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Grant Holmes, Braves baffle White Sox
Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs and Grant Holmes pitched six-plus innings to spark a combined one-hitter as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday in a makeup game between the first-place clubs.,Holmes (8-5) shined against the White Sox in his second start ...
Utah suing Freddie Whittingham over departure to Michigan
Utah contends ex-tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham breached his contract when he left to join his brother, Kyle Whittingham, on the Michigan football staff and has filed a lawsuit against him.,Kyle Whittingham, 66, had been the head football coach of the Utes for 21 seasons before saying he was s...
White Sox pursue long-delayed sweep of Braves
A sweep is a sweep, even if there's a 10-week lull before it's settled.,On Thursday afternoon, the Chicago White Sox will look to confirm that notion when they host the Atlanta Braves in a makeup game between division leaders. ,This originally was a scheduled day off for both clubs.,American League ...
Tristan Muyumba nets go-ahead goal to lead Atlanta past Minnesota
Tristan Muyumba scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and Lucas Hoyos made three saves to lead Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Defender Tomas Jacob also scored for Atlanta United (5-12-3, 18 points), which has won back-to-back MLS m...
Dynamo blank Whitecaps, tie MLS mark with fifth straight shutout win
Franco Negri's 34th-minute blast gave Houston a 1-0 road win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday as the Dynamo extended their streak of shutting out opponents to a record-tying level.,The Dynamo (12-6-2, 38 points) jumped past the Whitecaps (11-4-4, 37 points) into first place in the Western C...
Robert Lewandowski's penalty kick leads Fire past Orlando City
Robert Lewandowski scored his third MLS goal and first from the penalty spot midway through the second half, lifting the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 victory over Orlando City on a stormy Wednesday night.,Puso Dithejane scored his second MLS goal early in his second start for the Fire (11-6-2, 35 ...
Tristan Muyumba nets go-ahead goal to lead Atlanta United past Minnesota United
Tristan Muyumba scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and Lucas Hoyos made three saves to lead Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Defender Tomas Jacob also scored for Atlanta United (5-12-3, 18 points), which has won back-to-back match...
St. Louis City maintain unbeaten run with draw vs. Sporting KC
Calvin Harris scored for Sporting Kansas City and Eduard Lowen tallied for St. Louis City as the teams played to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,St. Louis City (8-6-6, 30 points) extended their MLS unbeaten streak to 10 games (8-0-2), matching Nashville SC for the longest such stretch i...
LLWS roundup: South Korea slams Canada
Ji Hwan Hong crushed a solo home run as South Korea handled Canada, 7-0 at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Teammate Ji Hoo Lee smacked an RBI single to open the scoring in the second. Hong then recorded the first home run of the event with his blast to left in the third.,Th...
Alhassan Yusuf's hat trick powers Revolution to rout of D.C. United
Midfielder Alhassan Yusuf scored a hat trick as New England rolled past D.C. United for the second time this year, with the Revolution capturing a 3-0 victory on Wednesday in Washington.,Four months ago against D.C. in Foxborough, Mass., Yusuf scored the lone goal in a 1-0 New England victory.,Yusuf...
Reports: Bucs, NT Vita Vea agree to one-year, $30M extension
Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea agreed to a one-year contract extension worth $30 million on Wednesday, closing the book on a standoff between Tampa Bay and its two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman. ,Vea is under contract for the next two seasons at a total of $54 million and is expected to resume pr...
Matt Fitzpatrick: Scottie Scheffler has sewn up PGA Player of the Year
What a difference a year makes for Matt Fitzpatrick entering this week's BMW Championship in St. Louis.,The Englishman entered each of the last two BMW Championships firmly on the top-30 bubble to make the Tour Championship.,Entering this year's event at Bellerive Country Club, he's No. 2 in the Fed...
Jose Urquidy, White Sox blank Cubs to salvage series finale
Jose Urquidy struck out eight batters over six scoreless innings and Braden Montgomery ripped a two-run double, fueling the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.,Andrew Benintendi opened the scoring with an RBI single in the sixth inning.,Miguel Va...
Pirates acquire C Christian Bethancourt in trade with Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Christian Bethancourt in a trade from the New York Yankees for cash on Wednesday.,Bethancourt, 34, has played in parts of eight major league seasons but was confined to Triple-A this season in the Chicago Cubs and Yankees organizations.,After playing for Panam...
Fresh off pair of thrilling wins, Cubs eye sweep of White Sox
Already assured of a series victory against the Chicago White Sox, the host Chicago Cubs will try for a sweep of their crosstown rivals on Wednesday afternoon.,The Cubs, who hold the top National League wild-card spot, have defeated the American League Central-leading White Sox in their final at-bat...
Cubs walk off White Sox for 2nd straight day on Alex Bregman's single
Alex Bregman went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, including a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning, to boost the host Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,The Cubs clinched a series victory against the American League Central-leading White Sox by winning in their last at...
West's top spot up for grabs as Dynamo, Whitecaps clash
The surging Houston Dynamo can overtake the Whitecaps for first place in the Western Conference when the sides meet in Vancouver on Wednesday.,The Dynamo recorded a 1-0 victory over the Whitecaps in Houston on May 16, which sparked Houston's ongoing seven-match unbeaten streak (5-0-2) in regular-sea...
Giants sign RB Najee Harris, release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New York Giants signed free agent running back Najee Harris to a one-year contract on Tuesday, meaning he will be coached by a Harbaugh for a second straight year.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Harris, who spent last season playing for head coach Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Charge...
Minnesota celebrating 10 seasons of franchise history vs. Atlanta
Minnesota United will try to snap an eight-match winless streak Wednesday night when the Loons host Eastern Conference cellar dweller Atlanta United in Saint Paul, Minn., ,The contest will be part of a celebration of the 10th season for the ninth-place Loons (6-6-7, 25 points), who hold a one-point ...
Brandon Nakashima continues summer giant-killer act in Cincinnati
The hottest American on the ATP Tour right now is also the quietest.,But Brandon Nakashima is letting his big serve and forehand do the talking this summer.,After a run to the final in Montreal last week, the No. 27 seed wiped away three match points and rallied to upset fourth-seeded Daniil Medvede...