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Skye Blakely, Claire Pease share first at U.S. Gymnastics ChampionshipsThe University of Florida's Skye Blakely and 17-year-old Honolulu native Claire Pease are tied for the all-around lead after the first day of women's competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Friday in Phoenix.,Each earned 55.6 points.,Sixteen-year-old Charleigh Bullock from Virginia holds...

D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homerRyan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...

Josh Smith's big night helps Blue Jays hold off PhilliesJosh Smith collected three hits, including a homer, and scored three runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays held on to nip the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday.,In a back-and-forth game that started two hours after the scheduled first pitch due to inclement weather, Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers ...

Nolan Schanuel hits go-ahead HR as Angels stave off Marlins

South Florida native Nolan Schanuel slugged a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Miami nearly tied the score in the ninth, but Los Angeles got the game's final out on left fielder Jose Siri's on...

Twins' Kaelen Culpepper homers in big-league debut

Minnesota Twins rookie shortstop Kaelen Culpepper needed just two plate appearances on Friday to blast his first major league home run.,Facing Milwaukee Brewers starter Shane Drohan in the fourth inning of his big-league debut, the Twins' No. 2 prospect skied a 390-foot shot over the left-center-fie...

Twins promote No. 2 prospect in search of offensive boost

Back in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins called up Kaelen Culpepper, their No. 2 prospect, in hopes he will provide increased offense at shortstop.,He made his major league debut on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, playing short and batting seventh in the lineup.,Culpepper, 23, appeared in...

Defending champ Ben Shelton continues strong run in Montreal

Defending champion Ben Shelton continued his strong run through the National Bank Open with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Belgium's Zizou Bergs on Friday to reach the Round of 16 in Montreal.,Shelton, the highest remaining seed at No. 5, was dominant on his serve with eight aces and no double faults. He won ...

Texans activate WR Jaylin Noel from non-football injury list

The Houston Texans reinstated second-year wide receiver and return man Jaylin Noel from the non-football injury list on Friday.,Noel, 23, caught 26 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (three starts) last season after being picked in the third round (No. 79 overall) of the 2025 NFL Dr...