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D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homer
Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...
Josh Smith's big night helps Blue Jays hold off Phillies
Josh Smith collected three hits, including a homer, and scored three runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays held on to nip the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday.,In a back-and-forth game that started two hours after the scheduled first pitch due to inclement weather, Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers ...
Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings
Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...
Cardinals do just enough to take down Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a solo home run, and right-hander Kyle Leahy pitched five effective innings Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies., ,St. Louis recorded just four hits, yet won for the fourth time in five games to get back to .500. They're h...
Indiana's Schedule Proves College Football Has a Real Playoff Problem
Indiana's decision to drop Notre Dame highlights a growing problem in college football: Teams may be rewarded for avoiding difficult non-conference games....
Dana White’s Latest Comments All but Confirm Usman Nurmagomedov’s UFC Future
Dana White fueled speculation about Usman Nurmagomedov's UFC future with a one-word answer after UFC Fight Night in Serbia....
Joc Pederson, Brandon Nimmo lift Rangers past Orioles
Joc Pederson homered in the sixth inning, and Brandon Nimmo made a game-saving throw from right field in the ninth for the Texas Rangers, who earned their third consecutive win in a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Texas won despite mustering just three hit...
Daylen Lile sparks Nationals over Reds with 3-run shot
Daylen Lile hit a three-run home run and Harry Ford added a two-shot as the host Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Friday.,Nationals starter Cade Cavalli (9-5) allowed seven hits and three runs in six-plus innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out eight on 100 pitches.,C...
Josh Bell, Kaelen Culpepper power Twins to comeback win over Brewers
Josh Bell went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and the visiting Minnesota Twins outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers for an 8-6 win on Friday night.,Kaelen Culpepper hit a solo home run in his big-league debut for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series. Royce Lewis went 2-for-5 wi...
Angel Martinez hits slam, drives in 6 as Guardians rout White Sox
Angel Martinez hit a grand slam during a five-run fifth inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs for the visiting Cleveland Guardians, who rolled to an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,The contest was the opener of a three-game series between a pair of American League Central con...
Nolan Schanuel hits go-ahead HR as Angels stave off Marlins
South Florida native Nolan Schanuel slugged a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Miami nearly tied the score in the ninth, but Los Angeles got the game's final out on left fielder Jose Siri's on...
Mets build early lead, hold off Pirates for 4th straight win
Marcus Semien hit a three-run home run and Carson Benge drove in two more runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,The Mets matched their season high with a fourth consecutive victory and handed the Pirates their fourth straight defeat, pushing th...
Shakira Austin, Mystics hold on late to stifle Dream
Shakira Austin had a double-double, four teammates scored in double figures and the host Washington Mystics won their sixth consecutive game by holding off the Atlanta Dream 79-74 on Friday night., ,Austin finished with a team-high 21 points and 11 rebounds, Kiki Iriafen scored 15, Sonia Citron had ...
Leylah Fernandez ends top-10 drought with Mirra Andreeva upset in Toronto
Leylah Fernandez secured her first win over a top 10 foe in more than a year with a resounding 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Friday in front of a friendly home crowd at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Fernandez, the No. 30 seed who hails from Laval, Quebec, needed just 81 minutes ...
Payton Tolle fans 14 as Red Sox thrash Athletics
Payton Tolle recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and Jarren Duran homered to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to nine games by beating the visiting Athletics 13-1 Friday night.,Duran's home run, his 16th of the season, came against starting pitcher Jack Perkins and ignited a five...
Athletics, GM David Forst mutually agree to part ways
The Athletics and general manager David Forst have mutually agreed to part ways, ending his 27-year tenure with the organization, the team announced Friday.,Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein will serve as interim GM for the remainder of the season while the Athletics search for a permanent rep...
Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper homers in big-league debut
Minnesota Twins rookie shortstop Kaelen Culpepper needed just two plate appearances on Friday to blast his first major league home run.,Facing Milwaukee Brewers starter Shane Drohan in the fourth inning of his big-league debut, the Twins' No. 2 prospect skied a 390-foot shot over the left-center-fie...
Twins promote No. 2 prospect in search of offensive boost
Back in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins called up Kaelen Culpepper, their No. 2 prospect, in hopes he will provide increased offense at shortstop.,He made his major league debut on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, playing short and batting seventh in the lineup.,Culpepper, 23, appeared in...
Report: Giants 3B Matt Chapman (abdomen) needs season-ending surgery
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman is ticketed for season-ending surgery to fix a hernia and a muscle tear in his abdomen, according to the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday.,Chapman becomes the third San Francisco hitter in eight days to be declared out for the year due to an injury.,Infielder Casey...