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Late goal lifts surging Louisville over slumping Utah
Sarah Weber's first NWSL goal was a huge one for Racing Louisville as the rookie's header in the 85th minute lifted the hosts to a 3-2 victory Friday over a short-handed Utah Royals squad.,The forward, who got the start due to Kayla Fischer serving the first of her three-game suspension, scored the ...
Super regionals roundup: North Carolina produces fireworks in 18-2 win
No. 5 North Carolina pounced on visiting Arizona early in an 18-2 victory in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament on Friday.,The Tar Heels (46-13) capitalized on the Wildcats' (42-19) shaky pitching in the first inning. Arizona starter Owen Kramkowski allowed two ...
Phillies aim to resume winning ways against Pirates
Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter, coming off the best month of his career, will look to keep his personal momentum going while flipping his team's in the right direction when the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.,Falter (4-3, 3.14 ERA) will pitch for the first time against ...
Sizzling Blue Jays dominate sliding Phillies
Myles Straw and Tyler Heineman each had three RBIs, Chris Bassitt pitched seven effective innings Thursday and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 9-1.,Toronto's Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer in a two-hit game in the rubber match of the three-game series to extend his...
Music City GP plans Palou party, envision 'Monaco of the South' by '27
At his current pace, Alex Palou might turn the season finale in Nashville into a championship celebration by clinching his fourth title in five years prior to the Music City Grand Prix in Tennessee on Labor Day Weekend. ,Sponsors and Indy Car officials understand the reality of the circumstance, wit...
Report: Villanova football leaving CAA for Patriot League
The Villanova football program is leaving the Coastal Athletic Association to join the Patriot League, ESPN reported Thursday.,The move will take effect in 2026 for the Wildcats, who joined the CAA (formerly Colonial Athletic Association) of the Football Championship Subdivision in 2007.,Villanova f...
Phils await word on J.T. Realmuto (groin) ahead of finale vs. Jays
The Philadelphia Phillies will know more about the status of catcher J.T. Realmuto before the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,Realmuto left the game in the bottom of the ninth of a 2-1 loss to Toronto on Wednesday after he took a foul...
Jays nip Phillies on Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off RBI single
Alejandro Kirk's tiebreaking RBI single off the right field wall in the ninth inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Kirk's game-winning hit came against former Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano (0-2).,Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman ...
Phils RHP Aaron Nola (ankle) has throwing session scrapped
Out with a sprained right ankle, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was scheduled to throw a live batting session on Thursday, but manager Rob Thomson said on Wednesday that mild soreness in Nola's right side put the session on hold.,The Phillies have no timetable for when Nola, who is 1-...
Phillies' Mick Abel returns to majors for start vs. Jays
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Mick Abel has given himself a tough act to follow for his second career major league start Wednesday night against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The 23-year-old matched the franchise record for strikeouts in a major league debut with nine over six innings on May 18 t...
Trea Turner's 2 homers spark Phils' skid-ending win over Jays
Cristopher Sanchez pitched six solid innings, Trea Turner hit two home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Tuesday.,Turner had three hits and three RBIs, Bryce Harper also homered and Alec Bohm collected four hits for the Phillies, who ended a four-game ...
Report: Trevor Bauer wins settlement violation suit against accuser
A Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday that Lindsey Hill violated the terms of a settlement agreement with former major leaguer Trevor Bauer. As a result, Hill -- who brought sexual assault allegations against the pitcher -- was instructed to pay over $300,000 to Bauer.,Major League Baseball suspended ...
Report: Yanks closer Luke Weaver could miss 4-6 weeks
New York Yankees closer Luke Weaver, who sustained a hamstring injury over the weekend, is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks, ESPN reported on Monday night.,After throwing 14 pitches in one inning during an 18-2 loss to the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, Weaver stopped warming up to ...
Phillies hope for Bryce Harper's return as they tackle hot Blue Jays
Bryce Harper is expected to return to the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup Tuesday night when the club brings a four-game losing streak into their series opener against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The Phillies are 1-4 without Harper, who suffered a bruised right elbow on May 27 when he was hit by a pit...
Ryan Blaney prevails in Nashville to claim first 2025 victory
Ryan Blaney opened the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series' regular-season schedule with a win over Carson Hocevar and the field Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,The 2023 Cup champion took the lead late in Stage 2 of the 300-lap event -- NASCAR's 14th points-paying race of ...
Phillies move veteran starter Taijuan Walker to bullpen
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker is being shifted from the starting rotation to the bullpen as the team retools its pitching staff.,"I think Tai's got a chance to make us a lot better coming out of the ‘pen," manager Rob Thomson told reporters Sunday.,Following a 5-2 loss to the vis...
Brewers win seventh straight in earning sweep of Phillies
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers laced a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to propel the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 victory and a series sweep over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.,Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang each tallied a pair of hits and an RBI, while Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana...
Kyle Kirkwood earns 2nd win of season in Detroit; Alex Palou crashes
Kyle Kirkwood fended off Santino Ferrucci to notch his second win of the season at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday.,Kirkwood, who previously won in Long Beach in April, moved into second in the season-long points race behind Alex Palou, whose streak of six top-two finishes ended when he c...
Bills' Josh Allen, actress Hailee Steinfeld marry
Bills Mafia has a new queen.,Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen and actress Hailee Steinfeld married Saturday in what People described as a "gorgeous California wedding." Allen, 29, and Steinfeld, 28, both are California natives.,The couple has been together about two years. Allen proposed last Nov. 22 ...
Phillies, waiting on Bryce Harper, try to avoid sweep by Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper remains a question mark for the series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday after missing the previous four games with a bruised right elbow.,Harper was hit on his throwing elbow by a 95 mph fastball from Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Br...