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Masyn Winn, Cardinals aspire to continue winning ways in clash vs. Rockies
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn suggested that his teammates zag after the front office zigged at the recent trade deadline.,Even though the Cardinals mostly sold for the future by dealing right-hander Dustin May and others at the deadline, Winn said the players who remain should go about t...

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes mound vs. D-backs in crucial NL West game
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's won-loss record doesn't reflect just how well he has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.,And the Dodgers need a big outing from him Saturday night when they meet the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, seeking to snap a seven-game losing streak.,Yamamoto will go up aga...
New Dodgers Pitcher Tarik Skubal Already Wants To Go Back to Tigers
Tarik Skubal admitted he would love to spend his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, creating an intriguing situation for the Dodgers....

High-powered matchup pits Braves' Chris Sale vs. Yankees' Gerrit Cole
Using Chris Sale on extra rest is working well for the Atlanta Braves.,Sale will be pitching with more rest than usual Saturday when he throws for the first time since July 29 as the Braves visit the New York Yankees.,The teams will face a shorter turnaround than usual after a nearly two-hour rain d...

Skye Blakely, Claire Pease share first at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
The University of Florida's Skye Blakely and 17-year-old Honolulu native Claire Pease are tied for the all-around lead after the first day of women's competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Friday in Phoenix.,Each earned 55.6 points.,Sixteen-year-old Charleigh Bullock from Virginia holds...

D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homer
Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...

Yankees erase late deficit, end Braves' 8-game win streak in extras
Ryan McMahon lifted a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the host New York Yankees rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night after a lengthy rain delay before the first pitch.,McMahon gave the Yankees their second win in 10 extra-inning games this season when he followed a ...

Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings
Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...

Cardinals do just enough to take down Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a solo home run, and right-hander Kyle Leahy pitched five effective innings Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies., ,St. Louis recorded just four hits, yet won for the fourth time in five games to get back to .500. They're h...

Leylah Fernandez ends top-10 drought with Mirra Andreeva upset in Toronto
Leylah Fernandez secured her first win over a top 10 foe in more than a year with a resounding 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Friday in front of a friendly home crowd at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Fernandez, the No. 30 seed who hails from Laval, Quebec, needed just 81 minutes ...

Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon (elbow) headed for rehab assignment
The New York Yankees will send left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodon on a minor league rehab assignment Saturday.,Rodon, who last appeared in the majors on June 28 before hitting the IL with left elbow inflammation, will throw around 50 pitches on Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,Acc...

Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...

Defending champ Ben Shelton continues strong run in Montreal
Defending champion Ben Shelton continued his strong run through the National Bank Open with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Belgium's Zizou Bergs on Friday to reach the Round of 16 in Montreal.,Shelton, the highest remaining seed at No. 5, was dominant on his serve with eight aces and no double faults. He won ...

Maxx Crosby blasts Kirk Cousins, fight erupts at Raiders camp
Based on Kirk Cousins' reaction to a second heavy hit from pass rusher Maxx Crosby during training camp practice Friday, he did not, in fact, "like that.",Cousins was hit on the arm a second time during Friday's live 11-on-11 work and responded with shouting, a shove and grabbing Crosby's jersey in ...

Titans guard Peter Skoronski joins NFL's $100M club
The Tennessee Titans signed guard Peter Skoronski to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, making the 2023 first-round pick the NFL's highest-paid player at his position.,"This is a tremendous blessing. It's a reflection of the work, sacrifice and support that has helped me get to this point...

Ascending Sky eager to snap losing streak to Fever
The Chicago Sky are playing well, but that momentum still might not be enough to topple the Indiana Fever.,Winners in three of their last four games overall, the host Sky will try to avoid an eighth consecutive loss to the Fever on Saturday.,Chicago (12-19) has plenty of work to do in order to move ...

Alouettes aim to avenge lone loss of season vs. Elks
CFL division leaders meet on Saturday in Montreal, where the Alouettes will try to avenge a June loss at the hands of the Edmonton Elks.,But Montreal (7-1) will be very short-handed on defense. Tackle Mustafa Johnson, end TJ Guy, linebacker Geoff Cantin-Arku and linebacker Najee Murray have been dec...

Tarik Skubal says he 'would love to return' to Tigers
Former Detroit ace Tarik Skubal's time with the Tigers may not be over after all.,The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner said he "would love to return" to Detroit in a podcast released on Friday, less than a week after he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,"I would love to play my wh...
WNBA Best Bets: Three Picks for Friday's Slate
Check out three WNBA best bets for Friday, including picks for Mercury-Sun, Dream-Mystics and Valkyries-Wings....

Chiefs' Andy Reid: Patrick Mahomes unlikely to play in preseason
Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is unlikely to play in next week's preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams, head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Friday.,Reid didn't stop there, however. He said he'd likely shy away from playing Mahomes in the preseason as a whole.,The dec...