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Whitecaps take on Minnesota United after short turnaround
The Vancouver Whitecaps face a challenging turnaround when they travel to face Minnesota United on Sunday afternoon in a match between early Western Conference contenders.,The Whitecaps (6-1-2, 20 points) enter the weekend still on top of the conference despite settling for a 0-0 draw in their last ...
Twins acquire Kody Clemens from Phillies, put Luke Keaschall on IL
The Minnesota Twins acquired infielder Kody Clemens from the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations.,Clemens, who went 0-for-6 with one walk in seven games for the Phillies this season, was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He has been added to the Twins' 26-man ...
Jesus Luzardo hopes to help Phillies snap skid vs. Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo hopes to continue impressing his new team when he takes the mound against the host Chicago Cubs in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday.,The Phillies could use a strong performance after losing five in a row.,Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) c...
A's, riding hot streak, look to climb above .500 in matchup vs. White Sox
The Athletics will try to climb above the .500 mark for the first time since the opening weekend of the season when they host the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif., ,The A's started the season with two wins in three games at Seattle but dipped below .500 after that w...
Showboats stop Stallions in OT for first win of season
After the Birmingham Stallions tied the game on a late touchdown, the visiting Memphis Showboats picked up their first win of the season, 24-20, in overtime on Friday night.,The Showboats (1-4) had a chance to win in regulation, but Matt Coghlin was wide right on a 57-yard field-goal attempt. In the...
A's survive rally by White Sox, run win streak to 3
Jacob Wilson went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Athletics rallied to defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Friday night in West Sacramento, Calif., for their third straight win.,Tyler Soderstrom also had three hits, an RBI and a run, and Brent Rooker drove in the go-ahead run with a doub...
Nashville SC welcome Fire as both teams seek to end slumps
Nashville SC aim to break their four-game slump with a positive home outing Saturday night against the Chicago Fire.,Despite a strong start to the season, Nashville (4-4-1, 13 points) has struggled recently. Nashville has won just three points from its last four games, yielding late winners to Cinci...
Cubs blank Phillies in rain-delayed affair
Colin Rea went five scoreless innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong had an RBI and scored a run as the Chicago Cubs earned a 4-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday following a two-hour, 20-minute rain delay.,Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits as the Cubs improved to 5-1 on ...
Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...
Jerry Kelly shoots record 62 to lead Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Jerry Kelly scorched TPC Sugarloaf with a record-breaking, 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic on Friday in Duluth, Ga.,Kelly's 10-birdie, zero-bogey round set both the tournament scoring record and the TPC Sugarloaf course record. Kelly was buoyed by a ru...
Union, D.C. United set for clash while on similar arcs
After earning much-needed victories, the Philadelphia Union and visiting D.C. United enter Saturday's MLS matchup each intent on starting a run of success.,Philadelphia (5-3-1, 16 points) broke out last Saturday with a 3-0 home victory over Atlanta United. The win came after the Union had scored jus...
Trust, faith have Thunder poised for sweep vs. Grizzlies
After showing they can win either ahead of the pack or well off the pace, the Oklahoma City will be out to sweep their first-round Western Conference playoff series on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies when Game 4 takes place Saturday.,With Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant not available in the se...
Lions exercise options on Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams
The Detroit Lions exercised their fifth-year options on defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and wide receiver Jameson Williams on Friday.,Also on Friday, the Dallas Cowboys picked up the fifth-year option on offensive tackle Tyler Smith.,Hutchinson, the second overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, is in li...
A's, White Sox enter series coming off key wins
The Athletics enter their three-game weekend series with the Chicago White Sox on Friday night coming off a milestone win., ,Jacob Wilson's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth drove in Luis Urias from second base with the winning run as the Athletics rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Texas Ra...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps grab edge over Miami
Vancouver's Brian White scored in the first half and Sebastian Berhalter added a late tally as the Whitecaps beat visiting Inter Miami 2-0 on Thursday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal series.,The two-game, total-goal series will conclude on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Th...
Haeran Ryu, Yan Liu tied for first-round lead at Chevron
Haeran Ryu of South Korea and Yan Liu of China carded bogey-free rounds of 7-under-par 65 before play was suspended on the first day of the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of the season, on Thursday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Ryu and Liu have a two-shot lead over South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim (...
White Sox blank Twins as rain shortens game to 7 innings
Rookie Shane Smith got his first career win and Lenyn Sosa and Miguel Vargas homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 in a seven-inning weather-shortened game on Thursday in Minneapolis.,The White Sox had lost three in a row and nine of their previous 10. They salvaged the final...
Nationals activate SS CJ Abrams from injured list
The Washington Nationals activated shortstop CJ Abrams from the injured list Thursday and optioned third baseman Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester.,Abrams, 24, last played on April 11 when he departed in the fourth inning with a right hip flexor strain. In 11 games this season, he was batting .244...
PGL Wallachia playoffs begin with three sweeps
Team Liquid beat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the upper-bracket semifinals at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid opened the double-elimination playoffs by sandwiching a 37-minute win on red and a 42-minute victory on green around Tundra's 58-minute win on ...
Crew acquire F Ibrahim Aliyu from Dynamo
The Columbus Crew acquired forward Ibrahim Aliyu from the Houston Dynamo on Thursday.,The Dynamo will receive $450,000 and up to $750,000 in conditional performance-based incentives. The club also will retain a sell-on percentage in the event of a future transfer.,"Aliyu is a young and dynamic playe...