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Goalkeepers shine as New England, Austin FC play to scoreless draw
Missed opportunities were plentiful and both goalkeepers had the highlight plays as host Austin FC and the New England Revolution settled for a scoreless draw on Saturday in an interconference match that was more exciting than its final score indicated.,It marked the first time these two teams met i...
Jackson Merrill snaps slump with 2 HRs to help Padres edge Phillies
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.,Machado's drive to deep right field scored Fernando Tatis Jr., who started the rally with a one-out s...
Emmanuel Latte Lath's late PK earns Atlanta United draw at Toronto
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored on a penalty kick in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time to give Atlanta United a 1-1 tie with host Toronto FC on Saturday night.,The tying goal was set up by Toronto's Charlie Sharp being called for a kicking foul in the box five minutes earlier. Sharp kicked the...
CF Montreal salvages draw with late penalty vs. Orlando City
Prince Owusu converted on an 83rd-minute penalty for CF Montreal to salvage a 1-1 draw against host Orlando City on Saturday.,Montreal (3-13-6, 15 points) is 2-1-1 in its past four road matches.,Orlando (9-5-8, 35 points) is winless in its past three after winning five of seven.,Owusu's career-high ...
Union maintain mastery of the Red Bulls with 2-0 victory
Indiana Vassilev and Bruno Damiani each scored first-half goals for the Philadelphia Union, who defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Tai Baribo and Quinn Sullivan recorded an assist apiece for the Union (13-5-4, 43 points), who snapped a two-match losing str...
Tigers limping to break as they host Mariners in first-half finale
The Detroit Tigers will head into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors, but they're stumbling toward the layoff. The Tigers have lost three straight, including two at home to the Seattle Mariners.,They'll play their final game prior to the festivities on Sunday afternoon, looking to...
Five-star TE recruit Kaiden Prothro stays in-state with Georgia
Georgia and head football coach Kirby Smart added to a vaunted recruiting haul for the Class of 2026 with the verbal commitment on Saturday from five-star tight end Kaiden Prothro.,The rising senior at Bowdon (Ga.) High School decided to stay in-state after making official visits to the Athens campu...
Fred VanVleet elected president of the National Basketball Players Association
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.,The 31-year-old was elected by his fellow NBA players and will serve a four-year term starting im...
Pato O'Ward holds off Josef Newgarden to win at Iowa
Pato O'Ward found his way into the winners' circle for the first time this season while driving in his 100th career IndyCar race, winning the first of two weekend races at Iowa Speedway on Saturday in Newton, Iowa.,Race 2 will take place on Sunday.,O'Ward held off polesitter Josef Newgarden over a 1...
Kyle Manzardo homer lifts Guardians past White Sox
Kyle Manzardo hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning and Tanner Bibee earned his first victory since May 22 as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday.,Bibee (5-9) allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings after losing his previous five decisio...
Reds rally for two in ninth to slay Rockies
Will Benson laced the tiebreaking RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on an error two batters later for the host Cincinnati Reds, who edged the Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Austin Hays lofted a first-inning sacrifice fly before Noelvi Marte ho...
Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...
Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end seven-game skid
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings, Alex Vesia emerged from a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Michael Conforto had three hits and scored both Dodg...
'Excited' St. Louis City seek payback against Timbers
St. Louis City has won one match in MLS play since March 15 and currently sit 14th in the Western Conference.,They are 11 points out of the last playoff spot, with nothing to suggest they have another gear to make a postseason charge.,But interim coach David Critchley is eager to see what his team c...
Braves deliver late surge to slip past Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and Jurickson Profar brought home the game-winning run with a ground ball in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna also hit home runs for the Braves, who won for...
Padres option RHP Ryan Bergert to give bullpen a boost
The San Diego Padres optioned effective right-handed starter Ryan Bergert to Triple-A El Paso and recalled right-hander Alek Jacob on Saturday.,The move to send down a starter and add a reliever gives the bullpen another option over the final two games before the All-Star break, and possibly for a f...
Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar exits Braves game (side discomfort)
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar left Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves after five innings Saturday due to left side discomfort.,The game was tied 3-3 when Nootbaar was replaced by Jose Fermin in left field to open the sixth. He finished 0-for-2 with a strikeout.,Nootbaar, 27, h...
Matthew Boyd tosses eight shutout innings as Cubs beat Yankees
Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings to reach double-digit victories for the first time in his career and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Boyd improved to 5-0 over his past seven starts and allowed two runs or fewer for the ninth ...
Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins out for season with torn ACL
Boston Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament Friday night.,It is the second time Dobbins has torn his ACL in his right knee, with the first time happening when he played high school football.,"Yeah. I've torn my ACL in...
Reds activate OF Jake Fraley (labrum)
The Cincinnati Reds announced the return of outfielder Jake Fraley, activating him from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,In a corresponding move, the Reds optioned infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Louisville.,Fraley, 30, has dealt with multiple injuries, costing him 48 games th...