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Vitor Belfort named to UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, the promotion announced.,Belfort (26-14, 1 no contest) made his professional MMA debut at 19 years of age on Oct. 11, 1996. The Brazilian defeated Jon Hess via knockout in 12 seconds of the first round despit...
Sahith Theegala withdraws from Truist with neck injury
FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- Days before the second major of the season, Sahith Theegala withdrew from the PGA Tour's Truist Championship on Sunday, citing a neck injury.,Theegala opened with rounds of 69 and 71 at the $20 million, no-cut signature event before falling into last place in the field with an 8-ov...
Marlins' Sandy Alcantara, facing White Sox, aims to 'just get better'
After scuffling against the high-powered Los Angeles Dodgers over consecutive starts, former Miami ace Sandy Alcantara will look to regroup Sunday afternoon when the Marlins visit the slumping Chicago White Sox.,Alcantara enters the game on a four-start losing streak. He's 2-4 with an 8.42 ERA while...
Family reunion for Jung brothers when Tigers host Rangers
The weekend series between Texas and Detroit has featured a brotherly sideshow.,Third basemen Josh Jung of the Rangers and Jace Jung of the Tigers have been holding a family reunion as their teams square off. Their parents have been in town, adding to the familial atmosphere.,The series finale will ...
Cloud9 top Team Liquid, improve to 3-0 at 2025 Split 2
In a matchup of undefeated Group A teams to open Week 6, Cloud9 downed Team Liquid 2-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 at the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion picked up their first win, taking down 100 Thieves 2-1 in Group B play. FlyQuest is...
Santiago Moreno lifts Timbers past Sporting Kansas City
Santiago Moreno provided a viral Mother's Day weekend moment, scoring a spectacular bicycle kick and then embracing his mom in the stands, in what proved the winning goal of the host Portland Timbers' 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Moreno's overhead kick was the second such...
Milan Iloskis goal leads San Diego FC past St. Louis City
Milan Iloski scored in the 79th minute Saturday night to snap a scoreless tie and visiting San Diego FC continued its fine start to its expansion season in MLS with a 2-1 win over St. Louis City SC.,Serviced through Anibal Godoy, Iloski beat Ben Lundt with his team's second shot on frame, a right-fo...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox cruise, halt Royals' win streak
Rafael Devers went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, Trevor Story hit a three-run homer and Carlos Narvaez added a two-run blast as the visiting Boston Red Sox snapped the Kansas City Royals' seven-game win streak with a 10-1 victory on Saturday night., ,It was the second four-hit game of the season for Deve...
Marlins get clutch hit late to top White Sox
Eric Wagaman delivered a go-ahead, two-run triple with two outs in the eighth inning and Kyle Stowers homered to help the visiting Miami Marlins defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday.,Marlins pitching limited the White Sox to four hits, including two from Lenyn Sosa. Jesus Tinoco worked a per...
Martin Ojeda's first hat trick lifts Orlando to draw with Revs
Despite Martin Ojeda's hat trick, host Orlando City had to settle for a 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday night.,The match marked Ojeda's first hat trick as Orlando City (4-2-6, 18 points) jostled for prime playoff positioning. The Lions extended their unbeaten streak to ten games...
CF Montreal top New York City FC to notch first win of season
Prince Owusu scored the lone goal for visiting CF Montreal in a 1-0 win against New York City FC on Saturday, snapping Montreal's season-opening winless streak.,For Montreal (1-8-3, 6 points), it's their first road victory against New York since Aug. 1, 2015.,The loss was just the second at home thi...
Corey Seager leads homer parade as Rangers blast Tigers
Corey Seager hit two solo home runs and an RBI double as the Texas Rangers ended a three-game losing streak with a 10-3 win over the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday.,Seager's second multi-homer game this season led a five-homer barrage by Texas. Joc Pederson hit a two-run shot, while Josh Smith and ...
Frederik Andersen's shutout gains Canes Game 3 win over Caps
Frederik Andersen recorded his first postseason shutout in five years as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., to take Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series.,Andersen stopped 21 shots for the Hurricanes, who took a 2-...
World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul takes 1-shot lead into Americas' final round
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand fired a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday to claim a 1-shot lead over France's Celine Boutier heading into the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at windswept Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.,Seeking her first title since last November's CME Group Tour Champio...
Lip-outs galore at Truist as green speeds catch field by surprise
FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- The PGA Tour is visiting the Philadelphia Cricket Club for the first time, and after plenty of low scores Thursday, the course has bitten back.,Minimal wind and soft greens at the club's Wissahickon Course made for a low-scoring first round of the Truist Championship, when Keith Mi...
Lorenzo Insigne's first goal in 11 months sparks Toronto past D.C. United
Lorenzo Insigne scored early in the second half to spark host Toronto FC to a 2-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday afternoon.,Toronto snapped a two-match losing streak while scoring for the first time in three weeks. Toronto (2-6-4, 10 points) also benefited from an own goal at the 66-minute mar...
Braves triumph on wild pitch in 11th as Pirates squander multiple chances
Matt Olson homered and later scored the eventual winning run in the top of the 11th on a wild pitch to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Olson, who hit his seventh home run of the season in the third, was the automatic runner at second in ...
Minnesota United roll past Inter Miami
Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Anthony Markanich and Robin Lod each scored goals to lead Minnesota United to a 4-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn.,Minnesota (6-2-4, 22 points) won its second consecutive MLS match and third in a row across all competitions. The Loons handed I...
Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry share lead at Truist Championship
FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- Sepp Straka of Austria and Shane Lowry of Ireland stand three shots above the pack after three rounds of the Truist Championship.,They enter Sunday's final around at 14-under 196 after playing stellar golf on Saturday at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course.,Straka ro...
Thunder need to fix fourth-quarter issues vs. Nuggets
Nikola Jokic struggled to make shots and Denver lost the offensive rebounding battle 18-5, yet the Nuggets won Game 3 over Oklahoma City and have an opportunity to take a commanding lead in their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday afternoon.,The Nuggets' 113-104 overtime win Friday night ...