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MLB roundup: Rays blow 6-0 lead, recover for 12-inning win
Dylan Carlson's RBI single in the 12th inning helped the Tampa Bay Rays overcome a blown six-run lead and sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-7 win Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Carlson's liner to left scored Alex Jackson and handed Justin Martinez (5-4) his second loss of the three-...

Joao 'jafonso' Vasconcelos wins Esports World Cup's EA Sports FC event
Portugal's Joao "jafonsogv" Vasconcelos won the grand final of the EA Sports FC event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.,In the grand final, Vasconcelos posted a 6-2 win over Brazil's Gabriel "Young" Freitas, taking home $300,000 and 1,000 Esports World Cup club points.,Vas...

FaZe win CoD tourney at Esports World Cup
The Atlanta FaZe took down 100 Thieves in the grand final of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The FaZe came back from a 2-1 hole in order to win the $600,000 first prize and 1,000 Esports World Cup club points. The runner-up 100 T...

LLWS roundup: New York, Mexico keep hopes alive
New York scored all of its runs in the fourth inning and shut out Illinois for a 4-0 victory in an elimination game Sunday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Starter Vincent Ruggiero allowed two hits and no walks with seven strikeouts in five innings, and Dean Scarangello yielded...

Leagues Cup roundup: Crew shake off early deficit, beat NYCFC in PKs
The Columbus Crew fell behind in the first minute but rallied to defeat visiting New York City FC in penalties on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals of the Leagues Cup.,A goal by Alonso Martinez staked NYCFC to the lead before Cucho Hernandez tied the match in the 41st minute to cap the reg...

MLB roundup: Cristopher Sanchez's 2-hitter lifts Phils past Nats
Cristopher Sanchez pitched a two-hitter for his second career complete game to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.,Sanchez (9-8) struck out four with no walks for Philadelphia, which has won eight of the nine meetin...

Playoff field set for Esports World Cup's EA Sports FC event
Saudi Arabia's Ahmad "AbuMakkah" Mujahid rolled through the upper bracket of the resurrection stage on Saturday, landing a spot in the playoffs of the EA Sports FC event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Mujahid earned a 4-3 victory over Brazilian Nathan "Nathansr22" Ribeiro in the ...

LLWS roundup: Canada uses 12-run inning to blast Puerto Rico
Canada got all the offense it needed in the second inning, hanging 12 runs on Puerto Rico in the frame en route to a 12-5 victory Saturday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Playing on the international side of the elimination bracket following Wednesday's 8-0 loss Taiwan of the ...

FaZe use sweep to get into semis at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
The Atlanta FaZe blew by the Boston Breach for a 3-0 victory on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,Atlanta prevailed 250-209 on Rio Hardpoint before taking Invasion Search & Destroy 6-3 and Invasion Control 3-...

NFL preseason roundup: Texans' defense trips up Giants
British Brooks rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the host Houston Texans forced five turnovers to cruise to a 28-10 win over the New York Giants on Saturday afternoon. ,Brooks had scoring scampers of 6 and 15 yards, with both runs coming in the fourth quarter. Reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year...

Half of EA Sports FC quarterfinal field set at EWC
Portugal's Joao "jafonsogv" Vasconcelos, Australia's Mark "Mark11" Zakhary and Argentina's Nicolas "nicolas99fc" Villalba all won three consecutive matches on Friday and advanced to the EA Sports FC quarterfinals at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.,jafonsogv, Mark11 and nicolas99fc al...

MLB roundup: Red Sox top O's in 12-10 slugfest
Masataka Yoshida smashed a three-run home run in Boston's four-run fourth inning and the visiting Red Sox went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 on Friday night.,Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and David Hamilton also homered for the Red Sox, who snapped a two-game skid. Yoshida and Duran each had ...

Quarterfinal field set at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
The Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9, Boston Breach and 100 Thieves all lost one match before winning the next on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,All four fell in winners-bracket matches in their group...

LLWS roundup: Hawaii shuts out Illinois
Evan Tavares struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings as Wailuku, Hawaii, blanked Hinsdale, Ill., 5-0 on Friday to record a second consecutive victory in the Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pa.,Tavares, who fanned the first five batters he faced, allowed just two hits and one walk. Kellen Takamu...

OpTic wins opener at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event
OpTic Gaming, whose players captured the Call of Duty League Championship last month, opened play in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup with a 3-1 win over OMiT Brooklyn on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The $1.8 million tournament began with 16 teams divided into ...

MLB roundup: Phillies rookie hits for cycle
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth, crushed a solo homer in the seve...

LLWS roundup: Japan blasts Puerto Rico 11-0
Kanta Iwashita hit a two-run home run and Sho Tanaka had two hits and two runs as Japan earned an 11-0 victory over Puerto Rico in four innings to open their Little League World Series on Thursday in Williamsport, Pa.,Iwashita also pitched four strong innings for Japan, giving up just one hit and st...

MLB roundup: Aaron Judge's 300th homer boosts Yanks
Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to become the fastest player in major league history to reach 300 career homers, helping the New York Yankees pull away for a 10-2 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Judge reached the milestone in his 955th regular-season game...

LLWS roundup: Mexico, Taiwan throw no-hitters
Right-hander Antonio Guerrero struck out 12 batters in five innings and Raul Hernandez Jr. closed out the combined no-hitter in the sixth as Mexico mowed down Aruba 2-0 on Wednesday in the opener of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Guerrero faced 18 batters and helped Mexico achie...

LLWS roundup: Antonio Guerrero fans 12, Mexico no-hits Aruba
Right-hander Antonio Guerrero struck out 12 batters in five innings and Raul Hernandez Jr. closed out the combined no-hitter in the sixth as Mexico mowed down Aruba 2-0 on Wednesday in the opener of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.,Guerrero faced 18 batters and helped Mexico achie...