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Jaymiell Martina racked up 12 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings to lead Curacao to a 4-0 victory over Japan to claim the International championship victor

Winning pitcher Owen Guzman cracked three of his team's 13 hits as Nevada advanced to the Little League World Series championship game with a 12-2 vic

William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnett had a medical emergency on the sideline during the school's season opener on Saturday. and the sch

Alejandro Kirk singled in the go-ahead run in a two-run sixth, Jose Soriano pitched seven effective innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the vis

Jayden Maiava threw for 286 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as No. 14 USC stormed to a 28-0 halftime lead and beat visiting San Jose State 42

The BC Lions have reversed course from a disastrous start to the season.,The Ottawa Redblacks, in turn, have been stuck in neutral since the tail end

The Jacksonville Jaguars are acquiring second-year quarterback Quinn Ewers from the Miami Dolphins, according to multiple reports.,The Jaguars are sen

Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his first three-homer game and drove in six runs to power the host Chicago Cubs to a 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Red

Rookie slugger Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, who effectively used six pitchers in a bullpen game to

Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturd

Joshua Dobbs had an efficient outing, guiding the Detroit Lions to a 25-16 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts in their preseason finale.,Dobbs c

Nearly a week after a verbal altercation with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud said she is done talking about "a

Rookie Jake Bennett pitched six stellar innings and got some massive help from his defense in the fourth inning as the visiting Boston Red Sox earned

Kevin McGonigle delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth to drive in the winning run as the host Detroit Tigers topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1

Arizona State named Cutter Boley as its starting quarterback for next Saturday's season opener against Morgan State at home, multiple outlets reported

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson is set to undergo left shoulder surgery, MLB.com reported Saturday, with a timetable for a return not yet established

Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 232 yards, Jaylen McGill scored North Carolina's only touchdown and the Tar Heels edged TCU 15-10 for a season-opening win

There is an outside chance the Columbus Crew could be up against a familiar face when they take on the New England Revolution at home Sunday.,Crew des

Han Xu scored 19 points in 17 minutes off the bench, Breanna Stewart had 13 points with nine rebounds and the host New York Liberty rolled past the Ch

Two of the top five teams in the WNBA battle Sunday afternoon as the league-leading Minnesota Lynx play in Atlanta against the Dream, who are currentl

The Astros fired GM Dana Brown while still in contention for the AL West, leaving Jim Crane to oversee a surprisingly mediocre playoff hopeful.

The Buffalo Bills are releasing punter Mitch Wishnowsky and wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman Jr., ESPN reported Saturday.,Rookie Tommy Doman

The Baltimore Ravens are trading defensive tackle C.J. Okoye to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2028 seventh-round draft pick, NFL Network repor

Chinese bantamweight Song Yadong thrilled the home crowd with a stunning upset of Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night in

The New York Mets activated All-Star outfielder Juan Soto from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,Soto has been sidelined since straining his left c

Larry Christenson, a pitcher who won the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980, died unexpectedly on Friday at age 72, the team announce

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has extended his contract with McLaren through at least 2030.,The deal announced Saturday includes a mu

The Phoenix Mercury and Toronto Tempo, two struggling stragglers in the WNBA standings, will have a chance to turn things around for a night -- and sa

Despite seeing his team lose an American League-high 83 games, Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki has gone out of his way to praise his club's res

Blaze Alexander has returned just in time for the Baltimore Orioles, who continue their three-game series against the Athletics on Saturday in West Sa

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned the best record in Major League Baseball this season by doing the little things.,That's the formula manager Pat Murp

In terms of a winning the whole day from start to finish, the Tampa Bay Rays will have a hard time topping Friday.,The Rays, who secured their future

Bobby Witt Jr. hasn't given up on the Kansas City Royals' postseason dreams. Neither has manager Matt Quatraro. Until they officially are eliminated,

The Houston Astros will have to cobble together their pitching plans for the final two games of their weekend series against the New York Mets.,Thanks

The Atlanta Braves will continue their quest to avoid the wild-card round in October when they host the Colorado Rockies in the second game of their t

Bill Belichick enters his second season at North Carolina with less fanfare, but a difficult schedule and plenty of questions remain.

Right-hander Kyle Leahy has been a bright spot for the St. Louis Cardinals this season, but to protect his promising future, the team is limiting his

Garrett Adelstein's Beneath the Cards offers a revealing look at high-stakes poker, private games, Jack-Four and the personal cost of winning.

Our best MLB bets for Saturday include a Carlos Rodon strikeout prop, Pirates-Cardinals total and Kyle Schwarber home run pick.

College football is back for 2026. Here are three major storylines to know, including Ohio State's title hopes and major SEC changes.

Umar Nurmagomedov headlines UFC Shanghai against Song Yadong. Here are five things to know about the bantamweight contender.

Two teams with uncertainty at second base will get an opportunity to watch a Hall of Fame second baseman get his number retired when the San Francisco

Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins played his first big-league game and ripped his first big-league hit.,Now, he is looking to experience his

Blake Snell has delivered three quality starts this month for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,The veteran left-hander will look to continue that streak in D

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox offered a glimpse at what a postseason encounter might look like on Friday night.,After widening their lead in

Freddie Freeman drove in the go-ahead run during the eighth inning in Tarik Skubal's return to Detroit as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the slumping T

Rookie left-hander Quinn Mathews pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league victory and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer for

Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs as the Chicago White Sox recorded a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Min

Lars Nootbaar hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Corbin Carroll and Tim Tawa homered in a five-run third inning, and the visiting Arizona

Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each singled in a run in the 10th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 4-3 on Friday night in