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Austin Hill captures emotional win at Naval Base Coronado
SAN DIEGO - Austin Hill's thrilling last-lap pass earned the veteran his first career road course NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory Saturday on a dramatic and ultimately emotional afternoon for his Richard Childress Racing team - capping a long and competitive day of racing in the inaugural ...

Orioles place C Adley Rutschman on 7-day concussion list
The Baltimore Orioles placed catcher Adley Rutschman on the seven-day concussion list on Saturday after he was injured on an unusual play on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners.,The move, which is retroactive to Friday, came after Rutschman was hit on the left ear while running to first base on a ...

Nationals deliver rare victory over Rays
Andres Chaparro dribbled in the tiebreaking run, Washington's bullpen finished with 6 1/3 strong innings, and the Nationals won 4-3 over Tampa Bay to even their series with the Rays on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews (two hits) each had a solo homer. Nasim Nunez...

Jing Yan maintains 1-shot lead entering Meijer LPGA Classic final round
Jing Yan held onto the lead Saturday at the LPGA Meijer Classic, shooting a 4-under-par 68 to stay in front through three rounds at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich.,Yan sits at 14-under 202, giving her a one-shot lead over England's Lottie Woad and a two-shot edge on Australia's Cassie Por...

USMNT victory over Australia draws nearly 15M viewers
The United States men's national team turned a Friday afternoon match into must-see TV with an overnight rating of 14.78 million viewers, according to Nielsen.,The USMNT's 2-0 victory over Australia was the fourth largest watched match in the men's World Cup on English-language television.,The viewe...

WNBA-best Lynx take on Mystics squad on a roll
There's been little that has slowed down the league-best Minnesota Lynx through six weeks of the regular season. ,The Washington Mystics will hope to provide a challenge, though, as the teams square off for the first of two straight meetings on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (13-3) has won at leas...

Jeremy Doku's desire to take leave from Belgian team for baby draws critics
Jeremy Doku, a starting winger on Belgium's World Cup team, wants to be with his wife when she gives birth to their first child.,The only problem is that if Belgium make it out of group play and the knockout round, he would need to return to his country and potentially miss a key match. The expected...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula advances to Berlin final
Jessica Pegula moved into position to collect her second Berlin Tennis Open title in three years with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the semifinal on Saturday.,The third-seeded Pegula destroyed the top-seeded Sabalenka's second serves throughout the match,...
UFC Vegas 119 Predictions: Best Bets for Kape vs. Horiguchi Fight Night
Get ready for UFC Vegas 119 with expert betting analysis on Kape vs. Horiguchi, Cutelaba vs. Stirling and more....

J.T. Ginn aims for different ending as A's host Angels
J.T. Ginn had both a magical and heartbreaking night when he took the mound against the Los Angeles Angels last month. ,The right-hander will seek a different ending when the Athletics host the Angels on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth inning in Anaheim...

Rays eager to continue hot home cooking in game against Nationals
The Tampa Bay Rays are glad to be back in their domed home, where they win much more often than not, and it helps to get run-producer Jonathan Aranda swinging well again.,A night after Aranda poked an opposite-field, three-run homer off the left-field foul pole early in a 5-2 victory over Washington...

A's storm back from 7-run deficit to edge Angels in 10th
Jonah Heim drilled a pinch-hit, tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Nick Kurtz drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th as the Athletics rallied from seven runs down to post a wild 12-11 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim's homer came off Sam Bach...

Matheus Cunha's brace carries Brazil to 3-0 rout of Haiti
PHILADELPHIA -- Matheus Cunha rewarded manager Carlo Ancelotti's confidence with his first two World Cup goals as Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti on Friday, a result that was tempered only by Raphinha's early injury exit.,Vinicius Junior also scored and was the creator on both of Cunha's ...

Kiki Iriafen, Mystics rally to end Liberty's 8-game winning streak
Kiki Iriafen scored nine of her 20 points in the final four minutes as the Washington Mystics roared back from an eight-point deficit to stun the host New York Liberty 86-83 on Friday.,The Mystics snapped the Liberty's eight-game winning streak and earned their first victory over New York since the ...

Marina Mabrey drops career-high 37 as Tempo rally past Sun
Marina Mabrey scored 21 of her career-best 37 points in the fourth quarter Friday night and the Toronto Tempo came back to defeat the Connecticut Sun 101-97 at Uncasville, Conn.,Mabrey, a former Sun, also made a career-best nine 3-pointers in 12 attempts, helping Toronto (8-8) snap a three-game losi...

Rays erase early deficit, top Nationals to open homestand
Jonathan Aranda sliced a go-ahead, three-run homer off the left field foul pole, and the Tampa Bay Rays won the opener of their three-game series against Washington by topping the Nationals 5-2 on Friday night.,Opening a season-high 10-game homestand and owning the best home record in the majors, th...

Jing Yan claims 1-shot lead midway through Meijer LPGA Classic
Jing Yan fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 on Friday to climb into the lead midway through the LPGA Meijer Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Yan sits at 10 under 134 through 36 holes at Blythefield Country Club, which gives her a 1-shot edge over England's Lottie Woad and Australia's Cassie Porter.,China's ...

Tigers RHP Justin Verlander injures hamstring while on IL, out 'weeks'
Right-hander Justin Verlander's plan to come off the injured list and start for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday has been derailed by a new health issue as he strained his left hamstring during a bullpen session on Wednesday.,Verlander, 43, made only one appearance in his return to the Tigers this seaso...

Analysis: USMNT quiet doubters as Mauricio Pochettino's process pays off
The Australians were miffed that some pundits, including a few former U.S. national team players, mockingly gave them zero chance to stay on the field in the second Group D match against the Americans in Seattle on Friday.,Disregard the Aussies' 2-0 win over favored Turkey in their first match. How ...

WTA roundup: Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallies to reach Berlin Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed more than two hours to rally past unseeded Nikola Bartunkola on Friday and earn a spot in the Berlin Tennis Open semifinals.,Czechia's Bartunkola, the No. 62 player in the world, claimed the first set but could go no further against the top-ranked Belarus native in ...