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OpTic Texas keep rolling in CDL Major 3 qualifying
OpTic Texas maintained their perfect record in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, sweeping the Paris Gentle Mates 3-0 on Friday.,Texas improved to 4-0, while Paris slipped to 3-1. The Los Angeles Thieves, who were idle on Friday, hold second place at 3-0.,In other action as the th...
Brewers LF Brandon Lockridge exits with deep cut on knee
Milwaukee left fielder Brandon Lockridge was taken off the field on a cart with a deep cut to his right knee in the fourth inning of the Brewers' Friday home game against the New York Yankees.,Lockridge was hurt while sliding into the wall in an unsuccessful attempt to make a catch on Cody Bellinger...
Freddie Freeman's homer helps Dodgers down Braves
Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning and Freddie Freeman socked a home run against his former team in the sixth as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 3-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday.,The homer off Braves ace Chris Sale was Freeman's first in 26 games.,The...
Mitch Marner's hat trick gives Golden Knights 2-1 edge on Ducks
Mitch Marner posted his first career playoff hat trick in a four-point outing as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights thumped the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Friday to take a two-games-to-one lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.,Shea Theodore and Brett Howden both collected one goal and one assi...
Cubs extend winning streak to 10 with triumph over Rangers
Seiya Suzuki belted a two-run homer and Michael Busch added a three-run double, fueling the red-hot Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Chicago's Ian Happ had an RBI single in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 29 games. He also scored on...
Sounders out to extend run of home dominance vs. slumping San Diego
Last season, San Diego FC surprised all of MLS by winning the Western Conference title as an expansion team.,It's safe to say San Diego is now going through a sophomore slump.,San Diego (3-5-3, 12 points) is mired in an eight-match winless streak heading into Saturday's visit to the Seattle Sounders...
Sporting KC brings lengthy losing streak to Portland
The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City will be searching for more consistency when they meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,The Timbers (3-6-1, 10 points) have won two of their last four with defeats of LAFC and San Diego FC, a pair of teams expected to be among the Western Confe...
Royals come from behind to hand Tigers fourth straight loss
Kyle Isbel's second RBI of the night came via a two-out single in the ninth, giving the host Kansas City Royals a walk-off 4-3 victory over the scuffling Detroit Tigers on Friday.,The Royals trailed 3-1 when they tied the game with three hits on the first five pitches of the eighth inning against De...
Expansion franchise Fire host revamped Sky for first game
The Chicago Sky tied for the league low of 10 victories last season and have since revamped the roster as they prepare to open the 2026 season at the expansion Portland Fire on Saturday night.,The most important newcomer is seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins, and one of the players shipped out was s...
Blue Jays' Dylan Cease stifles Angels again
Dylan Cease struck out 10 in seven innings Friday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels A2-0.,Cease (3-1) allowed five hits with no walks in the opener of a three-game series. It was Cease's second win of the season over the Angels and it gave the Blue Jays a 3-1 l...
Red-hot Revolution encounter slowly improving Union
This season is starting to look a lot like last year for the New England Revolution.,At this time in 2025, the Revs were in the middle of a nine-game MLS streak without a loss. One year later, they are rolling again as they've gone 5-0-1 in their last six MLS matches to rise to second place in the E...
Brewers' Brandon Lockridge (leg) carted off during Yankees game
Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Brandon Lockridge was taken off the field on a cart with an apparent leg injury in the fourth inning of Friday night's home game against the New York Yankees after sliding into the wall while unsuccessfully attempting to make a sliding catch on Cody Bellinger's foul fly...
Lucas Herbert fires 63, extends lead to 6 at LIV Golf Virginia
Australia's Lucas Herbert bettered his stellar first round by a shot and opened up a six-shot gulf between him and the field at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert's 9-under-par 63 rocketed him to 17 under for the event at Trump National DC. Spaniard Sergio Garcia (67), at 11 u...
Jessica Pegula coasts to victory in Rome opener
On a day where many seeded competitors were upset, No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula faced minimal resistance in her Italian Open opener Friday, coasting to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in Rome.,Pegula, who lost her second match in her last tournament at Madrid, was clinical in this match, fa...
Sungjae Im moves in front, seeks signature win at Truist Championship
Sungjae Im made three birdies on the back nine and squeaked in front halfway through the Truist Championship on Friday in Charlotte.,Im posted a steady 2-under-par 69 at Quail Hollow Club to get to 9-under 133 and earn a one-shot edge over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who posted his second straight 6...
Shane van Gisbergen angling for 7th road-course title at Watkins Glen
Shane van Gisbergen has work to do in the Finger Lakes region of New York this weekend when the NASCAR Cup Series holds its second race on a road course in 2026, venturing to Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.,Nicknamed SVG for the sake of all the NASCAR announcers and fans who discuss...
UFC 328: Khamzat Chimaev heavy favorite vs. Sean Strickland
UFC 328 will be headlined by Khamzat Chimaev making his first defense as the middleweight champion against former champion Sean Strickland at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday night.,Chimaev will enter as the heavy favorite, with his odds shifting from -525 to -550 at BetMGM by Frida...
Aces, Mercury open schedules in rematch of WNBA Finals
In a rematch of last season's WNBA Finals, the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces play host to the Phoenix Mercury in a matinee Saturday to open the season for both teams.,Las Vegas heads into the 2026 campaign fresh off its third WNBA championship in four seasons led by A'ja Wilson, who is coming off...
Coaches share spotlight as slumping Red Bulls visit Fire
When Chicago hosts New York on Saturday, it will be a reunion of former U.S. men's national team members Gregg Berhalter, now the coach of the Fire, and Michael Bradley, who is in his first season guiding the Red Bulls.,In 2019, which was the final season of Bradley's 14-year playing career on the U...
Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao agree to rematch
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to terms on an amended deal for a proposed boxing match on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas.,Manny Pacquiao Promotions CEO Jas Mathur told The Ring magazine on Friday that the sides reached terms to go ahead with the anticipated bout at T-Mobile Arena. The fi...