(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Freddie Freeman had a home run among his season-high-tying four hits, Will Smith added a three-run blast and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned an 11-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Freeman scored a season-high four runs and drove in two on his 34th birthday. Smith had three runs and two hits and Lance Lynn (11-11) gave up two runs on five hits over se
London [UK], September 13 (ANI): New Zealand star bowler Trent Boult opened up about his release from the central contract last year, saying that "your spot is never guaranteed" but he wanted to open doors for other players into the team. Playing his 100th ODI match, Boult took three wickets of 37 runs in the match against England at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday. "Your spot is never guaranteed, and the decision was made over
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga heaped praise on Dunith Wellalage after the young all-rounder had India's high-profile top-order in a spin with a superb bowling performance at the Asia Cup. Wellalage picked up his maiden five-wicket haul at the senior international level with outstanding figures of 5/40 against India on Tuesday, and Malinga was suitably impressed. Malinga took to s
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Hyderabad FC have arguably been the most consistent, competitive and entertaining team in the Indian Super League (ISL) for the past two seasons. They have finished second in the league standings for two straight seasons. And HFC have done so by playing an attacking brand of football, netting 79 league goals during this period, a tally only bettered by Mumbai City FC, as per an ISL p
Potchefstroom [South Africa], September 13 (ANI): South African skipper Temba Bavuma completed 5,000 international runs on Tuesday. He reached this landmark during his side's third ODI against Australia at home. In the match, he continued with his consistent form, scoring 57 in 62 balls consisting of six boundaries. He formed a 146-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock. Temba is in scintillating form for Proteas leading
(Photo credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports) Unbeaten and boasting a defense that has outperformed nationally ranked Southern California this season, Idaho looks to beat Cal in football for the first time when the former conference rivals meet Saturday in Berkeley, Calif. The Vandals (2-0) are brimming with confidence after smacking Lamar 42-17 and Nevada 33-6 in the first two weeks, both on the road. Quarterback Gevani
(Photo credit: Alex Gould / USA TODAY NETWORK) After 17 races -- and three overtime restarts, to boot -- it all came down to a matter of feet for Tucker Minter on Tuesday night. Refusing to pit and surrender his lead through five different cautions over the race's final 11 laps and three OTs, Minter -- a rookie on the series -- repeatedly held off a charging field, and when the race-ending caution came out, barely held a
(Photo credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports) Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is dissatisfied with his team's running game. The No. 17 Rebels are 2-0 but rushed for only 232 yards combined in beating Mercer at home and then-No. 24 Tulane on the road. Kiffin said he's "highly concerned" about getting the running game going in Ole Miss' game against nonconference foe Georgia Tech on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss. "It's very u
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Rookie Bryan Woo pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez homered as the Seattle Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak with an 8-0 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The Mariners (80-65) pulled into a tie with the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League's third and final wild-card playoff berth and within 1 1/2 games of the div
(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) Tyler Freeman broke a tie with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning, Cal Quantrill limited the San Francisco Giants to one run through six and the visiting Cleveland Guardians evened their three-game interleague series with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday. Quantrill, a former Stanford star making his first start in San Francisco, combined with three relievers on a six-hit
(Photo credit: Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Harlon Barnett said he always dreamed of being the head coach at his alma mater, Michigan State. He just didn't figure it would happen in this manner. Barnett will make his debut as the interim coach when the Spartans play No. 8 Washington on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich., after head coach Mel Tucker was suspended this week without pay after being acc
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India have already booked their place in the final of this year's Asia Cup, but it remains to be seen just who will meet Rohit Sharma's side in the title decider. India continued their unbeaten run at this year's tournament with an impressive 41-run victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, and they already know they will feature in the final in Colombo on September 17. Here is a look at th
