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Jose Soriano shines as Angels shut out White Sox
Jose Soriano delivered seven shutout innings and Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo had two hits apiece to help the Los Angeles Angels blank the host Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.,Soriano (1-0) scattered two hits, two walks and five strikeouts while breezing through Chicago hitters in a tidy 73 pitch...
Matvei Michkov scores two as Flyers take care of Sabres
Matvei Michkov scored twice to help the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-4 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Owen Tippett, Ryan Poehling and Tyson Foerster each had a goal and an assist, Noah Cates had a goal and two assists, and Travis Konecny had two assists for the Flyers (30-36-9, 6...
'Connected' Utah set to face new-look Blackhawks
The Utah Hockey Club enjoyed plenty of positives in their last outing despite seeing their winless skid extended to three games.,After falling in overtime in their last contest, Utah HC looks for a positive result on Sunday afternoon when they conclude a three-game road trip against the Chicago Blac...
Alysa Liu comes out of retirement to win figure skating World Championships
After competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships that winter, 16-year-old Alysa Liu retired from ice skating, worn out from the sport. ,Turns out it was an extended break instead.,Now 19, Liu capped her return to skating at the World Championships in...
Auburn takes down Michigan, makes Elite Eight for third time
ATLANTA -- Johni Broome recorded game highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Auburn to a 78-65 win over No. 5 seed Michigan in Friday's NCAA Tournament South Region semifinal.,Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford added 20 points apiece for the Tigers (31-5), who rallied from a nine-point...
Auburn in third Elite Eight after taking down Michigan
ATLANTA -- Johni Broome recorded a game-high 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Auburn to a 78-65 win over No. 5 seed Michigan in Friday's NCAA Tournament South Region semifinal.,Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford added 20 points apiece for the Tigers (31-5), who rallied from a nine-point, ...
Lilia Vu shoots 64, moves to front at Ford Championship
Lilia Vu birdied three of her first four holes on Friday and grabbed a two-shot lead at the midpoint of the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Vu matched the best score of the day, an 8-under-par 64 at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, to move to 14-under 130.,Four players are tied for second ...
Ashley Hatch scores twice, Spirit defeat Bay FC
Ashley Hatch scored three minutes apart in the first half to lift the Washington Spirit in a 2-0 victory against visiting Bay FC on Friday night.,Aubrey Kingsbury needed only two saves for her first clean sheet of the year as Washington (2-1-0, 6 points) was in control.,Hatch has three goals this se...
Michigan State knocks off Ole Miss to reach its 15th Elite Eight
ATLANTA -- Freshman Jase Richardson scored a team-high 20 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State to a 73-70 win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament South Region semifinals on Friday.,Coen Carr added 15 points and Jaden Akins scored 13 for the Spartans (30-6), who are headed to the program's 15th...
Surging Fire not taking winless CF Montreal for granted
The Chicago Fire appear to have hit their stride under coach Gregg Berhalter. CF Montreal -- after showing their coach the door -- are simply looking to find the back of the net, let alone win.,The Fire, winners of three straight, host struggling Montreal on Saturday night.,Chicago (3-1-1, 10 points...
Phillies meet Nationals again after strong close to opener
Left-hander Jesus Luzardo makes his Phillies debut when Philadelphia visits the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Luzardo, who went 3-6 with a 5.00 ERA in 12 starts last season with the Miami Marlins, was acquired in a December trade. The 27-year-old was originally drafted in 2016 by the Nationals a...
White Sox out to 'rock' as Angels seek their own positives
Chicago White Sox catcher Korey Lee finds it refreshing to be on the plus side of .500 after one game, especially after the club endured a modern-day record 121 losses in 2024.,The White Sox aim for an actual winning streak as their season-opening series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels conti...
Opening Day Overreactions: What We Learned from the First Games of 2025
Six key takeaways from the 2025 MLB Opening Day, including struggles from Juan Soto, the White Sox’s promising start, and concerns over baseball’s pitching depth....
Three Overrated MLB Teams That Could Struggle to Make the Playoffs
Three MLB teams might be more hype than substance in 2025. Here’s why the Yankees, Mets, and Cubs could struggle to make the playoffs....
Chicago Stars extend F Nadia Gomes through June 30
The Chicago Stars have extended their deal with Portuguese forward Nadia Gomes through the end of June.,Gomes, 28, has appeared in 10 matches since joining the NWSL club on a one-year deal in March 2024.,She was named the USL W League's Player of the Year in 2023 after scoring 17 goals in 15 matches...
Whitecaps seek to resume winning ways in clash vs. winless Toronto
The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to get back on the winning track Saturday afternoon when they visit a Toronto FC side still searching for its first victory.,The Whitecaps (4-1-0, 12 points) saw their perfect start to the regular season halted in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat to the Chicago Fire, a ga...
D-backs' Merrill Kelly looks to get off on right foot vs. Cubs
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will oppose Chicago Cubs rightie Jameson Taillon in the second contest of a four-game series in Phoenix on Friday.,Each will be making his first start of the season, although Taillon did get some work overseas in an exhibition game against the Yomiuri ...
Charley Hull charges to lead at Ford Championship
England's Charley Hull produced a career-low, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the opening-round lead at the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Following her bogey-free round at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, Hull sits one stroke ahead of Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen.,Amanda Doherty, Ta...
Four-way tie as first-round play suspended at Houston Open
Four golfers were bunched atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par 65 when play was suspended due to darkness Thursday in the first round of the Texas Children's Houston Open.,Ryan Gerard, Keith Mitchell, Canada's Taylor Pendrith and Argentina's Alejandro Tosti share a one-stroke lead at Memorial Park Go...
Top seed Auburn sees high stakes against Michigan
ATLANTA -- No. 1 Auburn was the team to beat throughout the regular season, even earning the NCAA Tournament's top overall seed after entering Selection Sunday losers in three of its last four.,Now in the South Region semifinal, the Tigers (30-5) tangle with No. 5 seed Michigan (27-9) on Friday nigh...