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Storm look to avenge loss in rematch vs. Valkyries
The Seattle Storm will get an opportunity to add to an impressive list of revenge wins in the early WNBA season when they visit the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Kayla Thornton had 22 points as part of a double-double when the Valkyries surprised the visiting Storm 76-70 o...
Union aim to extend unbeaten run, take on Crew
The undermanned Philadelphia Union aim to extend their franchise-record MLS unbeaten streak to 12 matches on Sunday night when they visit the Columbus Crew.,Bruno Damiani's 10th-minute penalty kick proved just enough as the Union (12-3-4, 40 points) recorded a 1-0 road victory over the Chicago Fire ...
Gavin Sheets blast lifts Padres past Reds
Gavin Sheets hit a three-run home run and two doubles to lead the visiting San Diego Padres to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday.,The Padres trailed 4-3 in the seventh when reliever Lyon Richardson ran into trouble. Jackson Merrill led off with a double and Xander Bogaerts walked with one ...
Marlins rally from 4 runs down to beat D-backs in 10 innings
Agustin Ramirez singled in the winning run in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins overcame a four-run deficit to extend their season-best winning streak to six games with an 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,Ramirez had three hits, including two doubles, ...
Royals top Dodgers to snap 11-game home skid
Kansas City's offense woke up after Shohei Ohtani exited from tossing two scoreless innings, and the Royals snapped their 11-game home skid with Saturday's 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City with a three-run homer and five RBIs. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan I...
Red Sox snap six-game slide with rout of Blue Jays
Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run home run and Lucas Giolito pitched seven strong innings as the Boston Red Sox ended a six-game losing streak by routing the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 15-1 Saturday.,Abreu's home run came against Toronto starting pitcher Chris Bassitt in the bottom of the first inning. I...
Cardinals rally from five-run deficit to outslug Guardians
Victor Scott II had a two-run double and Nolan Gorman singled in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five times in the sixth inning, rallying for a 9-6 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.,Cleveland had taken a 6-1 lead in the fourth, when it ended a 21-inning scorele...
Aldrich Potgieter takes two-stroke advantage at Rocket Classic
Aldrich Potgieter birdied five holes in a row to break away from the pack and grabbed a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Rocket Classic on Saturday at Detroit Golf Club.,The 20-year-old from South Africa posted a 7-under-par 65, tied for the best round of the day, to get to 19-under 197....
Brooks Koepka doesn't return after smashing tee marker at LIV Golf event
After a meltdown and withdrawal in the first round, Brooks Koepka has not returned to LIV Golf Dallas in Carrolton, Texas, on Saturday.,The five-time major winner posted a birdie on his opening hole Friday before things went swiftly downhill with a triple-bogey on both the par-4 4th and the par-5 7t...
Blazers exercise team option for G Rayan Rupert
The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option for guard Rayan Rupert.,Rupert was selected by the Blazers with the 43rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 39 games, making 12 starts, averaging 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.,Last season, he avera...
Report: Cavs to bring back G Sam Merrill on 4-year, $38M deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to bring back guard Sam Merrill on a four-year, $38-million contract extension, ESPN reported Saturday.,Merrill, 29, averaged 7.2 points with 2.2 rebounds over 71 games (four starts) last season, while shooting 37.2 percent from 3-point range.,In five NBA seasons, Mer...
Paulinho scores in 100th minute as Palmeiras eliminates Botafogo
Substitute Paulinho scored his second goal of the FIFA Club World Cup 10 minutes into extra time to lift Brazil's Palmeiras to a 1-0 victory over domestic rivals Botafogo in Saturday's second-round clash at Philadelphia.,Paulinho's low strike, which took a slight deflection off Botafogo defender Ale...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz wins 4th Eastbourne crown
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz captured his record-extending fourth Lexus Eastbourne Open title Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory against fellow American Jenson Brooksby in England.,Fritz overcame an early break in the opening set and finished the match in 88 minutes, following up his previous triumphs at t...
Gaimin Gladiators reach PGL Wallachia grand final
Gaimin Gladiators swept Team Liquid on Saturday to reach the grand final at the $1 million PGL Wallachia Season 5 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid dropped into Sunday's lower-bracket final against BetBoom Team, with the winner advancing to face Gaimin Gladiators in Sunday's best-of-five title cla...
Nicolas Lodeiro making Dynamo farewell Saturday night
Two-time MLS champion Nicolas "Nico" Lodeiro will make his farewell appearance for the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,The team confirmed that its home match with St. Louis City SC will be the last one for the 36-year-old midfielder with Houston.,A press release issued by the Dynamo on Saturday af...
Red Sox reinstate LHP Chris Murphy after Tommy John surgery
The Boston Red Sox reinstated left-hander Chris Murphy to the active roster after Tommy John surgery and placed right-hander Luis Guerrero on the injured list Saturday with an elbow strain.,In order to get Murphy off the 60-day injured list and onto the 40-man roster, right-hander Justin Slaten (sho...
Red Wings acquire G John Gibson from Ducks
The Detroit Red Wings acquired John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday for fellow goaltender Petr Mrazek and a pair of draft picks.,The Ducks will receive Detroit's fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and second-round selection in 2027. There is no salary retention in the deal.,Gibson, wh...
Senators acquire D Jordan Spence from Kings
The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,In exchange, the Kings received the 67th overall pick in Saturday's draft and a sixth-round selection in 2026.,Spence, 24, set career highs across the board in 2024-25 with four goal and 24 assists in 79 ga...
Caps sign newly acquired F Justin Sourdif to 2-year deal
The Washington Capitals signed recently acquired forward Justin Sourdif to a two-year, $1.65 million contract on Saturday.,The Capitals acquired Sourdif in a trade with the Florida Panthers on Thursday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2026 and a sixth-rounder in 2027.,The 23-year-old pla...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula jolts Iga Swiatek in Germany
Top-seed Jessica Pegula captured her third title of the season Saturday with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek in the final of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Pegula overcame nine aces by the Poland native and saved the only break point she faced to win the match in 1 hour, 46 minut...