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Will Smith's walk-off salvages series for Dodgers over Diamondbacks
Will Smith hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-4 victory on Sunday., ,Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and tied a s...
South Carolina leans on defense, special teams to down Virginia Tech in opener
After sputtering for much of the game, No. 13 South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away with a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech in the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta.,With the Gamecocks (1-0) clinging to a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter, Vicari Sw...
Jessica Pegula, Barbora Krejcikova advance to U.S. Open quarterfinals
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula is making another deep run at the U.S. Open and she claimed her spot in the quarterfinals Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over fellow American Ann Li in New York.,Pegula converted 6 of 9 break points and needed just 54 minutes to subdue Li, who committed 19 unforced...
Rockies squander three-run lead, then walk off Cubs
Mickey Moniak hit a walk-off triple in the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in Denver on Sunday.,Ryan Ritter led off the inning with a single to left off Daniel Palencia (1-5) and Moniak hit a liner into the right field corner that kicked off the wall to elude Kyle Tu...
Lenyn Sosa's late homer helps White Sox snap Yankees' win streak
Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 and hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees on Sunday.,Chicago salvaged the finale of the four-game series to stop a five-game losing streak while ending New York's season-best winning ...
Carlos Alcaraz, still without a dropped set, reaches U.S. Open QFs
Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a first-set tiebreaker and posted another straight-sets victory Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York.,The Spanish star and No. 2 seed defeated France's Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4. He'll meet Czech 20th seed Jiri Lehecka in the quar...
Stampeders bid to remain perfect in division when rival Elks visit
The Calgary Stampeders sport a perfect record against West Division foes this season.,The provincial rival Edmonton Elks, however, have yet to record a victory within the division.,The Stampeders (7-3) will look to continue both streaks as well as extend their recent run of good fortune versus the E...
Sun G Bria Hartley (knee) to miss rest of season
Connecticut Sun guard Bria Hartley will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining to a meniscus tear in her right knee during a recent practice, the team announced Sunday.,Hartley is expected to make a full recovery for the Sun (10-29), who are eliminated from postseason contention with five...
College Football Best Bets for Sunday: Notre Dame vs. Miami, Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
Sunday’s college football best bets: Notre Dame vs. Miami and Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina. Odds, picks, and predictions....
Dodgers try to avoid sweep against D-backs
In a sudden offensive funk, the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to break from their doldrums in the finale of a three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon., ,The Dodgers failed to score in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday, 3-0, and fell 6-1 -- getting six hits -- o...
Fever, Valkyries upping the intensity as playoff contenders
Expect a playoff atmosphere on Sunday when opponents jockeying for postseason positioning -- the visiting Indiana Fever and the Golden State Valkyries -- meet in San Francisco.,Sixth-place Indiana (21-18) and eighth-place Golden State (20-18) are separated by just a half-game following the Valkyries...
Cubs aim for three-game sweep against Rockies
The Chicago Cubs took advantage of the thin air in Colorado on Friday night for an 11-7 win and then grinded out a 4-3 victory Saturday night. ,Now the Cubs can sweep a three-game series from the Rockies when the teams play Sunday afternoon at Coors Field.,Chicago will send left-hander Matthew Boyd ...
Seeing a path to playoffs, Sparks host skidding Mystics
The Los Angeles Sparks are on the outside of the playoff race with seven games left in the regular season.,That means a home loss to the Washington Mystics on Sunday night would represent a major blow.,Los Angeles (17-20) stands 2 1/2 games behind the Golden State Valkyries for the eighth and final ...
Yankees aim for eighth straight win, sweep of White Sox
The New York Yankees stretched their winning streak to a season-high seven games with Saturday's 5-3, 11-inning victory against the host Chicago White Sox.,"A bunch of wins coming different ways," Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger said, "so that was a good one.",New York will aim to sweep a four-gam...
No. 23 Texas Tech QB Behren Morton hurt in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Behren Morton threw four touchdown passes Saturday night before departing in the second quarter with an injury as No. 23 Texas Tech routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in each team's season opener in Lubbock, Texas.,Morton, who completed 16 of 18 attempts for 201 yards, left the game after linebacker Ta...
Athletics' Nick Kurtz undergoes MRI, avoids serious injury
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz wasn't found to have a serious injury when he underwent an MRI exam on his right oblique, manager Mark Kotsay said before Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers.,Kotsay termed it good news that the American League Rookie of the Year avoided a serious ailment during Sa...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury pull away from Liberty
Kahleah Copper had 22 points with five 3-pointers, Alyssa Thomas tallied 14 points and nine assists, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-63 to remain ahead of the defending champion Liberty in the fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs.,Satou Sabally had 14 points and t...
Nneka Ogwumike nets 20 points to carry Storm past Sky
Nneka Ogwumike finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, leading the Seattle Storm to a wire-to-wire 79-69 victory at home over the Chicago Sky Saturday night.,Ezi Magbegor added 13 points for Seattle (22-19), which has won five of its last six and finishes with a 3-0 record against the struggling...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks stifle Dodgers' offense
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez went six scoreless innings and Corbin Carroll hit a home run to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.,Gabriel Moreno had a sacrifice fly in a three-run sevent...
China's Miranda Wang closer to first tour win at TPC Boston
Rookie Miranda Wang of China moved closer to her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday by taking a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Wang carded a bogey-free, 7-under-par 65 to move to 18 under at the rain-softened TPC Boston course. She needed only 24 putts ...