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The Atlanta Braves are hot and so is right-hander Charlie Morton, who is set to take the mound Sunday in the finale of a four-game series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

San Francisco Giants' right-hander Alex Cobb came within one out of throwing a no-hitter in his most recent outing.Read more...

The Minnesota Twins will turn to right-hander Kenta Maeda as they try to complete a three-game sweep of the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay hopes to continue to disappoint a large group in attendance when his team goes for a three-game sweep over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.Read more...

Kevin Gausman was born not far from Coors Field and grew up watching the Colorado Rockies during the most successful seasons.Read more...

The development of right-hander Johan Oviedo has been a bright spot during another rebuilding season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Read more...

Saturday's 10-0 rout of the host Chicago White Sox assured the Detroit Tigers of a winning record against American League Central foes this season.Read more...

Mark Canha and Carlos Santana continue to make the front office look good for the Milwaukee Brewers.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds look to secure a critical series win over the National League Central rival Chicago Cubs at home on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series.Read more...

Shedeur Sanders passed for a school-record 510 yards and threw four touchdowns, Dylan Edwards accounted for four scores and Colorado started the Deion Sanders coaching era with a 45-42 shootout victory over No. 17 TCU on Saturday afternoon at Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

Dante Moore led two touchdown drives, one of which came on a 62-yard connection with J. Michael Sturdivant to jump-start a pivotal fourth quarter, and UCLA beat visiting Coastal Carolina, 27-13, Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.Read more...

Kedon Slovis rushed for two touchdowns and BYU's defense allowed just 185 total yards as the Cougars earned a 14-0 victory over Sam Houston State in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Orlando Arcia hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the National League-best Atlanta Braves continued their dominance over the host Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Saturday.Read more...

Jayden de Laura accounted for four touchdowns, Tacario Davis returned a blocked field goal attempt 85 yards for a touchdown and Arizona beat FCS opponent Northern Arizona 38-3 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.Read more...

Wyoming clawed its way all the way back from an early 17-point deficit to earn a 35-33 overtime victory against Texas Tech in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Teemu Pukki scored for the second straight game and Cade Cowell answered with his first goal of the season as visiting Minnesota United earned a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.Read more...

Andrew Tarbell recorded two big saves in the 75th minute and recorded a shutout in his first regular-season appearance of 2023 to help the Houston Dynamo salvage a scoreless draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.Read more...

Orlando Arcia hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the National League-best Atlanta Braves continued their dominance over the host Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Saturday.Read more...

Christian Arango scored his third league in six league appearances for his new club to help Real Salt Lake earn a 2-0 home victory over the struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.Read more...

South Korea's Hyo Joon Jang shot a blistering 62 to move within one shot of leader Megan Khang after three rounds of the Portland Classic on Saturday in Portland, Ore.Read more...

San Diego's Blake Snell pitched six shutout innings and his teammates hit four homers off San Francisco Giants rookie left-hander Kyle Harrison in the host Padres' 6-1 win on Saturday night.Read more...

Playing against his former team, Ali Jennings caught two of Grant Wells' three touchdown passes as Virginia Tech avenged a season-opening loss from a year ago by defeating Old Dominion 36-17 on Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.Read more...

Charlie Blackmon had three hits and three RBIs, Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon and Elehuris Montero had two hits each, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 in Denver on Saturday night.Read more...

Caleb Griffin kicked a game-winning 29-yard field goal with five seconds left and Luke Altmyer passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns to boost host Illinois to a season-opening 30-28 victory against Toledo on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.Read more...

Cedric Mullins hit a three-run home run and starter Kyle Bradish was effective through six innings as the Baltimore Orioles earned a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night.Read more...

Michael Pratt passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and No. 24 Tulane defeated visiting South Alabama 37-17 in the nonconference season opener for both teams Saturday night in New Orleans.Read more...

Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and No. 21 North Carolina's defense stiffened in the second half as the Tar Heels defeated South Carolina 31-17 to open the season Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.Read more...

Alex Ring scored a late tying goal as Austin FC picked up a single point in a 2-2 draw with the host New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.Read more...

Steven Kwan was the hero twice, first sending the game into extra innings with a two-out, RBI single in the ninth inning, then delivering a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th in the Cleveland Guardians' 7-6 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the second straight game, beating the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday night.Read more...

Christian Benteke snapped a long goalless drought to score his team-leading ninth and 10th of the season as D.C. United rolled to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Read more...

Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5 with three RBIs to headline the Tigers' season-best 18-hit attack and Reese Olson scattered four hits in seven shutout innings as visiting Detroit routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Saturday.Read more...

Cucho Hernandez recorded his first MLS hat trick to lead the Columbus Crew to a rare road win, 4-2 against CF Montreal on Saturday.Read more...

Lionel Messi will take his must-see show to the West Coast as visiting Inter Miami take on defending MLS champion Los Angeles FC on Sunday night.Read more...

Ciryl Gane landed an astounding 110 strikes in one-plus rounds, defeating Serghei Spivac by TKO at 3:44 of the second round at UFC Fight Night in Paris on Saturday.Read more...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene was placed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation prior to Saturday's game against the host Chicago White Sox.Read more...

California overcame the loss of starting quarterback Sam Jackson V, amassing 669 total yards of offense behind backup Ben Finley in the Golden Bears' 58-21 victory over host North Texas on Saturday at Denton, Texas.Read more...

Michael Penix Jr. launched his Heisman campaign by throwing for 450 yards and five touchdowns as No. 10 Washington defeated visiting Boise State 56-19 Saturday afternoon in Seattle in the season opener for both schools.Read more...

Garrett Shrader threw four touchdown passes as Syracuse opened its season with a 65-0 home victory over FCS foe Colgate on Saturday.Read more...

Chez Mellusi rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Braelon Allen ran for 141 yards and two scores as No. 19 Wisconsin rolled past Buffalo 38-17 on Saturday in Madison, Wis., in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Taulia Tagovailoa tossed for three touchdowns and ran for one as host Maryland cruised 38-6 to a win over FCS foe Towson in the season opener for both teams on Saturday in College Park, Md.Read more...

Mississippi State showed off a new-look offense as the Bulldogs ran for 298 yards in defeating Southeastern Louisiana 48-7 on an emotional day in Starkville, Miss.Read more...

Bo Nix threw for three touchdowns and Jordan James rushed for three more as No. 15 Oregon started its 2023 campaign off strong, sprinting past in-state FCS foe Portland State for an 81-7 victory in Eugene on Saturday.Read more...

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp is seeing a noted body specialist in Minnesota on Saturday to get at the root of his hamstring issues, NFL Network reported.Read more...

New York City FC and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps scored a few minutes apart in the second half to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday.Read more...

New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb was fined $13,889, NFL Network reported Saturday, for an illegal hit on New York Giants cornerback Bobby McCain during a preseason game last week.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scratched left-hander Brandon Williamson from his Sunday start against the visiting Chicago Cubs after the 25-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday.Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right middle finger fracture and recalled catcher Tyler Heineman from Triple-A Buffalo.Read more...

Jaxson Dart threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 22 Ole Miss routed FCS visitor Mercer 73-7 in the Rebels' season opener Saturday in Oxford, Miss.Read more...

Rocco Becht passed for 113 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead host Iowa State past Northern Iowa 30-9 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, in the season opener for both teams.Read more...