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Skidding Mariners welcome return home, take aim at A's
The Seattle Mariners would prefer to forget their just-concluded nine-game trip.,After going 2-7 against Baltimore, the New York Mets and Philadelphia, the Mariners will return home Friday night to face the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mariners have lost five games in a row to...

Can Trea Turner stay hot as Phillies welcome Nats?
Trea Turner must feel as though he is swinging at a beach ball every time he steps to the plate right now.,Riding a 10-game hitting streak in which he is batting .522 (24-for-46), Turner looks to continue his torrid stretch on Friday when the Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals in th...

LLBWS roundup: Nevada rallies to reach U.S. championship game
Garrett Gallegos blasted a three-run homer in the top of the sixth to rally Nevada to a 5-3 victory over South Carolina in the United States consolation championship on Thursday night in South Williamsport, Penn.,Gallego added an RBI double to help the Mountain Region squad from Las Vegas' Summerlin...

Tina Charles leads Sun to second win in three days over Mystics
Tina Charles scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter on Thursday, lifting the Connecticut Sun to a home-and-home sweep of the Washington Mystics with a 67-56 victory in Uncasville, Conn.,Charles made 6 of 8 shots from the floor in the third quarter and finished 9 of 14 for the game. She also...

Austin FC finding better offensive rhythm ahead of trip to CF Montreal
Austin FC look to continue their newly found offensive spark when they visit CF Montreal on Saturday.,The Verde (9-8-8, 35 points) have moved into a Western Conference playoff position on the strength of a five-match (2-0-3) unbeaten streak in regular-season play.,Austin's 24 goals are the second fe...

Nationals climb out of three-run hole to clobber Mets
James Wood hit a three-run home run, Brady House had three hits and the host Washington Nationals rallied for a 9-3 win against the New York Mets, taking the rubber game of the series Thursday.,Riley Adams added two hits for the Nationals, who got 4 2/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen.,Jackson ...

Aruba holds off Venezuela to advance to International title game
Jay-Sell Giron and Emerson Mercado combined for a five-hitter with no earned runs to lead Aruba into the International championship game with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Thursday afternoon in an elimination game in South Williamsport, Pa.,Mercado gave the Santa Cruz, Aruba team a 1-0 lead in the...

Columbus, New England aim to get back on track
The Columbus Crew and New England Revolution meet Saturday knowing playoff position is not the most pressing concern.,Neither has played well for long stretches and their postseason aspirations, while different, are becoming harder to envision.,The Crew (12-5-9, 45 points) sought to win the Supporte...

Real Salt Lake acquire D DeAndre Yedlin from Cincinnati
Real Salt Lake acquired veteran U.S. men's national team defender DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati on Thursday.,In exchange for the 32-year-old right back, Cincinnati receives $304,700 in 2025 general allocation money.,"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome DeAndre to our club," RSL chief soccer of...

Bulls to retire Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey on Jan. 24
The Chicago Bulls will retire former NBA MVP Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey on Jan. 24, the team announced Thursday.,The Bulls will host the Boston Celtics that night at the United Center.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">January 24, 2026 ??<br><br>Join us for Derrick Rose Jerse...
College Football Futures: Bet the Over on These Three CFB Win Totals
From Notre Dame to Georgia, our college football staff breaks down the best value plays for 2025 win totals....
MLB Best Bets Today: Thursday August 21st Top Baseball Betting Picks
Top MLB picks today include Red Sox vs. Yankees betting value, Mets vs. Nationals run total, and a Sonny Gray strikeout prop bet for Thursday August 21st....

Texans S Jimmie Ward facing domestic violence civil suit
Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to a felony domestic violence charge.,A woman filed suit Wednesday in Harris County (Texas) District Court alleging she was "violently assaulted multiple times, both sexually and physically" by Ward, including in front of th...

Mets hope Brandon Nimmo can play in rubber match vs. Nats
The New York Mets may be without a key cog in their lineup on Thursday afternoon when they play the decisive game of their three-game series against the host Washington Nationals.,Brandon Nimmo saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an unceremonious end after he exited the Mets' 5-4 loss to the N...

A's hope Shea Langeliers stays on tear vs. Twins
Shea Langeliers will be the center of attention once again when the Athletics go for a three-game sweep over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Langeliers has homered in each of the first two games of the series and in three consecutive games overall. He has 28 homers on the s...

Yusei Kikuchi, Angels snap lengthy skid vs. Reds
Luis Rengifo drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-1 on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Yoan Moncada hit a home run and Mike Trout ...

Shea Langeliers extends homer tear, lifts A's over Twins in 10
Shea Langeliers belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the Athletics held on for a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two runs for the A's, who earned their fourth win in five game...

Nationals jump ahead early, ride bullpen arms to win over Mets
Josh Bell homered and drove in two runs to help lift the host Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.,Dylan Crews also had an RBI double and scored twice for the Nationals and Drew Millas had an RBI triple. ,Rookie Brad Lord (4-6) improved to 2-0 in his last three ...

Sebastian Korda returns and advances to Winston-Salem quarters
With all of the success of countrymen Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz this spring and summer, former World No. 15 Sebastian Korda has become a forgotten man.,Korda, 25, last played at Roland Garros and has been battling a right shin stress fracture, missing the entire grass court season and part of the...

LLBWS roundup: Connecticut, Taiwan advance to respective finals
The teams from Fairfield, Conn., and Taiwan won their Little League World Series contests by 7-3 margins on Wednesday and are the sole undefeated squads remaining in the competition in Williamsport, Pa.,The Tung-Yaun LL squad (3-0) defeated Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in the first game of the day, whil...