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Ian Machado Garry calls for UFC welterweight title shot at Fight Night
Ian Machado Garry survived a late scare from Carlos Prates, earning a unanimous decision in a bounce-back effort to cap off the welterweight main event Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City, Mo.,Garry won on the judges' scorecards, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.,Having complete control of four of five ro...
Jorge Polanco blasts 2 homers as Mariners rout Marlins
Jorge Polanco hit two home runs and Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners clobbered the visiting Miami Marlins 14-0 Saturday night in an interleague game.,Julio Rodriguez and Mitch Garver also homered and rookie Ben Williamson drove in four runs for the Mar...
Gabriel Landeskog scores 1st goal nearly 3 years as Avalanche down Stars
Gabriel Landeskog scored his first goal in nearly three years and added an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Denver on Saturday night to even their playoff series.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots in Game 4 for his first career playoff shutout.,Nathan MacKinnon, ...
Djordje Mihailovic scores 5th goal, but Rapids and Sounders settle for draw
Djordje Mihailovic scored his team lead-tying fifth goal of the season on a free kick early in the second half, and the Colorado Rapids earned a rare result against the visiting Seattle Sounders with a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Mihailovic's tally helped the Rapids (4-2-4, 16 points) extend an unbe...
Dodgers push across 4 runs in eighth to double-up Pirates
Teoscar Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez each homered in a four-run eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 8-4 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak.,Teoscar Hernandez snapped a 4-4 tie with a home run to left field off reliever...
Battlehawks rally with trick play to beat Panthers
Blake Jackson threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to fellow receiver Hakeem Butler on a trick play to lift the host St. Louis Battlehawks over the Michigan Panthers 32-27 on Saturday night.,The UFL game featured five lead changes as St. Louis (3-2) regained the advantage for the last time with 6:12 remai...
Nashville sets franchise mark in 7-2 win over Chicago
Sam Surridge scored four goals and Nashville set the franchise mark for largest margin of victory Saturday, beating the visiting Chicago Fire 7-2,Hany Mukhtar added two goals and one assist for Nashville, while Jeisson Palacios scored, as well.,Nashville (5-4-1, 16 points) opened the scoring in the ...
Senators remain alive, edge Maple Leafs in OT
Jake Sanderson scored at 17:42 of overtime for the Ottawa Senators, who avoided elimination with a 4-3 win in Game 4 of their first-round series against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.,Fresh off the bench, Sanderson kept the puck in at the left point and fired a wrist shot that beat An...
Grading the Eagles' draft
Philadelphia Eagles,Grade: B+,Best Pick: LB Jihaad Campbell, No. 31 Overall,What We Liked: Days one and two felt like a coup. Letting the Eagles get a weapon like Campbell in their second level, and maybe even get some reps on edge, feels like we're asking them to run back a second Super Bowl in a r...
Grading the Dolphins' Draft
Grade: C,Best Pick: DT Kenneth Grant, No. 13 Overall,What We Liked: Effort was made to replace the big-time players who have left Miami for greener pastures. Kenneth Grant is clearly meant to be the next force up the middle similar to how Christian Wilkins operated for the Fins, and Dante Trader Jr....
Revolution's Carles Gil notches lone goal for win at Charlotte
Carles Gil scored the lone goal in the 77th minute as New England handed Charlotte FC their first home loss of the season, 1-0 on Saturday night.,After a slow start to the season, the Revolution (4-4-1, 13 points) have won three straight -- all while without conceding a goal.,Gil, who leads the Rev...
Grading the Steelers' draft
Pittsburgh Steelers,Grade: C- ,Best Pick: DT Derrick Harmon, No. 21 overall,What We Liked: Lots of big, strong men in this draft. Harmon and Yahya Black (No. 164) shore up the defensive tackle room, giving quick fixes to one-tech and three-tech, hopefully opening up edge rusher T.J. Watt and linebac...
RSL avenge loss, take down San Diego in SoCal
Diego Luna recorded a brace, including the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick, to lead Real Salt Lake to a 3-1 victory over host San Diego FC on Saturday.,Sam Junqua also scored for Real Salt Lake, who avenged a 3-1 home loss to San Diego last month.,The goal output was the best of the season for Re...
Grading the Colts' Draft
Grade: B+,Best Pick: RB DJ Giddens, No. 151 Overall,What We Liked: The Chris Ballard strategy of taking exclusively pure athletes seems to have cooled off, as now Ballard is taking guys who also play good football. After a few years of middling draft classes, this is a group of guys you can feel con...
Max Arfsten's score gives Crew edge on Earthquakes
Max Arfsten's goal in the 62nd minute was the difference for the host Columbus Crew in a 2-1 win against San Jose on Saturday.,Sean Zawadzki put Columbus (6-1-3, 21 points) ahead in the 29th minute before Josef Martinez equalized in the 40th for the Earthquakes (3-6-1, 10 points), who have lost thre...
Orlando City breaks goal drought, hammers Atlanta
Luis Muriel's first-half penalty kick goal was enough offense for Orlando City SC, which earned a 3-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday.,Muriel's goal snapped a 312-minute scoreless streak for the club, as Orlando (4-2-4, 16 points) scored for the first time since March 29, breaking a...
Michael Wacha, streaking Royals shut out Astros
Michael Wacha threw six scoreless innings and Vinnie Pasquantino launched a solo home run, propelling the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday.,Wacha (1-3) picked up his first win this season, allowing just four hits while striking out six and walking two....
Grading the Bengals' draft
Cincinnati Bengals,Grade: B-,Best Pick: Edge Shemar Stewart, No. 17 Overall,What We Liked: Stewart has an impressive physical profile that should pair well with Trey Hendrickson coming off the line. The Bengals need a big splash after stagnating after their Super Bowl run, and they need more than a ...
Tigers continue Orioles' woes in Game 2 for DH sweep
Detroit's Riley Greene hammered a three-run homer to add to the misery for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton and the host Tigers went on to win 6-2 on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.,Spencer Torkelson provided a two-run double and the Tigers won for the fourth time in their l...
Grading the Bills' Draft
Grade: A-,Best Pick: DT TJ Sanders, No. 41 Overall,What We Liked: Incredible value outside the first round. Their three players after their first pick all had first-round buzz at some point in the draft cycle and will go a long way in rebuilding a defensive line that lacked intensity and sack produc...