p Page 32 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champ Iga Swiatek in Paris
Marta Kostyuk advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time and spoiled four-time champion Iga Swiatek's birthday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory on Sunday in Paris.,The 15th-seeded Ukrainian recorded five aces and took advantage of five double faults by the third-seeded Polish player ...
White Sox strive to keep rolling vs. Tigers despite injury to Munetaka Murakami
The Chicago White Sox ran into their first bit of really bad luck this season on Friday when slugger Munetaka Murakami strained his right hamstring and is expected to be out four to six weeks.,After three seasons of 100-plus losses, the White Sox are above .500 and contending in the American League ...
Playing for big inning has paid off in Angels-Rays series
Big innings have defined the first two games of the three-game series between the Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays, and perhaps one more may be in order in Sunday afternoon's finale in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In the opener on Friday, the Rays crafted a seven-run seventh inning and topped the visit...
Inconsistent Mets go for sweep over struggling Marlins
The New York Mets pitched well, fielded well and hit in the clutch Saturday afternoon.,Now New York has to find out if that's its recipe for a path back into contention, or just another tease in a frustrating season.,The Mets will look to earn their second sweep on Sunday afternoon, when they host t...
Red Sox C Connor Wong making most of playing time at Guardians' expense
Connor Wong hasn't seen much action of late behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, so he has to maximize every opportunity he receives.,Thanks to his big game Saturday, the Red Sox have a chance at earning a rare series victory against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Boston will send left-hander Ran...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
MLB roundup: Mariners slug 4 HRs, top D-backs for fifth straight win
Seattle slugged four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the host Mariners downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.,Julio Rodriguez, Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson went deep as the Mariners moved above .500 (30-29)...
Los Angeles Thieves open Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying with victory
Coming off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, the Los Angeles Thieves opened Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-2 comeback win over FaZe Vegas on Saturday.,The Paris Gentle Mates swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, the Boston Breach bested the Vancouver Surge 3-2 and the Riyadh Falcons beat th...
Edmundo Sosa's 2-run homer helps Phillies rally past Dodgers
Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Bryce Harper added an RBI single in a three-run eighth, while Alec Bohm hit a second-inning home run for the Phillies. Orio...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down D-backs in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth ...
Athletics survive erratic 9th to snap their skid, Yankees' win streak
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz drilled two-run homers and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo shot as the Athletics notched a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings as the Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak. ,Kurtz went...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth gam...
FlyQuest sweep Sentinels in LCS Spring playoffs
Though they were separated by only one game in the standings, Saturday's LCS Spring playoff match between FlyQuest and Sentinels wasn't much of a match at all.,Playing in the first lower-bracket quarterfinal in Los Angeles, FlyQuest made quick work of Sentinels, winning 3-0 behind 35-, 31- and 38-mi...
Jake McCarthy (4 RBIs), Rockies extend Giants' losing streak
Jake McCarthy homered, singled twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Feltner returned to the rotation with six shutout innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 in Denver on Saturday night.,Kyle Karros also went deep, and TJ Rumfield and Willi Castro had two hits each for Color...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Toluca edge Tigres in penalty shootout for title
Luis Garcia stopped Juan Purata's shot in the seventh round of penalty kicks for a 6-5 edge, lifting host Toluca FC past Tigres UANL on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final after the Mexican teams played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time.,Jorge Diaz's goal for Toluca at t...
Justin Allgaier holds off teenager Brent Crews to win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. -- After multiple brilliant and exhilarating door-to-door battles -- veteran against rookie -- in the closing portion of Saturday night's Sports Illustrated Resorts 250, the old man emerged victorious.,And after JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier held off 18-year-old rookie Brent Crews a...
Spurs end Thunder's title defense, reach first NBA Finals since 2014
Victor Wembanyama had 22 points and seven rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals with a 111-103 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday.,The Spurs will take on the New York Knicks in the Finals beginning Wednesday in San Antoni...
Fire explode offensively in runaway defeat of Fever
Megan Gustafson scored a season-high 22 points in her first start of the year, Emily Engstler and Carla Leite had double-doubles, and the host Portland Fire had a season-high in points in a runaway 100-84 defeat of the Indiana Fever on Saturday.,Leite had 18 points and a career-high 12 assists, Engs...
Pete Crow-Armstrong erupts out of slump as Cubs top Cards
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,The Cubs centerfielder entered with a modest four-game hitting streak, but he was hitting just .154 (10 for 65) in his last 19 games...
Red-hot Ronald Acuna Jr. homers twice to lead Braves past Reds
Ronald Acuna Jr. launched a pair of home runs on Saturday night to help the visiting Atlanta Braves post a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,Acuna tallied his first multi-homer game of the year, hitting his third and fourth home runs in the last three games after he had just two in his first 42 ...