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White Sox ride offensive surge into rematch vs. A's
The Chicago White Sox will look to build on an elite offensive performance when they face the Athletics on Saturday afternoon in the middle contest of a three-game set at West Sacramento, Calif.,Chicago equaled its top scoring output of the campaign and racked up a season-high 15 hits during Friday'...

Angels great Garret Anderson dies of heart attack at 53
Garret Anderson, the hero of Game 7 of the 2002 World Series and the all-time hits leader among other offensive categories for the Angels' franchise, died on Thursday. He was 53.,Anderson's wife, Teresa, told ESPN that her husband died of a heart attack. TMZ reported Anderson died following a medica...

Emmanuel Sabbi, Whitecaps cruise to victory over Sporting KC
Emmanuel Sabbi scored one goal and assisted on another as the Vancouver Whitecaps continued the best start in club history with a dominant 3-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Friday night.,Bruno Caicedo added his first MLS goal in the 21-year-old's third appearance -- and first start -...

Munetaka Murakami wallops slam as White Sox rout A's
Munetaka Murakami launched a towering grand slam and Davis Martin tossed seven solid innings to help the Chicago White Sox trounce the Athletics 9-2 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Murakami and Andrew Benintendi (one RBI) each had three hits and two runs as Chicago matched its highest sco...

Team Spirit, Team Vitality punch tickets to IEM Rio semifinals
Team Spirit and Team Vitality kicked off the playoff stage at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio event with quarterfinal victories Friday, moving into the final four in Brazil.,Spirit blanked MOUZ 2-0 and Vitality did the same to Natus Vincere. While the losing sides were eliminated, Spirit will...

Sounders ready for homecoming, rematch with St. Louis City
St. Louis City and the Seattle Sounders met six weeks ago, but St. Louis coach Yoann Damet isn't focusing much on that match as the clubs are set to square off Saturday in Seattle.,"It feels like it was months ago, to be honest," Damet said of St. Louis' 1-0 defeat. "That's how much we've played sin...

D.C. United's Tai Baribo (thigh) questionable for Philly return
Striker Tai Baribo's return to Philadelphia may be delayed beyond D.C. United's scheduled visit to the Union on Saturday night.,The Israeli international led Philadelphia with 16 MLS goals in 2025. After joining D.C. (2-4-1, 7 points) from Philadelphia (1-6-0, 3 points) in a $4 million cash trade du...

Jon Rahm overcomes rocky start to take LIV Golf Mexico City lead
Jon Rahm used a strong back nine during Friday's second round to take a narrow lead at the halfway point of LIV Golf Mexico City in Naucalpan, Mexico.,Rahm -- who backdoored his way into a top-40 finish last week at the Masters by shooting 4 under in the final round to finish at 1 over -- overcame a...

Orlando City, Houston hope to build off U.S. Open Cup victories
As Orlando City prepares to host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night, both teams are coming off victories in the U.S. Open Cup.,But wins have been rare this season for both sides when it comes to MLS league games.,Orlando City (1-5-1, 4 points) and Houston (2-4-0, 6 points) still have time to battl...

East-leading Nashville might be without Sam Surridge at Atlanta
If Nashville SC intend to extend their lead atop the MLS Eastern Conference standings with a win against host Atlanta United on Saturday night, they might have to do it without their leading scorer for a second straight match.,Sam Surridge was sidelined with a hamstring injury on Tuesday when Nashvi...

Matt Fitzpatrick catches break en route to 63, takes RBC Heritage lead
Matt Fitzpatrick of England shot a spotless, 8-under 63 to vault into the lead halfway through the RBC Heritage on Friday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Fitzpatrick climbed to 14-under 128 at Harbour Town Golf Links, while Norway's Viktor Hovland came close to tying him at the end of the day but settle...

Falcons trade DT Ruke Orhorhoro to Jaguars for DT Maason Smith
The Atlanta Falcons acquired Maason Smith from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for Ruke Orhorhoro on Friday in a trade involving defensive tackles that were selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.,Orhorhoro, 24, recorded 25 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 17 games (eight starts) last seaso...

Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (elbow) set to begin rehab assignment
The New York Yankees sent Gerrit Cole on a minor league rehab assignment Friday as the right-hander closes in on his first major league appearance since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series.,Cole, 35, underwent Tommy John surgery in March of 2025 after experiencing elbow discomfort early in spring traini...

Court orders Rashee Rice's co-defendant to pay $2.88 million
A Texas court ruled former SMU cornerback Theodore "Teddy" Knox was "grossly negligent" in a 2024 street racing crash in Dallas that involved Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.,Judge Kim Bailey Phipps issued a default judgment of $2.88 million on Wednesday against Knox for the accident in...

Former Angels great Garret Anderson dies at 53
Garret Anderson, the hero of Game 7 of the 2002 World Series and the all-time hits leader among other offensive categories for the Angels' franchise, died on Thursday. He was 53.,The Angels did not disclose a cause of death in announcing his passing on Friday. TMZ reported Anderson died following a ...

Notre Dame, Villanova to open basketball season in Rome
Villanova and Notre Dame will open their 2026-27 basketball seasons on Nov. 1 in Rome.,The men's and women's teams from both schools will play a doubleheader in the Italian capital that day in what has been named the Eternal City Tip-Off.,It is no shock that these two schools were chosen to take par...

Court orders Rashee Rice's co-defendant to pay $2.88M
A Texas court ruled former SMU cornerback Theodore "Teddy" Knox was "grossly negligent" in a 2024 street racing crash in Dallas that involved Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.,Judge Kim Bailey Phipps issued a default judgment of $2.88 million on Wednesday against Knox for the accident in...

White Sox eager to halt woes in opener of road trip vs. A's
The Chicago White Sox possess the worst record in the majors as they head out on a six-game road trip.,The first three games will be against the Athletics, beginning Friday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Chicago has won just six of 19 games this season and has dropped eight of its past 10. The tri...

Victor Perez fires 9-under 62 to lead LIV Golf Mexico City
Victor Perez of France posted a career-best 9-under 62 to take a three-shot lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Thursday in Naucalpan, Mexico.,Perez, a rookie on the LIV Tour, sank 11 birdies and birdied his last four holes at Club de Golf Chapultepec to fend off Jon Rahm of Spai...

Penn State G Freddie Dilione V transfers to Georgia
Georgia added its first player from the transfer portal this cycle when Penn State guard Freddie Dilione V signed with the program Thursday.,Dilione led the Nittany Lions with 14.0 points per game, including 14.1 ppg in Big Ten Conference play. Across 32 games (15 starts), Dilione also put up 3.2 re...