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Byron Buxton accounts for both Twins runs to beat Guardians in 11
Byron Buxton's RBI double in the 11th inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night as each team managed only two hits.,The game's start was delayed two hours and 6 minutes by rain.,Buxton had both of the Twins' hits as he led off the game with a home ...
Christian Lundgaard wins first race since 2023 at Sonsio Grand Prix
Christian Lundgaard snapped a 47-race winless drought and secured his first IndyCar win in nearly three years with a victory in the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday.,The Danish racer, who started in fourth place, took the lead for good on the 68th lap of t...
Angel Reese makes key play in winning Dream debut against Lynx
Angel Reese blocked Emese Hof's shot as time expired, and the Atlanta Dream outlasted the Minnesota Lynx for a 91-90 win on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Allisha Gray finished with a game-high 24 points to lead Atlanta in the season opener for both teams. Naz Hillmon and Rhyne Howard scored 15 poin...
Padres end lengthy offensive drought, take down Cards
Ty France and Manny Machado homered Saturday, while Fernando Tatis Jr. supplied a tiebreaking hit during a three-run fifth inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Starter Randy Vasquez (4-1) scattered six hits over five innings while allowing just ...
Padres end lengthy offense drought, take down Cards
Ty France and Manny Machado homered Saturday, while Fernando Tatis Jr. supplied a tiebreaking hit during a three-run fifth inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Starter Randy Vasquez (4-1) scattered six hits over five innings while allowing just ...
Miguel Vargas, White Sox power way past Mariners
Miguel Vargas homered twice and Colson Montgomery also went deep to back five strong innings from Anthony Kay and boost the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak behind its second straight multi-homer game. Re...
Charlotte rallies for draw in Queen City clash vs. Cincinnati
In a battle between the two Queen Cities Saturday night in Charlotte, FC Cincinnati squandered a two-goal lead in the second half and settled for a 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC.,FC Cincinnati (4-4-4, 16 points) drew first blood in the 36th minute, Evander took a free kick, with the ball saved by a div...
Mariners RHP Bryce Miller to make season debut Wednesday
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller will be reinstated from the injured list and make his season debut on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, manager Dan Wilson told reporters on Saturday.,Miller started the season on the injured list after sustaining an oblique injury during spring trainin...
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama demands more in Game 4 vs. Wolves
Victor Wembanyama is still years away from hitting his prime.,That's a scary factoid with the San Antonio Spurs star already rating as one of the best players in the NBA at age 22.,Wembanyama is coming off a historic performance and he will look to deliver another big-time showing when the second-se...
Jannik Sinner extends ATP 1000 win streak to 29 in Rome
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner extended his ATP 1000 match winning streak to 29 on Saturday with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Austria's Sebastian Ofner at the Italian Open.,Sinner, who hails from Italy, fell in the 2025 finals of the tournament in Rome to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian is attempt...
Lucas Herbert retains LIV Golf lead despite Josele Ballester's 60
Australia's Lucas Herbert gave up half of his lead on Saturday during the third round of LIV Golf Virginia, yet his 4-under-par 68 was good enough to move to 21 under and carry a three-shot edge into the final round.,Herbert, 30, enjoys some daylight between him and Sergio Garcia (18 under after a 6...
Ex-NFL player Anthony Wint to fight on Dana White's Contender Series
Former NFL linebacker Anthony Wint will fight for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, per multiple media reports.,Wint played college football at Florida International University, where he was a three-time All-Conference USA selection. He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted fr...
Jeeno Thitikul maintains lead at Mizuho Americas Open
For the third consecutive day, Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul held her spot atop the leaderboard as she attempts to defend her title at the Mizuho Americas Open in West Caldwell, N.J.,Thitikul saw her three-shot lead after two rounds sliced to two in the third round on Saturday as she carded a 2-under-pa...
Jakob Marsee, Marlins rally late to beat Nationals
Jakob Marsee hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eight inning and the Marlins held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday in Miami.,With the score tied 4-4, Kyle Stowers led off the eighth with a single against Mitchell Parker (2-1) and Connor Norby walked. After both runners adv...
Astros claim OF Rhylan Thomas off waiver from Mariners
The Houston Astros claimed outfielder Rhylan Thomas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Hunter Bown was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL.,Thomas was an 11th-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the New York Mets. He was traded to the M...
Shane van Gisbergen starts Watkins Glen defense with pole-winning run
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.--The Bus Stop chicane at Watkins Glen International is designed to slow drivers down.,In Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session, however, it was the section of the 2.45-mile road course where defending race winner Shane van Gisbergen gained light years over the competitio...
Wings out-race Fever to season-opening victory
Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points, Paige Bueckers and Odyssey Sims tallied 20 apiece and the Dallas Wings opened the new season with a 107-104 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis., ,Jessica Shepard racked up 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for Dallas, which burned Indian...
Report: Brewers place OF Brandon Lockridge (leg) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed outfielder Brandon Lockridge on the 10-day injured list, while outfielder Blake Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Nashville, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Saturday.,Lockridge, 29, was injured when he slid into the wall in foul territory during the fourth innin...
Minnesota United put strong form up against Austin FC
After losing just once in their previous seven MLS matches, Minnesota United will play host to Austin FC at Saint Paul, Minn., on Sunday.,Minnesota United (6-3-2, 20 points) are in the midst of a 5-1-1 stretch since March 22, with their only blemish a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on April 25. The succ...
Twins place RHP Taj Bradley (pectoral) on injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Taj Bradley on the 15-day injured list Saturday with inflammation in his right pectoral muscle.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday, the day after Bradley struck out eight batters in six innings and earned the win in an 11-3 victory at Washington.,Bradley, 25...