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Lars Nootbaar's 8th-inning homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.,Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night, connected...

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' walk-off win over Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Michael Busch led off the 10th with a walk-off single that was misplayed in right field and the Chicago Cubs avenged an 18-3 shellacking a day earlier with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturda...

Aces hold off Valkyries behind A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young
A'ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Jackie Young scored 27 and the host Las Vegas Aces held off the Golden State Valkyries 84-79 on Saturday afternoon.,Chelsea Gray added 12 points for the Aces (7-3), who won at home for the first time in three games this season.,Gabby Williams scored a caree...

Lars Nootbaar's pinch-hit homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.,Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night...

Bobby Witt Jr. helps Royals edge Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Carter Jensen homered and drove in two runs for Kansas City, which earned its second straight victory in ...

Corey Heim holds off Kaden Honeycutt to win Truck race at Michigan
Reigning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion Corey Heim held off a dramatic checkered flag charge -- in lapped traffic -- from his TRICON Garage teammate Kaden Honeycutt to claim his first career win at the iconic Michigan International Speedway in Saturday's DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 powered ...

USMNT falls to Germany in final tune-up before World Cup
The final tune-up before the World Cup couldn't have gotten off to a worse start but a resilient United States Men's National Team found the equalizer only for Leroy Sane to score the deciding goal for Germany in a feisty 2-1 win at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday.,Kai Havertz scored two minute...

Rays moving struggling LHP Steven Matz to bullpen
Struggling Rays left-handed pitcher Steven Matz will be removed from the rotation and sent to the bullpen, Tampa Bay announced Saturday.,Matz's ERA climbed to 5.48 after two poor outings, including Tuesday's 8-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers in which he allowed five runs and six hits, including two hom...

Iran accuses U.S. of 'vindictive behavior' with visa denials
The Iran Football Federation is accusing the United States of "vindictive behavior" regarding the refusal of visas for managerial and administrative members of its World Cup traveling party.,IFF said 14 officials and staffers have been refused visas prior to upcoming matches in Inglewood, Calif., an...

Dominic Canzone helps Mariners snap Tigers' win streak
Dominic Canzone homered and drove in two runs, Bryce Miller tossed six powerful innings and the visiting Seattle Mariners silenced the Detroit Tigers, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon.,Canzone added a single and a run-scoring double. Randy Arozarena supplied two hits while scoring a run and knocking in tw...
John Tortorella's Gamble Backfires as Hurricanes Stun Golden Knights in Game 2
The Carolina Hurricanes erased a two-goal third-period deficit and capitalized on a controversial challenge to stun the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2....
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Madelene Sagstrom teed it up at U.S. Women's Open while 26 weeks pregnant
Madelene Sagstrom missed the cut by five strokes at the U.S. Women's Open but you could say she played under extenuating yet impressive circumstances.,Sagstrom went 77-76 in her two rounds at Riviera Country Club while playing at 26 weeks pregnant. The 33-year-old is expected to give birth to a baby...

Lynx dominate Storm in second half, take win streak to seven
Natasha Howard scored a season-high 27 points as the Minnesota Lynx extended their winning streak to seven games with an 88-68 home victory over the Seattle Storm on Saturday.,Rookie Olivia Miles scored 19 points, while Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams each added 11 as the Lynx improved to a WNBA...

Sky looking to maintain rare momentum against Tempo
Chicago's Skylar Diggins needed a night like the one she delivered in Friday's 85-80 win over the Connecticut Sun.,Diggins poured in 24 points to help the Sky (4-6) snap a five-game losing streak prior to Sunday's road game with the expansion Toronto Tempo (5-5).,"My game plan was for me to play bet...

Memorial to resume play after brief suspension
The third round of the Memorial Tournament will resume at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, per PGA Tour Communications.,Play initially was suspended at 11:16 a.m. ET due to inclement weather.,The leaders had yet to tee off at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, when play was halted.,J.T. Poston enter...

Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy wins 2nd Vezina Trophy
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is now a two-time Vezina Trophy winner.,The NHL on Saturday named Vasilevskiy as the 2025-26 recipient of the honor, which is awarded "to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position," as selected by league general managers.,Vasilevskiy receive...

Memorial suspended due to inclement weather
The third round of the Memorial Tournament was suspended at 11:16 a.m. ET due to inclement weather.,The leaders had yet to tee off Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, when play was halted.,J.T. Poston enters the round at 9-under-par 135, one shot ahead of Ryan Gerard and three c...

Mirra Andreeva claims first Grand Slam title at French Open
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the French Open on Saturday, ending the remarkable Cinderella run of Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.,Andreeva, at 19 years and 38 days old, is the youngest woman to win the French Open title since Monica...

Paraguay's Julio Enciso injured before WC opener vs. U.S.
Paraguay star Julio Enciso was stretchered off the field in tears on Friday, just one week before the team's World Cup opener against the U.S. men's national team.,The 22-year-old attacking midfielder exited with an apparent leg injury in the 25th minute of a 4-0 friendly win against Nicaragua at As...