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| Curry, Harris help 76ers stay alive, hold off Hawks 104-99 ATLANTA -- — The Philadelphia 76ers remained confident after blowing big leads in back-to-back losses to the Atlanta Hawks and continued to avoid self-doubt after falling behind by 12 early in Game 6. Finally, the 76ers showed their belief in their talent, ... | |
| Twins' triple and 2 bases-loaded walks in 10th beat Texas ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Luis Arraez hit an RBI triple to start the Minnesota 10th inning and the Twins then drew two bases-loaded walks to beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series matching last-place teams. | |
| Kapler beats former team as Giants defeat Phillies 5-3 SAN FRANCISCO -- — Johnny Cueto struck out five in six uneven innings, Brandon Belt homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Friday night. LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled, tripled and drove in two runs as the Giants won in ... | |
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| Cron's hits RBI single in 10th, Rockies beat Brewers 6-5 DENVER -- — C.J. Cron hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Friday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high five. All five wins have come in the thin air of mile-high Coors Field, ... | |
| Back home, Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-1 behind Mullins' 2 HRs BALTIMORE -- — Cedric Mullins swatted his second home run of the game, then took a curtain call as the fans at Camden Yards twirled orange shirts in celebration. The Baltimore Orioles are going through a nightmare on the road right now, but back home ... | |
| Pirates snap 10-game skid, hold on to beat Indians 11-10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a two-run homer in a five-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates nearly squandered a 10-run lead in the late innings before hanging on to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-10, snapping a 10-game losing streak. | |
| Recap: Real Salt Lake 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 1 The reward came for RSL just before halftime, with Kreilach scoring his fourth goal of the season in the 43rd minute. Andrew Brody's pass from the left side of the field found Albert Rusnak on the edge of the penalty area. | |
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| Kikuchi strikes out six, Mariners drop Rays 5-1 SEATTLE — Yusei Kikuchi threw four-hit ball over seven innings, Seattle batted around during a four-run first inning and the Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Friday night. Kikuchi (4-3) earned his 10th quality start in 12 appearances while sending ... | |
| Report: Bills Planning to Build New Outdoor Stadium The team considered downtown Buffalo as a location before opting to go with Orchard Park, per the report. The entire project is expected to take 3-5 years to complete, as the project is still pending government approval and funding. | |
| Duvall hits slam, 2-run shot, Marlins clobber Cubs 10-2 CHICAGO — Adam Duvall hit a grand slam and a two-run drive, and the Miami Marlins snapped a four-game slide by pounding the Chicago Cubs 10-2 in a rare Friday night game at Wrigley Field. Jon Berti added a three-run homer on a warm, windless ... | |
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| Milkha Singh ran the greatest race of all His father's exhortation? Bhaag Milkha, Bhaag (Run, Milkha, run). That Milkha didn't let the formative years of his life -- fleeing the Partition, living on a railway platform for ... | |
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| 2021 US Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Finals Live Recap As we come down the back nine here in Omaha, almost all swimmers, minus the men tackling the 100 fly/50 free double and the women in the 100 free final tonight and 50 free starting tomorrow, are onto their last event of the meet. | |
| Vanderbilt, Tennessee rivalry on hold with both Omaha bound The schools separated by 194 miles are on opposite sides of the CWS brackets, so a championship matchup is possible. It also makes it easier for coaches to shower each other with compliments about what it means in the state for both to heading to Omaha, ... | |
| Canadiens beat Golden Knights 3-2 in OT to take 2-1 lead MONTREAL (AP) — Josh Anderson scored his second goal of the night at 12:53 of overtime, Carey Price made 43 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night to a take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup semifinal series. | |
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| Unfazed Gilmour helps Scotland hold off England at Euro 2020 LONDON (AP) — Billy Gilmour made his first international start against his team's biggest rival at a major soccer tournament. And he wasn't fazed even a wee bit. "I was ready," the 20-year-old Scotland midfielder said Friday after helping his team hold ... | |
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| Stanford ready for College World Series opener Forgive the Stanford baseball team if it wants to pretend the 2020 baseball season didn't happen. When the coronavirus hit last year, prompting Stanford to close its campus and halt athletic activities, the Cardinal were 5-11 and had yet to play a Pac-12 game. | |
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| North holds off South for 105-104 victory Pendleton County's Josh Alt handles the ball for the North while being defended by St. Albans' Jaimelle Claytor of the South. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some of West Virginia's finest talent from the class of ... | |
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| Czech coach rues lack of concentration in Croatia draw GLASGOW, Scotland, June 18 (Reuters) - Czech Republic coach Jaroslav Silhavy bemoaned his team's lack of concentration early in the second half that allowed Croatia to equalise and secure a 1-1 draw in a Euro 2020 Group D match on Friday that they ... | |
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| Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Collects three hits Alvarez knocked two singles and scored a run before delivering a walkoff double in the ninth inning. The 23-year-older slugger has gone 8-for-18 (.444) with three RBI and two extra-base hits during an active five-game hitting streak. He owns an .882 OPS with ... | |
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| Sweet dream brings US Open holder DeChambeau swing clarity SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 18 (Reuters) - Bryson DeChambeau spent more than an hour alone on the range on Thursday, pounding balls in the dark long after every other player at the U.S. Open had departed Torrey Pines. He was trying to figure out a problem ... | |
| Future outlook is foggy: Phillies vs. Giants series preview After a three-game stay in Los Angeles, the Phillies head North to San Francisco to take on old friend Gabe Kapler and the Giants. The Giants were supposed to finish behind the favored Dodgers and Padres in the National League West standings, but have ... | |
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| Ohio State football: OSU fighting to keep 5-star cornerback The Ohio State football team is trying its best to hold onto a really strong recruit. Can they do it? It looks like there's a battle brewing. The Buckeyes appear to be headed for a fight to keep cornerback five-star Jaheim Singletary a part of their 2022 recruiting ... | |
| Area fans weigh in on this week's two monumental collapses Congratulations are in order to the 76ers, who own the most embarrassing pair of back-to-back losses in Philadelphia sports history. There aren't enough fingers to point at who's to blame after Philadelphia blew a 26-point lead in Game 5, only a few short ... | |
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