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Marina Mabrey torches ex-team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...
Leo Rivas' RBI single in 10th caps Mariners' rally past Giants
Rookie Leo Rivas lined a run-scoring single to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 victory against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday night in Dan Wilson's managerial debut.,Luke Raley homered and drove in the tying run in the...
Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam, joins 40-40 club as Dodgers stun Rays
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...
Rhys Hoskins, Joey Ortiz power Brewers to victory over A's
Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the Brewers opened a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics with an 11-3 triumph Friday night.,Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, a bases...
NASCAR notebook: Michael McDowell captures Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell captured the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- his fourth career pole, but first at the sport's iconic track.,It will be an all Fr...
Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.,Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lea...
Cardinals wear down Twins for third straight win
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Victor Scott II also notched an RBI., ,Aus...
NFL roundup: Trevor Lawrence, Jags trounce Falcons
Trevor Lawrence capped each of his two drives with touchdown passes to Evan Engram as the Jacksonville Jaguars routed the host Atlanta Falcons 31-0 on Friday as each team concluded the preseason.,Lawrence connected on 8 of 10 passes for 92 yards, including scoring strikes of 6 yards and 5 yards, res...
Braves beat Nationals thanks to 10th-inning error
Pinch runner Luke Williams scored the winning run on Washington shortstop CJ Abrams' 10th-inning throwing error, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday.,After Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (3-1) threw two scoreless innings, Williams advanced to third on Gio U...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's inside-the-park HR helps Cubs top Marlins
Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park homer -- which culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away -- as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.,Chicago's Isaac Paredes also had a key hit, smashing a tiebreaking double in the eighth in...
Anthony Santander's slam fuels O's comeback win over Astros
Anthony Santander drilled an eighth-inning grand slam to give the Baltimore Orioles a 7-5 comeback victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night., ,The first three Orioles batters in the inning reached base before Santander's team-leading 38th home run of the season gave Baltimore its ...
Joey Loperfido, Addison Barger complete Jays' rally over Angels
Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,Roansy Contreras (2-3) entered for the Angels in the ninth and gave up Loperfido's fourth homer of th...
Colorado prohibiting reporter from asking Deion Sanders questions
The University of Colorado has prohibited Sean Keeler, a Denver Post columnist, from asking questions to head coach Deion Sanders and other members of the football program.,The school confirmed the news Friday in a statement provided to ESPN: "After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the foo...
Reports: NCAA looks at cutting spring portal window for football
The NCAA Football Oversight Committee proposed the elimination of the spring transfer portal window to the Division I council this week, Yahoo Sports and The Athletic reported Friday.,At present, Division I football players can enter the transfer portal in two different windows during the year: a 30...
OG reach BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown semifinals
OG came from behind to edge AMKAL ESPORTS 2-1 on Friday and move into the semifinals of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown.,With another win -- on Sunday against either FaZe Clan or paiN Gaming -- OG would earn a berth in the BLAST Premier: Fall Final.,Two first-round matches were contested on Friday....
Lorenzo Sonego, Alex Michelsen reach Winston-Salem final
No. 10 seed Lorenzo Sonego will face No. 11 seed Alex Michelsen in the final of the Winston-Salem Open after the two men won their semifinals in straight sets Friday in North Carolina.,Sonego defeated Belgium's David Goffin 6-3, 6-2 in the first match of the day. The Italian won 37 of 51 total servi...
Galaxy could introduce Marco Reus vs. Atlanta United
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to maintain their place atop the Western Conference standings when they host an Atlanta United side fighting for its playoff lives on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (14-5-7, 49 points) are coming off a break of more than two weeks following their round of...
Timbers try to avenge Leagues Cup loss as they host St. Louis
St. Louis City are hoping a run to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup could give them a boost when they resume Major League Soccer play Saturday night at the Portland Timbers.,St. Louis (4-10-11, 23 points), which finished first in the Western Conference as an expansion team last season, sits 13th...
Florida State-Georgia Tech: Preview, Props, Trends
For 229 days, the college football world has awaited the return of the ever-changing sport.,No team is more eager to get back to the proving grounds than No. 10 Florida State.,Georgia Tech and Florida State kick off the 2024 season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. Saturday marks the ninth college foo...
Tennessee’s Tony Vitello becomes highest-paid NCAA baseball coach
Tennessee awarded head baseball coach Tony Vitello a five-year contract extension worth $3 million per year Friday, making him the highest-paid coach in the sport.,Vitello was rewarded after leading the Volunteers to their first national championship in baseball this past June. The program has reach...