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Dodgers jump ahead early, hold off Mets to win fourth straight
Kyle Tucker homered for a second straight game and Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just a run over six innings Saturday for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won their fourth straight game by beating the host New York Mets 4-3.,The Dodgers outfielder, who on Friday went deep for the first time since June 27, ...
Robert Gasser holds Rockies in check as Brewers win
Cooper Pratt homered and drove in three runs, Robert Gasser tossed six solid innings, and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Saturday night.,Luis Lara had two hits and also drove in three runs, Jake Bauers contributed two hits and scored three times and Brice Turang added tw...
Agustin Ojeda, NYCFC score early, douse Fire
Agustin Ojeda scored a goal and added an assist Saturday night as New York City FC shredded the visiting Chicago Fire's defense in the first half of a 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium.,Nicolas Fernandez Mercau and Malachi Jones also scored for NYCFC (7-6-4, 25 points), which won their second straight fixtu...
Nikki Hiltz wins 4th straight 1500m title at USA Outdoor Championship
Nikki Hiltz won her fourth consecutive 1500-meter title in dramatic fashion at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships on Saturday in New York.,Hiltz, who has won the last four outdoor and last four indoor 1500m races at national meets, finished with a time of 4:06.92, finishing four hundredth...
Ryan Weathers, Yankees stifle Phillies to extend strong stretch
Austin Wells and Jasson Dominguez homered and Ryan Weathers worked into the sixth as the visiting New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday., ,Cody Bellinger knocked in the go-ahead run for New York, which has won five of its last six games. Weathers (4-7) allowed one run and...
CJ Abrams, Foster Griffin spark Nationals over D-backs
CJ Abrams had three hits including a home run, Foster Griffin pitched into the seventh inning and the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday in Washington.,Abrams tied the game with a two-run double in the third and hit his 25th home run in the fifth, giving him a major-league-leadi...
Carson Hocevar delights fans with pole-winning run for Brickyard 400
SPEEDWAY, Ind.-Standing on pit wall as Denny Hamlin completed his qualifying lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Carson Hocevar raised his arms in exultation and turned to hug Spire Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez.,Hocevar knew at that moment that Saturday's time trials at the historic 2.5-mile o...
Jerry Kelly ties Cameron Percy atop Senior Open leaderboard
With a 2-under par third round, Jerry Kelly tied Cameron Percy atop the leaderboard of the ISPS Handa Senior Open in Perth, Scotland on Saturday.,For Kelly, it was his second straight round of 2-under par 68 en route to being at 8-under 202 through three rounds. Meanwhile, Percy had his roughest aft...
Magomed Ankalaev puts away Bogdan Guskov at UFC Abu Dhabi
After a slow-paced, grueling affair that drew boos from the Etihad Arena crowd, No. 1-ranked former UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev finally put away No. 9 Bogdan Guskov with fifth-round ground-and-pound at 2:41 to cap off Saturday's UFC Fight Night event in Abu Dhabi.,The main event ...
WNBA All-Star Game tickets soar to $340
Ticket prices for the WNBA All-Star Game continue to rise leading up to the tipoff on Saturday night in Chicago.,The get-in price at United Center escalated from $74 on June 19 to $118 on July 19 to $233 by Friday, according to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com. At 12:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, th...
RFA Cole Sillinger signs 3-year deal with Blue Jackets
Restricted free-agent forward Cole Sillinger avoided arbitration by signing a three-year, $13.875 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.,The deal, announced Saturday, spans through the 2028-29 season.,The move comes one day after the Blue Jackets avoided arbitration by signing goaltender J...
After meaty showing, Rangers' Jake Burger sets sights on M's
It was Burger Night at Globe Life Field.,No, there weren't any specials at the concession stands. Just the Texas Rangers' Jake Burger taking a bite out of the defending American League West champion Seattle Mariners.,Burger belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning and added a tiebreaking single i...
Brewers pin hopes on Robert Gasser to rebound against Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to bounce back behind left-hander Robert Gasser and even their three-game series on Saturday night against the visiting Colorado Rockies, who are within one victory of matching their win total for all of last season.,Gasser (2-4, 4.91 ERA) will oppose right-hander Rya...
Twins eager to locate offense in rematch vs. Athletics
The Minnesota Twins will hand out Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett No. 34 jerseys to the first 10,000 fans who arrive for Saturday's game against the Athletics.,Expect the team to play some highlights on the scoreboard of Puckett's biggest hits, regardless of whether or not the Twins' lineup is able to d...
Nick Fortes, Rays focus on continuing success in rematch vs. Guardians
Catcher Nick Fortes has emerged as an unlikely force for the Tampa Bay Rays, who will continue their three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Fortes is 11-for-19 during a five-game hitting streak, including four hits with two RBIs in an 11-3 win ove...
Phillies likely to call up ex-Yankees prospect to make MLB debut vs. New York
Brian Keller's dream to pitch in the major leagues is expected to become a reality on Saturday evening when he makes his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies against the visiting New York Yankees.,Keller has made eight starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2026, going 0-1 with a 2.23 ERA. Across two l...
Nationals All-Star Foster Griffin aims to level series vs. D-backs
Washington left-hander Foster Griffin looks to continue his stellar rookie season and help the Nationals gain in the National League wild-card race when the club hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Arizona took the series opener 3-2 on Friday and has won four straight and six of seven.,Griff...
Patrick Mahomes cleared for full participation at training camp
One of the biggest questions entering training camp for not only the Kansas City Chiefs but the entire NFL took a big step toward being answered on Friday.,Speaking with reporters less than a week before camp opens, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that quarterback Patrick Mahomes is cleared to fully par...
Noah Lyles blazes to 100m win at USA Outdoor Championships
Noah Lyles posted the world's fastest 100-meter time of 2026 while winning the event at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships on Friday in New York.,Lyles crossed the finish line in 9.79 seconds, nearly identical to the time that earned him the 2024 Olympic 100-meter gold medal (9.784).,"I t...
American notebook: Tim Pernetti wants G6 access to double if CFP expands
To hear Tim Pernetti tell it, elected officials on Capitol Hill don't like to see him coming.,"I've walked the halls in D.C. more than Frank Underwood did in ‘House of Cards,'" the commissioner of the American Conference said Friday at the league's football media day.,"The American has a seat at the...