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Daniel Schneemann's 3-run homer leads Guardians past Giants
Daniel Schneemann hit a three-run home run, the Cleveland bullpen did a masterful job for a second straight game and the visiting Guardians made it two in a row over the San Francisco Giants with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.,Logan Allen (5-4) pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, helping the Guardia...
Gold Cup: Costa Rica edges Dominican Republic on late goal
Costa Rica overcame an early deficit and broke a second-half stalemate with a dramatic Josimar Alcocer goal in the 85th minute to put away the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup play Wednesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,In the decisive sequence, Manfred Ugalde gathered a cross in the center o...
Cesar Montes lifts Mexico past Suriname, into Gold Cup quarters
Defender Cesar Montes doubled his career international scoring tally by connecting on two goals Wednesday night as Mexico defeated Suriname 2-0 in Arlington, Texas, to clinch a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.,Mexico (2-0-0, 6 points) moved ahead of Costa Rica (2-0-0, 6 points) atop Grou...
Reds outlast Twins for rain-shortened victory
Spencer Steer belted a go-ahead two-run homer, doubled and scored twice against his former team to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 rain-shortened win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The game was halted with two outs in the bottom of the sixth as heavy rains drenched the field and t...
Coastal Carolina blows out Louisville to reach MCWS finals
Colby Thorndyke went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs, including three in a decisive first inning, as No. 13 Coastal Carolina cruised into the championship series of the Men's College World Series with an 11-3 win over Louisville on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,The Chanticleers, who won the 2016 MCWS, wil...
Rockies' home-run outburst continues with another win against Nationals
Michael Toglia hit his third home run in two games, German Marquez pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Colorado Rockies sent the Washington Nationals to their 11th consecutive loss, 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Jordan Beck had two hits including a homer for the Rockies, who have won four str...
Randal Kolo Muani, Juventus overpower Al Ain 5-0
Randal Kolo Muani scored two of Juventus' four first-half goals in a dominant 5-0 victory over Al Ain in a Group G match of the FIFA Club World Cup in Washington on Wednesday.,Francisco Conceicao also scored twice, and Alberto Costa and Khephren Thuram each had two assists.,Kolo Muani tallied in the...
LSU walks off Arkansas to advance to MCWS finals
Jared Jones played the hero twice and the scapegoat once in the final two innings Wednesday as the junior first baseman's walk-off single propelled No. 6 LSU to a 6-5 win over No. 3 Arkansas and into the finals of the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,A rematch between the top two seeded tea...
Yassine Bounou's PK save helps Al Hilal tie Real Madrid
Yassine Bounou stopped a penalty kick by Real Madrid's Federico Valverde in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to allow Al Hilal to earn a 1-1 tie in Club World Cup Group H play in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Ruben Neves scored on a penalty kick for Al Hilal, a Saudi Arabian team.,Gonzalo Garcia...
Eric Lauer fans eight as Blue Jays cruise past Diamondbacks
Eric Lauer struck out a season-best eight, Bo Bichette homered among three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 on Wednesday night.,Lauer (3-1) allowed one run, four hits and one walk in five-plus innings to help the Blue Jays clinch the three-game series wit...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev advance in Halle
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Marcos Giron in the first round Wednesday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. Overpowering Giron with his serve, Zverev had 10 aces and never faced a break point while winning 28 of 34 points on first serve (82 percent)...
Karim Onisiwo lifts RB Salzburg over Pachuca after delay
Substitute Karim Onisiwo powered in a 76th-minute header to lift FC Red Bull Salzburg to a 2-1 victory over CF Pachuca on Wednesday night in a FIFA Club World Cup Group H clash in Cincinnati.,Oscar Gloukh's 42nd-minute strike from beyond the penalty area opened the scoring for the Austrian side, whi...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open.,Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points ...
Gold Cup: Costa Rica edge Dominican Republic on late goal
Costa Rica overcame an early deficit and broke a second-half stalemate with a dramatic Josimar Alcocer goal in the 85th minute to put away the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup play Wednesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,In the decisive sequence, Manfred Ugalde gathered a cross in the center o...
Cardinals-White Sox rained out, rescheduled as Thursday doubleheader
The Chicago White Sox's home contest with the St. Louis Cardinals scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed due to rain.,The teams will make up the rainout as part of a doubleheader Thursday at Rate Field.,The rescheduled game will start at 1:10 p.m. CT to kick off a traditional doubleheader....
Brewers-Cubs postponed, will make up game Aug. 18
Wednesday night's game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of split doubleheader on Monday, Aug. 18., ,Game 1 will be the rescheduled game that will begin at 1:20 p.m. CT. Game 2, the original game scheduled for Aug. 1...
Severe weather interrupts RB Salzburg-Pachuca match
FC Red Bull Salzburg and CF Pachuca's Group H match in Cincinnati, Ohio, was paused due to a severe weather delay in the 54th minute with Salzburg holding a 1-0 lead on Wednesday night.,Oscar Gloukh's 42nd-minute strike from beyond the penalty area put the Austrian side in front after their Mexican ...
Predators reacquire Erik Haula from Devils
After a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, the Nashville Predators made a splash in the offseason trade market on Wednesday.,Nashville reacquired forward Erik Haula from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 fourth-round pick., ,In 759 career NHL games, Haula has 337 points (153...
Giants activate RHP Justin Verlander off IL to start vs. Guardians
San Francisco Giants right-hander Justin Verlander has been activated from the 15-day injured list and will take the mound on Wednesday night in a start against the Cleveland Guardians.,Verlander, 42, has been on the 15-day injured list due to right pectoral soreness. He had velocity and command iss...
Garrett Crochet lifts streaking Red Sox over Mariners
Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings and was backed by a pair of home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-1 Wednesday afternoon to take two of three games in the series.,Trevor Story and Marcelo Mayer went deep for the Red Sox, who have won seven of their past eight...