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MLB roundup: Chris Sale fans 11 in complete game as Braves blank Dodgers
Chris Sale struck out 11 on Thursday while throwing his first complete game in seven years, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to complete a three-game sweep.,Sale (13-9) allowed just five hits and walked none on a season-high 109 pitches, going the dis...

NFL preseason roundup: Fernando Mendoza underwhelms in Raiders' loss
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza struggled on Thursday as the Raiders dropped their preseason finale 18-12 to the visiting San Francisco 49ers.,Mendoza, the No. 1 overall selection in this year's draft, completed 7 of 14 passes for 57 yards. He threw one interception and was sacked twic...

Top QBs sit out as Bills overtake Steelers in preseason finale
Ian Wheeler ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 1:06 remaining and Dante Pettis caught the subsequent two-point-conversion pass from Shane Buechele as the Buffalo Bills rallied for a 28-27 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buechele played the entire game in the preseason...

LLBWS roundup: Ohio rolls on, will meet Nevada in U.S. title game
Bob Frazier hit a bases-loaded triple to punctuate a four-run first inning, Walker Osborne tossed a complete game and Ohio sailed past Iowa 7-1 in the lower-bracket final Thursday to advance to the U.S. championship game of the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,The squad...

MLB roundup: Reds score 7 in ninth to stun Giants, avoid sweep
Hector Rodriguez blasted a home run into the San Francisco Bay and Eugenio Suarez later followed with a grand slam as part of a seven-run ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds stunned the host Giants 10-9 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.,Tyler Stephenson capped the comeback with a go-ahead s...

LLBWS roundup: Nevada, Curacao remain unblemished, advance with big wins
Henderson, Nev., exploded for a 14-0 lead Wednesday and coasted to the finish line, blasting Davenport, Iowa, 14-6 at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Leading 5-0 going into the sixth, Nevada (3-0) tacked on nine more runs in the frame, keyed by RBI singles from Hud...

MLB roundup: D-backs rally past Cubs on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off HR
Pinch hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run walk-off homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Tim Tawa drew a walk from Jacob Webb (6-4) with one out in the ninth. Pinch runner Jose Fernandez s...

LLBWS roundup: Ohio stops New Jersey to climb lower bracket
Ohio broke up a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth to spark a 5-2 victory over New Jersey in elimination-round play on Tuesday night in South Williamsport, Pa.,Xander Kinkade's two-run double highlighted the big inning for the Great Lakes representatives from Hamilton, Ohio, who advanced to ...

LLBWS roundup: Japan ousts Mexico to climb lower bracket
Tensei Yazawa threw five innings of one-run ball and fanned seven, Ryosuke Takaoka had two RBIs and Japan won its third straight game in the International lower bracket of the Little League Baseball World Series, eliminating Mexico 3-1 on Tuesday in South Williamsport, Pa.,The team from Joto Little ...

MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh's 3 HRs help M's end Phils' 9-game win streak
Cal Raleigh became the first Seattle Mariners player to hit three home runs in a game at T-Mobile Park, giving the hosts a 9-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,The last Seattle player to hit three homers at home was Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez, who did so May 18, 1999, at ...

MLB roundup: Red Sox rally again, top Marlins for 4th straight win
Anthony Seigler hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the top of the ninth inning as the visiting Boston Red Sox rallied to defeat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Monday night.,In a game in which "Let's Go Red Sox" chants could be heard into the ninth inning, Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 30...

LLBWS roundup: Brooks Cameron, Alabama walk off Pennsylvania
Brooks Cameron hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning and kept Alabama alive in the Little League Baseball World Series with a 6-5 comeback victory over Pennsylvania on Monday in South Williamsport, Pa.,The Southeast Region representatives from Phenix City, Ala., knocked out the Mid-Atlantic te...

LLBWS roundup: Canada eliminates Panama in extras
Connor Ross cracked an RBI single for his team's only hit of the game, and Canada did all its damage in the top of the seventh inning en route to a 3-2 win that eliminated Panama from the Little League Baseball World Series on Monday in South Williamsport, Pa.,Panama pitcher Obed Fuentes struck out ...

MLB roundup: Ian Happ, Pedro Ramirez slam Cubs past Mariners
Ian Happ and Pedro Ramirez hit grand slams as the Chicago Cubs poured it on late in a 19-2 shellacking of the host Seattle Mariners Sunday afternoon.,Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Conforto also homered and right-hander Aaron Civale (6-7) pitched four innings of scoreless relief as the Cubs snapped...

ATP roundup: Arthur Fils wins first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati
Frenchman Arthur Fils is making the most out of his limited action in 2026.,The 21st-seeded 22-year old knocked off Frances Tiafoe, 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to capture the Cincinnati Open on Sunday afternoon in Mason, Ohio.,The title is Fils' second of the season, fifth of his career, but his first ATP Masters...

LLBWS roundup: Big innings propel Nevada, Nicaragua to wins
Logan Edwards scampered home on an error to break a scoreless tie and lead off a five-run, fifth-inning outburst, sending Henderson, Nev., to a 5-0 win over Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday morning at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,The first two batters of the fifth, Edwa...

MLB roundup: Dylan Cease flirts with no-hitter, Blue Jays hold off Yanks
Dylan Cease took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,Cease (8-5) carried a no-hit bid for 6 2/3 innings until Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to right field. He then allowed an RBI single to Austin ...

NFL preseason roundup: Jack Strand shines as Falcons rout Colts
Former Division II quarterback Jack Strand threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, leading the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a convincing 34-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon in preseason action.,Strand, an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota State-Moorhead, made a st...

LLBWS roundup: Canada eliminates Australia
Sha Hassko hit a three-run home run and Felix Hoyano struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings as Canada shut out Australia 4-0 on Saturday in an elimination game at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Canada will face Panama on Monday.,Cruz Krpan reached first on a fielder's...

MLB roundup: Jacob Misiorowski pitches Brewers past Chris Sale, Braves
Jacob Misiorowski pitched six shutout innings and outdueled Chris Sale in a matchup of National League Cy Young Award candidates as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday.,Misiorowski (13-5) allowed four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Trevor Megill worked aroun...