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Braves rally for 5-4 win over Phillies on d’Arnaud, Riley homers and game-ending double play
ATLANTA (AP) — After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on two-run homers by Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley and a game-ending [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/8/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 11, Baltimore 8 Minnesota 6, Houston 2 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Milwaukee 105, Chicago 102 Phoenix [Read More…]
Bochy 1 victory from another LCS appearance after Rangers beat Orioles 11-8 to go up 2-0 in ALDS
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Bochy is rolling through another postseason where everything he tries seems to work. Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam in his first appearance of these playoffs, and the Texas Rangers won [Read More…]
Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Cowboys 42-10
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers quickly turned the biggest challenge of their young season into a laugher. Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle, [Read More…]
Simone Biles wins 6th Worlds title, becomes most decorated gymnast in history
Naomi Baker / Staff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles has made gymnastics history. On Friday, the gymnastics superstar, 26, won her 27th world championship medal when she earned the gold for the individual all-around [Read More…]
Soccer player Da’Vian Kimbrough, 13, talks historic debut as youngest pro
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough had a moment this week unlike most of his fellow 13-year-olds. On Sunday, Kimbrough made history as the youngest professional athlete in American team sports [Read More…]
Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Greg Fiume/Getty Images (MALIBU, Calif.) — Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, has died, his family said. He was 80. Butkus “died peacefully” in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California, his [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/5/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Minnesota 111, Dallas 99 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 (OT) Washington 4, Columbus 2 [Read More…]
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound [Read More…]
US women’s gymnastics team wins historic seventh consecutive world championship title
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images (ANTWERP, Belgium) — The Women’s National Gymnastics Team, led by Simone Biles, has cemented a spot in sports history with its seventh consecutive world championship title. The 26-year-old Biles, who made [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/4/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 7, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota 2, Toronto 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Arizona 5, Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia [Read More…]
Phillies sweep Marlins to earn NL Division Series rematch with MLB-best Braves
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott swung the bat, then stared almost in a daze as the ball plopped 412 feet away into the right-field seats. Stott swears he has almost no memory of the second [Read More…]
Diamondbacks erase early deficit again and beat Brewers 5-2 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two years after suffering through a 110-loss season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are spraying champagne and heading to the NL Division Series. They feel like they belong, too. “In ’22, you kind of [Read More…]
Rangers beat Rays 7-1 for Wild Card Series sweep behind Garcia and Carter home runs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Adolis García and Evan Carter homered to back Nathan Eovaldi, and the Texas Rangers beat the punchless Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 Wednesday to finish a two-game AL Wild Card Series [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/3/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 4, Tampa Bay 0 Minnesota 3, Toronto 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Arizona 6, Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia [Read More…]
Diamondbacks hit Burnes hard to rally for 6-3 victory over Brewers in Wild Card Series opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte and Gabriel Moreno homered against Corbin Burnes, helping Arizona erase an early three-run deficit and sending the Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game [Read More…]
Zack Wheeler strikes out 8, NL champion Phillies beat Marlins 4-1 in Wild Card Series opener
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out eight in a sensational effort, José Alvarado preserved the lead with a pivotal strikeout and the Philadelphia Phillies opened a resolute postseason push with a 4-1 win over [Read More…]
Montgomery sparkles, Rangers beat sloppy Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Series opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Montgomery was exceptional against the Tampa Bay Rays, even better when he lumbered off the mound to make a diving catch that helped the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory in [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/2/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami at NY Mets (Suspended) NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 0 Final New Jersey 6, NY [Read More…]
Simone Biles returns to world stage with historic vault now to be named for her
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images (ANTWERP, Belgium) — Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is already a household name but her latest feat upon returning to the world stage has cemented her name in history. On Sunday, Biles [Read More…]
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