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Pirates wreck Reds; tie MLB record for consecutive walks
The host Pittsburgh Pirates scored 15 runs in the first four innings and took advantage of record wildness by the Cincinnati Reds to roll to a 17-7 victory on Saturday.,Rookie Konnor Griffin doubled, tripled and went 4-for-5 while driving in two, while Ryan O'Hearn doubled and drove in three as the ...
Braves RF Ronald Acuna Jr. leaves Rockies game with hamstring tightness
Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. left Saturday's game at the Colorado Rockies with left hamstring tightness.,Acuna grabbed at his hamstring and pulled up when attempting to run out a grounder he hit in the second inning in Denver. He limped off the field under his own power after being examined...
Report: Browns OT Dawand Jones agrees to reworked deal
Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones agreed to a restructured deal for the 2026 season, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Jones' deal was lowered to $1.5 million base pay with $1.145 million of it being guaranteed. He played in just three games last season due to a season-ending LCL tear in h...
Kimi Antonelli on Miami GP pole; race moved up due to forecast
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli earned his third consecutive pole by edging Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during Saturday's session ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.,Antonelli, who leads the drivers' standings, posted a time of 1 minute, 27.798 seconds that held up even though the 19...
Report: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby hires attorney to protect NCAA eligibility
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, under investigation for sports gambling, has hired attorney Jeffrey Kessler to protect his college eligibility, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech from Cincinnati this offseason, is entering a treatment program for a gambling addic...
Final-hole eagle gives Nelly Korda 3-stroke lead at Riviera
World No. 1 Nelly Korda took sole possession of first place through three rounds of the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba with her second straight 5-under-par 67 on Saturday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. ,Korda, who moved back atop the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings with her victory last week at the C...
Jonathan Aranda, Rays coast to win over Giants
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as the Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first series win against a National League club, prevailing 5-1 over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays had lost a single three-game series against all five NL Central teams in Ma...
Guardians hit three HRs, pile up 14 runs to beat Athletics
Light-hitting backup catcher Austin Hedges smacked two doubles and his first homer of the year to pace the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 14-6 victory over the Athletics on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,David Fry and Kyle Manzardo also went deep for the Guardians, who bashed 14 hi...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy offered hearing in wake of slashing incident
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy could be facing a lengthy suspension to start the 2026-27 season after the NHL announced Saturday it has offered an in-person hearing with its Department of Player Safety to the 28-year-old.,The date of the hearing is still to be determined. Any discipline wou...
Kyle Larson holds off Justin Allgaier for thrilling Texas win
FORT WORTH, Texas -- During the final caution of Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway crew chief Andrew Overstreet radioed an encouraging message to pole winner Justin Allgaier.,"Nothing stops a hungry gator," said Overstreet, referencing Allgaier's Little Gator nickname. "No...
Golden Tempo surges late to edge Renegade for 152nd Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- History was made Saturday at Churchill Downs as Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to saddle a Kentucky Derby winner as the 23-1 longshot edged Renegade by a neck at the wire.,DeVaux, who has saddled 298 winners in 1,802 career starts, joined Jena Antonucci, ...
Pirates wreck Reds with early scoring outbursts
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 15 runs in the first four innings and took advantage of record wildness from Cincinnati pitching to register another blowout win over the Reds, 17-7, Saturday in Pittsburgh.,Since losing 2-0 to Cincinnati in the first meeting on March 30, Pittsburgh has won the last fou...
Guardians hit three HRs, pile up runs while beating Athletics
Jose Ramirez hit the go-ahead two-run double as the visiting Cleveland Guardians scored four in the fifth, beating the Athletics 14-6 on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Austin Hedges, David Fry and Kyle Manzardo went deep for the Guardians, who will go for the sweep on Sunday after tak...
Brice Matthews' 3-run blast, leaping catch help Astros handle Red Sox
Brice Matthews and Christian Walker homered in back-to-back innings and combined for five RBI to lead the visiting Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Matthews' three-run shot in the fourth helped the Astros build a 5-0 lead they would not relinquish. Spencer Arrighetti ...
Real Salt Lake dominates Portland to snap losing streak
Zavier Gozo and Diego Luna scored in the first half as Real Salt Lake snapped a two-game losing streak with a stress-free 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Juan Manuel Sanabria assisted on both goals for RSL (6-3-1, 19 points) who are off to their best start since 2014 w...
Kyle Harrison helps Brewers prolong Nationals' home misery
Kyle Harrison pitched six solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Nationals 4-1 on Saturday in Washington.,Brandon Lockridge had two hits including a two-run single and William Contreras, who had four hits in each of his past two games, went 1-for-4 with an intentional walk.,Harrison (3-1) ...
Stewart Cink inches closer to major win at Regions Tradition
Stewart Cink is inching toward his second career PGA Tour Champions major title, as the veteran on Saturday shot a 1-under-par 71 to clear the field by three strokes headed into Sunday's championship round at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Cink took home his first major championship just ...
Max Meyer, two relievers hold Phillies to one hit
Max Meyer only allowed a hit in seven shutout innings and Xavier Edwards homered in the host Miami Marlins' 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday,Meyer (2-0) faced one over the minimum amount of batters with a walk and seven strikeouts in the longest start of his career. He threw 55 str...
RJ Barrett, Raptors clash with Cavaliers in unexpected Game 7
RJ Barrett kept the Toronto Raptors' season alive with one of the most clutch shots in franchise history, but he isn't ready to reminisce about the moment yet.,Not with a win-or-go-home Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first round series taking place Sunday night at the Cleveland Cavaliers.,"Forge...
Cameron Young holds six-shot lead after three rounds in Miami
Cameron Young shot 2-under-par 70 on Saturday to remain in control through three rounds of Cadillac Championship at Miami.,Young is up six strokes on a group of three golfers, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, at windy Trump National Doral's Blue Monster Course.,Young, who's at 15-under 201, ...