Recap Page 51 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Athletics rally to beat Red Sox, gain series win
Max Muncy drove in pinch-runner Donovan Walton with a two-out double in the top of the ninth inning to help the visiting Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Alika Williams started the rally by hitting a two-out single against Boston closer Aroldi...
Yankees rally late, but Braves win in 10 to avert sweep
Michael Harris II began the 10th inning by delivering an RBI single as the Atlanta Braves earned a 2-1 victory over the host New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon to prevent a three-game sweep.,Harris gave the Braves their ninth win in 11 games when he grounded a 2-2 sinker off Paul Blackburn (3-2) i...
Nationals thump Reds to complete 3-game sweep
Abimelec Ortiz had two hits, including a home run, four pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Nationals completed a three-game sweep with a 7-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Keibert Ruiz had three hits for Washington, which has won four of five after losing seven straight.,Wi...
Liberty have easy time with short-handed Aces 111-71
Marine Johannes poured in 27 points off the bench as the host New York Liberty crushed the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 111-71 on Sunday afternoon.,Jonquel Jones scored 15 points, Breanna Stewart and Han Xu notched 14 points apiece and Rebecca Allen added 13 points for the Liberty (20-13), who extend...
Cloud9, Shopify Rebellion solidify positions at LCS Summer Split
With the two unbeaten teams through two weeks playing on Sunday, the first day of Week 3 was all about improving playoff positioning at the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday.,And nobody improved their position better than Cloud9. Entering the match at 1-1, Cloud9 topped Disguised 2...
Rays scratch starting pitcher, then rally past Mariners
Richie Palacios delivered a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the sixth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated host Seattle 3-2 on Saturday on a night the Mariners celebrated the top 50 players in their 50-season history.,Victor Mesa Jr. homered for the American League East-leading Rays, wh...
Dodgers edge D-backs in 10 to end 7-game losing streak
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-out, infield single to drive in the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke a season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1, 10-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Phoenix.,Hunter Feduccia drew a two-out walk in the 10th off Gerardo Carrillo (2...
Fred Richard coasts to 1st national title at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
Fred Richard delivered a consistent second-day showing to run away with his first national championship in the men's all-around competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Saturday in Phoenix.,Richard, the reigning NCAA all-around champion from the University of Michigan, effectively sealed ...
Quillan Salkilld gets another first-round win at UFC Fight Night
The moment wasn't too big for Quillan Salkilld.,Making his main-event debut, the Australian's run of first-round finishes continued Saturday night as he defeated veteran Mateusz Gamrot with a rear-naked choke at 4:25 of the first round of their non-title lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night at the Me...
Jackson Jobe stellar in return as Tigers blank Giants
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Nathan Lukes rips game-winning HR as Jays edge Phillies in 11
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lukes' ho...
Jake McCarthy's historic night powers Rockies past Cards
Jake McCarthy went 4-for 5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the modern era of the major leagues to fill a box...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Fire hold off rival Storm, whose losing streak reaches 11
Nyadiew Puoch scored a career-high 19 points Saturday night and the Portland Fire pulled away down the stretch to earn a 100-93 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Puoch hit 4 of 7 3-point attempts after entering the game shooting only 17.6% from distance and added three steals as Portland (13-19) ...
Brandon Nakashima delivers milestone win to reach Montreal quarters
Brandon Nakashima battled the elements and tough competition to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-5 defeat of Arthur Rinderknech at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Saturday.,The American had lost his five previous round of 16 matches at 1000-level events befo...
Nathan Lukes belts game-winning homer as Blue Jays edge Phillies
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th inning before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lu...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe stellar in first game in more than a year
Jackson Jobe made a successful return from arm surgery with five shutout innings, Eduardo Valencia contributed a sun-aided, two-RBI double to a six-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers spoiled a San Francisco Giants pregame celebration with an 8-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,On a day when the Giants u...
Padres hold off Astros, now 1 game out of wild-card spot
Jackson Merrill homered and knocked in two runs while Michael King sailed through six innings of one-run ball as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.,Merrill snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning when he launched his 17th homer of the season off...
Jacob deGrom continues dominance of O's, Rangers win 4th straight game
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer and Jacob deGrom pitched five strong innings as the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (8-7) allowed one run on three hits with one walk and nine strikeouts...