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Athletics pour it on late to pull away from Guardians
Shea Langeliers and Jacob Wilson both hit two-run home runs and Luis Severino earned his first win in more than a month as the visiting Athletics pulled away for an 8-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,Langeliers went deep in the eighth inning off Nic Enright, and Wilson and Nick ...

Connor Zilisch claims rain-shortened Xfinity Series race at Dover
Lest anyone doubt the all-around natural racing talent of 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, the rookie claimed a series best fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on the season in Saturday's rain-shortened BetRivers 200 at the one-mile Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del., ,Zilisch led 77 of the race's 134 ...

New York Mets induct David Wright into HOF, retire No. 5
David Wright, the seven-time All-Star who was the face of the New York Mets throughout his 14-year MLB career, became the 11th player to have his jersey retired by the organization on Saturday as he entered the Mets' Hall of Fame.,Just two days shy of the 21-year anniversary of his big-league debut ...

Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois for second time
Oleksandr Usyk delivered a dominating performance Saturday night and knocked out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round in London to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.,Usyk knocked down Dubois twice in the fifth round to win the IBF belt. The second knockdown came after a vicious lef...

USC’s JuJu Watkins highlights 13 new Unrivaled signings
Unrivaled announced that 14 college players have signed NIL days with the organization on Saturday, including such high-profile players as JuJu Watkins (USC), Azzi Fudd (UConn), Lauren Betts (UCLA) and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame).,13 of the players are new signees, joining returnee Flau'jae Johnson ...

Chase Elliott earns pole position at rainy Dover
Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway was canceled due to inclement weather Saturday afternoon.,Through a metric established by NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott was awarded pole position fo...

Report: Georgia commit Seven Cloud charged with domestic battery
High-profile JUCO recruit and University of Georgia commitment Seven Cloud has been charged with domestic battery, according to the Butler County Times-Gazette.,The top junior college prospect in the 2026 class according to 247Sports, Cloud is a 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive lineman for Butler Count...

Twins reinstate RHP Zebby Matthews from IL to start vs. Rockies
Minnesota Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews was activated from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,Matthews has been on the injured list with a strained right shoulder since June 8. He made one rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, strikin...

Tiger-Cats looking for second straight win over RedBlacks
Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats look to take down the host Ottawa RedBlacks for the second straight weekend on Sunday in the Canadian capital.,Mitchell's 3-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Lawler with 1:54 remaining lifted the Tiger-Cats to a 23-20 victory over the RedBlacks last Saturday i...

Yegor Chinakhov's agent on trade request: ‘It’s all about the coach’
Yegor Chinakhov's agent doubled down on the notion that the Columbus Blue Jackets' coach, Dean Evason, is the reason the 24-year-old forward requested a trade.,"(Chinakhov) is comfortable with this team. He's comfortable with this city," Shumi Babaev said, per The Athletic. "But he's not comfortable...

Mariners continue series vs. Astros in battle of AL West's best
It might come as a surprise that Cal Raleigh isn't the Seattle Mariners' leading home-run hitter in the month of July.,Raleigh, who leads the majors with 38 homers and won the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Atlanta earlier this week, has gone deep five times this month.,That's barely more th...

Brewers put 8-game winning streak on line vs. Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers started the second half like they ended the first, with a victory.,The Brewers will put an eight-game winning streak on the line Saturday against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,Right-hander Freddy Peralta (11-4, 2.66 ERA) will take the mound for the Brewers on a run of six wins ...

Rockies search for first home series win of season against Twins
The Colorado Rockies took a big step toward winning their first home series of the season on Friday, and they can complete the mission Saturday night against the Minnesota Twins.,Colorado won the opener of the three-game set, 6-4, and will go for its second straight win with Antonio Senzatela (3-13,...

Cardinals, D-backs continue battle of potential NL wild-card contenders
The Arizona Diamondbacks opened a critical series against the St. Louis Cardinals without All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte.,Fortunately, Adrian Del Castillo stepped in with three hits in his first game this season to lead the D-backs to a 7-3 victory on Friday. ,Now, Arizona will look to continue...

Streaking Cubs aim to continue trend against Red Sox
After beginning the second half of the season with an interleague victory, the Chicago Cubs will look to push their winning streak to four games on Saturday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox.,Seiya Suzuki -- coming off an All-Star snub -- propelled the Cubs to a 4-1 win on Friday with a thre...

Guardians have found a groove as they continue series vs. A's
Two weeks ago when the Cleveland Guardians were in the midst of a 10-game losing streak, pitcher Slade Cecconi made a bold statement.,"We're going to see ourselves in a great spot at the end of the season," he said. "I fully believe that.",Cecconi apparently sensed something that few others did as C...

Angels hope to stay hot against Phillies
Ray Montgomery hopes that as the weather continues to heat up, so will the bats of the Los Angeles Angels.,The second half of the season got off to a good start for the Angels on Friday, and they'll look to author another solid effort on Saturday when they continue their road series with the Philade...

Reds look to stay hot, Mets look to avoid habitual lulls
The first game following the All-Star break provided plenty of reassurance for the Cincinnati Reds.,For the New York Mets, the return to action just underscored the offensive inconsistency they've been dealing with most of the season.,The Reds will look to lock up a series win Saturday afternoon whe...

After historic shutout, Giants look to cash in vs. Blue Jays
The San Francisco Giants will try to convert more hits into runs on Saturday afternoon when they continue their series with the host Toronto Blue Jays.,San Francisco outhit Toronto 11-10 on Friday night but lost the opener of the three-game set 4-0 as the teams returned to action after the All-Star ...

Royals hope to find a way to slow down Kyle Stowers, Marlins
The Kansas City Royals have a problem, and it's one that the rest of the league shares.,How do you pitch to Kyle Stowers? After all, over his past 10 at-bats, the Miami Marlins' All-Star has blasted five home runs and racked up 11 RBIs.,That includes a walk-off, two-run homer in the 10th inning on F...