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LLBWS roundup: Nevada rallies to reach U.S. championship game
Garrett Gallegos blasted a three-run homer in the top of the sixth to rally Nevada to a 5-3 victory over South Carolina in the United States consolation championship on Thursday night in South Williamsport, Penn.,Gallego added an RBI double to help the Mountain Region squad from Las Vegas' Summerlin...
Team Vitality, The MongolZ advance to CS:GO semis at Esports World Cup
Team Vitality and The MongolZ each advanced into the semifinals of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in Day 2 action on Thursday.,Team Vitality and The MongolZ will face off in a semifinal on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the champio...
Red Sox send OF Wilyer Abreu (right calf) to IL
The Boston Red Sox sent outfielder Wilyer Abreu to the 10-day injured list due a strained right calf on Thursday.,The open roster spot allowed Boston to call up highly touted prospect Jhostynxon "The Password" Garcia from Triple-A.,Abreu, 26, was injured Sunday in Boston's 5-3 loss to the Miami Marl...
MLB roundup: Vinnie Pasquantino homer lifts Royals past Rangers
Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a 6-4 win Thursday to clinch the four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers.,Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez led the Royals with two hits apiece. Five Kansas City relievers combined to throw ...
Japan’s Akie Iwai grabs opening-round lead at CPKC Women’s Open
Getting her first career win has not stopped Japan's Akie Iwai from going for another, at least judging by her opening round at the CPKC Women's Open in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.,Fresh off a victory at the Standard Portland Classic last week, Iwai clearly wasn't bothered by distractions as she r...
Manny Machado sparks big inning in Padres' win over Giants
Manny Machado's two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning Thursday afternoon for the host San Diego Padres, who overcame an early deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in the finale of a four-game series between the National League West rivals.,Machado also had an RBI single in the fo...
Aruba holds off Venezuela to advance to International title game
Jay-Sell Giron and Emerson Mercado combined for a five-hitter with no earned runs to lead Aruba into the International championship game with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Thursday afternoon in an elimination game in South Williamsport, Pa.,Mercado gave the Santa Cruz, Aruba team a 1-0 lead in the...
Hard-hitting Dodgers grab four-game split with Rockies
Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages homered and finished with two hits apiece, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5 in Denver on Thursday.,Alex Freeland had three hits and Mookie Betts contributed two hits for Los Angeles, which earned a split of the four-game series without Shohei O...
SEC to introduce 9-game football schedule in 2026
The Southeastern Conference will move to a nine-game conference schedule in football beginning next year, the league announced Thursday.,The SEC joins the Big Ten and Big 12 in upping their conference slates from eight games to nine. That leaves the Atlantic Coast Conference as the only Power Four l...
Tennessee suspends G Ruby Whitehorn after domestic assault arrest
Tennessee suspended guard Ruby Whitehorn indefinitely following her arrest this month on a pair of felony charges, including domestic assault.,Whitehorn is being held out of all team activities, a spokesperson told the Knoxville News Sentinel and other outlets. Her attorney said she will plead not g...
Team Spirit finish 4-0-0 in group at FISSURE Universe
Team Spirit completed a round-robin sweep of Group A when they defeated BetBoom Team 2-0 on Thursday at FISSURE Universe: Episode 6.,Team Spirit are locked into the upper-bracket final, where they'll face Team Liquid, the champions of Group B. Liquid's 2-0 victory over Team Tidebound on Thursday cli...
Elks try to keep winning streak going at Redblacks
The Edmonton Elks visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night with both teams attempting to claw back into the playoff picture.,The Elks (3-6) have won two in a row but remain in last place in the West Division and last in the CFL in total offense, scoring offense and total defense entering Week 12.,...
Report: MLB, ESPN reach framework media rights deal
ESPN and Major League Baseball have a framework agreement in place that would give ESPN the exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games over the next three years, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday. ,The deal would also include the rights to in-market games for five ...
Rapids acquire M Paxten Aaronson for club-record fee
The Colorado Rapids signed U.S. men's national team midfielder Paxten Aaronson to a five-year contract on Thursday.,The Rapids acquired Aaronson, 21, from Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt for a club-record $7 million transfer fee.,Aaronson will occupy a Designated Player spot in Colorado as he returns ...
Ryan Browne named Purdue's starting QB
First-year head coach Barry Odom named Ryan Browne as Purdue's starting quarterback to open the Boilermakers' 2025 campaign.,Odom announced his decision after practice Thursday.,The redshirt sophomore briefly left Purdue for North Carolina and went through spring practice with Bill Belichick and the...
Reports: Eagles WR Johnny Wilson out for season
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Johnny Wilson will have season-ending surgery on his knee and ankle, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Wilson sustained the injury at practice on Tuesday when his left leg got rolled up on during a running play. He left on a cart after being evaluated in the medic...
Northwestern and ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald settle suit
Northwestern has reached a settlement in former football coach Pat Fitzgerald's wrongful termination lawsuit.,Terms were not disclosed but Fitzgerald's attorneys called it a "satisfactory settlement" on Thursday, per ESPN.,Fitzgerald sued the university for $130 million in October 2023. He was fired...
Nick Kyrgios withdraws from third straight U.S. Open
Australian Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the U.S. Open for the third straight year on Thursday.,Wrist, ankle and knee injuries have kept the former Wimbledon finalist largely out of action since 2023.,Kyrgios, 30, is just 1-4 in singles matches this season and has dropped to No. 644 in the ATP rankings...
Mariners' Tayler Saucedo shares threat received on social media
Seattle Mariners left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo received death threats over social media following his rough outing against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Saucedo entered the game in the seventh inning with the Mariners facing a one-run deficit. He struggled mightily, allowing fiv...
Real Salt Lake acquire D DeAndre Yedlin from Cincinnati
Real Salt Lake acquired veteran U.S. men's national team defender DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati on Thursday.,In exchange for the 32-year-old right back, Cincinnati receives $304,700 in 2025 general allocation money.,"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome DeAndre to our club," RSL chief soccer of...