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With hope for future, Pirates close home schedule vs. Athletics
While the Pittsburgh Pirates are headed toward a second consecutive last-place finish in the National League Central, their young pitching staff offers hope for the future.,Before closing out the season with six road games, the Pirates (66-89) will face the visiting Athletics (73-82) in the rubber m...
Two games back in AL East, Yanks eye series win vs. O's
The New York Yankees saw slugger Giancarlo Stanton reach another milestone this weekend. They're expecting even more.,The Yankees (87-68) finish a four-game series on Sunday afternoon against the host Baltimore Orioles (73-82), who will try to earn a split after New York won 6-1 on Saturday night.,T...
SEC: Refs missed 'unfair tactic' on Oklahoma TD in win over Auburn
The Southeastern Conference criticized one of its officiating crews for missing a "hideout tactic" used on a touchdown pass by No. 11 Oklahoma in its 24-17 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners should have been assessed a 15-yard penalty for team unsportsmanli...
Caitlin Clark says she was fined $200 for social-media ref criticism
Sidelined Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark says she was fined by the WNBA for a comment she made on Instagram criticizing league referees.,"Got fined $200 for this," Clark posted on her Twitter account Saturday with multiple cry-laughing emojis. The caption accompanied a screengrab of a "refs couldn...
Michigan State: LB Wayne Matthews III's motor skills intact after serious injury
Michigan State said that linebacker Wayne Matthews III's motor skills are intact after he suffered a serious injury late in the first half of the Spartans' game at Southern California on Saturday night in Los Angeles.,With the Trojans in the red zone on first-and-9, Matthews was in on a tackle of ru...
Carlos Coronel's shutout vs. Montreal helps Red Bulls stay in hunt
Carlos Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet of the season as the visiting New York Red Bulls kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each scored goals for New York (12-12-7, 43 points), which remai...
Brewers reduce magic number to 1 with win over Cardinals
Brice Turang's decisive 10th-inning RBI single lifted the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday -- and pushed them to the brink of another National League Central title.,The magic number for the Brewers (95-60) to win the division is now one. They have a seven-game lea...
Brewers reduce magic number to 1 with win vs. Cardinals
Brice Turang's decisive 10th-inning RBI single lifted the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday -- and pushed them to the brink of another National League Central title.,The magic number for the Brewers (95-60) to win the division is now one. They have a seven-game lea...
Carlos Coronel-fueled shutout vs. Montreal helps NY Red Bulls stay in playoff hunt
Carlos Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet of the season as the visiting New York Red Bulls kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each scored goals for New York (12-12-7, 43 points), which remai...
KC Current top Seattle to earn their first NWSL Shield
The Kansas City Current secured the franchise's first NWSL Shield on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over the Seattle Reign in Kansas City.,Kansas City (17-2-2, 53 points) extended their streak without a loss to 14 matches in the victory.,Debinha scored the Current's first goal on a penalty kick in th...
Toronto FC, Columbus battle to 1-1 draw
Toronto FC and the host Columbus Crew played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Wessam Abou Ali gave Columbus an early 1-0 lead, and Richie Laryea responded for Toronto in the second half.,With the draw, Columbus (13-7-11, 50 points) has just one win over its last six matches (1-2-3).,Meanwhile, Toron...
Cal Raleigh passes Ken Griffey Jr. with 57th home run
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh hit a solo home run in the third inning of the Mariners' game against the Astros in Houston Saturday evening, passing Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners' record for home runs in a season with his 57th.,Griffey hit 56 homers for Seattle in both 1997 and 1998.,With one out in...
WR Xavier Gipson now cut by both New York teams in two weeks
Wide receiver/return specialist Xavier Gipson's time with the New York Giants was short, as the team waived him on Saturday before he could appear in a game.,The Giants had signed Gipson on Sept. 11, one day after he was cut by the New York Jets, who share the same home stadium, MetLife Stadium in E...
Bears CB Jaylon Johnson (groin), OL Kiran Amegadije (elbow) placed on IR
The Chicago Bears are placing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson (groin) and backup guard Kiran Amegadije (elbow) on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday.,Both will miss the team's next four games as a result of the move.,Last Sunday, Johnson aggravated the injury that limited him d...
Blue Jays place RHP Chris Bassitt (back) on 15-day injured list
The American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to low back inflammation with hope that he will return in the postseason.,The move is retroactive to Friday. In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled rookie left-hander Mason F...
Inclement weather suspends 2nd round of LPGA event in Arkansas
Dangerous weather conditions suspended play for the day at 3:25 p.m. local time on Saturday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Ark.,Eight groups completed at least one hole of the second round before play was suspended, with the golf course at Pinnacle Country Club described as unpla...
Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw (thigh) on short-term IR
The Denver Broncos placed linebacker Dre Greenlaw on short-term injured reserve Saturday, the team announced, sidelining him for at least four games due to a thigh injury.,Greenlaw, 28, will be eligible to return Week 7 against the New York Giants. He has yet to play this season after the injury kep...
Corey Heim wins record-tying ninth Truck Series race of 2025
LOUDON, N.H. -- Corey Heim turned in another successful chapter to one of the most dominant seasons in NASCAR Truck Series history, claiming his record-tying ninth season win in Saturday's Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.,The 23-year-old Georgia native's race effort was nearly as perfec...
Joey Logano claims pole in New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. -- Team Penske's Joey Logano thrilled his enthusiastic local fan base by turning a pole-winning lap at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, with the Connecticut native claiming the first NASCAR Cup Series pole position of his career at his "hometown" New England track.,Th...
Aziz Olajuwon, son of Hall of Famer, chooses Stanford
Aziz Olajuwon, a four-star recruit who is the son of legendary Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, announced Saturday that he has committed to Stanford.,That rates as a bit of a stunner since one of the other finalists was Houston, where his famous dad was a star in the 1980s Phi Slama Jama era before go...