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SKC, St. Louis City to meet again, both desperate for wins
A pair of teams near the bottom of the Western Conference standings are out to enter the upcoming All-Star and Leagues Cup break on a positive note when Sporting Kansas City plays host to St. Louis City on Saturday in the Missouri rivalry.,Sporting Kansas City (6-14-5, 23 points) sit in 12th place i...

Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette exits with calf strain
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette departed Friday night's 5-4 loss to the visiting Detroit Tigers due to a strained right calf.,Blue Jays manager John Schneider said afterward that Bichette was getting an MRI exam.,Bichette, a two-time All-Star, was injured while running to first base after he...

Olivier Giroud could debut for LAFC in matchup with Sounders
Los Angeles FC aims to continue their dominance of Seattle FC when the Western Conference powers meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,Los Angeles FC are 5-0-2 in the last seven matches against Seattle, including a 2-1 win early this season and a 1-0 victory in last year's playoffs to eli...

Galaxy look to extend conference lead vs. Timbers
On a march toward the glory days of their past, the Los Angeles Galaxy will be out to pad their lead atop the Western Conference standings on Saturday in a matchup with the visiting Portland Timbers in Carson, Calif.,With Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the Galaxy (13-5-7, 46 point...

Whitecaps host Dynamo in battle of hot squads
The Vancouver Whitecaps look for their third consecutive victory on Saturday night when they host a Houston Dynamo side going in search of back-to-back away wins in a potential Western Conference playoff preview.,Fafa Picault's 76th-minute tally lifted Vancouver (11-7-5, 38 points) to a 2-1 home win...

Jake Burger homers to lead Marlins past Mets
Jake Burger homered and doubled Friday night, knocking in two runs as the Miami Marlins built a 4-0 lead and then held off the visiting New York Mets 6-4.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. also had two hits and stole his 19th base for Miami, which took a 4-3 lead in the season series. Anthony Bender (4-2) pitched t...

Caitlin Clark's Fever on pace to set WNBA attendance record
The Indiana Fever hit the WNBA All-Star break with an 11-15 record, putting them in the bottom half of the standings and 10 1/2 games behind the league-leading New York Liberty.,However, that doesn't tell nearly the full story of the first half of the Fever's season -- or the impact of superstar roo...

Mariners activate LHP Gabe Speier, DFA RHP Mike Baumann
The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Gabe Speier from the injured list Friday in advance of a game against the Houston Astros and designated right-hander Mike Baumann for assignment.,Speier, 29, had been out since late May with a left rotator cuff strain. He was 0-2 this season with a 6.06 ER...

Juan Soto leads Yankees past Rays
Juan Soto collected four hits, including a double in the fifth inning, where he scored on two errors by the Rays as the host New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.,Anthony Volpe hit a bases-clearing double in the third off Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin (5-7) and Aaron Judge add...

Nashville F Tyler Boyd (ACL) out for rest of season
Nashville SC forward Tyler Boyd will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a torn ACL in his knee.,Boyd will undergo knee reconstruction surgery within the next few weeks, according to the team.,Nashville announced the seriousness of Boyd's injury on Friday and placed him on the season-e...

RSL, Rapids to play rubber match of season series
Real Salt Lake will travel to Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday night to face the Colorado Rapids in the third and deciding match of the Rocky Mountain Cup.,The teams have met twice this season, both in Sandy, Utah. RSL won 5-3 in the most recent meeting on May 18, while the Rapids took the first ma...

Struggling Minnesota United, Earthquakes both need a win
Minnesota United FC haven't won in their last nine matches.,But they still are in better shape than the San Jose Earthquakes.,The teams meet Saturday night at Saint Paul, Minn., where Minnesota United will be desperate to get things turned around.,Minnesota (8-10-6, 30 points) has just two draws sin...

Austin FC eyeing better discipline vs. Charlotte FC
Austin FC must be more disciplined if it wants to snap a two-match losing streak as it hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday in Texas in the second-ever match between the sides.,The Verde (8-10-6, 30 points) have finished both of their last two matches short-handed after having a player sent off. ,Austin h...

Fire offer insurance in advance of Lionel Messi visit Aug. 31
Just in case Chicago is not Lionel Messi's kind of town for a second consecutive season, the Fire are taking precautions for a scheduled game against Inter Miami on Aug. 31 in the Windy City.,The MLS club said it will offer either a $250 or $100 voucher if Messi fails to play in Chicago later this s...

Winless Tiger-Cats seek victory against 'comfortable' Argonauts
Head coach Scott Milanovich seeks his first win with Hamilton on Saturday when the Tiger-Cats host his former team, the Toronto Argonauts.,Milanovich coached the Argonauts from 2012-16, guiding them to victory in the 100th Grey Cup championship in his debut campaign.,His first season as the sideline...

Union hunting rare win streak vs. slumping Nashville SC
After snapping a 10-match winless streak, the Philadelphia Union will look to make it two straight victories when they welcome Nashville SC to Chester, Pa., on Saturday night.,The Union (5-10-9, 24 points) halted a 0-6-4 slump on Wednesday night as Tai Baribo's hat trick led them to a 5-1 win over t...

Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer lead iconic Hall class into induction
The only 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who did not get in on his first try on the ballot is Todd Helton. ,Yet Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland also took uniquely long and challenging paths to Cooperstown.,Beltre, Helton, Mauer and Leyland will join one of the most exclusive clubs in sp...

Brewers, Twins bask in positives as second half begins
After an extra day off, the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will start their second-half action when they meet Saturday evening to open a two-game series at Minneapolis., ,Both teams enjoyed five days off for the All-Star break, including a rare day off Friday as most of the other teams in the...

Red Bulls out to avoid 5th straight draw vs. FC Cincinnati
The New York Red Bulls are aware that the 12-point gap between first and fourth place in the Eastern Conference could be tighter, if only they could protect leads and finish off opponents.,Failing to finish has been a source of major frustration for the Red Bulls, who hope to avoid a fifth straight ...

FC Dallas aim for first road win vs. short-handed Revs
FC Dallas will look to post its first three-game winning streak and first road victory this season when it visits struggling and short-handed New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Dallas (8-11-5, 29 points) earned both its previous wins at home and by multiple goals, 2-0 against the LA Galaxy an...