After winning just three times in their first 25 games, the Cincinnati Reds are suddenly playing with confidence as they host the San Francisco Giants in the finale of the three-game series Sunday. Aristides Aquino recorded his fifth outfield assist to end Saturday's 3-2 win over the Giants, Cincinnati's fourth straight. After a 5-4 road trip through Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toronto, the Reds secured a winning record on
The New Jersey Generals defeated the Tampa Bay Bandits 20-13 on Saturday afternoon to become the first team to clinch a berth in the USFL playoffs. The Generals (6-1) won their sixth consecutive game in Birmingham, Ala., and handed the Bandits (3-4) their third loss in four games. Luis Perez completed 19 of 25 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown and Darius Victor rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown to lead New Jersey.
Logan Gilbert pitched seven scoreless innings and Kyle Lewis homered for the second consecutive game as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 6-0 Saturday night. The Mariners won consecutive games for the first time since April 26 and will attempt to sweep the series from the American League West leaders Sunday afternoon. Gilbert (5-2) allowed four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out five. The righ
Following a busy doubleheader Saturday, the Boston Red Sox will look to split their four-game, three-day series with the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Boston's Nick Pivetta (3-4, 4.25 ERA) enters his 10th start of the season having won three in a row. He has allowed just five earned runsin 22 innings during that span. After Josh Winckowski made his MLB debut for the Red Sox when he started Saturday's second gam
The Atlanta Braves will extend their look at top prospect Michael Harris II when they go against the visiting Miami Marlins in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday. Miami lost the first game 6-4 on Friday but won 4-1 on Saturday. The teams have divided their eight meetings 4-4 this season. Harris, a local product who grew up in the south Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge, is ranked as the club's No. 1 prospe
Sandy Alcantara pitched his second straight gem and matched his career high with 14 strikeouts to lift the visiting Miami Marlins to a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday and end their three-game losing streak. Alcantara (5-2), who threw a complete game in his last outing against the Braves on Sunday, worked eight innings and allowed one run on four hits and no walks. In nine career starts against Atlanta, Alcant
Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning. Suzuki, in his 16th season in the majors and second with the Angels, appeared to collapse as he was being helped into the dugout. The team announced later in the game that Suzuki was diagnosed with a neck contusio
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Deandra Dottin, the star of Supernovas' third title win on Saturday said that she feel 'brilliant' to be a part of the Women's T20 Challenge after her team clinched the title against Velocity by four runs. Brilliant knocks by Deandra Dottin and Harmanpreet Kaur were backed by a clinical effort by bowlers as Supernovas defeated Velocity in a thrilling final to claim the Women's T20
South Korea's Eun-Hee Ji didn't lose a hole on Saturday, defeating Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals of the LPGA Match-Play event in Las Vegas. The match ended after the 12th hole at Shadow Creek Golf Course. Ji didn't realize the match was over until her caddie told her. "I didn't know that was my last hole, so I was thinking like, 'Oh, I really tired like from now, and then, OK, I need more focu
Bobby Wood and Sergio Cordova each scored their third goals of the season to lift surging Real Salt Lake to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. Defender Justen Glad also scored his third in second-half stoppage time for Salt Lake (7-3-4, 25 points), which won their third straight and remained unbeaten six games into their home schedule. Zac MacMath made four saves to record his fifth clean
Lucas Cavallini's penalty kick in the 24th minute provided the only offense Vancouver would need as the Whitecaps defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Saturday night in Kansas City. Vancouver played a packed-in set with six defenders in the starting lineup. Once Cavallini put the Whitecaps ahead, Sporting had difficulty applying any pressure on Vancouver keeper Cody Cropper. Vancouver (4-7-2, 14 points) earned its first po
Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night when he was hit in the neck/collarbone area by a pitch from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to the start of the third inning. Suzuki, in his 16th season in the majors and second with the Angels, appeared to collapse as he was being helped into the dugout. A career .257 hitter entering the game, Suzuki was 0-for-1 Saturday
Nashville SC's three goals in the first 17 minutes of Saturday night's match stunned the Colorado Rapids, who could never recover in the visitors' 3-1 win in Commerce City, Colo. Hany Mukhtar led the way with two goals, one in the 15th minute and one in the 17th, and C.J. Sapong scored in the eighth minute as Nashville took the first-ever meeting between the two clubs with relative ease. Nashville (6-4-4, 22 points) mov
Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and Igor Shesterkin made 37 saves as the host New York Rangers staved off elimination again and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Saturday night in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference second-round series. The Rangers won their sixth straight home game since taking a triple-overtime loss in the first-round opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 3. New York also won i
Sean Johnson made five saves as New York City FC extended its franchise record with its sixth consecutive shutout with a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Alexander Callens scored for the NYCFC (8-3-2, 26 points), which leapfrogged the Philadelphia Union into first place in the Eastern Conference by extending its unbeaten streak to eight games (7-0-1). It was an MLS-leading eighth
Leonardo Campana and Robert Taylor scored goals, and Inter Miami CF stretched their unbeaten streak to four games with a solid 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Bill Tuiloma scored a goal for the Timbers, who lost their third straight match. Portland (3-6-6, 15 points) had a chance to tie the score in the 90th minute but a short-range right-footed blast by Cristhian Paredes
Mookie Betts homered for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Dodgers notched a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Phoenix. Justin Turner had four hits and Tony Gonsolin (5-0) tossed six strong innings as the Dodgers won for the 12th time in their last 14 games. Daniel Hudson recorded three straight outs following Ketel Marte's leadoff double in the ninth for his third save. Los Angeles improv
Jeff McNeil hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth inning Saturday night for the host New York Mets, who locked up another series win by routing the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2. The Mets, who have won the first two games of the three-game set, are 12-2-1 in 15 series this season. The Phillies have lost four of five and nine of 13. The Mets wasted no time rallying after the Phillies took a 2-1 lead against Taijuan
Frank Schwindel had two hits and two RBIs and Patrick Wisdom drove in a pair of runs to boost the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 and spot starter Keegan Thompson earned the victory for the Cubs, who stopped a two-game skid while sending the White Sox to their third loss in four games. Thompson pitched five innings to match a career high, scat
CONCORD, N.C. -- By the slimmest of margins, Denny Hamlin beat a car he owns for the Busch Light pole position in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In the final round of time trials on Saturday evening, Hamlin ran a lower line through Turns 3 and 4 than his competitors did, andit paid off with a blistering lap of 29.399 seconds (183.680 mph) --just .003 seconds faster than that of Kurt Busch (183.661 mp
Mikkel Uhre scored the tying goal in the 77th minute as the visiting Philadelphia Union recorded a 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass. Andre Blake made three saves for the Union (6-1-7, 25 points), who extended their unbeaten streak to seven MLS matches (1-0-6). Gustavo Bou scored in the 75th minute and Matt Turner turned aside one shot for the Revolution (4-5-4, 16 points),
Jonathan Mensah's historic early goal and eight saves by Eloy Room helped the Columbus Crew register a rare road victory, 2-1, against Atlanta United on Saturday. Mensah scored in the first minute and Erik Hurtado in the 45th minute as the Crew (4-5-4, 16 points) won their first road game of the season after two losses and four ties. Dom Dwyer scored on a bicycle kick in the 91st minute before Room made two saves to pre
Rougned Odor's three-run home run highlighted Baltimore's four-run third inning as the visiting Orioles earned a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox to split Saturday's day-night doubleheader. Austin Hays went 2-for-5 with a run and Ryan McKenna was 2-for-4, and Ramon Urias also drove in a run for Baltimore, which has won two of the first three in the five-game series. Joey Krehbiel (2-3) earned the victory in relief after
Alejandro Pozuelo scored twice in the second half to give Toronto FC a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday. With Chicago (2-7-5, 11 points) holding a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute, Pozuelo equalized on a somewhat controversial penalty kick. Pozuelo had one foot in the corner of the box when he was fouled by Federico Navarro, and a video review ruled that Toronto FC (4-7-3, 15 points) des
Midfielder Luquinhas scored two goals in the span of four minutes of the early second half to help the New York Red Bulls to a 4-1 win over D.C. United Saturday night. New York (6-3-5, 23 points) picked up its first league win since beating the Chicago Fire on April 30. D.C. (4-7-2, 14 points) has been held winless in four straight. New York (1-4-2 at home) picked up their first win at home this season, while D.C. (1-3-1