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NWSL roundup: Alyssa Thompson's 2 goals carry Angel City past San Diego
Alyssa Thompson recorded a brace to lift visiting Angel City to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Thompson did all of her damage during a nine-minute span in the first half, scoring in the 20th minute before adding her second goal in the 29th. Angel City (5-9-3, 18 points) snapped a...
Keegan Bradley holds 1-shot lead at BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- A hot finish has Keegan Bradley in the lead by one stroke after the third round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club.,The 2025 Ryder Cup captain birdied the last two holes to post a round of 2-under-par 70 and stand at 12-under 204 going into Sunday. The last man i...
Seiya Suzuki has monster game as Cubs rout Marlins
Seiya Suzuki homered twice, tripled and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,Rookie Shota Imanaga (10-3) earned the win, pitching seven innings and allowing four hits, two walks and two runs.,Both Suzuki and Imanaga are 30-year...
Robert MacIntyre (back) withdraws from BMW Championship
Robert MacIntyre cited lower back pain in withdrawing midway through the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday in Castle Rock, Colo.,The PGA Tour rookie from Scotland had bogeyed two holes on the front nine and was 1-over par for the tournament when he withdrew.,McIntyre, 28, entered the p...
NFL roundup: Jack Plummer, Panthers outlast Bills
Jack Plummer completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers held off the Buffalo Bills for a 31-26 victory in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams., ,Plummer gave Carolina (1-2) a 31-19 lead when he found Jalen Coker for a ...
QB Deshaun Watson won't play in Browns' preseason finale
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will not play Saturday in Cleveland's preseason finale on the road against the Seattle Seahawks, the team announced.,He is penciled in to start the regular-season opener on Sept. 8 against the Dallas Cowboys in Cleveland. However, he will do so without having appear...
Bears acquire DT Chris Williams from Browns
The Chicago Bears acquired defensive tackle Chris Williams and a seventh-round pick of the 2025 NFL Draft from the Cleveland Browns on Saturday.,The Browns, who boast plenty of depth at defensive tackle, will receive a sixth-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. That pick was acquired by Chicago in...
Health Is at the Heart of Deshaun Watson Debate in 2024
The Cleveland Browns season comes down to Deshaun Watson's availability, as he has not played many games since the blockbuster trade in 2022....
Saturday August 24 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB, College Football, WNBA
It's a packed Saturday slate of sports, so these are our best betting picks and predictions for college football, MLB, and WNBA on 8/24/2024....
Cardinals' Sonny Gray back in Minnesota to face old mates
Sonny Gray will return to the ballpark he called home for the past two seasons when the St. Louis Cardinals play the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis. ,Gray, who signed a three-year, $75 million contract with the Cardinals as a free agent during the offseason, said he is looking forw...
Guardians host Rangers, in danger of losing hold on AL Central
The struggling Cleveland Guardians are clinging to their slim lead in the American League Central. ,They also might be catching the Texas Rangers at the wrong time. ,After losing the opener of the three-game set on Friday in Cleveland, the Guardians will look to avoid a fourth straight loss Saturday...
Cubs turn to Shota Imanaga in rematch vs. Marlins
The Chicago Cubs haven't had a .500 record since they were 31-31 on June 5, but they are close now.,On Saturday afternoon, the Cubs can even their record at 65-65 if they defeat the team with the worst record in the National League -- the host Miami Marlins, who have lost four games in a row and sev...
Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.,Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lea...
Cardinals wear down Twins for third straight win
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Victor Scott II also notched an RBI., ,Aus...
NFL roundup: Trevor Lawrence, Jags trounce Falcons
Trevor Lawrence capped each of his two drives with touchdown passes to Evan Engram as the Jacksonville Jaguars routed the host Atlanta Falcons 31-0 on Friday as each team concluded the preseason.,Lawrence connected on 8 of 10 passes for 92 yards, including scoring strikes of 6 yards and 5 yards, res...
Four-run second inning carries Rangers past Guardians
Leody Taveras and Corey Seager each recorded two-run hits in the second inning as the visiting Texas Rangers won 5-3 over the reeling Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs and seven hits, but completed six innings for the Rangers, who have won four of five. He ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's inside-the-park HR helps Cubs top Marlins
Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park homer -- which culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away -- as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.,Chicago's Isaac Paredes also had a key hit, smashing a tiebreaking double in the eighth in...
Reports: NCAA looks at cutting spring portal window for football
The NCAA Football Oversight Committee proposed the elimination of the spring transfer portal window to the Division I council this week, Yahoo Sports and The Athletic reported Friday.,At present, Division I football players can enter the transfer portal in two different windows during the year: a 30...
Lorenzo Sonego, Alex Michelsen reach Winston-Salem final
No. 10 seed Lorenzo Sonego will face No. 11 seed Alex Michelsen in the final of the Winston-Salem Open after the two men won their semifinals in straight sets Friday in North Carolina.,Sonego defeated Belgium's David Goffin 6-3, 6-2 in the first match of the day. The Italian won 37 of 51 total servi...
Time running out for SKC as Orlando City pay a visit
Desperate Sporting Kansas City, with their slim playoff hopes, will host surging Orlando City SC Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (6-14-6, 24 points) are nine points below the playoff line in the Western Conference with eight matches left in the regular season. Orlando City (9-9-7, 34...