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Alonso Martinez, Hannes Wolf help NYCFC beat Union
Alonso Martinez and Hannes Wolf had a goal each in the first half as New York City FC dealt the Philadelphia Union another loss at home, winning 2-1 on Wednesday in Chester, Pa.,NYCFC (6-5-2, 20 points), who won just once in their first seven matches, are 5-1-2 over their past eight matches. The Uni...
Timbers escape 2-goal hole, overtake 10-man Quakes
Felipe Mora scored the tiebreaking goal on a 90th-minute penalty kick as the host Portland Timbers rallied from a late two-goal deficit to defeat the 10-man San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 on Wednesday and snap a nine-match MLS winless streak (0-6-3).,Evander scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, grab 3-2 series edge
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference finals appearance in three seasons with a 104-92 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.,The Mavericks hold a 3-2 le...
Tina Charles leads Dream past Sparks in WNBA return
Rhyne Howard's game-high 25 points paced four Atlanta scorers in double figures, Tina Charles recorded a double-double in her return to the WNBA after missing the 2023 season, and the visiting Dream surged past the Los Angeles Sparks 92-81 in Wednesday's season opener for both teams in Long Beach, C...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, now one win from taking series
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference final in three seasons with a 104-92 victory Wednesday over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round series.,Don...
Real Salt Lake stay hot, blank Seattle
Diego Luna had a goal and an assist in Real Salt Lake's 2-0 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.,Red-hot Salt Lake is 6-0-3 in its last nine regular-season matches, giving RSL (7-2-4, 25 points) a four-point cushion for the Western Conference lead.,The Sounders (3-6-4, 13 points) wer...
NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule
NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule. All times ET.,Week 1,Thursday, Sept. 5,8:20 p.m., Baltimore at Kansas City ,Friday, Sept. 6,8:15 p.m., Green Bay at Philadelphia,Sunday, Sept. 8,1 p.m., Tennessee at Chicago,1 p.m., Arizona at Buffalo,1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Atlanta,1 p.m., New England at Cincinnati,1 p...
Aaron Judge shines, Yankees blank Twins
Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 with three doubles and a home run, and the New York Yankees pulled away for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton also drove in one run apiece for New York, which beat the Twins for the second game in a ro...
Arike Ogunbowale leads Wings past Sky
Arike Ogunbowale scored a game-high 25 points and Teaira McCowan and Natasha Howard both notched double-doubles to lift the host Dallas Wings past the Chicago Sky 87-79 on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas, in the WNBA season opener for both teams.,Marina Mabrey scored 19 points to lead five Sky p...
Alonso Martinez, Hannes Wolf help New York City FC beat Union
Alonso Martinez and Hannes Wolf had a goal each in the first half as New York City FC dealt the Philadelphia Union another loss at home, winning 2-1 on Wednesday in Chester, Pa.,NYCFC (6-5-2, 20 points), who won just once in its first seven matches, is 5-1-2 over their past eight matches. The Union ...
Caitlin Clark's Fever debut a big hit for ESPN
Caitlin Clark's debut for the Indiana Fever drew 2.1 million viewers across all platforms on Tuesday night, making it the most-watched WNBA game on ESPN.,Viewership peaked at 2.3 million viewers for the game between the Fever and Connecticut Sun. The Sun prevailed 92-71.,The game was the most-watche...
Jordan Beck (5 RBIs), Rockies blank Padres for 7th straight win
Jordan Beck hit his first major league homer and drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber delivered a strong start as the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.,Colorado has swept back-to-back series for the first time since tak...
Canucks aim to get out of gutter, brace for Game 5 vs. Oilers
Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet threw down the gauntlet after a disappointing performance from a chunk of his squad during a Game 4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.,How the Canucks react when they play host to the Oilers when the Western Conference semifinal series resumes on Thursday will be a fas...
In pitchers' duel, D-backs edge reeling Reds on late hit
Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven quality innings and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the bottom of the eighth to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,In a pitchers' duel, Pfaadt threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing just t...
Report: Lakers permitted to speak with head coaching candidates
The Los Angeles Lakers, continuing their methodical search for the franchise's next coach, have gained permission to speak with a group of assistants, according to ESPN.,The network reported Wednesday that the list includes New Orleans' James Borrego, Denver's David Adelman, Boston's Sam Cassell, Mi...
No shortage of storylines, intrigue at PGA Championship
With storylines ranging from Scottie Scheffler's return to the course to Rory McIlroy's quest to end his major drought to Tiger Woods' latest attempt to recapture the magic, golf's greatest questions and most compelling figures have converged at the PGA Championship., ,Usually considered the sport's...
Brewers crush five HRs in 10-2 rout of Pirates
William Contreras sparked a power surge with a three-run homer in the third inning as the host Milwaukee Brewers pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon., ,After Connor Joe put Pittsburgh up 1-0 with a sacrifice fly in the top of the third, Milwaukee wasted little time crafting a...
Aryna Sabalenka, Danielle Collins to square off in Rome semifinals
Any worries about Aryna Sabalenka's ailing lower back were put to rest Wednesday when the World No. 2 defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 in an efficient 72 minutes to move into the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,"I was testing my body on the warmup and I felt, 'OK, I'm probab...
Unmoved MVP: Nikola Jokic hands another trophy to his horses
Although grateful to win a third NBA MVP award, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic doesn't have much use for the accompanying Michael Jordan Trophy.,Recognized in a ceremony Tuesday before dominating Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals series at Denver, Jokic revealed the trophy does bring him some...
Defending champ Brooks Koepka in 'good shape' at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Brooks Koepka was considered one of the heavy favorites heading into the Masters last month.,But the five-time major champion never threatened, shooting nine-over par and finishing tied for 45th at Augusta. His poor play led to him recently saying he was "embarrassed" by his play....