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Hao-Yu Lee comes through in clutch as Tigers rally past Angels
Hao-Yu Lee lined a two-run double into the gap in right-center with two outs in the top of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Lee hit a 1-0 fastball by Los Angeles reliever Ki...
Shak Mohammed's late goal lifts Nashville SC over Atlanta United
Shak Mohammed scored in the 79th minute Friday night and Nashville SC stayed atop the Eastern Conference standings with a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United.,Nashville (11-1-3, 36 points) was outplayed for a good chunk of the match but was able to generate the only clinical finish off a sudden bui...
Carter Jensen walk-off completes Royals' 10th-inning rally past Padres
Carter Jensen's two-run, walk-off single capped a four-run 10th inning which helped the Kansas City Royals rally for a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday night. ,The Padres scored three times in the top of the 10th, beginning with Miguel Andujar's third double of the night down...
Taylor Ward, Orioles down Astros for 5th straight win
Taylor Ward hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 road victory against the Houston Astros on Friday night in the first game following the All-Star break for both teams.,The Orioles extended their season-best winning streak to five games. They had barely m...
Garrett Mitchell's walk-off single in 10th lifts Brewers past Marlins
Garrett Mitchell grounded an RBI single up the middle with two outs in the 10th to score Jackson Chourio from second base, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win in the opener of the three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday night.,Joey Ortiz homered and singled for the Brewers,...
Frustrations abound as France, England face off in third-place match
Playing your final World Cup match one day prior to the championship game is not the assignment anybody desires.,But it's the reality for France and England as the two countries will take the field in the third-place match on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,"None of our players, and none of the Fren...
Braden Montgomery's 4 RBIs help White Sox pound Blue Jays
Braden Montgomery had four RBIs and Colson Montgomery added three RBIs Friday night as the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4.,Sam Antonacci hit a two-run home run for the White Sox in the opener of a three-game series that followed the All-Star break. Reliever Tyler Schw...
Shak Muhammad's late goal lifts Nashville SC over Atlanta United
Shak Muhammad scored in the 79th minute Friday night and Nashville SC stayed atop the East table with a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United.,Nashville (11-1-3, 36 points) was outplayed for a good chunk of the match but was able to generate the only clinical finish off a sudden buildup down the left...
Donald Trump: US should host another World Cup without Mexico/Canada
As this North American-hosted World Cup nears its conclusion, United States President Donald Trump expressed his desire for the U.S. to host another World Cup in the near future at a reception in New York Friday ahead of Sunday's final.,"You should choose the United States of America again," Trump s...
Caitlin Clark makes history, scores career-high 45 as Fever beat Storm
Caitlin Clark delivered the first 40-point, 10-assist performance in WNBA history as the Indiana Fever defeated the Seattle Storm 110-107 on Friday night in Indianapolis.,With the game tied at 102 with under a minute to go in the fourth quarter, Clark blocked a driving Flau'jae Johnson layup going t...
Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox wrap twin bill vs. Rays with 11th straight win
Wilyer Abreu hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats as the Boston Red Sox won their 11th straight game and swept a day-night doubleheader, defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.,Abreu cranked a two-run homer -- the first of back-to-back shots with Willson Contreras -- in the first...
Flyers sign D Jamie Drysdale to 4-year deal
The Philadelphia Flyers secured a key piece of their blue line Friday, signing defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a four-year, $26 million contract, the team announced.,The deal allows the two sides to avoid arbitration, carries an average annual value of $6.5 million and keeps the 24-year-old under contr...
BetBoom Team, Vici Gaming earn spots in Dota semis at Esports World Cup
BetBoom Team and Vici Gaming became the final two teams to advance to the semifinals of the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament thanks to their wins Friday in Paris.,Vici opened the day with a 2-0 victory over Team Falcons, and BetBoom added a 2-0 win over Nigma Galaxy in the quarterfinal stage.,Bet...
T1, Karmine Corp, Gen.G, Dplus move on to LOL World Cup semis
T1, Karmine Corp, Gen.G Esports and Dplus are the final four teams standing in the Esports World Cup League of Legends tournament.,Those four clubs won their quarterfinal matches Friday in Paris to advance to the semifinals taking place Saturday. They're two wins away from lifting the trophy at the ...
Guardians, Pirates prepare to play 2 after air-quality postponement
Poor air quality in Northeast Ohio postponed the series opener between the Cleveland Guardians and visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, forcing the teams to play a doubleheader Saturday.,Drifting smoke from the Canadian forest fires is expected to persist throughout the day/night twin bill, but the National...
Todd Clements moves ahead by 2 at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements birdied four of his final six holes Friday to shoot 6-under-par 66 and build a two-shot lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements played the back nine first at Puntacana Resort and Club, and after birdieing Nos. 10 and 12 he conve...
Cup Series' return to North Wilkesboro 'something you don't want to miss'
The most recent NASCAR Cup Series winners at North Wilkesboro Speedway are a veritable who's who of racing stars -- not from the recent past, but from the sport's 1990s heyday.,The fourth-most recent driver to earn checkers on the 5/8th-mile speedway? Dale Earnhardt.,Not Dale Earnhardt Jr., who neve...
Mystics seek consistency vs. streaking Valkyries in first of two games
The Washington Mystics hope to find consistency amid their inconsistency when they seek to rebound from a poor offensive performance in the opener of a two-game sequence against the streaking Golden State Valkyries on Saturday night in San Francisco.,The clubs met last Monday in the nation's capital...
Orlando City reunite with F Daryl Dike
Forward Daryl Dike is returning to his first professional club, signing with Orlando City SC through the 2027 MLS Sprint Season with a club option for 2027-28, the club announced on Friday.,In exchange for Dike's Discovery Priority, Orlando City sent $75,000 in 2027 General Allocation Money (GAM) to...
NFL suspends Cards exec Ryan Gold for violating gambling policy
The NFL suspended Arizona Cardinals director of college scouting Ryan Gold indefinitely on Friday after finding he disclosed confidential draft details and placed wagers involving football games.,The league revealed that Gold disclosed inside information regarding Arizona's 2026 draft picks prior to...