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Former NFL All-Pro DE Aldon Smith dies at 36
Former NFL defensive end Aldon Smith, who quickly made an impact as an All-Pro pass rusher before encountering off-field issues, died on Saturday. He was 36.,The San Francisco 49ers, who selected Smith seventh overall in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Missouri, confirmed his death on Saturday without pro...
Japan coach takes responsibility for Wataru Endo going home
Two days after Japanese captain Wataru Endo withdrew from the World Cup due to an ankle injury, his coach Hajime Moriyasu told reporters that he took responsibility for the decision.,Following his withdrawal, Endo announced his retirement from international competition altogether.,Moriyasu spoke wit...
Vinicius Junior helps Brazil rally for opening draw vs. Morocco
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Vinicius Junior scored his first goal of this World Cup and helped Brazil salvage a 1-1 draw against Morocco following a rocky start to their Group C opener on Saturday evening.,The 25-year-old's thunderously struck leveler in the 32nd minute countered Ismael Saibari's slick...
Clutch hit from Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela downs Rangers
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Jarren Duran hit a two-run home run and Rafaela had two hits and two RBIs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two runs and Willson Contreras was ...
Rockies place RHP Chase Dollander (UCL) on 60-day IL
The Colorado Rockies have put right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander on the 60-day injured list with what they suspect might be a UCL injury.,The young pitcher left a May 14 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early due to right arm tightness. An MRI originally diagnosed an elbow sprain, but on Friday...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses no-hit bit in 9th, but Dodgers rout White Sox
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit and shutout bids were broken up by Tristan Peters' homer leading off the bottom of the ninth, but the Los Angeles Dodgers cruised past the host Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Saturday.,Yamomoto (7-4) only allowed the home run, did not walk a batter and struck out seven in 8 1/3...
Padres pound five HRs while routing Orioles
Jackson Merrill and Samad Taylor hit two-run home runs in the first inning as the San Diego Padres posted a 9-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Gavin Sheets, Rodolfo Duran and Manny Machado also homered as part of San Diego's five-homer outburst, starter Randy Vasquez brushed...
Daniel Schneemann blast lifts Guardians past Tigers
Daniel Schneemann hit a two-run homer off Tarik Skubal, spoiling the American League Cy Young Award winner's return from left elbow surgery, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Skubal (3-3), making his first start since April 24, pitched 4 2/3 innin...
Noelvi Marte's 8th inning solo HR lifts Reds over Diamondbacks
Noelvi Marte blasted a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series.,Juan Morillo (1-3) replaced Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka to start the ei...
Jackson Suber holds one-shot lead at RBC Canadian Open
Jackson Suber birdied the final hole to post a 4-under-par 66 and take the lead through the third round of the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday during what became an evolving leaderboard at Caledon, Ontario.,Suber is at 13-under 197, one stroke ahead of Bud Cauley, who also recorded 66, going into Sund...
Golden Knights C William Karlsson ruled out for Game 6
Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals due to a left arm injury.,Karlsson sustained the injury Thursday during a 4-2 loss in Game 5 to the host Carolina Hurricanes.,Karlsson was injured in the second period when he took a hard hit...
Paul Goldschmidt homers in 9th to lift Yankees over Blue Jays
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1.,Louis Varland (3-2) allowed Cody Bellinger's bloop single to center to open the ninth. Goldschmidt followed by smashing an 0-1 knuckle curve to left f...
Oklahoma spoils Alabama's first CWS appearance since 1999
Deiten Lachance connected on a two-run homer in the sixth inning after rolling his ankle on the basepaths in the first, helping Oklahoma cruise to a 9-0 win against Alabama in a first-round game at the College World Series on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Lachance also singled and scored three t...
South Korean duo take 1-stroke lead after 3 rounds in Michigan team event
South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi and Hyo Joo Kim posted a steady 1-under-par 69 and vaulted past three duos to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dow Championship on Saturday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,The South Korean team sits at 10-under 200, one stroke ahead of Gina Kim and Yana Wi...
Qatar's miracle late goal delivers draw vs. Switzerland
Boualem Khoukhi scored on a sensational header in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as underdog Qatar stunned Switzerland in a 1-1 draw in their opening match in Group B play Saturday in Santa Clara, Calif.,Breel Embolo scored on a controversial penalty kick in the 17th minute for favor...
Ivan Herrera homers twice as Cardinals fend off late rally by Twins
Ivan Herrera hit two home runs, with the second sparking a five-run seventh inning for the St. Louis Cardinals, who posted a 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Herrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in three on his eighth and ninth homers. Jordan Walker also homered...
WTA Roundup: Emma Raducanu wins twice in one day to reach London finals
Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu thrilled the home crowd in London by winning a pair of matches over several hours at the HSBC Championships on Saturday to advance to the tournament finals.,The oft-injured 2021 champion knocked off Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5, then came back a fe...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz to square off in Stuttgart final
Top-flight Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz will oppose each other in the BOSS Open championship match after winning their respective semifinal matches on Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany.,The top-seeded Shelton played twice on Saturday, beginning the day by winning the final two sets of a suspe...
Braves place RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) on injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list Saturday with elbow inflammation.,Strider, 27, exited in the fourth inning of Friday's 7-5 loss to the host New York Mets after experiencing soreness.,The former All-Star and 20-game winner surrendered seven runs on si...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup vs. White Sox
Star Shohei Ohtani returned to the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Ohtani was slated to serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff position on Saturday.,He sat out Los Angeles' 8-2 setback in the series opener on Friday, on...