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Brett Wisely's single, double, triple lift Giants past Twins
Kyle Harrison ended a personal five-game winless streak, Brett Wisely collected a triple, a double and a single, and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home interleague series against the Minnesota Twins with a 7-1 victory on Friday.,Jorge Soler had a triple among his two hits for the Gian...
Jesse Winker burns former team as Nats top Brewers
Jesse Winker came back to haunt his former team with a homer and RBI double, helping the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the opener of the three-game series., ,Winker put the Nationals up 4-2 in the fifth inning with his 11th homer, a two-out solo s...
Earthquakes eye rare win streak vs. Sporting KC
The San Jose Earthquakes will try to earn rare consecutive victories on Saturday night when they host a Sporting Kansas City side facing a quick turnaround following a midweek triumph in the U.S. Open Cup.,The Earthquakes (4-16-2, 14 points) enter the weekend at the bottom of the Western Conference ...
RSL, Timbers promise high-scoring affair
Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville had a prediction for Saturday's home match against Real Salt Lake.,"It's got nil-nil written all over it," Neville joked.,That's unlikely, considering Real Salt Lake (12-3-7, 43 points) lead the MLS Western Conference with 48 goals and the Timbers (9-8-6, 33 point...
Redblacks expect to have QB Dru Brown back against winless Elks
The Ottawa Redblacks seek their first win away from the nation's capital on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Elks, who have come up short in all four games this season regardless of venue.,The Redblacks (2-2) expect to have starting quarterback Dru Brown under center against the Elks (0-4). Brown...
Crew, LAFC surging into MLS Cup rematch
The best teams from last December are playing like it again with their 2023 MLS Cup rematch looming on Saturday.,Host Los Angeles FC (13-4-4, 43 points) have won three straight and are 9-0-1 in their past 10 matches, while the Columbus Crew (11-3-6, 39 points) are winners of four straight and eight ...
Groups revealed for 2024 NBA Cup
The NBA released the groups for the second edition of the NBA Cup, the league's in-season tournament, on Friday night.,LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the inaugural tournament last December, will face the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs in the We...
St. Louis City aim for revenge on Whitecaps
St. Louis City will try to brush off a heavy road defeat when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.,A 4-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids on Sunday was the latest bump in the road for St. Louis (4-8-10, 22 points), which finished atop the Western Conference standings in its inaugural season in ...
Tracy Cortez chops hair to make weight for Rose Namajunas fight
Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way.,Needing to lose roughly half a pound in order to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut off a fistful of her hair.,That did the trick, as she officially weighed in at 126 pounds on the dot Fr...
Rising Rapids seek more from themselves vs. Red Bulls
There was a school of thought that the Colorado Rapids' 4-1 win Sunday night over St. Louis City was their best performance of the season. Not so fast, said coach Chris Armas.,"I don't think so. I think we've played better," Armas said. "I love the fact we scored goals but let's be honest ... when y...
Canada, Uruguay criticize Copa organizers ahead of third-place clash
Canada and Uruguay have differing outlooks about how this Copa America has gone as they clash in the third-place match Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.,In its first-ever Copa America, Canada finished second in Group A play and defeated Venezuela in the quarterfinals before falling 2-0 to Argentina ...
Fire try not to miss another opportunity vs. NYCFC
The Chicago Fire are at the point in the season where they need to go on a sustained run.,Coming off a humbling setback, Chicago will attempt to get moving in the right direction when it hosts New York City FC on Saturday night.,The Fire (5-11-6, 21 points) are in a tie for 13th in the Eastern Confe...
Union, Toronto FC both desperate to halt winless streaks
Two sliding sides desperate for three points square off when the Philadelphia Union visit Toronto FC on Saturday.,The Union (4-9-9, 21 points) are winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4) and have just one victory in their past 16, back on May 18, going 1-9-6 in that span. Toronto (7-13-3, 24 poin...
Orlando City aim to end longstanding struggles at Revolution
Orlando City SC will attempt to make it three wins in a row when they travel to face the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Orlando is coming off a dominant 5-0 win over D.C. United last weekend and has allowed just one goal against over its previous two matches. The Lions (7-9-...
Atlanta, still adjusting without Thiago Almada, visits CF Montreal
Atlanta United will see if they can figure out life after Thiago Almada on Saturday when they visit CF Montreal.,On July 6, Atlanta United announced a record transfer of the star midfielder to Botafogo in Brazil. A move out of Atlanta was expected for the young Argentinian phenom. ,In the two matche...
Red-hot FC Cincinnati out to take down Charlotte FC
FC Cincinnati aim to boost their winning streak to four matches on Saturday night when they host Charlotte FC.,MLS-leading Cincinnati (15-4-3, 48 points) recorded one-goal victories over FC Dallas and D.C. United before erupting for a 6-1 triumph over an undermanned Inter Miami side last Saturday. T...
D.C. United, amid 11-match winless stretch, face Nashville SC
D.C. United and Nashville SC both will look to rebound from lopsided defeats when they meet on Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. United (4-11-8, 20 points) are winless in their last 11, an 0-8-3 slide that has taken the Black and Red from the top half of the Eastern Conference table to th...
Unbeaten Saskatchewan looks to fend off BC
It's showdown time in Vancouver.,When the BC Lions host the Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday, first place in the CFL's West Division will be at stake. ,BC (4-1) is coming off an easy 44-28 win last week at hapless Hamilton, while Saskatchewan (4-0) is the league's only unbeaten team as a result of ...
Pac-12 bowl game agreements to remain through 2025
Former members of the dissolved Pac-12 now playing in the Big 12 will keep their previous bowl game affiliations for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, organizers announced Friday.,As an example, the Valero Alamo Bowl previously pitted Big 12 teams against Pac-12 squads. Now, all 12 teams f...
Twins place INF Kyle Farmer (shoulder) on 10-day IL
Minnesota Twins infielder Kyle Farmer was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, the team announced Friday.,The move is retroactive to July 11.,In 63 games this season, Farmer is hitting .189 with a .291 on-base percentage. He drove in 15 runs and scored another 15 while wal...