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Emma Clarke homer powers Tennessee past Texas Tech in WCWS
Emma Clarke's home run in the bottom of the ninth inning ended a deadlock and gave Tennessee a walk-off 2-1 win over Texas Tech Saturday in a winner's bracket game at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,Clarke, who had been 0-for-3 when she stepped up to bat lead-off in the ninth, lif...
Wade Meckler's slam helps Angels throttle Rays
Rookie Wade Meckler slugged his first career grand slam in the first inning, and the Los Angeles Angels evened their series with Tampa Bay by pummeling the Rays 14-3 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Meckler went 2-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base and staked his club to a 4-0 lead b...
Connor Wong boosts Red Sox to comfortable win vs. Guardians
Jarren Duran had a three-run homer and Connor Wong singled home a pair in a six-run ninth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.,Wong gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the sixth with an RBI double off Matt Festa (1-1), scoring pi...
Jake Mangum, Nick Gonzales help Pirates outlast Twins
Jake Mangum and Nick Gonzales each totaled three hits and two RBIs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 10-9 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.,Mangum's second-inning solo home run to right center off Twins starter Bailey Ober (6-3) was his first as a Pirate, and ignited a ...
Royals stunned by Rangers, suffer fifth straight loss
Ezequiel Duran dropped a walk-off, RBI single into right field, and the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win 7-6 over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Texas trailed 6-4 entering the ninth, when Joc Pederson led off with an opposite-field ho...
Christian Scott gets first win as Mets control Marlins
Christian Scott pitched five effective innings for his first career win, and the New York Mets scored three runs in the fourth inning of their 6-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday.,Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine ...
Astros use active bats to cool down Brewers
Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes capped three-run uprisings with two-run, extra-base hits to help the Houston Astros claim a 9-2 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Pena finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, while Paredes went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Yordan Alvar...
Orioles score five runs in ninth to stun Blue Jays
Pete Alonso capped Baltimore's five-run ninth inning with a walk-off single as in the Orioles stunned the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Saturday.,The Orioles rallied with four hits, three walks and a hit batter in the ninth to end a two-game skid. Baltimore was held to three singles through eigh...
Nationals explode for six-run inning, beat Padres
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the San Diego Padres for a 9-4 win Saturday in Washington.,Garcia had two hits and Drew Millas homered for the Nationals, who had lost two straight.,Washington trailed 3-1 entering the seventh wh...
Eric Cole fires 63, holds one-shot lead at Charles Schwab Challenge
Eric Cole shot 7-under-par 63 for the best score in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, taking the lead Saturday at Fort Worth, Texas.,Cole, aiming for his first victory on the PGA Tour, goes to Sunday's final round at 12-under 198, holding a one-stroke edge on Ryan Gerard.,Gerard birdi...
Athletics place RHP Luis Severino on 15-day IL
The Athletics placed right-hander Luis Severino on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a right shoulder strain.,In a corresponding move, the club recalled right-hander Michael Kelly from Triple-A Las Vegas.,Severino underwent tests on Saturday, one day after he exited his start against the New ...
Team Yandex, Aurora Gaming reach BLAST Slam VII quarterfinals
Team Yandex and Aurora Gaming each earned their way through the last-chance qualifier and into the playoffs of BLAST Slam VII on Saturday, with a pair of quarterfinal matchups now set at Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Spirit defeated OG to open the last-chance qualifier and earn a matchup with Team Yande...
Zachary Svajda remembers late dad after latest French Open win
Unheralded American Zachary Svajda continued his surprise French Open run on Saturday by posting a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over No. 25 Francisco Cerundolo to reach the fourth round in Paris.,Svajda committed 18 fewer unforced errors (59-41) than Cerundolo while thriving on the clay at Roland...
Shedeur Sanders shatters record with $17.7M in group licensing income
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned a record $17.7 million in group licensing income, according to an annual report filed by the NFL Players Association.,Sanders shattered the previous single-season record, which was held by Tom Brady in 2021-22 ($9.5 million).,According to Front Off...
White Sox hit three homers in win over Tigers
Edgar Quero, Colson Montgomery and Andrew Benintendi hit home runs, as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-1 Saturday.,White Sox starter Anthony Kay (5-1) gave up one run and six hits in five innings. The southpaw walked one and struck out three in 84 pitches.,The White Sox go f...
Valkyries will put stingy defense to test against visiting Aces
The defending-champion Las Vegas Aces find themselves looking up in the standings at the second-year Golden State Valkyries as the clubs prepare to meet Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Aces (4-3) have lost two in a row, including 95-87 at Dallas on Thursday night to tip off a three-game trip....
Rangers OF Wyatt Langford to begin rehab assignment
Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.,The 24-year-old landed on the injured list in late April with a forearm flexor strain. Since then, the Rangers have recorded an underwhelming 14-20 record.,Last season, Langford posted 22...
Mavs' Kyrie Irving "close to 100%" in recovery from torn ACL
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving gave an update on his recovery from a torn ACL via Twitch, saying he is now close to full strength.,"I am definitely close to being over at 100% in terms on my ACL recovery," Irving said. "It's been a while now. ... I'm just so grateful that I've had the time to h...
Blue Jays DFA RHP Austin Voth for second time this season
Right-hander Austin Voth was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time as the club purchased the contract of right-hander Hayden Juenger on Saturday.,Voth, 33, was signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent on March 25 and called up for a single appearance of 2 2/3 innings ...
Marina Mabrey's 18 points lead Tempo to win over Storm
Marina Mabrey scored 12 of her 18 points in the first half on Saturday afternoon, and the Toronto Tempo defeated the visiting Seattle Storm 93-72.,Kiki Rice scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and added six rebounds and four steals as the Tempo (5-4) defeated Seattle (3-6) for the second t...