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Marlins intent on converting opportunities vs. Angels Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara, who has lasted at least six innings in 20 of his 24 appearances this season, will start on Saturday afternoon when the Marlins host the Los Angeles Angels.,Alcantara (12-6, 3.68 ERA) is coming off his best month of the season, going 2-2 with a 2.57 ERA in July. Th...

Cam Smith's 2 home runs push Astros past PadresCam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3.,Smith initiated the scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off ...

Willy Adames, Rafael Devers go deep as Giants down TigersRafael Devers and Willy Adames hit home runs, Adrian Houser threw five innings of effective relief and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Jung Hoo Lee chipped in with a two-run single for the Giants, who were making th...

Cam Smith's two homer get Astros past Padres

Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3., ,Smith initiated scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off th...

D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homer

Ryan 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...

Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings

Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...

Indiana's Schedule Proves College Football Has a Real Playoff Problem

Indiana's decision to drop Notre Dame highlights a growing problem in college football: Teams may be rewarded for avoiding difficult non-conference games....

Dana White’s Latest Comments All but Confirm Usman Nurmagomedov’s UFC Future

Dana White fueled speculation about Usman Nurmagomedov's UFC future with a one-word answer after UFC Fight Night in Serbia....