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Leagues Cup roundup: Toluca edge Dynamo on PKS
Edgar Lopez pulled visiting Toluca level deep into second-half stoppage time, then goalkeeper Tiago Volpi put on a show in a penalty shootout to send his team to the Leagues Cup round of 16 on Friday night following a 2-2 draw against the Houston Dynamo.,Volpi scored an emphatic first penalty for To...
Report: Kevin Durant to start for Team USA in final
When Team USA faces France in the men's basketball gold-medal game on Saturday, Kevin Durant will make his first start in the Paris Olympics, The Athletic reported on Friday night. ,Durant, the all-time leading scorer for Team USA, is looking to become the first American man to win four gold medals ...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers back Jack Flaherty in win vs. Pirates
Right-hander Jack Flaherty had 10 strikeouts in his home debut and was backed by three home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-5 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,In his second start since he was traded from the Detroit Tigers to his...
D-backs top Phils on Adrian Del Castillo's walk-off HR
Adrian Del Castillo belted the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the wall in right to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in Phoenix.,Del Castillo had three hits and two RBIs in his second major league game, including t...
Astros use four-run seventh to top Red Sox
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox led 3-1 when Altuve hit his 15th homer of the season against relie...
NFL preseason roundup: K Jake Elliott's reprieve lifts Eagles to win
Jake Elliott nailed a 49-yard field goal as time ran out after missing from 50 yards seconds earlier as the Philadelphia Eagles edged the host Baltimore Ravens 16-13 on Friday night.,Elliott, who also missed an extra point in the game, got his second chance for the winner when the Eagles sacked Emor...
Matt Wallner homers as Twins earn DH sweep of Guardians
Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night in Minneapolis.,Willi Castro stole home for the Twins, who won both games of the day-night doubleheader. Minnesota moved ...
Willson Contreras' two homers lead Cardinals past Royals
Willson Contreras belted a pair of two-run homers to fuel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Contreras opened the scoring with a blast off Michael Lorenzen in the first inning and capped his three-hit performance with a mammoth homer to left fie...
Four tied for lead after first round at Boeing Classic
Woody Austin, Steven Alker of New Zealand, Robert Karlsson of Sweden and Gene Sauers each shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash.,Austin, who is seeking his fifth win on the Champions Tour, made eight birdies, including...
Brewers' bats stay hot in win over Reds
Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and Brice Turang added a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers continued their offensive surge with an 8-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in the opener of the three-game series., ,The Brewers were coming off a three-game sweep at Atlanta ...
Diana Shnaider upsets Coco Gauff to reach Toronto quarters
In a third-round battle of 20-year-olds, Russia's Diana Shnaider upset top-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Shnaider, the 14th seed, has never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. Gauf...
Jose Altuve HR leads Astros past Red Sox 8-4
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox were up 3-1 until Altuve homered against reliever Lucas Sims. It w...
QB Jarrett Stidham will start for Broncos in preseason opener
Jarrett Stidham will be the Broncos' starting quarterback on Sunday when Denver opens the preseason against the host Indianapolis Colts.,Stidham will receive approximately 15 to 20 plays, Broncos coach Sean Payton told reporters on Friday.,Payton said that rookie Bo Nix would start the club's second...
Padres force extras, sink Marlins as win streak hits 6
In his homecoming, Manny Machado drove in three runs -- including two in the decisive 10th inning -- as the San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night.,San Diego has won six straight games, the longest active streak in the majors.,Padres rookie Jackson Merrill nearly upstag...
Jose Berrios pitches Jays to 3-1 win over Athletics
Right-hander Jose Berrios struck out eight in seven innings, George Springer and Spencer Horwitz homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 3-1 Friday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles and Ernie Clement had three singles ...
Uzbek boxers shine, Algeria's Imane Khelif wins amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.,Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight ...
Beau Hossler rains birdies to take early lead at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Beau Hossler used a sizzling starting stretch on his way to a 10-under-par 60 in the weather-delayed first round of the Wyndham Championship on Friday., ,Hossler's bid for a sub-60 score was denied when he had pars on the final three holes at water-logged Sedgefield Country Club.,...
Broncos starting QB Jarrett Stidham in preseason opener vs Colts
Nix will be the second quarterback into the contest against the Colts. Third-stringer Zach Wilson will also see some duty.,Payton said Stidham's experience is a factor in why the 28-year-old drew the start over Nix on Sunday. Stidham started Denver's final two games last season after Payton pulled t...
Cowboys, Vikings swap CBs Nahshon Wright, Andrew Booth
Dallas and Minnesota have agreed to exchange Cowboys cornerback Nahshon Wright for Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth, according to multiple media reports Friday.,The Cowboys selected Wright in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he has played in 32 games (three starts), primarily on special tea...
Brazil beats Canada to win gold in women's beach volleyball
PARIS -- Brazil's Ana Patricia Ramos and Duda Lisboa beat Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson 2-1 to win the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold at the iconic venue in front of the Eiffel Tower on Friday.,In the bronze medal match, Switzerland's Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner bea...