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Tigers, rejuvenated in desert, go for sweep of Diamondbacks
The Detroit Tigers have gotten their offense in gear in Arizona and will go for a three-game series sweep of the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.,The Tigers were shut out in consecutive games by the Miami Marlins before they hit the road for a six-game road trip. However, the change of s...
Reds' Hunter Greene hopes to stay on a roll in clash with Dodgers
Back in his hometown, where he will pitch in a major league game for just the second time in his young career, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene is set to face the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.,Wide-eyed and fresh-faced in 2022, Greene was making just his second career start...
Padres and Yu Darvish, with extra day of rest, meet Braves
San Diego's Yu Darvish will put his shutout streak on the line Sunday night -- on an extra day of rest -- when the visiting Padres face the Atlanta Braves in the second game of their four-game series.,Darvish's start was pushed back when Saturday's game was postponed because of heavy rain in the Atl...
Guardians pursue another home win vs. Twins
The Cleveland Guardians continue to thrive at home. Most recently, that good fortune has come at the expense of the reeling Minnesota Twins. ,Looking to maintain that home success, the Guardians can complete a three-game series sweep by handing the Twins their sixth straight loss Sunday afternoon. ,...
Cards go for sweep of Red Sox behind Matthew Liberatore
The St. Louis Cardinals like what left-hander Matthew Liberatore brought to their bullpen, but now he is being wedged back into the rotation. ,Liberatore will continue getting used to life as a starter again when St. Louis tries to complete a three-game series sweep of the visiting Boston Red Sox on...
Panthers C Aleksander Barkov wins second Selke Trophy
For the second time in four seasons, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward on Saturday night.,Barkov, who also won the award for the 2020-21 season and finished third the following year, received 165 of 194 first-place votes ...
Ryan Gauld, Whitecaps come away with tie vs. Sounders
Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time as the Vancouver Whitecaps rallied for a 1-1 draw with the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. ,The penalty came after a video review determined Sounders defender Nouhou Tolo committed a foul while making a sliding block of a shot...
Jack Lynn powers Orlando City past Earthquakes
Jack Lynn was at the right spot to score the game's lone goal in the 89th minute to lead visiting Orlando City to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Pedro Gallese made four saves while recording his second consecutive shutout as Orlando City (4-5-4, 16 points) improved to...
MLB roundup: Marlins score 4 in 9th, sink Mets in 10th
After scoring four runs in the ninth inning to tie the score, the host Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 10-9 on Otto Lopez's walk-off RBI single in the 10th on Saturday. ,Trailing 9-5 entering the ninth against two-time All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, the Marlins got an RBI single from Jazz Chis...
Cristian Arango (2 goals), Real Salt Lake rally past Rapids 5-3
Cristian Arango scored his MLS-leading 12th and 13th goals of the season, Andres Gomez added his sixth and seventh and host Real Salt Lake rallied to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Arango's second-half leveler and Gomez's go-ahead strike came in the 85th and 88th minutes, resp...
Dodgers blank Reds in Walker Buehler’s first win in 2 years
Walker Buehler pitched six scoreless innings in his third start in nearly two years, Freddie Freeman had an RBI and two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 4-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday., ,Buehler (1-1) gave up three hits over six innings with no walks and seven st...
Tigers use 6-run inning to topple Diamondbacks
Wenceel Perez drove in four runs, including a three-run triple, and the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Saturday night.,Perez's big hit highlighted a six-run seventh. Javier Baez had four hits, scored two runs and drove in another, while Gio Urshela supplied three hi...
Tight finish sends Mavs past Thunder, into Western Conference finals
P.J. Washington made two free throws with 2.5 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time in the past three seasons with a 117-116 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.,Washington was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and...
Loons rally, hold off Timbers for 2-1 win
Sang Bin Jeong scored his first goal of the season and Robin Lod also tallied in the second half as Minnesota United rallied for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dayne St. Clair finished with four saves for the Loons (7-2-3, 24 points), who exte...
Inter Miami edge D.C. United on quiet night for Lionel Messi
Substitute Leo Campana scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Lionel Messi's sluggish-looking Inter Miami squad to a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ,Campana had entered the match just a minute before scoring his third goal of the sea...
Cardinals score five runs in eighth to top Red Sox
Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals surged past the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday.,Lars Nootbaar also drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won five of their past six games.,St. Louis finished with 14 hits, with 10 batters getting at least...
Monsef Bakrar scores tiebreaker as NYCFC edge Red Bulls
Monsef Bakrar scored the tiebreaking goal in the 64th minute as host New York City Football Club earned a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls in the latest installment of the Hudson River Derby on Saturday night.,NYCFC (7-5-2, 23 points) moved to 7-2-2 in its past 11 matches since losing its fir...
Braves-Padres postponed by rain
Saturday night's game between the San Diego Padres and host Atlanta Braves was postponed because of rain. ,"We had been hopeful that we would find conditions suitable to play; however, after further consultation with the weather service, radar indicates unsuitable conditions for starting the game," ...
Tyler Freeman rips 4 hits in Guardians' rout of Twins
Tyler Freeman went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs as the Cleveland Guardians handed the visiting Minnesota Twins their fifth straight loss with Saturday's 11-4 victory.,Roughly 24 hours after his eighth-inning, tiebreaking homer sent Cleveland to a 3-2 victory in Friday's series opener, Jose...
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury, becomes undisputed champ
Oleksandr Usyk downed Tyson Fury by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. ,Usyk (22-0-0, 14 KOs) had two judges on his side, earning scores of 114-113 and 115-112, while Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) won over the other judge, 114-113. ,With the vi...