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Jocelyn Briski shuts down Nebraska, leads Alabama to WCWS semifinals
Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College World Series semifinals with a 5-1 defeat of Nebraska Saturday night in Oklahoma City.,That alone proved to be enough for Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who threw a complete-game one-hitter to move the Crimson...
Soo Bin Joo, unbothered by wind, surges 4 strokes clear at ShopRite LPGA
Soo Bin Joo takes a four-stroke lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA after another strong showing Saturday in Galloway, N.J.,Joo, who was three strokes back after Friday's opening round, maintained her momentum on a day where the scores were much higher, shooting a 3-under-par 68 to surge ...
Jalen Williams could be available for NBA Finals if Thunder advance
Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams might be available for the NBA Finals should the Thunder advance, coach Mark Daigneault said prior to Saturday's Game 7 at home against the San Antonio Spurs.,Williams is out with a left hamstring injury for the finale of the Western Conference showdown. The series ...
Royals 3B Maikel Garcia exits with hamstring injury
Kansas City third baseman Maikel Garcia left in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers with a right hamstring strain sustained Saturday at Arlington, Texas.,The 2025 All-Star was injured going from first to third base on Vinnie Pasquantino's tiebreaking double. Garcia was 1-for-4 with an RBI i...
Rain washes out qualifying, Denny Hamlin to start on Nashville pole
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Intermittent light rain showers forced the cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Pole Qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway, resulting in Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin starting from pole position in Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400 (7 p.m. ET, Amazon Prim...
Wade Meckler's slam helps Angels throttle Rays
Rookie Wade Meckler slugged his first career grand slam in the first inning, and the Los Angeles Angels evened their series with Tampa Bay by pummeling the Rays 14-3 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Meckler went 2-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base and staked his club to a 4-0 lead b...
Royals stunned by Rangers, suffer fifth straight loss
Ezequiel Duran dropped a walk-off, RBI single into right field, and the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win 7-6 over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Texas trailed 6-4 entering the ninth, when Joc Pederson led off with an opposite-field ho...
Christian Scott gets first win as Mets control Marlins
Christian Scott pitched five effective innings for his first career win, and the New York Mets scored three runs in the fourth inning of their 6-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday.,Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine ...
Orioles score five runs in ninth to stun Blue Jays
Pete Alonso capped Baltimore's five-run ninth inning with a walk-off single as in the Orioles stunned the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Saturday.,The Orioles rallied with four hits, three walks and a hit batter in the ninth to end a two-game skid. Baltimore was held to three singles through eigh...
Nationals explode for six-run inning, beat Padres
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the San Diego Padres for a 9-4 win Saturday in Washington.,Garcia had two hits and Drew Millas homered for the Nationals, who had lost two straight.,Washington trailed 3-1 entering the seventh wh...
Eric Cole fires 63, holds one-shot lead at Charles Schwab Challenge
Eric Cole shot 7-under-par 63 for the best score in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, taking the lead Saturday at Fort Worth, Texas.,Cole, aiming for his first victory on the PGA Tour, goes to Sunday's final round at 12-under 198, holding a one-stroke edge on Ryan Gerard.,Gerard birdi...
Athletics place RHP Luis Severino on 15-day IL
The Athletics placed right-hander Luis Severino on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a right shoulder strain.,In a corresponding move, the club recalled right-hander Michael Kelly from Triple-A Las Vegas.,Severino underwent tests on Saturday, one day after he exited his start against the New ...
Team Yandex, Aurora Gaming reach BLAST Slam VII quarterfinals
Team Yandex and Aurora Gaming each earned their way through the last-chance qualifier and into the playoffs of BLAST Slam VII on Saturday, with a pair of quarterfinal matchups now set at Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Spirit defeated OG to open the last-chance qualifier and earn a matchup with Team Yande...
Valkyries will put stingy defense to test against visiting Aces
The defending-champion Las Vegas Aces find themselves looking up in the standings at the second-year Golden State Valkyries as the clubs prepare to meet Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Aces (4-3) have lost two in a row, including 95-87 at Dallas on Thursday night to tip off a three-game trip....
Blue Jays DFA RHP Austin Voth for second time this season
Right-hander Austin Voth was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time as the club purchased the contract of right-hander Hayden Juenger on Saturday.,Voth, 33, was signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent on March 25 and called up for a single appearance of 2 2/3 innings ...
Marina Mabrey's 18 points lead Tempo to win over Storm
Marina Mabrey scored 12 of her 18 points in the first half on Saturday afternoon, and the Toronto Tempo defeated the visiting Seattle Storm 93-72.,Kiki Rice scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and added six rebounds and four steals as the Tempo (5-4) defeated Seattle (3-6) for the second t...
Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova bounced from French Open
Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff and sixth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Saturday became the latest high-seeded players to bow of the French Open tournament.,No. 28-seeded Anastasia Potapova overcame a first-set setback to notch a 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over Gauff at Roland Garros.,Benefited by the support of t...
Report: Vikings tab Nolan Teasley as general manager
The Minnesota Vikings reportedly have a new general manager, agreeing to terms with Seattle Seahawks assistant GM Nolan Teasley.,The NFL Network reported the news Saturday on Teasley, who spent the past 14 years with the Seahawks. ,Teasley, 42, has advanced from Seahawks scouting department intern i...
White Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami out 4-6 weeks, put on IL
The Chicago White Sox will be without rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami for four to six weeks due to a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring, manager Will Venable announced Saturday.,The White Sox placed Murakami on the 10-day injured list earlier on Saturday.,The 26-year-old first baseman, who share...
Carolina Hurricanes or Vegas Golden Knights? Key Factors That Will Decide Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Final is set. Explore three reasons why the Carolina Hurricanes can win and three reasons why the Vegas Golden Knights could lift the Cup....