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Braves counting on starter Grant Holmes to come up big against Marlins
Grant Holmes' patience has been rewarded.,Holmes, an Atlanta Braves right-hander, will make the most important start of his major league career Sunday afternoon in the series finale against the host Miami Marlins.,The Marlins will counter with right-hander Darren McCaughan.,While the Marlins (57-98)...
Coming off stirring win, Twins brace for doubleheader vs. Red Sox
After rain postponed Saturday's game, the host Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins will be in for a long Sunday at the ballpark as they play a split doubleheader to cap their three-game weekend series.,The original Sunday game will begin an hour ahead of schedule at 12:35 p.m. ET, with the postponed ...
Minnesota United eliminate Sporting K.C. from playoff contention
Kelvin Yeboah scored in the 65th minute to help Minnesota United earn a 2-0 victory at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night that boosted the Loons' playoff chances and eliminated SKC from postseason contention.,Bongokuhle Hlongwane added some insurance deep in second-half stoppage time with his te...
Iowa's Kaleb Johnson rushes for 206 yards, 3 TDs as Hawkeyes roll Minnesota
Kaleb Johnson ran for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead Iowa to a 31-14 win over Minnesota in Minneapolis on Saturday.,Jaziun Patterson added 66 rushing yards for the Hawkeyes (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), who won the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy, given annually to the winner of the game....
Florida State edges Cal in defensive struggle for first win of the season
Patrick Payton had three sacks for the game and Marvin Jones Jr. had two on the host Florida State Seminoles' final defensive series to help seal a 14-9 victory over California on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Florida State (1-3) snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided what would have be...
No. 25 Texas A&M fends off Bowling Green 26-20
Marcel Reed threw two touchdown passes and Randy Bond kicked four field goals as No. 25 Texas A&M held on for a 26-20 victory over pesky Bowling Green on Saturday night in College Station.,Making his second straight start in place of Connor Weigman, who is dealing with a right AC sprain, Reed was ev...
Coco Carrasquilla's bicycle kick sends Dynamo past Austin FC
Coco Carrasquilla scored on a bicycle kick from near the penalty spot in the 83rd minute and the visiting Houston Dynamo extended their unbeaten streak to five matches with a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday.,Off a corner kick late in the match, the Dynamo's Erik Sviatchenko sent a soft header...
South Carolina jumps out early in lopsided win over Akron
Robby Ashford passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a fill-in start to help South Carolina roll to a 50-7 nonconference victory over Akron on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,Ashford completed 15 of 21 passes and rushed for a career-high 133 yards and one score on 16 attempts for the Gamecocks ...
Julio Rodriguez's 4 RBIs pace Mariners in win over Rangers
Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored and Jorge Polanco doubled and had three hits as the Seattle Mariners kept their playoff hopes alive with an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,J.P. Crawford tripled and had two hits and...
Luca Orellano helps FC Cincinnati earn draw vs. Nashville SC
Luca Orellano scored a brilliant free-kick goal in the 52nd minute, and FC Cincinnati twice came back from one-goal deficits en route to a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Luciano Acosta added a goal for Cincinnati (17-8-5, 56 points), which remains in second place in th...
Washington stifles Northwestern 24-5 in Big Ten debut
Denzel Boston compiled 167 all-purpose yards and caught two touchdown passes as Washington won its inaugural Big Ten Conference game, defeating Northwestern 24-5 on Saturday in Seattle.,Jonah Coleman added 67 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown for the Huskies (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten). Will Rogers III com...
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Cards top Guardians, who already had AL Central locked up
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the visiting Cleveland Guardians for a 6-5 win on Saturday night. ,However, the Guardians (90-66) still clinched the American League Central. Their magic number was one coming into Saturday's action, and the seco...
Buffalo works OT to upset No. 23 Northern Illinois
Upton Bellenfant drilled a 37-yard field goal in overtime as visiting Buffalo upset No. 23 Northern Illinois 23-20 on Saturday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill.,Buffalo improved to 2-16 all-time against ranked opponents. It is the Bulls' first win over a ranked foe since 2008. Buffalo cornerback Marquis Coo...
Jai Patel's field goal lifts Rutgers over Virginia Tech
Jai Patel kicked a 24-yard field goal with 1:56 left as Rutgers recovered after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter to outlast Virginia Tech, 26-23, Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Playing in his home state, Robert Longerbeam sewed up the victory, intercepting a pass with 1:24 left as Rutgers ...
Braves display power in downing struggling Marlins
Matt Olson slugged a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Gio Urshela followed Olson with another two-run homer in the seventh. Former Marlins star Jorge Soler had a solo blast in the second inning.,The Bra...
Diana Taurasi considers retirement as Mercury meet Lynx in playoffs
What could potentially be the final WNBA postseason run for Diana Taurasi begins Sunday when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis for Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs.,Taurasi, 42, hasn't yet confirmed that this WNBA season is her last one, but the league's all-time l...
West Virginia comes from behind late to beat Kansas
Garrett Greene threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Gallagher III with 26 seconds left as West Virginia rallied for a 32-28 victory over Kansas in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Morgantown, W. Va.,The Mountaineers overcame a late 11-point deficit behind two scoring pas...
Xavier Brown helps lift Virginia over Coastal Carolina
Xavier Brown rushed for a career-high 171 yards and Grady Brosterhous ran for two scores as Virginia rolled to a 43-24 nonconference victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C.,The Cavaliers (3-1) have already matched their win total from each of coach Tony Elliott's first two seaso...