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Zac Gallen befuddles Red Sox hitters as Diamondbacks win
Zac Gallen tossed six scoreless innings to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Gallen (10-6) limited Boston to two hits, struck out nine and walked four. Boston's only hits against Gallen were singles by Connor Wong and Rafael Devers.,The Diam...

Seiya Suzuki has monster game as Cubs rout Marlins
Seiya Suzuki homered twice, tripled and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,Rookie Shota Imanaga (10-3) earned the win, pitching seven innings and allowing four hits, two walks and two runs.,Both Suzuki and Imanaga are 30-year...

Bucs likely to place RB Chase Edmonds, WR Rakim Jarrett on IR
Tampa Bay running back Chase Edmonds and wide receiver Rakim Jarrett are likely to start the season on injured reserve, Buccaneers coach Todd Boles said Saturday.,Both have been out with unspecified injuries -- Edmonds since early in training camp, and Jarrett has missed the last two preseason games...

Wings, Sparks battle at bottom of standings
Both the Dallas Wings and Los Angeles Sparks seek their first win in over a month as they square off on Sunday in a Western Conference clash in Arlington, Texas.,The spiraling squads are separated by a half-game at the bottom of the WNBA standings. Dallas is in 11th place with 12 games remaining, wh...

Jake Cave, Rockies end Yankees' three-game winning streak
Jake Cave had four hits and drove in three runs, leading the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,After the Yankees honored their 2009 championship team at their annual Old-timer's Day ceremony, the Rockies improved to 19-49 on the road and won ...

NFL roundup: Jack Plummer, Panthers outlast Bills
Jack Plummer completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers held off the Buffalo Bills for a 31-26 victory in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams., ,Plummer gave Carolina (1-2) a 31-19 lead when he found Jalen Coker for a ...

Alouettes prepare for return of QB Cody Fajardo vs. Elks
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is expected to return to the starting lineup Sunday night against the visiting Edmonton Elks.,Fajardo (hamstring) was injured July 11 in a 37-18 home loss to the Toronto Argonauts.,The Alouettes (9-1) have won four in a row with Davis Alexander at quarterb...

Virginia QB Anthony Colandrea to start opener vs. Richmond
Virginia sophomore Anthony Colandrea was named as the team's starting quarterback for its season opener next week against visiting Richmond.,Cavaliers head coach Tony Elliott made the announcement Saturday with Colandrea getting the nod over senior Tony Muskett for the game at Charlottesville, Va.,C...

Aces, Sky each aim to end mini-slumps
After a heartbreaking 82-80 road loss to the title-contending Connecticut Sun Friday night, the Chicago Sky can look forward to a three-game homestand, starting with Sunday's battle against the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.,One of the focal points for the Sky (11-17) is to not back down, no...
Saturday August 24 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB, College Football, WNBA
It's a packed Saturday slate of sports, so these are our best betting picks and predictions for college football, MLB, and WNBA on 8/24/2024....

High-octane Diamondbacks chase series win vs. Red Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to extend their winning streak to five games Saturday afternoon when they face the host Boston Red Sox in the middle contest of a three-game series., ,Arizona entered the series having scored the most runs in the majors and showed why during a 12-2 triumph on Fr...

Yanks hope Aaron Judge continues torrid pace vs. Rockies
First, the New York Yankees will honor their most recent championship team from 2009, then the real intrigue will occur when Aaron Judge takes his next set of at-bats.,Judge gets his first crack at hitting his major-league-best 50th homer and tying a career high by going deep for the fifth straight ...

Marina Mabrey torches ex-team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...

Reports: UConn eyes move to Big 12
The Connecticut Huskies are in discussions with the Big 12 about potentially joining the ever-growing conference in all sports, multiple outlets reported Friday.,According to ESPN, UConn athletic director David Benedict and board chair Daniel Toscano traveled to Dallas last week to meet with Big 12 ...

Rhys Hoskins, Joey Ortiz power Brewers to victory over A's
Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the Brewers opened a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics with an 11-3 triumph Friday night.,Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, a bases...

Joe Musgrove, Padres fire two-hit shutout vs. Mets
Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka homered Friday night while Joe Musgrove fanned nine in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting New York Mets 7-0.,Musgrove (4-4) allowed just one hit, Starling Marte's one-out double in the fifth, and issued no walks. He retired the first 13...

NASCAR notebook: Michael McDowell captures Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell captured the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- his fourth career pole, but first at the sport's iconic track.,It will be an all Fr...

Marina Mabrey torches former team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...

Eugenio Suarez grand slam highlights Diamondbacks' rout of Red Sox
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the...

Brittney Sykes scores season-high 28 to lead Mystics past Sparks
Brittney Sykes scored 28 points as the Washington Mystics defeated the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 80-74 to end a five-game losing streak.,Sykes, who missed 12 games with a sprained left foot and didn't return until after the Olympics break, hit 12 of 20 shots from the floor and added six rebounds a...