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Yanks hope Aaron Judge continues torrid pace vs. Rockies
First, the New York Yankees will honor their most recent championship team from 2009, then the real intrigue will occur when Aaron Judge takes his next set of at-bats.,Judge gets his first crack at hitting his major-league-best 50th homer and tying a career high by going deep for the fifth straight ...

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam for 40-40 mark
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...

Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam, joins 40-40 club as Dodgers stun Rays
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...

Rhys Hoskins, Joey Ortiz power Brewers to victory over A's
Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the Brewers opened a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics with an 11-3 triumph Friday night.,Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, a bases...

Joe Musgrove, Padres fire two-hit shutout vs. Mets
Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka homered Friday night while Joe Musgrove fanned nine in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting New York Mets 7-0.,Musgrove (4-4) allowed just one hit, Starling Marte's one-out double in the fifth, and issued no walks. He retired the first 13...

WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler reaches Cleveland final
McCartney Kessler is through to her first career WTA Tour final after beating fifth-seeded Anastasia Potapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals of Tennis in the Land at Cleveland.,Her opponent in the championship match will be top-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who got past third-seed...

Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.,Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lea...

Cardinals wear down Twins for third straight win
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Victor Scott II also notched an RBI., ,Aus...

NFL roundup: Trevor Lawrence, Jags trounce Falcons
Trevor Lawrence capped each of his two drives with touchdown passes to Evan Engram as the Jacksonville Jaguars routed the host Atlanta Falcons 31-0 on Friday as each team concluded the preseason.,Lawrence connected on 8 of 10 passes for 92 yards, including scoring strikes of 6 yards and 5 yards, res...

Pride remain unbeaten, edge Dash on Summer Yates goal
Summer Yates' goal in the 67th minute was the difference as the Orlando Pride beat the host Houston Dash 1-0 on Friday night.,For the Pride (12-0-5, 41 points), the result maintains their status as the only unbeaten team in the NWSL this season -- stretching a streak that's the longest in league his...

Four-run second inning carries Rangers past Guardians
Leody Taveras and Corey Seager each recorded two-run hits in the second inning as the visiting Texas Rangers won 5-3 over the reeling Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs and seven hits, but completed six innings for the Rangers, who have won four of five. He ...

Eugenio Suarez grand slam highlights Diamondbacks' rout of Red Sox
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the...

Pirates erase five-run deficit, down Reds
Joey Bart went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rally for a 6-5 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a four-game set on Friday.,Bart is batting .338 with 16 RBIs in his past 20 games.,Pittsburgh reliever Dennis Santana (3-1) threw two scoreles...

Colorado prohibiting reporter from asking Deion Sanders questions
The University of Colorado has prohibited Sean Keeler, a Denver Post columnist, from asking questions to head coach Deion Sanders and other members of the football program.,The school confirmed the news Friday in a statement provided to ESPN: "After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the foo...

OG reach BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown semifinals
OG came from behind to edge AMKAL ESPORTS 2-1 on Friday and move into the semifinals of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown.,With another win -- on Sunday against either FaZe Clan or paiN Gaming -- OG would earn a berth in the BLAST Premier: Fall Final.,Two first-round matches were contested on Friday....

Galaxy could introduce Marco Reus vs. Atlanta United
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to maintain their place atop the Western Conference standings when they host an Atlanta United side fighting for its playoff lives on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (14-5-7, 49 points) are coming off a break of more than two weeks following their round of...

Timbers try to avenge Leagues Cup loss as they host St. Louis
St. Louis City are hoping a run to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup could give them a boost when they resume Major League Soccer play Saturday night at the Portland Timbers.,St. Louis (4-10-11, 23 points), which finished first in the Western Conference as an expansion team last season, sits 13th...

Florida State-Georgia Tech: Preview, Props, Trends
For 229 days, the college football world has awaited the return of the ever-changing sport.,No team is more eager to get back to the proving grounds than No. 10 Florida State.,Georgia Tech and Florida State kick off the 2024 season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. Saturday marks the ninth college foo...

Time running out for SKC as Orlando City pay a visit
Desperate Sporting Kansas City, with their slim playoff hopes, will host surging Orlando City SC Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (6-14-6, 24 points) are nine points below the playoff line in the Western Conference with eight matches left in the regular season. Orlando City (9-9-7, 34...

Diamond Sports Group reaches NBA, NHL broadcast deals
Diamond Sports Group will continue to carry local game broadcasts for 20 NBA and NHL teams in the 2024-25 season.,Diamond reached agreements with the NBA and NHL that were disclosed Friday in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.,The subsidiary of Sinclair Broadc...