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Astros aim to benefit from bench play in rematch vs. Royals
With their outfield production qualifying as suboptimal since the loss of injured All-Star Kyle Tucker in early June, the Astros' recent additions of veterans Ben Gamel and Jason Heyward might fill voids and also lengthen a Houston bench overly reliant upon inexperience. ,While Gamel and Heyward con...
Twins aim to halt skid as Blue Jays arrive
The Minnesota Twins hope their day off arrived at the perfect time.,Minnesota just got swept in a three-game series by the visiting Atlanta Braves and has lost eight of its past 10 games. On Thursday, the Twins gladly stayed away from the ballpark and aimed for a mental reset.,They will be back in a...
A's hope Lawrence Butler stays hot against Rangers
Oakland right fielder Lawrence Butler is providing some much-needed power for the rebuilding Athletics, who begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Butler recorded his second three-homer game of the season on Thursday, when the A's had their three-game winn...
Aaron Judge, Yankees look to heat up vs. Cardinals
After Aaron Judge's home run binge took a break, so did the New York Yankees. Now they hope the day off can get them going again after a rough showing in Washington.,Judge leads the majors with 51 homers through the Yankees' first 134 games but went homerless in three games against the Nationals. He...
With chance to pad division lead, Phillies take on Braves
With two swings of the bat, the Philadelphia Phillies turned around their series opener against the Atlanta Braves.,The Phillies will aim to extend their lead in the National League East on Friday when they continue their four-game home series with the Braves.,Philadelphia leads Atlanta by six games...
MOUZ, Spirit march on at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
MOUZ came from behind to win while Team Spirit rolled to an easy victory on Thursday in the upper-bracket semifinals of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event in Serbia.,Spirit raced to a 2-0 win over FURIA Esports before MOUZ rallied past paiN Gaming for a 2-1 triumph. The victors will meet in the upp...
Austin Barnes returns, sparks Dodgers to win over Orioles
Austin Barnes had two hits, two RBIs and two runs in his return from the injured list as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.,Chris Taylor reached base three times and drove in a run for the Dodgers, who remained the top team in the Nati...
Luke Altmyer, Illinois have no trouble with Eastern Illinois
Luke Altmyer threw four touchdown passes in the first half to spark Illinois to a 45-0 nonconference victory over Eastern Illinois Thursday night in Champaign.,Altmyer, a junior, finished 19 of 24 for 213 yards and the four scores as Illinois (1-0) built a 31-0 halftime lead on the way to improving ...
Four field goals power UNC to win over Minnesota
Omarion Hampton rushed 30 times for 129 yards, Noah Burnette made all four of his field-goal attempts and North Carolina escaped with a 19-17 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Max Johnson passed for 71 yards and rushed for a touchdown for North Carolina (1-0) before he was carted ...
Carlos Alcaraz stumbles in second round at U.S. Open
Carlos Alcaraz saw his bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title end in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, as the third-seeded Spaniard lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp.,It was the earliest exit in a major tournament for Alcaraz, 21, since his first full ...
Colorado holds off upset-minded North Dakota State
In the end, Colorado's star power was too much for FBS power North Dakota State on Thursday, as the Buffaloes held off the upset-minded Bison 31-26 in Boulder, Colo., in the season opener for both teams.,Colorado quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four tou...
After slow start, No. 24 NC State pulls away in opener
Grayson McCall threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 North Carolina State held off an upset bid from FCS foe Western Carolina to win 31-21 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year who transferred to NC State (1-0) from Coastal Carolina this o...
Astros score four runs in 8th to rally past Royals
Mauricio Dubon delivered a two-run single to cap a four-run eighth inning on Thursday as the Houston Astros rallied past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-3 in the opener of a four-game series.,Dubon's hit came after Zach Dezenzo drew a bases-loaded walk against John Schreiber that forced in the go-...
Arkansas manhandles UAPB with 10 TDs on 10 drives
Taylen Green threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores Thursday night during a 49-point first half as Arkansas whipped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-0 in each team's season opener in Little Rock.,Green, a transfer from Boise State, completed 16 of 23 passes for 229 yards while rushing for 88 yards...
UCF rolls to 57-3 blowout vs. New Hampshire in season opener
R.J. Harvey ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns to highlight UCF's season-opening 57-3 win over New Hampshire on Thursday in Orlando, Fla., ,Myles Montgomery added 126 total yards and two scores for the Knights (1-0), who outgained the Wildcats 639-162 to easily dispose of their FCS foe. KJ Jeffers...
Bowden Francis, Jays throw two-hitter against Red Sox
Bowden Francis pitched seven innings of one-hit ball en route to his fourth straight victory as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday.,Francis (8-3) worked 5 1/3 hitless innings to begin the game after carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Saturday against th...
Karolina Muchova KOs Naomi Osaka in second round at U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka, trailing by a set, squandered three sets points that would have leveled her match and crashed out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Thursday in New York.,The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova beat Osaka, a two-time U.S. Open champion, 6-3, 7-6 (5).,In terms of rankings, the match ...
Kyle Monangai rushes for 165 yards as Rutgers routs Howard
Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Scarlet Knights wore down the visiting Howard Bison 44-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for each team in Piscataway, N.J., ,Monangai, who led the Big Ten in rushing last season with 1,262 yards, scor...
Kyle Monangai (165 yards), Rutgers rout Howard
Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Scarlet Knights wore down the visiting Howard Bison 44-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for each team in Piscataway, N.J., ,Monangai, who led the Big Ten in rushing last season with 1,262 yards, scor...
Pair of late blasts lead Phillies past Braves
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer and Nick Castellanos added a go-ahead two-run shot as the host Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,In the opener of an important four-game series between the top two teams in the National League East, Philadelphia o...