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Plum scores 28, Sparks withstand Wings’ late run to win 97-96 as Bueckers misses potential winner
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 28 points, Dearica Hamby had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Dallas Wings 97-96 on Friday night after Paige Bueckers missed a potential winning 3-pointer. Plum gave Los Angeles a 95-82 lead with 4:25 remaining in the fourth quarter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers’ Max Muncy lands on IL again with oblique strain
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy landed on the injured list Friday for the second time this season, creating a platoon situation at third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 34-year-old infielder has a Grade 1 right oblique strain, which was revealed in an MRI on Thursday. He was a late scratch from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles right-hander Brandon Young has a perfect game through 7 innings against the Astros
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young is working on a perfect game through seven innings against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Young, who entered the game 0-6 with a 6.70 ERA through the first 10 starts of his MLB, has struck out four while throwing 74 pitches, 50 for strikes. The 26-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee5 takes Portland Classic lead. Inkster falls shot short in bid to make cut at age 65
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to take the lead in The Standard Portland Classic, while 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell short in her bid to become the oldest player to make a cut in LPGA Tour history. Lee5, the 36-year-old South Korean player, had a 12-under 132 total at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trevor Story gives Red Sox MLB-best 10th walk-off win of season and a 2-1 victory over Miami Marlins
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
Trevor Story bounced one through the drawn-in infield with the bases loaded and nobody out in the ninth inning — just Boston’s third hit of the game — and the Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Friday night. It was Boston’s 10th walk-off win of the season, the most in the majors. Josh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zandalasini scores career-high 20, Valkyries beat Sky 90-59 for 4th straight win
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Cecilia Zandalasini scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and the expansion Golden State Valkyries beat the Chicago Sky 90-59 on Friday night for their franchise-record fourth consecutive win. Golden State (18-15) set the WNBA record for wins by an expansion team, breaking the mark of 17 set by the 1998 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles Brandon Young has a perfect game through 6 innings against the Astros
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young is working on a perfect game through six innings against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Young, who entered the game 0-6 with a 6.70 ERA through the first 10 starts of his MLB, has struck out four while throwing 62 pitches, 42 for strikes. The 26-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurston Waldrep throws 6 scoreless innings in combined 2-hitter, Braves blank Guardians 2-0
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hurston Waldrep pitched six scoreless innings in a combined two-hitter and Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Michael Harris II each drove in a run, giving the Atlanta Braves a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Waldrep (3-0) allowed two hits, both to Steven Kwan, in matching his longest outing of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Schwarber’s 43rd homer sends Phillies to 6-2 win over Nats. Closer Duran injured in 9th
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 43rd homer, a tiebreaking, three-run shot in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. Bryce Harper followed Schwarber with a drive over the center-field fence, the sixth time this season the Phillies have homered back-to-back. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillies closer Jhoan Duran driven off field after taking comebacker off his right foot
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was driven off the field after he took a comebacker off his right foot in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory at Washington on Friday night. Pitching in a non-save situation after four days off, Duran began the ninth by facing Paul DeJong, who hit a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donegan advances to US Amateur semifinals to the delight of his large, vocal gallery
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Niall Shiels Donegan, the Scot who grew up in nearby Mill Valley, advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals Friday at The Olympic Club to the delight of his large, vocal gallery. Donegan — set for his first season at North Carolina after two years at Northwestern — outlasted Notre Dame junior ... Read More »
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