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Returning Kyle Freeland looks to lead Rockies past Nationals
Left-hander Kyle Freeland will return from the injured list and look to help the Colorado Rockies win the rubber match of their three-game series with the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Denver.,Colorado capped a two-run ninth inning rally with a bases-loaded walk -- with ball four coming on a pit...
Ascending Astros aim to brush aside high-octane Orioles
With the midpoint of the season fast approaching, laboring to reach .500 doesn't seem like the loftiest of goals, particularly for an organization that has qualified for seven consecutive American League Championship Series.,But with their 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, a win th...
Guardians bid for series sweep of reeling Blue Jays
After dropping two of three games at Toronto last weekend, the Cleveland Guardians already have gotten their revenge.,Now, on Sunday, the American League Central-leading Guardians eye a fifth straight victory and a sweep of the three-game series against the visiting Blue Jays. Toronto, in turn, has ...
Dueling aces to deal for hot Cardinals, slumping Giants
After struggling for much of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals hope to gain ground in the National League playoff race during their season-long 10-game homestand.,That effort will continue Sunday when try to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. The Cardinals defeated the Giants...
Mariners out to seize road series vs. Marlins
The Seattle Mariners have an opportunity to win a road series on Sunday when they face the Miami Marlins.,Seattle, despite leading the American League West, is just 1-5-1 over its past seven road series.,In this current series, Miami won 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday. But Seattle came back and won 9-0...
Rangers get boost with return of Max Scherzer vs. Royals
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer will make his 2024 season debut on Sunday afternoon when the Texas Rangers go for their first three-game series sweep of the season against the Kansas City Royals in Arlington, Texas. ,It will mark the start of the 17th major league season for the 39-yea...
Newly extended Cristopher Sanchez aims to pitch Phillies past D-backs
Citizens Bank Park might feel a little more like home for Cristopher Sanchez when he takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies in Sunday's rubber match against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Sanchez will start a day after he signed a four-year extension with the Phillies, who traded for the ...
Breach end skid at CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Boston Breach finally broke through in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major, rallying for a 3-2 victory over OpTic Texas on Saturday. ,Boston opened qualifying with a five-match losing streak, and it looked like it was headed for a sixth straight setback when OpTic sandw...
Cloud9 stay perfect at LCS Summer Split
Cloud9 completed a 2-0 sweep of Immortals on Saturday to stay undefeated in group-stage action at the 2024 League Championship Series Summer Split. ,After edging Dignitas 2-1 in the opening week of the event, Cloud9 prevailed in 29 minutes on blue before winning in 34 minutes on red against Immortal...
Sha'Carri Richardson headed to first Olympics thanks to 100m victory
Sha'Carri Richardson punched her ticket to the Paris Games by winning the women's 100-meter on Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore. ,Richardson's 10.71-second sprint will be sending her to the Olympics for the first time. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games -- w...
Sounders storm back, upend FC Dallas in stoppage time
Jordan Morris' second goal of the match four minutes into second-half stoppage time gave the Seattle Sounders an unlikely 3-2 comeback win over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday.,Trailing 2-0 in the 78th minute, the Sounders (6-7-7, 25 points) got on the board when Raul Ruidiaz converted a header off a...
Tess Boade carries Bay FC over Angel City
Tess Boade scored in the 33rd minute to lift Bay FC to a 1-0 victory over Angel City on Saturday night in San Jose, Calif. ,Boade sent Bay FC (5-9-0, 15 points) to their third win in five matches following a five-match skid. ,Angel City (4-7-3, 15 points) fell for just the second time in their past ...
Rockies top Nats on MLB's first walk-off pitch clock violation
Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded, ninth-inning walk in the first walk-off pitch clock violation in major league history as the Colorado Rockies defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday night.,Hunter Goodman and Jake Cave opened the ninth with singles against Kyle Finnegan (2-4). Af...
Shohei Ohtani adds to home run binge as Dodgers dump Angels
Shohei Ohtani smacked a long homer against his former team for the second straight night to help propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium.,Ohtani mashed a 459-foot homer to right center one night after sending a ball 455 feet over the center field...
Gabriel Pec, Galaxy cool off Real Salt Lake
Gabriel Pec scored in the 74th minute and the LA Galaxy earned a 1-0 victory in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night to end Real Salt Lake's 15-match unbeaten streak. ,Pec's sixth goal of the year also marked his 10th goal contribution in his past nine matches after a relatively slow start to his first ML...
Rockies defeat Nats on walk-off pitch clock violation
Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded, ninth-inning walk on a pitch clock violation and the Colorado Rockies walked off the visiting Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday night.,Hunter Goodman and Jake Cave opened the ninth with singles against Kyle Finnegan (2-4). After failing to sacrifice, Brenton Doyl...
Calvin Harris tallies twice in Rapids' win over CF Montreal
Calvin Harris scored two goals in the first half to lift the Colorado Rapids over visiting CF Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night at Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids were playing their third match in the last eight days. Djordje Mihailovic scored on a late penalty kick and Rafael Navarro tallied in extra ...
Katie Ledecky locks up fourth title at U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Katie Ledecky made history on Saturday, becoming the first woman to win four titles at a single U.S. Olympic Team Trials thanks to her women's 800-meter freestyle victory in Indianapolis. ,Ledecky finished in 8:14.12, easily topping Paige Madden's second-place mark of 8:20.71. She will now be compet...
Red Bulls wait out 100-minute delay, blank Toronto FC
The New York Red Bulls ended a weather-delayed match with their unbeaten home record intact as they defeated struggling Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday night.,Elias Manoel, Dennis Gjengaar, and Cameron Harper each scored for the Red Bulls (9-4-7, 34 points), who improved to 6-0-3 at home. Their six home ...
St. Louis City get long-awaited goal, settle for draw with Atlanta
Indiana Vassilev's second-half goal ended St. Louis City's scoring drought at 342 minutes, but Atlanta United rallied to post a 1-1 draw on Saturday night in St. Louis.,Daniel Rios scored in the 71st minute for Atlanta United.,Before Vassilev's goal in the 50th minute, St. Louis City (3-6-10, 19 poi...