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Rangers aim to close season with sweep of Angels
While the Texas Rangers are wrapping up their seventh losing season in eight years, they can take solace in small victories such as grinding out a comeback victory in the ninth inning and seeing a young player get the key hit.,Following one of their more dramatic wins of a challenging season, the Ra...
Giants, Cardinals start two rookie hurlers in season finale
The San Francisco Giants are hoping just to break even when they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.,Two teams that have hovered around .500 all season have split the first two games of the series. The Cardinals won 6-3 on Friday before the Giants reb...
Aaron Nola, Phils tune up for NLDS in finale vs. Nats
The rebuilding Washington Nationals have been locked into a fourth-place finish in the National League East heading into Sunday's regular-season finale with the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. But manager Dave Martinez's squad still can finish on a high note., ,A win would give Washington (71-90) a ...
Orlando City top FC Dallas, in playoffs for fifth straight year
Ramiro Enrique had a goal and an assist and Martin Ojeda added a pair of assists, as Orlando City cruised to a 3-0 win over FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas, to clinch a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight season., ,Rodrigo Schlegel and Facundo Torres also scored for Orlando (13-11-7, 46 p...
Stunning rally lifts Rangers over Angels
Pinch hitter Jonathan Ornelas hit a game-tying two-run single and Nathaniel Lowe scored the tiebreaking run thanks to a throwing error with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Texas Rangers stormed back for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Texa...
Whitecaps earn draw vs. Timbers to notch playoff berth
Brian White and Jonathan Rodriguez each scored in the first half as the Vancouver Whitecaps and visiting Portland Timbers recorded a 1-1 draw on Saturday.,The draw was enough to clinch Vancouver (13-9-8, 47 points) a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Whitecaps have ...
Paul Rothrock's goal lifts Sounders over Dynamo; both clinch playoff spot
Paul Rothrock led the Seattle Sounders with the lone goal in a 1-0 home victory over the Houston Dynamo Saturday night.,Both sides clinched a playoff berth before the match started after FC Dallas' loss on Saturday and Austin FC's draw on Friday., ,Seattle (14-9-8, 50 points) broke through in the 22...
Mariners tie it in 9th, walk off on A's in 10th
Justin Turner's pinch-hit fielder's choice scored Leo Rivas from third base with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the visiting Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Saturday night in the penultimate game of the regular season.,Rivas, who started the inning at second bas...
No. 4 Alabama ends No. 2 Georgia's 42-game win streak
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
Reports: G Jose Alvarado lands 2-year, $9M extension with Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension, multiple media outlets reported Saturday. ,Alvarado will get a player option for the 2026-27 season as part of the deal, per the reports. ,In 56 games off the bench last season, Alvarado averaged 7.1 points, 2.3...
Kevin Jennings (3 TDs), SMU drub Florida State in ACC debut
Kevin Jennings completed 16 of 23 passes for 254 yards and threw three touchdown passes to lead host SMU to a 42-16 win over Florida State on Saturday night in Dallas, Texas.,The Mustangs (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever ACC contest. Former President George W. Bush attended ...
Cedric Teuchert lifts St. Louis City past Sporting K.C.
Cedric Teuchert had one goal and two assists to help St. Louis City SC earn a 3-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on a night the hosts were officially eliminated from playoff contention.,Rasmus Alm and Eduard Lowen also scored for St. Louis (7-11-13, 34 points), which can no longer catch ...
Kelvin Yeboah gets another brace as Minnesota United blank Rapids
Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals and Hassani Dotson also scored to lead Minnesota United to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,It was the second brace in six matches for Yeboah, who signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Loons in July as a designate...
Garrett Nussmeier accounts for 4 TDs as No. 14 LSU routs South Alabama
Garrett Nussmeier had two touchdown passes and a pair of touchdown runs as No. 14 LSU defeated South Alabama 42-10 in a nonconference game Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Nussmeier, who was tied for second in the country with 13 touchdown passes and seventh in passing yards per game (311.75), com...
Guilherme Biro’s late goal lifts Austin FC to 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake
Guilherme Biro poured in the equalizer in the 89th minute as host Austin FC roared from behind to split the points via a 2-2 draw with playoff-bound Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a late-season Western Conference match.,Biro's match-tying tally lifted Austin (9-13-9, 36 points) to the draw but could ...
No. 9 Penn State heats up in 2nd half to beat No. 19 Illinois
Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen each rushed for second-half touchdowns Saturday night as No. 9 Penn State toppled No. 19 Illinois 21-7 in State College, Pa. in a battle of Big Ten Conference unbeatens.,Singleton snapped a 7-7 tie by rushing for a 4-yard score on the Nittany Lions' first drive o...
Cade Klubnik (5 total TDs), No. 17 Clemson blow out Stanford
Cade Klubnik threw touchdown passes to three different receivers over a 5:33 span bridging the third and fourth quarters Saturday night, helping 17th-ranked Clemson pull away from visiting Stanford for a 40-14 Atlantic Coast Conference football victory.,Klubnik finished with four touchdown passes an...
Knicks-Wolves blockbuster shifts NBA title odds
The blockbuster deal between the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves led oddsmakers to quickly adjust the futures market for the 2024-25 NBA title.,And the early returns were positive for both teams.,In a swap of All-Star forwards, the Knicks will reportedly land Karl-Anthony Towns in exchang...
Arch Manning (3 total TDs), No. 1 Texas put away Mississippi State
Arch Manning passed for 324 yards and two touchdowns, both to DeAndre Moore Jr., and ran for another score as No. 1 Texas defeated visiting Mississippi State 35-13 on Saturday in the Longhorns' first Southeastern Conference game as a member of the league.,The Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) sputtered a bit...
No. 18 Iowa State stifles Houston in shutout win
Rocco Becht completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, and No. 18 Iowa State earned a shutout on the road with a 20-0 win over Houston on Saturday night., ,Abu Sama III finished with 11 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown for Iowa State (4-0). The Cyclones' defense limited the Cougar...