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Pirates, Nationals to showcase rookie pitchers
Washington right-hander Cade Cavalli will try for his third straight win when the Nationals conclude their series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,The Nationals (61-87), who have won eight of their past 12 games, will be trying to avoid their first series loss in September after wi...
AL Wild Card Chase Intensifies as the MLB Regular Season Nears a Close
The AL playoff race is wide open as the Mariners surge, the Astros stumble, and the Rangers and Guardians fight for a Wild Card spot. See odds, schedules, and betting picks...
Blue Jays making a habit of comebacks, look for sweep of Orioles
The Toronto Blue Jays aim to take the momentum of a ninth-inning comeback win into Sunday afternoon and complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,The Blue Jays (86-62) maintained their three-game lead in the American League East over the New York Yankees on Saturday by scoring t...
Every game critical for contending Astros, who go for sweep in Atlanta
After posting two of their most important victories of the season to date, the visiting Houston Astros will look to earn a pivotal series sweep of the floundering Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,With 13 games left in the regular season, Houston (81-68) is tied with the Seattle Mariners atop the ...
Red-hot Phillies can clinch NL East in series finale vs. Royals
For most of the season, the National League East race looked like it would come down to the wire. However, everything changed in the last 10 days.,The surging Philadelphia Phillies can clinch the division for a second straight year Sunday afternoon in the finale of their weekend series with the visi...
100 Thieves open Championship of The Americas with sweep
100 Thieves took the next step on Saturday in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas with a victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in Allen, Texas.,The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region's teams qualify for the world championship starting...
100 Thieves opens Championship of The Americas with sweep
100 Thieves took the next step on Saturday in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas with a victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in Allen, Texas.,The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region's teams qualify for the world championship starting...
Terence Crawford makes history with upset of Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS -- Terence "Bud" Crawford reached boxing immortality with a dominant victory by unanimous decision over the sport's biggest star, Mexico's Canelo Alvarez, on Saturday. ,By winning the undisputed super middleweight world championship, Crawford is the first undisputed three-division champion...
Arizona State bounces back to defeat Texas State
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns, wide receiver Jordyn Tyson had 105 yards and a highlight-reel touchdown, and the host Sun Devils beat the Texas State Bobcats 34-15 in a nonconference game Saturday.,Tyson had his 11th straight game with at least 60 yards ...
Davis Cup roundup: Czech Republic eliminates U.S. team 3-2 in qualifying
Jakub Mensik handled Frances Tiafoe in the deciding fifth match to give the Czech Republic a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday in their Davis Cup second-round qualifying match in Delray Beach, Fla.,Mensik, ranked No. 17 in the world, won 6-1, 6-4 over Tiafoe, ranked No. 29. Mensik conve...
QB Jake Retzlaff runs for 4 TDs as Tulane tops Duke, Darian Mensah
Jake Retzlaff set a single-game school record for a quarterback with four rushing touchdown runs and Tulane spoiled the return of Darian Mensah in a 34-27 win against Duke on Saturday night in New Orleans.,Retzlaff, a transfer from BYU, completed 15 of 23 passes for 245 yards, and ran 17 times for 1...
No. 14 Iowa State struggles but slides past Arkansas State
Rocco Becht was 14-of-25 passing for 265 yards, a touchdown and an interception to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 24-16 win over Arkansas State on Saturday at Jonesboro, Ark. ,Carson Hansen rushed for 116 yards on 18 carries and Xavier Townsend caught three passes for 92 yards to lead Iowa State (4-0),...
Struggling Astros pick up rare consecutive wins
Hunter Brown threw 6 2/3 quality innings, Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker each drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros posted a 6-2 victory over the host Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Brown (12-7) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out two and walking one for Houston (81-68), which won co...
FC Cincinnati edge Nashville SC, earn playoff berth
Evander scored deep into second-half stoppage time as FC Cincinnati pulled out a 2-1 victory against visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night, clinching a playoff berth and ending a two-match losing streak.,Ender Echenique, who was a second-half substitute, assisted on Evander's winning goal. Evander...
After key saves by both keepers, Toronto FC and Revolution settle for draw
Toronto FC and host New England Revolution exchanged second-half goals and played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Theo Corbeanu got Toronto on the scoreboard in the 75th minute, taking a Djordje Mihailovic pass and putting his right-footed shot past a diving Matt Turner for his sixth goal of the se...
Diego Lopes halts Jean Silva’s win streak at Noche UFC
Featherweight Diego Lopes caught Jean Silva with a spinning back elbow, followed by strikes to TKO Silva in Round 2 to cap off the main event of Noche UFC in San Antonio, Texas., ,Lopes (27-7 MMA) halted Silva's 13-fight winning streak, nearly finishing the Brazilian in Round 1 after several unanswe...
TCU RB Kevorian Barnes appears to injure leg against Abilene Christian
TCU running back Kevorian Barnes was down for an extended period of time after a 7-yard gain late in the second quarter of the Horned Frogs' home game on Saturday against Abilene Christian in Fort Worth, Texas.,The senior transfer from UTSA was grabbing the back of his left leg. He did get up and wa...
Mississippi State scores early, often in rout of Alcorn State
Mississippi State is 3-0 for the first time since 2018 after beating Alcorn State 63-0 on Saturday at Starkville, Miss., behind Blake Shapen, who completed 10 of 14 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns.,The Braves (0-3) committed three turnovers that led to three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.,With...
Parker Messick, surging Guardians down White Sox
Parker Messick won his third straight decision to begin his career and CJ Kayfus and Jhonkensy Noel each homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night.,The victory allowed Cleveland (77-71) to pull within three games of the third and final American Leag...
No. 2 Penn State pulls away from Villanova in blowout win
Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns and Drew Allar threw for a touchdown as No. 2 Penn State cruised over visiting Villanova 52-6 on Saturday in University Park, Pa., ,Allen finished 16-of-29 for 209 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Kaytron Allen ran for a team-high 86 yards, Single...