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White Sox beat Athletics for first series win since June
Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos each homered and Sean Burke pitched five innings for his first major league victory as the Chicago White Sox earned their first series win since the last weekend of June, beating the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday.,Chicago (35-115) has won consecutive games for...

Braelon Allen scores twice, Jets beat Titans for first win of Rodgers era
Braelon Allen scored two touchdowns Sunday, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, as the visiting New York Jets rallied in the second half to defeat the Tennessee Titans 24-17 in Nashville, Tenn.,Allen snapped a tie with 4:31 left when he roared 20 yards off right tackle to cap a ...

Spirit blank Dash to stay on pace in NWSL Shield race
Ashley Hatch and Trinity Rodman led the Washington Spirit over the visiting Houston Dash 3-0 Sunday.,The Spirit (14-4-2, 44 points) had no problems defeating Houston (3-12-5, 14 points) even without leading goal scorer Ouleymata Sarr. Instead, Hatch scored twice and Rodman had a goal and an assist t...

After snapping home skid, White Sox aim for rare series win in matchup vs. A's
Nothing comes easily for the Chicago White Sox, who will face the visiting Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox (34-115) snapped a franchise-worst 16-game home losing streak with a 7-6 walk-off victory on Saturday night, but only after Oakla...

Yohei Takaoka's 3rd straight shutout leads Whitecaps past Earthquakes
Fafa Picault and Stuart Armstrong scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps post a 2-0 home victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Ryan Gauld had both assists to raise his season total to 12 for the Whitecaps (13-8-6, 45 points), who moved into fifth place in the Western Confere...

Minnesota United top St. Louis City, boost playoff aspirations
Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Kelvin Yeboah both scored goals as visiting Minnesota United rallied from an early deficit to defeat St. Louis City 3-1 on Saturday night., ,It was the third goal in the last two games for Hlongwane. Ninth-place Minnesota United (11-11-6, 39 points), which also picked up an ...

After blowing late lead, White Sox walk off A’s to end home losing skid
Andrew Benintendi hit a walk-off homer as the Chicago White Sox halted their franchise-record home losing streak at 16 games with a 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,Gavin Sheets also homered for Chicago (34-115), which won at home for the first time since Aug. 12. The White Sox re...

Nashville SC break out of scoreless spell, blank Atlanta United
Alex Muyl scored in the fifth minute, Hany Mukhtar ended a personal drought and Nashville SC defeated host Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night to halt their eight-match losing streak.,Nashville (7-13-8, 29 points) had not won a league match since June 22 and had been shut out in four straight outin...

NYCFC, D.C. United earn tie thanks to penalty kicks
New York City FC and host D.C. United traded penalty goals to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday.,The draw extended the unbeaten run for United (8-12-9, 33 points) to three matches while New York (11-10-7, 40 points) remained winless in seven straight (0-2-5).,New York controlled the play early and h...

Janine Beckie, Louisville rally for 2-1 win over Angel City
Janine Beckie scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and Katie Lund made four saves as host Racing Louisville rallied for a 2-1 victory over Angel City FC on Saturday night.,Bethany Balcer also scored for Racing Louisville (5-8-7, 22 points) which closed to within three points of eighth-place B...

Orlando City dominate early, tally clean sheet vs. Revolution
Orlando City completed the season sweep of the New England Revolution with a 3-0 victory in Florida on Saturday.,Rafael Santos and Facundo Torres scored first-half goals and Duncan McGuire scored in the second half as Orlando (11-10-7, 40 points) improved to 6-1-1 over its last eight matches.,Pedro ...

Pitt rallies to stun West Virginia
Derrick Davis Jr.'s 1-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining capped the second of two Pitt touchdown drives in the final 3:06, as the host Panthers came from behind to defeat Backyard Brawl rival West Virginia 38-34 on Saturday. ,The Panthers (3-0) turned around a 10-point deficit with drives ...

U.S. holds lead at Solheim Cup Saturday, but Europe stays alive
The United States moved within sight of recapturing the Solheim Cup from Europe when it retained a four-point advantage, leading 10-6 following Saturday's matches in Gainesville, Virginia.,After splitting the four morning foursomes matches, the two teams did likewise in the afternoon fourballs at th...

M80, Imperial Esports reach playoffs at ESL Pro League Season 20
M80 knocked off Imperial Esports 2-0 on Saturday as both booked playoff spots at the ESL Pro League Season 20 in Saint Julian's, Malta.,In the Group C lower-bracket semifinals, MOUZ swept Fnatic 2-0 and Complexity Gaming pulled off a 2-1 win over Astralis to reach the final. ,Red Canids and FURIA Es...

Eagles WR A.J. Brown (hamstring) questionable for MNF vs. Falcons
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is listed as questionable for the team's home opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.,Brown, 27, popped up on the injury report Friday with an ailing hamstring issue. He was listed as a limited participant for Friday and Saturday's practices and was...

Eagles WR A.J. Brown (hamstring) not spotted at practice
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was not present for the open portion of practice on Saturday, raising questions about his availability for the team's home opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.,Brown, 27, popped up on the injury report Friday with an ailing hamstring issue. He wa...

U.S. remains in Solheim Cup lead after early Saturday round
The United States and Europe split the morning foursome round at the Solheim Cup, giving the U.S. an 8-4 lead entering the afternoon fourballs in Gainesville, Va.,The Europeans came out to a roaring start, leading in three of four matches after the front nine, helped by a poor start for the American...
Three NFL Players Who Will Bounce Back in Week 2
First impressions are important, but expect these three NFL players to bounce back in Week 2 from subpar performances....

White Sox face A's, look to end team-record home skid
The Chicago White Sox are nearing the end of a historically bad season, but interim manager Grady Sizemore still is excited about every game.,Sizemore hopes that enthusiasm turns into a much-needed victory when the White Sox (33-115) continue a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletic...

Athletics' Brady Basso earns 1st MLB win as White Sox lose 16th straight at home
Brady Basso pitched into the sixth inning for his first career victory and the visiting Oakland A's opened a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 2-0 win on Friday.,Chicago (33-115) dropped its franchise-record 16th straight home game and lost for the 18th time in its last 20 games...