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Left-hander Cole Ragans will try to extend his 21-inning scoreless string Sunday afternoon and help the visiting Kansas City Royals avoid a three-game series sweep by the Toronto Blue Jays.Read more...

A series win will be up for grabs Sunday when the Atlanta Braves and visiting Pittsburgh Pirates meet.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals might be tiring of each after this weekend.Read more...

After pulling off two late rallies, the visiting Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to widen their lead in the National League Central and finish a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

When Coco Gauff beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019, a flood of expectations followed considering she was 15, American, Black, and had just ousted tennis royalty. The talent and potential was obvious enough, yet there are too many variables and unknowns to account for that calling anything a forgone conclusion is...Read more...

The Detroit Tigers acquired right-handed pitching prospect Sawyer Gipson-Long from division rival Minnesota last season, and he'll make his major league debut on Sunday against another American League Central team, the Chicago White Sox.Read more...

The Seattle Mariners have charged up the standings in the second half of the season, but their bullpen is starting to show signs of fatigue.Read more...

The Philadelphia Phillies will look for a crucial series victory when they host the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

No. 11 Texas said an early hello to the Southeastern Conference by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to stun No. 3 Alabama 34-24 on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.Read more...

Caleb Williams passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for a score in one half of action to help No. 6 Southern California pound Stanford 56-10 in Pac-12 action on Saturday night in Los Angeles.Read more...

New England Revolution coach Bruce Arena resigned Saturday night, six weeks after MLS put him on administrative leave for "allegations that he made insensitive and inappropriate remarks."Read more...

A 5-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from quarterback Payton Thorne to tight end Rivaldo Fairweather with 6:31 to go in the game sparked Auburn to a hard-fought 14-10 comeback win over Cal on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.Read more...

Oklahoma State's three-quarterback system combined to produce 191 yards passing, and the Cowboys' defense repeatedly stopped Arizona State on downs in winning 27-15 on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.Read more...

Sean Strickland became the new middleweight champion on Saturday night by beating Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 293 in Sydney.Read more...

Tommy Pham hit what proved to be the game-winning, run-scoring single in the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to take their second one-run road decision from Chicago in as many days.Read more...

Larrys Mabiala and Claudio Bravo scored as the Portland Timbers defeated visiting Los Angeles FC 2-0 on Saturday night.Read more...

Trey Benson ran for three touchdowns and Jordan Travis passed for two Saturday night as No. 4 Florida State followed up its impressive Week 1 rout of LSU with a 66-13 nonconference blowout of Southern Mississippi in Tallahassee, Fla.Read more...

DJ Uiagalelei threw two-first half touchdown passes and ran for another score to spur No. 16 Oregon State to a 55-7 victory over UC Davis on Saturday evening in Corvallis, Ore.Read more...

Thairo Estrada hit Chase Anderson's third pitch of the game for a two-run home run, Logan Webb shut out the visiting Colorado Rockies for six innings and the San Francisco Giants made it two straight wins over their National League West rivals with a 9-1 thumping on Saturday night.Read more...

Chandler Morris passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as TCU rebounded from an opening-week loss with a 41-6 win over FCS Nicholls on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

Cameron Ward threw two touchdown passes and directed a late scoring drive as Washington State held off No. 19 Wisconsin 31-22 in a non-conference game on Saturday night in Pullman, Wash., upsetting a ranked Badgers team for the second straight season.Read more...

Garrett Greene needed only 10 completions to rack up 240 yards and four touchdowns as West Virginia outlasted Mother Nature and Duquesne in a 56-17 home win Saturday in Morgantown, W.V.Read more...

The Washington Nationals scored on a wild pitch by Gus Varland with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on a long day at the ballpark Saturday.Read more...

Jeffery Pittman scored on a 29-yard reception on the first possession of overtime, and then Mississippi State stopped Arizona with the help of a replay review as the Bulldogs won 31-24 in a nonconference game Saturday night in Starkville, Miss.Read more...

Tyler Anderson threw eight strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels hit four homers to beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 and take a series lead in the third of a four-game set in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday.Read more...

Kyle Monangai ran for 165 yards and a touchdown as Rutgers rolled past visiting Temple 36-7 on Saturday evening in Piscataway, N.J.Read more...

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (quad) is not expected to play in Sunday's opener against the visiting Houston Texans, NFL Network reported Saturday night.Read more...

Robbie Grossman scored on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers held on for a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday evening in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Brady Cook completed 14-of-19 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Missouri held off Middle Tennessee 23-19 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.Read more...

Kyle Tucker produced a two-run double as part of a five-run fifth inning and the Houston Astros snapped a six-game home losing skid with a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.Read more...

Corey Kiner rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries to lead Cincinnati to a 27-21 win over host Pitt on Saturday.Read more...

Willson Contreras hit a homer and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals edged the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Saturday.Read more...

The San Jose Earthquakes survived the late ejection of Tanner Beason and considerable second-half pressure to earn a 0-0 draw at D.C. United on Saturday night.Read more...

James McCann hit two home runs to help the visiting Baltimore Orioles stretch their winning streak to seven games by beating the Boston Red Sox 13-12 on Saturday.Read more...

WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd signed a multi-year extension with the Seattle Storm, the team announced Saturday.Read more...

Michael Penix Jr. completed 28-of-38 passes for 409 yards and three touchdowns as No. 8 Washington defeated Tulsa 43-10 in a nonconference game Saturday in Seattle.Read more...

Tyler Van Dyke fired a career-high five touchdown passes - three of them to Jacolby George - leading host Miami to a 48-33 win over No. 23 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Tyrone Taylor hit a go-ahead homer to spark a three-run eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday after a long rain delay.Read more...

Jaxson Dart threw two touchdown passes, Quinshon Judkins rushed for a touchdown and No. 20 Ole Miss held off No. 24 Tulane, 37-20, in a nonconference game Saturday in New Orleans.Read more...

Garrett Shrader threw for 286 yards and one touchdown, ran for another score, and LeQuint Allen tallied on three short runs as host Syracuse demolished Western Michigan 48-7 on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Yandy Diaz hit a walk-off, two-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

KJ Jefferson threw two touchdown passes to Andrew Armstrong and Arkansas used tough defense to stymie visiting Kent State 28-6 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.Read more...

Sebastian Castro had a pick-six to highlight a strong defensive performance that lifted visiting Iowa to a 20-13 victory over Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday in the latest edition of the Cy-Hawk series.Read more...

Blake Corum rushed for three touchdowns and J.J. McCarthy tossed two touchdown passes to help No. 2 Michigan rout UNLV 35-7 on Saturday afternoon in a nonconference game at Ann Arbor, Mich.Read more...

Quarterback Ben Bryant passed for one touchdown and rushed for another, and Northwestern pulled away for a 38-7 win over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.Read more...

Nathan Carter scored three second-half rushing touchdowns, Noah Kim passed for three scores and host Michigan State cruised to a 45-14 win over Richmond at East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Haynes King threw for four touchdowns to lift Georgia Tech to a 48-13 victory over South Carolina State in Atlanta on Saturday.Read more...

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat Aryna Sabalenka and claim her first grand slam title at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.Read more...

Former USC and Pittsburgh quarterback Kedon Slovis threw for 348 yards and accounted for five touchdowns Saturday to lead BYU to a 41-16 win over visiting Southern Utah in Provo, Utah.Read more...

Max Kepler had a pinch-hit, three-run triple and Willi Castro went 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two runs scored to lead the Minnesota Twins a 8-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.Read more...