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Nelson Velazquez, Royals bid to avert sweep vs. Padres
Nelson Velazquez is rediscovering his power stroke.,As the Kansas City Royals bid to salvage the finale of their three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon, Velazquez has six homers in his last 14 games. ,That streak is similar to his 2023 breakout when he hit 14 hom...
Blue Jays meet Pirates, strive for rare fast start
The Toronto Blue Jays could help themselves in the rubber match of their three-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon by ending their first-inning drought.,The Blue Jays failed to score in the first inning Saturday for the 23rd consecutive game in their 8-1 loss to the ...
Guardians face Nationals, seek 10th straight home win
The Washington Nationals are the latest team caught in the buzz saw of the Cleveland Guardians' recent dominance at home. ,Looking to complete a three-game series sweep of the Nationals, the American League Central-leading Guardians will aim for a 10th straight home victory Sunday afternoon. ,Sittin...
Rangers hope rout of Marlins a sign of better days ahead
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy hopes a strong start to the month of June will help his team rediscover its identity. ,After struggling over the last three weeks of May, Texas saw its offense come to life on Saturday, and it will search for a repeat performance on Sunday afternoon in the rubber ma...
Red-hot Orioles aim for sweep of Rays
In yet another special series for the Baltimore Orioles, it's hard to say where the most praise should go -- to the batters or the pitchers.,Both groups have had notable stretches again, putting the Orioles in position to go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,...
A's right-hander Luis Medina to make season debut vs. Braves
Oakland right-hander Luis Medina will come off the injured list to make his first start of the season on Sunday when the visiting A's play the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of their three-game set.,The Braves won Friday's game 4-2, but Oakland bounced back to outslug Atlanta 11-9 on Saturday. A ...
Islam Makhachev successfully defends lightweight title at UFC 302
Islam Makhachev held on to his lightweight belt on Saturday night, getting Dustin Poirier to tap out in the fifth round of their main event bout at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J. ,Makhachev (26-1-0) won by submission at 2:42 of the final round and has now prevailed in 14 straight UFC fights, a streak that ...
Falcons, Raccoon step into upper-bracket final at OWCS Major Dallas
Team Falcons and Crazy Raccoon swept into the upper-bracket final on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,The Falcons dispatched Spacestation in three maps, and the Raccoon did likewise to the Toronto Defiant. Those winners will meet Sunday for a berth in the grand final ...
Vitality, G2 to face off in finals at IEM Dallas
G2 Esports and Team Vitality swept their way into the finals of the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event on Saturday.,G2 beat 9z Team 2-0 to advance, while Vitality topped Team Spirit 2-0.,Sixteen teams competed in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament's double-elimination group stage. ...
LAFC edge FC Dallas 1-0 for fifth straight shutout win
Denis Bouanga scored his 10th goal of the season in the 74th minute to lift host LAFC to a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Bouanga's goal ensured the Black-and-Gold secured their fifth consecutive shutout victory and kept hold of second place in the Western Conference, three points bac...
Brody Malone wins third all-around title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Brody Malone became a three-time all-around national champion on Saturday night at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. ,Malone was participating in the national championships for the first time since 2022 after working his way back from a fractured right leg, an injury he sustain...
OpTic, Ultra pull off sweeps in Stage 4 Major qualifying
OpTic Texas and the Toronto Ultra won their matches via sweeps in the second day of qualifying on the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Saturday.,The Los Angeles Thieves and New York Subliners also won their matches, each going to five maps.,All 12 teams taking part in qualifying will make the Ma...
Cristian Arango scores hat trick in RSL's win over Austin
Cristian Arango scored his second hat trick of the season and third of his MLS career to take control of the league's scoring race as Real Salt Lake extended its unbeaten run to 13 league games with a 5-1 romp over Austin FC on Saturday night.,Arango's 14th, 15th and 16th goals pushed the Colombian ...
Brian Gutierrez, Fire top Galaxy to halt lengthy winless streak
Homegrown midfielder Brian Gutierrez scored the tiebreaking goal just past the hour mark, and the Chicago Fire rallied to snap a nine-match winless rut with Saturday night's 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy. ,Tied 1-1 in the 61st minute, the 20-year-old Gutierrez, hailing from suburb...
Revolution end skid with 2-1 win over Nashville SC
Carles Gil and Esmir Bajraktarevic scored goals and Aljaz Ivacic recorded four saves, including one on a penalty kick, as the visiting New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 win over Nashville SC on Saturday in an Eastern Conference clash.,The Revolution (3-10-1, 10 points) ended a three-match los...
Novak Djokovic avoids upset, rallies for third-round win at French Open
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia avoided an upset by outlasting 30th-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti for a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory on Saturday in the third round of the French Open in Paris. ,Even though 15 years separate the 37-year-old Djokovic from the 22-year-old Musetti, Djokovic ...
J.P. Crawford's grand slam sparks Mariners' rout of Angels
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 9-0 on Saturday.,Luke Raley also homered and Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won for the sixth ...
Phillies survive pitcher's short start to defeat Cardinals
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and scored three times to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night.,Alec Bohm drove in two runs and scored another as Philadelphia won its third straight game.,Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez retired the six ...
Red Bulls stay unbeaten at home, edge Orlando City
John Tolkin picked up a tremendous free-kick goal and a possible injury as the New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls are the only Eastern Conference team without a loss at home this season (5-0-2). New York (8-3-5, 29 points) is 4-1-0 i...
CF Montreal, Union play to 2-2 draw after pair of ejections
The Philadelphia Union and CF Montreal each ended Saturday night with 10 men as they played to an entertaining 2-2 draw in their final match until June 15 due to the FIFA international break.,Montreal (4-7-5, 17 points), which took a 1-0 lead through Sunusi Ibrahim inside of a minute, saw Ariel Lass...