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Bilibili qualifies for bracket-stage berth at LoL MSI
Bilibili Gaming qualified for a bracket-stage berth with a 3-0 victory over G2 Esports on Saturday in the play-in stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver.,G2 Esports moved on to Round 3 on Sunday against GAM Esports, which outlasted FURIA 3-2 in Round 2 on Saturday. They ...
Jesus Ferreira (goal, assist) leads Sounders past Austin FC
Jesus Ferreira had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders returned to MLS play with a 2-0 victory against visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.,Danny Musovski also scored and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made one save in posting the shutout for the Sounders (8-6-5, 29 points), who snapped a five-mat...
Kevin Newman's 3-run HR helps Angels top Nationals
Kevin Newman belted a three-run homer and Mike Trout hit a solo shot during a six-run seventh inning to help the Los Angeles Angels post an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Christian Moore hit a go-ahead single during the decisive frame as the Angels won...
Johnny Russell scores in KC return, but RSL, Sporting settle for draw
Johnny Russell scored in first-half stoppage time against his former team, but Real Salt Lake blew the lead and settled for a 1-1 tie against host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Russell received a warm reaction from fans and scored his second goal for Salt Lake (5-10-4, 19 points). He retur...
Wings start fast, get better of Mystics
Rookie guards JJ Quinerly and Aziaha James each scored 15 points and the Dallas Wings overcame the absence of a key player to defeat the visiting Washington Mystics 79-71 on Saturday night at Arlington, Texas.,Arike Ogunbowale had 14 points and Myisha Hines-Allen provided 13 points and a team-high f...
New England overcomes 3-goal deficit to earn draw with Colorado
Maximiliano Urruti's equalizer three minutes into second-half stoppage time completed the New England Revolution's comeback in a dramatic 3-3 draw with the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Calvin Harris, Rafael Navarro and Ted Ku-DiPietro all scored to build a 3-0 lead for t...
Orioles' Zach Eflin removed after one inning with back tightness
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin was removed after one inning of work vs. the Tampa Bay Rays due to lower back tightness, according to the team.,Eflin allowed four runs -- all earned -- on five this and a long home run to Jonathan Aranda while throwing 28 pitches at Camden Yards. Scott ...
JP Sears shuts out former team as Athletics blank Yankees
JP Sears pitched 5 2/3 strong innings for his first win against his former team and the visiting Athletics earned a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.,Brent Rooker hit a solo homer and rookie Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer off New York's Clarke Schmidt (4-4) as the A's beat the Yan...
Astros activate RHP Lance McCullers Jr. to face Cubs
The Houston Astros activated right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. from the injured list to start Saturday's home game against the Chicago Cubs and optioned right-hander Nick Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land.,McCullers, who is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in seven starts this season, had been out since June 13 wi...
Back on track with Napheesa Collier, Lynx set to face Sun
The league-leading Minnesota Lynx have MVP candidate Napheesa Collier back in the fold as they host the struggling Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (13-2) rebounded from a rare defeat with a 96-92 overtime win over Atlanta on Friday. The Sun (2-14) fell 97-81 at Seattle on Friday ...
Nationals seek rare series victory against Angels
The Washington Nationals will go for a series victory on Saturday when they take on the host Los Angeles Angels in the second game of their weekend matchup in Anaheim, Calif. ,Series wins have been scarce for the Nationals, with the last coming nearly a month ago when they took two of three on the r...
Mystics ride hot streak into matchup with Wings
The Washington Mystics have a chance to build on what has been a suddenly encouraging stretch.,The next stop comes against the Dallas Wings on Saturday night at Arlington, Texas.,The Mystics (8-8) are 4-1 since Shakira Austin joined the starting lineup for coach Sydney Johnson. Washington has figure...
UFC 317 Betting Breakdown: Top Picks for Topuria vs. Oliveira, and Pantoja vs. Kara-France
Get expert UFC picks and betting analysis for Felipe Lima vs. Payton Talbott, Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira, and Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France....
G2, Bilibili open LoL MSI play-in with wins
G2 Esports and Bilibili Gaming recorded victories on Friday as the play-in stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational got underway in Vancouver.,The $2 million event features two teams from each League of Legends region -- China, Korea, Pacific, the Americas and Europe-Middle East-Africa...
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt aims for more zeros vs. struggling A's
A week ago, Clarke Schmidt was unhittable for seven innings, and the lone obstacle was a rising pitch count.,The New York Yankees are curious to see what the follow up to Schmidt's flirtation with history looks like when the emerging right-hander faces the visiting Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,N...
Nats match franchise record in slugfest win vs. Angels
Brady House's tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning helped lift the Washington Nationals to a 15-9 comeback victory Friday over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Each Nationals batter had at least one hit and drove in at least a run, with eight of them scoring at least once. Friday ...
Jake Paul heavy favorite, but public backing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. big
No matter who wins the cruiserweight fight between Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday, the bout already has been a massive moneymaker for many involved.,The card has set a record for the biggest boxing gate in the history of the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and sportsbooks are seei...
Nick Martinez takes no-hitter into ninth as Reds beat Padres
Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to lift the host Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday.,After allowing a two-out walk to Jackson Merrill in the first, Martinez (5-8) retired the next...
After rugged Club World Cup lessons, Sounders face Austin FC
When the Seattle Sounders resume MLS play Saturday night against visiting Austin FC, they will look to make use of lessons learned during the FIFA Club World Cup.,The Sounders went 0-3-0 in the international tournament, but they played in what was considered the toughest group with South American ch...
Will Warren and Yankees bullpen whitewash Athletics
Will Warren pitched five innings and combined with four relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees recorded a 3-0 victory over the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the second off starter Mitch Spence (2-3). Cody Bellinger and DJ LeMahieu hit RBI singles in th...