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Yordan Alvarez, Spencer Arrighetti lead Astros over Red Sox
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs and Spencer Arrighetti recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts to help the visiting Houston Astros defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday.,Alvarez opened the scoring by hitting a solo home run in the top of the first, and then broke a 1-1 tie by hitting a two-run hom...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) set for rehab outing
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander was sent on a rehab assignment and will make a start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.,On the injured list with a neck strain, it will be Verlander's first game action since June 9, when he gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings in a no-deci...
Out of slump, Astros aim to keep rolling against Red Sox
The Houston Astros will look to extend their winning streak to four on Saturday when they face the host Boston Red Sox for the second matchup of a three-game series.,The Astros seem to have broken out of an offensive slump that plagued them in early August.,After collecting 13 hits in a 6-4 victory ...
D-backs top Phils on Adrian Del Castillo's walk-off HR
Adrian Del Castillo belted the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the wall in right to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in Phoenix.,Del Castillo had three hits and two RBIs in his second major league game, including t...
Astros use four-run seventh to top Red Sox
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox led 3-1 when Altuve hit his 15th homer of the season against relie...
Four tied for lead after first round at Boeing Classic
Woody Austin, Steven Alker of New Zealand, Robert Karlsson of Sweden and Gene Sauers each shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash.,Austin, who is seeking his fifth win on the Champions Tour, made eight birdies, including...
Diana Shnaider upsets Coco Gauff to reach Toronto quarters
In a third-round battle of 20-year-olds, Russia's Diana Shnaider upset top-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Shnaider, the 14th seed, has never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. Gauf...
Jose Altuve HR leads Astros past Red Sox 8-4
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox were up 3-1 until Altuve homered against reliever Lucas Sims. It w...
Japan captures two freestyle wrestling gold medals
PARIS -- Powerhouse Japan claimed two of Friday's three freestyle wrestling gold medals at the Paris Olympics through Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai to maintain their dominance on the mat at the Champ de Mars Arena.,Bulgaria's Magomed Ramazanov won the men's 86kg gold against an injured Hassan Yazd...
Phillies place OF Austin Hays (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring strain in one of the team's multiple roster moves Friday.,The Phillies also selected the contracts of outfielder Cal Stevenson and right-hander Max Lazar from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, option...
Red Sox place RHP Cooper Criswell on COVID-related injury list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Cooper Criswell on the COVID-19-related, 10-day injured listed on Friday.,Criswell, 28, last pitched for two-thirds inning in relief in Boston's 9-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Monday. He allowed two runs and three hits. The move is retroactive to T...
Patriots release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New England Patriots released wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Friday.,By being released now, the 27-year-old veteran will have time to look for another team before the start of the season.,Smith-Schuster caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one score in 11 games (seven starts) in his lone sea...
Report: Patriots releasing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New England Patriots are releasing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, NFL Network reported Friday.,The Pats are parting ways now to give the 27-year-old veteran time to find another team, per the report.,Smith-Schuster caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one score in 11 games (seven starts) in hi...
U.S. women beat Australia, to play for 8th straight gold medal
Breanna Stewart scored 16 points to lead the United States to an 85-64 victory over Australia in the first semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Friday, sending the Americans to the gold-medal game in the eighth consecutive Olympics.,The U.S. (5-0) will face the winner of the other semifinal between Be...
Reds, Braves to play at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2025
The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will compete in the MLB Speedway Classic next season at Bristol Motor Speedway, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The regular-season game, which will be played on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, will be the first contested in the state of Tennessee. The following...
Rangers-Yankees postponed, doubleheader set for Saturday
Friday's game between the visiting Texas Rangers and New York Yankees was postponed due to forecasts of heavy rain.,The teams will play a single-admission doubleheader Saturday when the forecast is projected for 85 degrees and sunny. The first game will start at 1:05 p.m. ET, with the second game st...
Japan's Akari Fujinami ambles to freestyle wrestling gold
PARIS -- Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women's 53-kilogram freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday.,The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease...
Astros ace Justin Verlander (neck) scheduled for rehab start
Houston Astros ace right-hander Justin Verlander is slated to make a rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Sugar Land as he continues his recovery from neck stiffness.,Verlander, 41, last pitched in the majors on June 9 against the Los Angeles Angels. He was scratched from his following start against the...
Jelena Ostapenko cools down Paula Badosa in Toronto
Fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia delivered 28 winners while posting a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Spain's Paula Badosa in the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Ostapenko converted 5 of 6 break points while snapping Badosa's six-match winning streak. Badosa won last week's...
Red Sox take issue with pitching, while Astros seek more runs
There's nothing wrong with the Boston Red Sox offense, but the same can't be said about the team's pitching. The Red Sox enter Friday's game against the visiting Houston Astros starving for a strong effort on the mound.,Boston is averaging an MLB-best 6.5 runs per contest in 18 games since the All-S...