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Cloud9 escapes with win over FlyQuest in LCS Spring playoff opener
After an unbeaten regular season, Cloud9 opened the playoffs of the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles with a narrow win over FlyQuest in the first upper-bracket semifinal on Saturday.,Cloud9 jumped out to a 2-0 lead before losing the next two games. It all came down to the fifth and final game, which ...
NASCAR trucks race postponed to Sunday due to weather
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the third time in two days, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed.,After the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was moved from Friday night to Saturday morning and then Saturday night due to persistent inclement weather, it was m...
Mike Trout homers, Angels best Rangers for rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a se...
Mike Trout homers, Angels get rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a...
Ketel Marte leads Diamondbacks past Rockies
Ketel Marte went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night at Phoenix.,Nolan Arenado had a two-run double and Geraldo Perdomo contributed two hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who won for the sixth time in seven gam...
LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo battle to 1-1 draw entering World Cup break
Guilherme Santos scored the tying goal in the 41st minute and Jonathan Bond recorded five saves as the visiting Houston Dynamo earned a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday in a Western Conference dustup in Carson, Calif.,It was the final game for both teams before MLS's two-month World Cup break...
Padres top A's in game light on hitting, heavy on walks
Lucas Giolito tossed five shutout innings Saturday night and the San Diego Padres took advantage of surprising wildness from Athletics starter J.T. Ginn in a 2-0 home victory.,Giolito (2-0) allowed four hits and issued five walks while striking out two but was able to pitch out of multiple jams. He ...
Max Verstappen: F1 'mentally not doable' without '27 regulation changes
Formula 1's rules might be maddening enough to drive out one of its best racers.,Max Verstappen said it is "mentally not doable" to keep competing in F1 if the series doesn't change its power unit regulations for 2027.,The league currently employs a 50-50 split between conventional combustion power ...
San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try
Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.,Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the ...
Two PKs extend Dallas' hot streak with defeat of Rapids
Logan Farrington and Santiago Moreno converted first-half penalty kicks to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo. ,Paxten Aaronson scored for Colorado (5-9-1, 16 points). ,In the 12th minute, Dallas (7-4-4, 25 points) took a 1-0 lead on Farrington's ...
Brian White's brace guides Whitecaps to cozy win over San Diego
Brian White logged a first half brace, helping send the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps into the World Cup break with a 4-2 defeat of San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Bruno Caicedo and Ralph Priso added second half markers for Vancouver (10-2-2, 32 points), which remains tied atop the West table on poin...
Nashville SC bests New York City FC behind Maxwell Woledzi's 1st MLS goal
Maxwell Woledzi scored on a header early in the second half for his first career MLS goal and first in any league in six seasons to lift Nashville SC to a 2-1 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Jeisson Palacios also scored his first goal of the season for Nashville (10-1-3, 33...
Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.,The third-seeded Knicks have won a fran...
Reds prevail in extras against Cardinals to avenge earlier defeat
Blake Dunn's infield grounder drove in the winning run in the 11th inning to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday and earn a split of their doubleheader.,St. Louis won the first game 8-1 and rallied to score twice in the ninth inning to force extra innings...
Jorge Ruvalcaba records a brace as Red Bulls edge Sporting KC
Jorge Ruvalcaba scored a pair of first half goals on Saturday night to help the visiting New York Red Bulls earn a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.,Ethan Horvath made seven saves for New York (6-5-4, 22 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1).,Calvin Harris scored a second-...
Desperation setting in as Avs face 2-0 hole on road vs. Golden Knights
Already down 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals, the question of the day for the Colorado Avalanche heading into Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights is whether star defenseman Cale Makar be on the ice Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Colorado coach Jared Bednar, accused by some of thro...
Teoscar Hernandez, record-setting bullpen help Dodgers blast Brewers
Teoscar Hernandez homered and matched his career high with six RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen extended its scoreless streak to a franchise-record 36 innings to preserve an 11-3 victory over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday to even the series between division leaders., ,Dodgers start...
Kelsey Plum burns former team for 38 points as Sparks outlast Aces
Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum had to watch her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, unveil the first championship banner the franchise has earned without her before Sunday's matchup at her old Michelob Ultra Arena home.,In true Plum fashion, she responded by torching the Aces for 38 points while l...
Nikolaj Ehlers' 2nd goal in OT helps Canes even series with Canadiens
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,Ehlers scored from just above the right hash marks on the rush t...
Zack Wheeler, Phillies snap Guardians' seven-game winning streak
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 3-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians to snap their seven-game winning streak.,Bryson Stott knocked in two runs for Philadelphia, which had dropped its previous three games. Bryce Harper chipped in three hits ...