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Whitecaps, Timbers battle for potential playoff-clinching win
With a national title in tow, the Vancouver Whitecaps return to MLS regular-season action when they host the Portland Timbers on Saturday.,Vancouver (13-9-7, 46 points) is in seventh place in the Western Conference, just ahead of eighth-place Portland (12-10-8, 44 points). Both teams can clinch a pl...
Toronto seek victory over lowly Fire to improve playoff chances
Toronto FC aren't making things easy down the stretch in a quest for the playoffs.,The Chicago Fire, meanwhile, are seemingly limping to the finish of another disappointing season.,Each side looks to avoid a third straight defeat when they meet Saturday night in Bridgeview, Ill.,Entering this matchd...
Will Levis, winless Titans draw Dolphins in possible 'Snoop' spot start
Quarterback Will Levis' most memorable moment of his brief NFL career occurred last season during a Monday night road game against the Miami Dolphins.,Levis will be seeking a repeat performance in the same setting on the same night of the week when the winless Tennessee Titans battle the Dolphins in...
Union look to continue fine form vs. Atlanta United
The resurgent Philadelphia Union can take another step toward sealing a playoff place when they host an Atlanta United side trying to prolong its own postseason hopes Saturday in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (9-12-9, 36 points) has won five of its last seven to climb above the playoff line into ninth p...
Astros send INF Shay Whitcomb to minors after four-error game
The Houston Astros demoted infielder Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land two days after he set a dubious franchise record by committing four errors in a game against the Seattle Mariners.,Infielder Zach Dezenzo was recalled from Sugar Land prior to Friday's contest against the Cleveland Guardians i...
Jameson Taillon finishes strong as Cubs shut down Reds
Jameson Taillon scattered four hits across seven scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three-game set.,Taillon (12-8) walked two and fanned two in his final outing of the season. He finished the 2024 campaign strong, going 4...
MAD Lions, GAM Esports punch tickets to Swiss Stage of Worlds
MAD Lions KOI and GAM Esports each recorded a victory Friday to qualify for the Swiss Stage of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin, Germany.,MAD Lions posted a 2-1 win over PSG Talon after sandwiching 36- and 33-minute wins on blue around a 35-minute decision. David "Supa" Martin...
Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula triumph in Beijing
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula posted wins Friday at the China Open to move on to the third round in Beijing.,Bpth defeated opponents from France. Gauff, the fourth seed, topped Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3, while the second-seeded Pegula rallied from a break down in the second set to defeat Diane Parry 6-1,...
Liberty-Appalachian State game canceled due to Hurricane Helene
Appalachian State's home game against Liberty on Saturday has been canceled due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. ,The game in Boone, N.C., will not be rescheduled, per a statement on the Mountaineers' official website. ,Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida late Thurs...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz triumphant in Beijing
Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.,Alcaraz fired five aces and took advantage of six double faults by his foe to dispatch the Frenchman in one hour, 21 minutes. The Spaniard moved on to f...
Phillies finish against Nats with eye on NL's top record
The Philadelphia Phillies have already clinched the National League East title and a first-round bye into the NL Division Series. However, Rob Thompson's squad still have plenty to play for heading into their regular-season-ending three-game road series against the Washington Nationals beginning on ...
Tigers welcome White Sox with chance to clinch playoffs
What once seemed impossible now appears inevitable.,The Detroit Tigers enter their three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox with a chance to clinch an American League wild-card playoff berth as early as Friday night.,Detroit (85-74) has won five straight, nine of its past 10 and 14 of it...
Will Levis, winless Titans seek more success against host Dolphins
Quarterback Will Levis' most memorable moment of his brief NFL career occurred last season during a Monday night road game against the Miami Dolphins.,Levis will be seeking a repeat performance in the same setting on the same night of the week when the winless Tennessee Titans battle the Dolphins in...
White Sox blank Angels, staying on 120 losses for third straight day
Andrew Vaughn and Lenyn Sosa both delivered two RBIs during a seven-run fifth inning and Chris Flexen pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as the host Chicago White Sox topped the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 on Thursday to earn a series sweep.,Chicago (39-120) again avoided surpassing the expansion 1962 New Yor...
Tyler Huntley could emerge as starter in Dolphins QB carousel
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Thursday that he isn't ready to name a starting quarterback for Monday night's home game against the Tennessee Titans.,Skylar Thompson is dealing with a rib injury that McDaniel said is "pretty painful," leaving Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyle as the leading candi...
Eagles WR Britain Covey out 6 weeks with broken scapula
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Britain Covey told reporters Thursday that he will be sidelined for six weeks with a broken scapula.,Covey, 27, said he will not require surgery for the shoulder injury sustained during Sunday's victory at New Orleans.,Covey has seven catches for 34 yards and one pu...
Sara Sorribes Tormo wins marathon match in Beijing
Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo outlasted China's Xinyu Gao in the fourth-longest match of the Open Era on Thursday at the China Open in Beijing.,One of several players to overcome a first-set stumble in the first round, Sorribes Tormo completed her 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5 victory in four hours and 15 minutes...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner avoids upset at China Open
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner began defense of his China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Nicolas Jarry on Thursday in Beijing.,Sinner won 82 percent of his first-serve points and overcame 12 aces by his foe to dispatch the Chilean in 1 hour, 55 minutes.,The Italian, who has won 12 matches in a r...
Dubious distinction awaits either White Sox or Angels
One team's run of futility will become a record on Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels and White Sox square off in Chicago.,On one hand is Los Angeles (63-95), which has dropped a pair of one-run decisions to begin this three-game series to tie the franchise record for losses in a season....
Kliff Kingsbury’s proteges face off as the Commanders head to Arizona
As the first-year head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, Kliff Kingsbury's mission was to develop a rookie quarterback with a Heisman Trophy on his resume, Kyler Murray. ,Five years later, in his first year as offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders, Kingsbury is doing the same with...