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ATP roundup: Team World jumps ahead with unbeaten Laver Cup Day 2
Taylor Fritz stunned top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 as Team World swept Saturday's four matches to take a 9-3 lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup in San Francisco,Fritz, ranked No. 5, beat Spain's Alcaraz for the first time in four ATP singles matches and defeated a reigning World No. 1 for a...
Late Thorns goal earns draw vs. Wave, keeps teams level in standings
Reyna Reyes scored in the 86th minute as the Portland Thorns rallied for a 1-1 draw with the visiting San Diego Wave on Saturday night., ,Reyes tapped in a rebound of a Olivia Moultrie free kick from outside the middle of the penalty box that had caromed to her off the bottom of the crossbar., ,Mack...
Jesus Gomez's last-second FG lifts Arizona State over Baylor
Jesus Gomez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, sending Arizona State to a 27-24 win over Baylor on Saturday night in Waco, Texas.,Arizona State's defense had three takeaways and kept one of the nation's most prolific passers, Baylor's Sawyer Robertson, relatively in check, but the game ca...
Braves rally past reeling Tigers; Detroit lead in AL Central cut to 1
Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his career and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied past Detroit 6-5 on Saturday afternoon, sending the Tigers to their fifth straight loss and reducing their lead in the American League Central to one game over Cleveland.,The secon...
Chandler Morris aerial assault helps Virginia crush Stanford
Chandler Morris threw three first-quarter touchdown passes to Trell Harris to spark Virginia's 48-20 victory against Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris passed for a season-high 380 yards and four TDs and also ran for a score. Harris finished wi...
Vancouver stays hot, eliminates Sporting KC from playoff contention
Edier Ocampo and Kenji Cabrera scored in the first half and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday night.,The Whitecaps (16-6-7, 55 points) remain in contention for the top record in the MLS with the victory. Cabrera's goal was the first of his MLS career in h...
Steven Alker ties Mike Weir atop Pure Insurance leaderboard
New Zealand's Steven Alker carded a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday to tie first-round co-leader Mike Weir atop the leaderboard after 36 holes of the Pure Insurance Championship in Monterrey, Calif.,Both the Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill par-72 courses are being used for the tournament, which has a purs...
Duncan McGuire’s stoppage-time strike lifts Orlando City past Nashville
Duncan McGuire scored in stoppage time to give Orlando City a dramatic victory, 3-2, Saturday night over visiting Nashville SC.,Martin Ojeda scored two goals in a span of two minutes in the first half for Orlando (14-7-9, 51 points), which won its fifth straight at home.,The Lions moved a step close...
Jalon Daniels, Kansas break open easy win over West Virginia
The Kansas Jayhawks opened their Big 12 campaign with a 41-10 win under the lights in Lawrence, KS against the West Virginia Mountaineers.,Jalon Daniels threw for 138 yards with three touchdowns and led Kansas (3-1, 1-0) to 24 straight points over the second and third quarters to blow the game open....
WR Xavier Gipson now cut by both New York teams in two weeks
Wide receiver/return specialist Xavier Gipson's time with the New York Giants was short, as the team waived him on Saturday before he could appear in a game.,The Giants had signed Gipson on Sept. 11, one day after he was cut by the New York Jets, who share the same home stadium, MetLife Stadium in E...
Bears CB Jaylon Johnson (groin), OL Kiran Amegadije (elbow) placed on IR
The Chicago Bears are placing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson (groin) and backup guard Kiran Amegadije (elbow) on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday.,Both will miss the team's next four games as a result of the move.,Last Sunday, Johnson aggravated the injury that limited him d...
No. 6 Oregon crushes rival Oregon State ahead of Penn State showdown
Sixth-ranked Oregon tuned up for its massive Big Ten showdown at Penn State next weekend with a 41-7 romp over in-state rival Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks (4-0) racked up 585 yards of total offense. Quarterback Dante Moore completed 21 of 31 passes for 305 yards with ...
Braves rally past reeling Tigers; Detroit lead in AL Central cut to 1 1/2
Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his career and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied past Detroit 6-5 on Saturday afternoon, sending the Tigers to their fifth straight loss and reducing their lead in the American League Central to 1 1/2 games over Cleveland.,The se...
Union edge Revs, stay atop Supporters' Shield standings
Bruno Damiani broke a scoreless tie in the 70th minute as the Philadelphia Union defeated the New England Revolution 1-0 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday afternoon.,Milan Iloski and Frankie Westfield added an assist each for the Union (18-7-6, 60 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak across all ...
Nacho Alvarez (2 HRs), surging Braves rally past Tigers
Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his career and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied past the reeling Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Jurickson Profar completed a two-run rally in the ninth with a tiebreaking RBI single as the Braves (72-83) extended thei...
Louisville showcases depth in victory over Bowling Green
Miller Moss threw for 316 yards to lead a short-handed Louisville Cardinals squad past visiting Bowling Green 40-17 on Saturday.,The senior quarterback was among those who stepped up for the Cardinals (3-0). It was announced at kickoff that Isaac Brown, the team's leading running back, was limited i...
Ravens star DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) ruled out vs. Lions
Baltimore Ravens standout defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike will miss Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens due to a neck injury, coach John Harbaugh said Saturday.,Madubuike didn't practice at all this week. The two-time Pro Bowl selection sustained the injury during the Week 2 game agai...
Report: Bears CB Jaylon Johnson (groin) headed to IR
The Chicago Bears are placing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson on injured reserve with a groin injury, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,Johnson would be required to miss the team's next four games as a result of the reported move.,Last Sunday, Johnson aggravated the injury that limited h...
Red-hot Aces look to continue historic run vs. Fever
Following a thrilling climax to their opening-round series, the Las Vegas Aces continue their pursuit of a fourth WNBA Finals appearance since 2020 when they host Sunday's semifinal Game 1 vs. the Indiana Fever.,Second-seeded Las Vegas rolled into the postseason on a 16-game winning streak, which th...
Lynx, Mercury counting on 'clutch' payers as WNBA semifinals begin
It should be clear that the Minnesota Lynx won't just sail through the postseason as they did in much of the regular season.,The expansion Golden State Valkyries showed that as they pushed the Lynx in the second game of the best-of-three first round, with Minnesota winning 75-74.,Their next challeng...