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Reds hit four homers to power past Rockies
Spencer Steer hit a two-run homer and an inside-the-park solo home run, Brady Singer tossed seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies with a 7-2 win on Friday in Denver.,Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and Eugenio Suarez homer...
Garrett Mitchell's walk-off single in 10th lifts Brewers past Marlins
Garrett Mitchell grounded an RBI single up the middle with two outs in the 10th to score Jackson Chourio from second base, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win in the opener of the three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Joey Ortiz homered and singled for the Brewers,...
Ryan Jeffers' homer propels Twins past Cubs
Ryan Jeffers belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 5-2 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Friday night.,Trevor Larnach and Ryan Kreidler also drove in one run apiece for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series. The Twins have wo...
Frustrations abound as France, England face off in third-place match
Playing your final World Cup match one day prior to the championship game is not the assignment anybody desires.,But it's the reality for France and England as the two countries will take the field in the third-place match on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,"None of our players, and none of the Fren...
Braden Montgomery's 4 RBIs help White Sox pound Blue Jays
Braden Montgomery had four RBIs and Colson Montgomery added three RBIs Friday night as the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4.,Sam Antonacci hit a two-run home run for the White Sox in the opener of a three-game series that followed the All-Star break. Reliever Tyler Schw...
Shak Muhammad's late goal lifts Nashville SC over Atlanta United
Shak Muhammad scored in the 79th minute Friday night and Nashville SC stayed atop the East table with a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United.,Nashville (11-1-3, 36 points) was outplayed for a good chunk of the match but was able to generate the only clinical finish off a sudden buildup down the left...
Braves return from break with a bang, dominate Rangers
Drake Baldwin, Matt Olson and Austin Riley all homered and Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 15-1 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of their three-game set.,It's the eighth time this season Atlanta has scored double-digit runs and im...
Donald Trump: US should host another World Cup without Mexico/Canada
As this North American-hosted World Cup nears its conclusion, United States President Donald Trump expressed his desire for the U.S. to host another World Cup in the near future at a reception in New York Friday ahead of Sunday's final.,"You should choose the United States of America again," Trump s...
Max Muncy hits 2-run homer to power Dodgers past Yankees
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead two-run homer with nobody out in the sixth inning against Gerrit Cole and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night in the first meeting at Yankee Stadium between the teams since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.,The Dodgers snapp...
Dream ride balanced attack to take down Tempo
Naz Hillmon scored a team-high 24 points, Angel Reese and Jordin Canada had double-doubles and the visiting Atlanta Dream defeated the Toronto Tempo 111-92 on Friday night.,Reese finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season. Canada had 18 points and 13 assists, Al...
Caitlin Clark makes history, scores career-high 45 as Fever beat Storm
Caitlin Clark delivered the first 40-point, 10-assist performance in WNBA history as the Indiana Fever defeated the Seattle Storm 110-107 on Friday night in Indianapolis.,With the game tied at 102 with under a minute to go in the fourth quarter, Clark blocked a driving Flau'jae Johnson layup going t...
Sydney Taylor drills four 3s as Sky defeat Sparks
Sydney Taylor kept her hot streak rolling, knocking down four 3-pointers and pouring in 19 points as the Chicago Sky won their second in a row with a 96-82 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night in Chicago.,The undrafted rookie star shot 6-of-10 from the field on her way to reaching dou...
Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox wrap twin bill vs. Rays with 11th straight win
Wilyer Abreu hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats as the Boston Red Sox won their 11th straight game and swept a day-night doubleheader, defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.,Abreu cranked a two-run homer -- the first of back-to-back shots with Willson Contreras -- in the first...
Bryson DeChambeau: 'Onto the weekend' after 2-stroke penalty
Bryson DeChambeau was handed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday in Southport, England, after R&A rules officials determined he had taken actions to improve "the area of his intended swing" on a shot 13 holes earlier.,For a few hours, there was a legiti...
Flyers sign D Jamie Drysdale to 4-year deal
The Philadelphia Flyers secured a key piece of their blue line Friday, signing defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a four-year, $26 million contract, the team announced.,The deal allows the two sides to avoid arbitration, carries an average annual value of $6.5 million and keeps the 24-year-old under contr...
BetBoom Team, Vici Gaming earn spots in Dota semis at Esports World Cup
BetBoom Team and Vici Gaming became the final two teams to advance to the semifinals of the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament thanks to their wins Friday in Paris.,Vici opened the day with a 2-0 victory over Team Falcons, and BetBoom added a 2-0 win over Nigma Galaxy in the quarterfinal stage.,Bet...
T1, Karmine Corp, Gen.G, Dplus move on to LOL World Cup semis
T1, Karmine Corp, Gen.G Esports and Dplus are the final four teams standing in the Esports World Cup League of Legends tournament.,Those four clubs won their quarterfinal matches Friday in Paris to advance to the semifinals taking place Saturday. They're two wins away from lifting the trophy at the ...
Lynx trying to extend winning ways vs. Fire with break in sight
The WNBA All-Star break is fast approaching, and the Minnesota Lynx are looking forward to a chance to rest their bodies and catch their breath.,"This is sort of a tough stretch for us," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We got off to such a fast start, and we're maybe that runner that ran really fast ...
Guardians, Pirates prepare to play 2 after air-quality postponement
Poor air quality in Northeast Ohio postponed the series opener between the Cleveland Guardians and visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, forcing the teams to play a doubleheader Saturday.,Drifting smoke from the Canadian forest fires is expected to persist throughout the day/night twin bill, but the National...
Todd Clements moves ahead by 2 at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements birdied four of his final six holes Friday to shoot 6-under-par 66 and build a two-shot lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements played the back nine first at Puntacana Resort and Club, and after birdieing Nos. 10 and 12 he conve...