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Jackson Jobe stellar in return as Tigers blank Giants
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Nathan Lukes rips game-winning HR as Jays edge Phillies in 11
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lukes' ho...
Jake McCarthy's historic night powers Rockies past Cards
Jake McCarthy went 4-for 5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the modern era of the major leagues to fill a box...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Caitlin Clark avoids suspension as WNBA rescinds technical foul
Caitlin Clark won't be suspended for her eighth technical of the season, after all.,In the third quarter of Saturday's 90-86 win over the Sky in Chicago, the Indiana Fever star was assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official. That was her eighth technical of the season. By rule, an...
Fire hold off rival Storm, whose losing streak reaches 11
Nyadiew Puoch scored a career-high 19 points Saturday night and the Portland Fire pulled away down the stretch to earn a 100-93 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Puoch hit 4 of 7 3-point attempts after entering the game shooting only 17.6% from distance and added three steals as Portland (13-19) ...
Brandon Nakashima delivers milestone win to reach Montreal quarters
Brandon Nakashima battled the elements and tough competition to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-5 defeat of Arthur Rinderknech at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Saturday.,The American had lost his five previous round of 16 matches at 1000-level events befo...
Nathan Lukes belts game-winning homer as Blue Jays edge Phillies
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th inning before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lu...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe stellar in first game in more than a year
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
Padres hold off Astros, now 1 game out of wild-card spot
Jackson Merrill homered and knocked in two runs while Michael King sailed through six innings of one-run ball as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.,Merrill snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning when he launched his 17th homer of the season off...
Jacob deGrom continues dominance of O's, Rangers win 4th straight game
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer and Jacob deGrom pitched five strong innings as the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (8-7) allowed one run on three hits with one walk and nine strikeouts...
Andrew Vaughn delivers clutch hit to lift Brewers past Twins
Andrew Vaughn's go-ahead RBI single with one out in the eighth inning led the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.,Vaughn smacked the first pitch he saw from Jeff Hoffman the other way into right field, scoring Brandon Lockridge from second base and breakin...
Royals' Jac Caglianone crushes 2 homers, drives in 4 to curb Cubs
Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 with two homers and two doubles and drove in four runs as the host Kansas City Royals spoiled Clay Holmes' Chicago Cubs debut with a 6-3 victory Saturday night.,It was the third four-hit game for Caglianone, who also reached 20 homers in his first full season, to help the...
Drew Brees overcame odds to headline 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
Drew Brees overcame questions about his height, injury history and ability to become one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.,The New Orleans Saints legend was acknowledged for his spectacular career when he highlighted this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class, which also includes wide receiv...
Carson Kvapil pulls away in OT at Iowa Speedway for second straight OAP win
NEWTON, Iowa -- The "new" Carson Kvapil is now two-for-two.,In his first NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race since claiming his first career victory July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kvapil again found his way to Victory Lane on Saturday in the Hy-Vee Perks 250 -- this time in two overtimes...
Nationals beat Reds, snap Chase Burns' extended win streak
Andres Chaparro had two hits and drove in three runs, and the Nationals dealt Reds starter Chase Burns his first loss since April 10, beating Cincinnati 8-2 Saturday night in Washington.,Abimelec Ortiz had a two-run single for the Nationals, who have won the first two games of the series.,Clayton Be...
Report: Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil tears triceps
Washington Commanders star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps Saturday morning during practice in Ashburn, Va., and likely will need surgery and miss at least a significant portion of the regular season, NFL Network reported.,Multiple media outlets reported Tunsil appeared to be injur...
Bubba Chandler, Pirates dominate Mets in shutout
Bubba Chandler tossed six scoreless innings and the host Pirates' bats came alive as Pittsburgh blanked the New York Mets 9-0 on Saturday night.,Jake Mangum had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and Nick Gonzales drove in three runs to lead the Pirates, who snapped a four-game losing streak a...
Sky's DiJonai Carrington posts 'white privilege' after ejection vs. Fever
After being ejected for committing a hard foul on the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham on Saturday in Chicago, Sky guard DiJonai Carrington took to social media to insinuate her ejection had something to do with race.,Shortly after the ejection, reportedly while she was still in the locker room, Ca...