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Royals score four runs in 7th to top Cardinals
Salvador Perez's two-run home run capped a four-run rally as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, earning a split of their two-game series.,Kyle Isbel hit a leadoff single to open the seventh inning, stole second and scored on Maikel Garcia's RBI single to give the Roya...
Sakura Motoki adds to Japan's wrestling gold rush in Paris
PARIS -- Sakura Motoki won Japan's sixth wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, underlining her country's domination of the mat at the Champ de Mars Arena.,Her victory against Ukrainian Iryna Koliadenko in the 62kg (137 pounds) final extended Japan's big lead in the wrestling medal table ...
Nats outlast Angels in 10 for second straight game
Jose Tena delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series. ,CJ Abrams started the 10th on second base as a pinch runner for automatic runner Keib...
Amanda Anisimova shocks Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
The United States' Amanda Anisimova cruised to a stunning 6-4, 6-2 sweep of No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto. ,Anisimova saved 5 of 5 break points in the first set, then trailed 2-1 in the second before capturing the final fi...
Hometown hero Denny Hamlin lands pole at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va.--Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday night's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The fast lap of 118.162 mph in the No. 11 JGR Toyota lan...
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women's featherweight title on Saturday.,Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won gold in the welterweight category on Friday, have been in the ...
Jannik Sinner starts strong on busy day in Montreal
No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy started a busy Saturday off right, completing a 6-4, 6-3 sweep of 15th seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal. ,Sinner won 23 of 25 first-serve points (92 percent) and collected 16 winners to Tabilo's 12 to punch his ...
Padres outlast Marlins for seventh straight win
Luis Arraez hit the go-ahead RBI groundout in the top of the 10th inning, and Tanner Scott earned the save in the bottom of the frame as the red-hot San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-8 on Saturday.,Both Arraez and Scott were traded by the Marlins to the Padres this year. Arraez went...
Sweden crushes Germany to win men's gold in beach volleyball
PARIS -- Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig beat Germany's Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler in straight sets to win the Olympic gold medal in men's beach volleyball in a quick final at the impromptu arena at the base of the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.,At the floodlit stadium under the shimmering ...
Brent Rooker, Osvaldo Bido help A's beat Blue Jays
Brent Rooker hit a home run, Osvaldo Bido allowed two hits in six innings and the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Bido (3-3) allowed one walk with five strikeouts and one hit batter.,Shea Langeliers had four hits for the Athletics, who gained a sp...
Team USA downs France, secures 5th straight gold medal
Stephen Curry poured in 24 points as the United States grabbed the gold medal in the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 98-87 victory over France on Saturday., ,The Americans also downed the French in the final at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were held in 2021 because of the COV...
Reports: Dolphins OL Kion Smith tears ACL, out for season
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Kion Smith will miss the 2024 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, multiple sources reported Saturday.,Smith was injured during Miami's second drive of its preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, which he started at left guard. ,The Dolphins p...
4-star CB Jontae Gilbert commits to in-state Georgia
Four-star defensive back Jontae Gilbert committed to play for the Georgia Bulldogs, he announced on social media Saturday.,The 6-foot-1, 185-pound cornerback won't have far to travel to play for the Bulldogs after completing his upcoming senior season at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta.,Ra...
Jake Dolegala looks to lead Lions to ninth consecutive win over Elks
The BC Lions will be without star quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. on Sunday night when they look to record their ninth consecutive victory over the host Edmonton Elks.,Adams sustained a right knee injury during last week's humbling 25-0 loss to the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Lions termed his statu...
U.S. women turn in dominant 4x400 relay performance
PARIS -- The United States blazed to the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x400 meters relay on Saturday, clocking the second-quickest time in history and stretching the country's remarkable victory streak in the event to eight in a row.,Fielding a star-studded foursome featuring Olympic champions ...
Angels place RHP Jose Marte on IL with viral infection
The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Jose Marte on the 15-day injured list because of a viral infection and recalled right-hander Jack Kochanowicz from Double-A Rocket City.,Marte, 28, last pitched Wednesday when he went 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees. He has a 2.33 ERA i...
Preseason roundup: Caleb Williams sharp as Bears top Bills
Top overall draft pick Caleb Williams passed for 95 yards over two drives and the visiting Chicago Bears rolled to a 33-6 victory Saturday over the Buffalo Bills in the opening preseason game for both teams.,Williams, who won a Heisman Trophy at Southern California, completed 4 of 7 passes. Velus Jo...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) set for rehab outing
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander was sent on a rehab assignment and will make a start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.,On the injured list with a neck strain, it will be Verlander's first game action since June 9, when he gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings in a no-deci...
Nationals activate RHP Jordan Weems, recall SS Jose Tena
The Washington Nationals activated right-hander Jordan Weems from the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled shortstop Jose Tena from Triple-A Rochester.,In corresponding moves, third baseman Trey Lipscomb and right-hander Joan Adon were optioned to Rochester.,Weems, 31, has been out since July 2...
U.S. men win 4x400 relay thriller in Olympic-record time
PARIS -- The United States continued its dominance of the Olympic 4x400 meters relay on Saturday as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a thrilling last-leg battle between two individual gold medalists.,The U.S. as expected, dropped Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who struggled badly i...