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Fresh off milestone, Trevor Harris leads Roughriders vs. Ti-Cats
Trevor Harris is fresh off an impressive career milestone and looks to continue his strong season when the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night.,The 40-year-old Harris threw for 401 yards during last week's 42-20 victory over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks to becom...
Columbus, Charlotte face off, both boasting newly-signed players
The Columbus Crew will look to vault back into the playoff race in an away match against Charlotte FC on Saturday evening.,Columbus (5-8-5, 20 points) has taken four points from their three league games since the end of the World Cup break. The Crew advanced to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup w...
D.C. United faces C.F. Montreal looking to extend unbeaten streak to six matches
D.C. United forward Tai Baribo will look to continue his scoring streak as the club heads north for a match against CF Montreal on Saturday night.,The Israeli leads D.C. United with 11 goals this season and has scored in four consecutive matches. The 28-year-old is also three-for-three from the pena...
Phillies, Twins return from Iowa, set to resume playoff chases
While the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins had a good time with their Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, it is back to business when they resume their three-game series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The Phillies emerged from the cornfields on Thursday night and cruised to a 7-1 v...
Eager to end long winless stretch, Toronto FC face Revolution
Toronto FC risk setting a club record for longest winless streak when they face the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Toronto FC (3-7-8, 17 points) played to a 1-1 draw against New York City FC on July 31 to extend their drought to 13 matches (0-6-7) in all competitions. Djordje Mih...
Mystics will lean on Shakira Austin vs. struggling Sparks
Shakira Austin aims to continue her run of stellar performances when the Washington Mystics host the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night.,Austin has scored 20 or more points in six of the past eight games while raising her average to a career-best 16.7 points per game.,"Her body of work this season...
League-leading Lynx set for showdown with champion Aces
It will be a battle of two of the best teams in the WNBA on Saturday night when the Minnesota Lynx pay a visit to the Las Vegas Aces.,The Lynx (28-7) have won three consecutive games and own the best record in the league. The reigning champion Aces (24-11) are third overall and four games behind the...
Toronto, Edmonton set to air it out in first meeting of season
Two of the CFL's top passers go throw-for-throw when the Toronto Argonauts visit the Edmonton Elks on Saturday afternoon. ,The Argonauts (4-4) are on a two-game winning streak and the Elks (6-3) are on a two-game losing streak in this matchup of teams holding second place in their respective divisio...
Liberty seeking season sweep of struggling Sun
The New York Liberty are looking to complete a season sweep of Connecticut when they visit the Sun on Saturday afternoon in Uncasville, Conn.,The Liberty opened the campaign with a breezy 106-75 home victory against the Sun on May 8 and followed up with an 89-80 road win on June 8. Breanna Stewart h...
Dodgers call on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in effort to shut down Brewers
The pitcher who got the Los Angeles Dodgers to the finish line in the 2025 World Series is headed to the mound in a key regular-season, four-game series as Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. ,The Dodgers will need Yamamoto at his best after they were two outs aw...
Rangers seek to halt slide at expense of reeling A's
The Texas Rangers don't have much time to put an ugly series against the Los Angeles Angels behind them, but manager Skip Schumaker vowed there will be changes entering Friday's opener against the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Rangers dropped the final three contests of a four-game set ag...
Nationals dreaming of wild card, Mets of escaping NL East cellar
For the Washington Nationals, a weekend series against the New York Mets is another chance to emerge as a serious contender in the National League wild-card race.,For the Mets, this weekend might be their last chance to begin climbing out of the NL East basement.,The Nationals will look to build off...
Royals vie to boost poor road record in weekend series vs. Angels
The Los Angeles Angels can match their longest winning streak of the season when they open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels pounded out 15 hits, including 14 singles, and rookie right-hander Walbert Urena allowed two hits over six innin...
Resilient Astros intent on 'finding a way'; Mariners up next
With their 2-1 comeback victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, the Houston Astros secured a split of a six-game road trip and maintained their tenuous position atop the American League West.,The Astros will look to win again on Friday night when they begin a crucial nine-game homestand ...
Yankees, Blue Jays in need of jolt on offense in series opener
Both teams will be out to revive their sluggish bats on Friday night when the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays to open a three-game series.,Toronto and New York were blanked in home games on Thursday. The Blue Jays were going for a four-game sweep when they lost 7-0 to the Boston Red Sox...
Resurgent Padres set sights on slumping Guardians
The playoff picture has become considerably better for the San Diego Padres, who will begin a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,San Diego has won 15 of its last 19 games to move into the second wild-card spot in the National League, a half-game ahead of the Phil...
Red Sox eager to build momentum in opener vs. Pirates
The Boston Red Sox will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the opener of a three-game series on Friday night, and both teams have rested bullpens and some much-needed momentum.,Boston ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in the finale of a four-game...
Marlins' Sandy Alcantara strives to extend streak, fluster Reds
Sandy Alcantara will try to extend his latest scoreless streak for the Miami Marlins on Friday evening when he takes the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,Alcantara (13-6, 3.52 ERA) has not allowed a run in his past three outings covering 20 innings, markin...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe bringing the heat to open key series vs. White Sox
When the Detroit Tigers traded away Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, they had a former top prospect waiting in the wings.,Jackson Jobe missed most of last season and more than half of this one after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The right-hander dazzled in his return last weekend and will make his seco...
Cardinals open crucial 11-game trip with 3 games vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a day of rest on Thursday. They probably are going to need it.,The Cardinals will begin an 11-game road trip on Friday afternoon when they play the opener of a three-game series against the rival Chicago Cubs.,St. Louis plays 17 of its final 41 games against National ...