Sunday at Tampa, Fla.,Holding the Atlantic Division's second spot, the Lightning clinche...