(Photo credit: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Brent Venables and Kevin Wilson have gone head-to-head plenty during their careers. Those battles between Venables' defense and Wilson's offense were in practice, though, back when Venables was Oklahoma's defensive coordinator and Wilson the Sooners' offensive coordinator together from 2002-10.Saturday, the two face off for the first time as head coaches when
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Kris Bryant homered among his two hits, Elias Diaz contributed three hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in Denver on Tuesday night. Brenton Doyle added two hits, Jake Bird (3-3) got the win in relief and Justin Lawrence put two on with two outs in the ninth before striking out Nico Hoerner to earn his 11th save of the season for Colorado (52-92). Seiya Suz
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 13 (ANI): Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja has surpassed Irfan Pathan to become the leading wicket-taker for India in the Asia Cup in ODI formats. Jadeja reached the milestone in the Super Four stage match against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday. He took two wickets while conceding 33 runs in the match. The Indian left-arm spinner has taken 24 wickets in 18 innings overtaking I
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Aaron Boone earned his 500th managerial win as the New York Yankees beat the host Boston Red Sox 4-1 to complete a sweep of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader. Gleyber Torres went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored, and Everson Pereira crossed the plate twice to lead New York (73-72), which pushedacross single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and two more in the ninth. Carlos
The government of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a departure ceremony for its contingent for the 19th Asian Games at the government headquarters on Tuesday.
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(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Maikel Garcia had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, and Michael Massey belted a three-run home run as the Kansas City Royals edged the host Chicago White Sox 11-10 on Tuesday to earn a split of a doubleheader. Chicago trailed 9-0 before getting on the scoreboard in the fifth inning, then erupted for eight runs in the sixth to tie the game. Gar
(Photo credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports) Tyler Stephenson knocked in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Jonathan India and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece and the visiting Cincinnati Reds topped the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Tuesday night. Alexis Diaz (9-4) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief for the Reds (75-71).Buck Farmer handled the 10th inning and earned his third save. Cincinnati starte
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) The "Monday Night Football" game between the visiting Buffalo Bills and New York Jets drew more than 22.6 million viewers, the most since ESPN began airing the NFL broadcast in 2006. The game featured the much-anticipated Jets debut of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who exited after tearing his left Achilles tendon on his fourth snap. Despite Rodgers' early departure, the
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Aaron Boone earned his 500th managerial win as the New York Yankees beat the host Boston Red Sox 4-1 to complete a sweep of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader. Gleyber Torres went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored, and Everson Pereira crossed the plate twice to lead New York (73-72), which pushedacross single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and two more in the ninth. Carlos
Potchefstroom [South Africa], September 13 (ANI): Explosive century from Aiden Markram and four-wicket haul by Gerald Coetzee helped South Africa secure a 111-run win over Australia in the third ODI in Potchefstroom on Wednesday. With this win, South Africa trails 2-1 in the five-match series, with two matches to go. Put to bat first by Australia, South Africa was off to an exceptional start. Openers Quinton de Kock and s
(Photo credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports) The U.S. men's national team scored three second-half goals to defeat Oman 4-0 in a friendly in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday. Folarin Balogun made it 1-0 in the 13th minute and Brenden Aaronson doubled the lead in the 60th. In the 79th minute, Ricardo Pepi scored off the bench for the second straight match, and an own goal by Khalid Al-Braiki two minutes later provided the fina
(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson hit his major-league-leading 51st home run of the season against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, tying the single-season franchise record, during the Braves' 7-6, 10-inning win. Andruw Jones also ripped 51 homers in a season for Atlanta, doing so in 2005. Olson led off the top of the fourth by blasting the first pitch h
Auckland [New Zealand], September 13 (ANI): Former New Zealand all-rounder Andre Adams has been announced as bowling coach to New Zealand's women's team for their upcoming tour of South Africa. Adams will reacquaint himself with New Zealand head coach Ben Sawyer later this month when New Zealand embark on an eight-match white-ball tour (three ODIs followed by five T20Is) of South Africa, as per ICC. Having represented New