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Slumping Juan Soto cracks go-ahead double as Mets top Dodgers
Juan Soto hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the fourth inning Saturday night as the host New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.,David Peterson earned the victory while tossing a career-high 7 2/3 innings for the Mets, who won for just the third t...
Sam Surridge’s brace lifts Nashville SC over Toronto FC
Sam Surridge scored twice, including the game-winning tally in the 89th minute as visiting Nashville SC held on for a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday in an Eastern Conference match on the banks of Lake Ontario., ,Nashville (8-4-3, 27 points) won for just the second time on the road in league...
Renegades reel off 18 straight points to sink Showboats
Luis Perez threw for 206 yards and two scores, as the Arlington Renegades reeled off the final three touchdowns to claim a 30-12 win over the host Memphis Showboats on Saturday.,The Showboats (2-7) forged the game's first tie when Matt Coghlin booted a 29-yard field goal to make it 12-12 with 5:16 l...
Jewell Loyd leads Aces against Storm in Pacific Northwest return
After 10 seasons with the Seattle Storm, Jewell Loyd will return to the Pacific Northwest on Sunday when the Las Vegas Aces pay what is expected to be an emotional visit to the Storm.,Lloyd was traded to the Aces in February in a three-team deal that also involved the Los Angeles Sparks.,Loyd prepar...
Chase Briscoe edges Kyle Larson for Coca-Cola 600 pole
CONCORD, N.C.--Chase Briscoe proved that practice does make perfect -- or close enough to perfect, in his estimation.,Benefiting from experience gained during a Goodyear tire test on March 18-19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Briscoe put his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole for Sunday's Coca...
Red Sox to promote infield prospect Marcelo Mayer
Highly-touted Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer is on his way to Boston.,The 22-year old infielder is likely to replace third baseman Alex Bregman, who left Friday's game against Baltimore with an injured quad. He was not in today's lineup and manager Alex Cora resigned himself to the likelihood that B...
Oilers and Panthers Look Set for a Stanley Cup Rematch in 2025
Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers gear up for a Stanley Cup rematch as the Carolina Hurricanes stumble again in the conference finals....
Storm avenge season-opening blowout loss to Mercury
Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and tied a franchise record with 14 assists as the Seattle Storm earned a 77-70 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday in their home opener., ,Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points as the Storm (2-1) exacte...
Storm avenge season-opening blowout loss to Sun
Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and tied a franchise record with 14 assists as the SeattleStorm earned a 77-70 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday in their home opener., ,Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points as the Storm (2-1) exacted...
Stuart Skinner blanks Stars as Oilers even West finals
Goaltender Stuart Skinner posted his third shutout of the playoffs to backstop the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday and even their Western Conference final series.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected one goal and one assist to lead the Oilers, who tied the best-of-...
Stuart Skinner blanks Dallas; Oilers even conference finals
Goaltender Stuart Skinner posted his third shutout of the playoffs to backstop the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday and even their Western Conference final series.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected one goal and one assist to lead the Oilers, who tied the best-of-...
Vastly improved San Jose set to host Houston
The San Jose Earthquakes can match their point total for the entire 2024 season with a win Saturday night over the visiting Houston Dynamo.,San Jose (5-6-3, 18 points) is eighth in the Western Conference and 4-0-2 in its last six matches, including a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday ...
Josef Newgarden, Kyle Larson chasing history at Indianapolis 500
A lot has gone against Josef Newgarden as he has pursued an unprecedented third straight Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, but Friday presented some good news.,The Team Penske driver posted the top speed at 225.687 mph during Friday's Carb Day practice session, the last teams will have on the Indi...
Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang, Cameron Percy tied for lead at Senior PGA
Vijay Singh of Fiji and Y.E. Yang of South Korea each carded a 4-under-par 68 and tied first-round leader Cameron Percy of Australia for the top spot through two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday in Bethesda, Md.,The leaders stand at 6-under 138, and 12 players are within three strokes...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...
Nashville SC looks for rare road win over surging Toronto FC
Nashville SC look to carry their home success on the road when they travel north of the border to clash with suddenly surging Toronto FC on Saturday in an Eastern Conference match., ,Nashville (7-4-3, 24 points) hits the road after a scoreless draw at home with D.C. United on May 17 extended its unb...
Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman exits with apparent leg injury
Boston Red Sox star third baseman Alex Bregman left the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with quadriceps tightness in his right leg. ,In the bottom of the fifth inning, Bregman lined a hit off the Green Monster in left field and appeared to sustain...
Nats put OF Jacob Young on IL, call up OF prospect Daylen Lile
Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Washington Nationals lost another outfielder on Friday with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Outfielder Daylen Lile, ranked as Washington's No. 9 prospect per ML...
Stars' Jim Nill finalist for Jim Gregory GM of Year Award
Jim Nill, Kevin Cheveldayoff and Bill Zito have been named finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, the NHL announced Friday.,The voting for the award was conducted between league general managers, a panel of executives and media members following the conclusion of the second...
William Byron signs extension with Hendrick Motorsports
Two-time Daytona 500 champion William Byron signed a four-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports on Friday.,The deal keeps Byron, 27, behind the wheel of the No. 24 Chevrolet through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season.,"We've built something special with the No. 24 team," Byron said in a t...