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Padres' Lucas Giolito ready to feel 'normal' in debut vs. Mariners
Lucas Gioloto sat at home all winter, waiting for the phone to ring.,Nearly a month into the season, the call finally came -- from the San Diego Padres.,The veteran right-hander is scheduled to make his season debut on Sunday in Seattle as the Padres will go for a season sweep of the Mariners in the...
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA Proved Competition Is Great for Fight Fans
UFC Vegas 117 and MVP MMA delivered an unforgettable night of fights featuring Arnold Allen, Francis Ngannou, Ronda Rousey and more....
Rockies' Michael Lorenzen strives to end skid in finale vs. D-backs
The Colorado Rockies will turn to right-hander Michael Lorenzen in a bid to win the rubber match of their three-game weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,The Rockies pulled even in the series at one win apiece after they scored three runs over the first two ...
Royals playing for more than Missouri bragging rights vs. Cardinals
The Kansas City Royals are approaching desperation mode as they enter Sunday afternoon's finale of a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on a six-game losing streak.,The visiting Royals have been in contention in the first two games of the I-70 Series, but an end to their slide continues ...
Guardians, Reds make changes for key players in offensive doldrums
Two-time All-Star Steven Kwan has been one of the best leadoff hitters in the majors since 2022.,With Kwan's ongoing slump showing no signs of ending, Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt made a dramatic move to take some pressure off him.,Kwan has been dropped from first to sixth in the batting...
Red Sox, Braves set for rubber game after two thrilling finishes
The Boston Red Sox and host Atlanta Braves have authored two dramatic finishes to begin their weekend interleague series.,What will Sunday's rubber game have in store?,Boston hands the ball to right-hander Brayan Bello (2-4, 6.46 ERA) as it looks to build off a 3-2 Saturday win, which came on the st...
Shopify Rebellion earns LCS Spring playoff spot with Disguised defeat
Cloud9 closed out an undefeated regular season while Shopify Rebellion clinched a playoff spot with a win on Sunday at the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 improved to 7-0 with a sweep of Team Liquid, while Shopify Rebellion swept Disguised, which was in the final playoff spot but will now fi...
MLB roundup: Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez K's 13 Pirates in CG shutout
Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 13 in his second career shutout to guide the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Bryce Harper hit a mammoth three-run homer and Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for Philadelphia, which e...
Ronda Rousey re-retires after 17-second submission defeat of Gina Carano
Netflix's MMA debut was capped off with a high-stakes women's legacy fight, as inaugural UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her return to the sport opposite Gina Carano - with Rousey winning with her signature armbar only 17 seconds into the featherweight fight at Inglewood, Calif., at Most...
Dodgers score season-high 15 runs, pound Angels
Shohei Ohtani drove in five runs with a late triple and double, Justin Wrobleski combined with three relievers on an eight-hitter and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of Jose Soriano's wildness to wallop the Los Angeles Angels 15-2 on Saturday night in the second game of their rivalry series i...
Willson Contreras' 8th-inning blast leads Red Sox past Braves
Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. ,After Wilyer Abreu knocked a two-out double deep into the left-field corner, Contreras flipped the score in Boston's fa...
Real Salt Lake rallies to beat Colorado in Rocky Mountain Cup match
Sergi Solans scored the go-ahead goal on a header in the 68th minute as Real Salt Lake claimed a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Sandy, Utah. ,Zavier Gozo also scored, and Solans and Juan Manuel Sanabria recorded assists for Real Salt Lake (8-4-1, 25 points) in the first leg of the R...
Featherweight Arnold Allen back on winning track at UFC Fight Night
Seventh-ranked featherweight Arnold Allen defeated No. 12 Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, putting together a dominant striking performance to end Costa's six-fight winning streak.,Allen won on the judges' scorecards by unanimous decision, 50-45, 50-45, 49-46.,Allen (21-...
Sabres score 7 straight goals, force Game 7 vs. Canadiens
Rasmus Dahlin tied a franchise postseason record with five points (one goal, four assists) and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, forcing a seventh game in their Eastern Conference sem...
Galaxy finally find way to notch road win vs. Sounders
Gabriel Pec had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 away win over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.,Los Angeles (5-5-4, 19 points) is 3-1-1 in its last five MLS matches, and Saturday's victory ended the club's 10-match winless drought (0-5-5) in Seattle. The Galaxy's previous regula...
Sabres scores 7 straight goals, force Game 7 vs. Canadiens
Rasmus Dahlin scored once in a five-point game and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Jack Quinn tallied twice in ...
Lottie Woad seizes 3-shot lead at Queen City Championship
England's Lottie Woad fired a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to secure a 3-shot lead over Amanda Doherty through three rounds of the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.,Woad delivered four birdies on the back nine to move to 11-under 199 going into Sunday's final round. The 22-year-old Woad an...
D.C. United score late to salvage home draw vs. St. Louis City
Joao Peglow scored in the 90th minute as D.C. United salvaged a 1-1 draw with St. Louis City on Saturday in the second-ever meeting of the teams, the first in Washington.,Former D.C. player Chris Durkin scored in the 50th minute for depleted St. Louis (3-6-4, 13 points), which swapped out seven star...
Atlanta scores late to pull even in draw vs. Orlando
Jay Fortune's 86th-minute goal cancelled out Griffin Dorsey's first-half opener as visiting Atlanta United played Orlando City to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Fortune's goal, his second in as many matches, secured a point for Atlanta (3-8-2, 11 points) and snapped its two-match losing streak at hom...
Luca Langoni, Revolution edge Minnesota United
Luca Langoni scored early in the second half and the New England Revolution held on to defeat visiting Minnesota United 2-1 on Saturday night at Foxborough, Mass.,Carles Gil posted a penalty kick for New England (8-4-1, 25 points), which improved to 7-1-0 in home games. Three of goalkeeper Matt Turn...