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Tigers looking to take down Blue Jays for second straight day
The visiting Detroit Tigers aim to win a series from the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon.,The Tigers held on to defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. They won three of four from the Blue Jays May 23-26 at Detroit.,The T...

A's hold breath on Jacob Wilson's status against Angels
Jacob Wilson hopes to be able to shake off a strained left hamstring and return to the lineup Saturday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics attempt to continue a recent offensive rampage at the expense of the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Wilson experienced the ups and downs of a big-league career wi...

Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, MOUZ move to semis at Esports World Cup
Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere and MOUZ claimed the final three spots in the semifinals on Friday in the playoffs of the $1 million CS:GO tournament at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Natus Vincere swept FaZe Clan in two maps and advanced to Saturday's match with MOUZ, who knocked off FURA...

Ty Majeski wins second consecutive Truck Series race at IRP
CLERMONT, Ind. -- Ty Majeski's victory in Friday night's TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park wasn't the sort of dominating performance he enjoyed last year -- until the final stage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.,Majeski overcame a restart violation on Lap 50 that sent him t...

Churchill Downs lifts suspension on trainer Bob Baffert
Churchill Downs' suspension of Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert has been lifted in the wake of his acknowledgment that he was ultimately to blame when one of his horses failed a drug test in 2021.,The horse, Medina Spirit, appeared to win the Kentucky Derby that year but was disqualifie...

Dream G Allisha Gray sweeps 3-point, skills competitions
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray became the first player to win the 3-point shooting contest and skills challenge in the same year on Friday night when she stood out in the competitions held in Phoenix, one night before the WNBA All-Star Game.,Gray took home $115,150 in prize money -- $110,000 from ...

A's hit double digits again, rout Angels 13-3
Max Schuemann, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers hit home runs and the Oakland Athletics overcame an injury to debuting prospect Jacob Wilson to thump the visiting Los Angeles Angels 13-3 on Friday night.,Wilson, a shortstop who was taken sixth overall in the 2023 draft, singled in his first big-league ...

Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette exits with calf strain
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette departed Friday night's 5-4 loss to the visiting Detroit Tigers due to a strained right calf.,Blue Jays manager John Schneider said afterward that Bichette was getting an MRI exam.,Bichette, a two-time All-Star, was injured while running to first base after he...

Olivier Giroud could debut for LAFC in matchup with Sounders
Los Angeles FC aims to continue their dominance of Seattle FC when the Western Conference powers meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,Los Angeles FC are 5-0-2 in the last seven matches against Seattle, including a 2-1 win early this season and a 1-0 victory in last year's playoffs to eli...

Galaxy look to extend conference lead vs. Timbers
On a march toward the glory days of their past, the Los Angeles Galaxy will be out to pad their lead atop the Western Conference standings on Saturday in a matchup with the visiting Portland Timbers in Carson, Calif.,With Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the Galaxy (13-5-7, 46 point...

Anthony Santander homers twice as Orioles bomb Rangers
Anthony Santander belted two of Baltimore's four home runs Friday night as the Orioles returned from the All-Star break by thumping the Texas Rangers 9-1 in Arlington, Texas, to open a three-game series.,Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser also homered for Baltimore, which has won two straight followi...

Bobby Witt Jr. helps Royals cruise past White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to lift the host Kansas City Royals to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,Witt scored twice and also walked as Kansas City won for the fifth time in seven games. Michael Massey also ...

Guardians' six-run inning extends Padres struggles
Tanner Bibee allowed two hits over 5 2/3 innings, and Jose Ramirez's two-RBI single highlighted a six-run eighth as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting San Diego Padres 7-0 on Friday night.,Back from the All-Star break, Bibee (8-4) walked three and struck out three to outduel San Diego's Matt ...

Caitlin Clark's Fever on pace to set WNBA attendance record
The Indiana Fever hit the WNBA All-Star break with an 11-15 record, putting them in the bottom half of the standings and 10 1/2 games behind the league-leading New York Liberty.,However, that doesn't tell nearly the full story of the first half of the Fever's season -- or the impact of superstar roo...

Jake Burger homers to lead Marlins past Mets
Jake Burger homered and doubled Friday night, knocking in two runs as the Miami Marlins built a 4-0 lead and then held off the visiting New York Mets 6-4.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. also had two hits and stole his 19th base for Miami, which took a 4-3 lead in the season series. Anthony Bender (4-2) pitched t...

Mariners activate LHP Gabe Speier, DFA RHP Mike Baumann
The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Gabe Speier from the injured list Friday in advance of a game against the Houston Astros and designated right-hander Mike Baumann for assignment.,Speier, 29, had been out since late May with a left rotator cuff strain. He was 0-2 this season with a 6.06 ER...

Juan Yepez, Keibert Ruiz homer as Nationals dump Reds
Juan Yepez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer to help the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 win in the opener of their three-game set against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday.,Washington has won three of its past four games.,Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (2-9) was solid through six innings, a...

Pair of 2-run HRs lift Tigers past Blue Jays
Mark Canha and Wenceel Perez hit two-run home runs and the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Tigers, who have won three in a row, opened a seven-game road trip with the win.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer hit ...

Pirates rally past Phillies in ninth on Nick Gonzales' hit
Nick Gonzales ripped a walk-off RBI single to cap a two-run ninth inning and lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Connor Joe singled and Andrew McCutchen worked a walk off Jose Alvarado (1-4) to begin the ninth inning. Pinch-runner Michael A. T...

Cardinals-Braves rained out; doubleheader Saturday
The opener of the three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed on Friday because of heavy rain in the Atlanta area.,The game will be made up on Saturday as part of a split double-header. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. local time with the nightcap scheduled ...