(Photo credit: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports) Andre Pallante and four relievers combined on a four-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the visiting Cincinnati Reds 1-0 Friday. Pallante (4-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking three and striking out five. He has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless innings in his two starts against the Reds this season. Ryan Fernandez, JoJo Romero, Andrew Kittredge and Ryan Helsley co
(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Simone Biles landed a Yurchenko double pike vault on Friday and leaped to first place in the all-around standings after the opening day of women's action at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in Minneapolis. However, the overall health of the U.S. women's gymnastics roster became the bigger story on Friday. Biles, the 2016 Olympic all-around champion, posted an all-around scor
(Photo credit: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports) Salvador Perez hit a long home run and had two RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-3 on Friday night. Perez led off the second inning with a 447-foot blast to left, his 13th home run of the season. Hunter Renfroe sliced his eighth homer to right for a 2-1 Royals lead and their third set of back-to-back homers in 2024. With one out in the
Bridgetown [Barbados], June 29 (ANI): Rohit Sharma-led Team India aim to end their long 11-year wait for an ICC trophy as they take on South Africa in the final match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. The Men in Blue will be aiming to end their drought for an ICC trophy since 2013's Champions Trophy and also win their first T20 World Cup since 2007's inaugural edition in South Afric
(Photo credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports) Rookie Jackson Chourio hit his first career grand slam to pace Milwaukee to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday night, the Brewers' fifth consecutive victory. Chourio's slam with two outs in the fourth off Jameson Taillon put the Brewers up 4-2. Christian Yelich reached on a fielder's choice and stole second. With two outs, Sal Frelick reached on catcher in
(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports) Juan Soto hit a three-run home run and Gleyber Torres added a two-run shot and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 16-5 Friday night. Torres also had a sacrifice fly and Aaron Judge had three hits and two RBIs as the Yankees scored a season-best in runs to end a four-game losing streak. The teams have split the first two of the four-game series. To
Bridgetown [Barbados], June 29 (ANI): South Africa skipper Aiden Markram said that his side would love to win over India in their upcoming clash in the T20 World Cup 2024 final match to be played at the Kensington Oval stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. Both South Africa and India have been the only sides to stay unbeaten in the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup after displaying a stupendous performance in the
(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports) Juan Soto hit a three-run home run and Gleyber Torres added a two-run shot and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 16-5 Friday night. Torres also had a sacrifice fly and Aaron Judge had three hits and two RBIs as the Yankees scored a season-best in runs to end a four-game losing streak. The teams have split the first two of the four-game series. To
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Tyrone Taylor, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each homered Friday night for the red-hot New York Mets, who beat the Houston Astros 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series. Francisco Alvarez hit a first-inning sacrifice fly and Francisco Lindor added an eighth-inning RBI double for the Mets, who improved to 16-6 this month -- the best record in the majors -- and moved over .500
(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) Charlie Morton gave up just three hits over 6 1/3 shutout innings and Marcel Ozuna hit a three-run double to highlight a five-run third inning and lead the host Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night. Morton (5-4) didn't allow a hit over the first 4 1/3 innings until Ke'Bryan Hayes bounced a single into
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) The San Diego Padres scored nine runs in the fifth inning Friday night and extended their winning streak to four games by beating the host Boston Red Sox 9-2. The big inning featured a two-run homer from Kyle Higashioka (his ninth), a three-run shot from Jackson Merrill (his 11th) and two-run singles from Jake Cronenworth and Donovan Solano. The first nine players who came to t
(Photo credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports) The Vancouver Whitecaps and St. Louis City will try to reverse recent struggles when they meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver (7-7-4, 25 points) has lost back-to-back matches and won only twice in its past 10 after a promising start to the season. Ryan Gauld leads the team with nine goals and four assists after scoring five times and picking up two assist
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Santiago Rodriguez scored early and New York City FC added two more goals in first-half stoppage time in a 4-2 victory over visiting Orlando City on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez continued the best season of his four-year career by netting his eighth goal in the 15th minute. Hannes Wolf and Agustin Ojeda scored eight minutes apart during 15 minutes of stoppa
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(Photo credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports) The San Jose Earthquakes have been the worst team in MLS this season and it cost Luchi Gonzalez his job as coach. Interim head coach Ian Russell will lead the team into battle Saturday night when the Earthquakes host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Stanford Stadium. The Earthquakes (3-14-2, 11 points) have lost four straight games and are 0-6-1 over their last seven matches entering
(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) Baltimore starting pitcher Albert Suarez outdueled Max Scherzer as the Orioles defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night. Colton Cowser homered for Baltimore's first run as the Orioles, who have captured the first two games of the four-game series, have won three in a row overall. Suarez (4-2) pitched six shutout innings, allowing three singles without a walk
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Yandy Diaz broke the Tampa Bay franchise record for longest hitting streak, Jose Siri homered twice and the Rays beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Diaz made history in a quirky manner in the third inning. The reigning American League batting champion thought he walked on a 2-2 pitch from starting pitcher Mitchell Parker (5-4) and was ca
(Photo credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports) Austin FC hit the road to play Sporting Kansas City in an important Western Conference match for both teams Saturday in Kansas City, Kan. Austin hopes to keep its position in the playoff push, while Sporting KC is looking for anything positive. Austin (7-7-6, 27 points) is in a three-way tie for sixth place, two points out of fifth place but just two points above the red line
(Photo credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension on Friday. Pickard, 32, went 12-7-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 23 games (20 starts) during the regular season as the backup to starter Stuart Skinner. In three appearances (two starts) this postseason, Pickard was 1-1 with a 2.21 GAA and .915 save percent
(Photo credit: Kindell Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports) A midseason coaching change has paid instant dividends for Nashville SC. Going into its home match Saturday night with Inter Miami FC, Nashville (6-5-8, 26 points) is 3-1-3 since appointing Rumba Munthali to replace Gary Smith. The club has shot up the table to seventh in the Eastern Conference. Nashville SC's latest success came on June 22 when they blanked New York Cit
(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports) The St. Louis Blues acquired center Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Texier, 24, was a second-round selection of the Blue Jackets in the 2017 draft and posted 79 points (34 goals, 45 assists) in 201 games with Columbus. The France native represented his home country in four IIHF World Championships (201
(Photo credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports) Two teams that were tied for the lead after the opening 18 holes of the Dow Championship were joined by three more on Friday for a five-way tie at the midpoint in Midland, Mich. Australia's Grace Kim recorded the first hole-in-one of her life as the 23-year-old Australian and American teammate Auston Kim carded a 9-under-par 61 in the four-ball (best-ball) format to share the l
(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Two of the best defensive clubs in MLS will try to continue unbeaten streaks when Charlotte FC visit the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Charlotte FC have allowed the second-fewest (20) goals of any team this season, while the Dynamo (23) are tied for the third-fewest concessions. Though they are also two of the league's lower-scoring clubs, improved offense has been key to thei
(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) Wounded but dangerous, FC Cincinnati will look to get back on track and into the chase for the Supporters' Shield when they visit new-look FC Dallas on Saturday in Frisco, Texas. Cincinnati (12-4-3, 39 points) has dropped two of its past four matches after a season-best seven-match winning streak, with its latest outing a 2-1 loss at home to New England on June 22. The Oran
(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Cristopher Sanchez threw his first career shutout to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday. Sanchez (6-3) allowed only three hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. Bryson Stott had an RBI groundout and a sacrifice fly for all of the offense. The Phillies placed standouts Bryce Harper (left hamstring strain) and Kyle Schwarber (left groi
