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Elliott wins pole as he tries to defend Road America title

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Chase Elliott won the pole at Road America and will lead the field to green Sunday in his title defense on the Wisconsin road course. NASCAR's most popular driver is coming o...

Jul 02, 2022

Undermanned Seattle Sounders take advantage of slack defending to blank Toronto FC

TORONTO - Goals by Dylan Teves and Fredy Montero lifted the undermanned Seattle Sounders to a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC in MLS play Saturday. Teves, scoring in his first career start, took advantage...

Jul 02, 2022

Rizzo, Stanton homer as Yankees win 6-1, sweep 2 from Guards

CLEVELAND (AP) - Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton blasted consecutive homers, Nestor Cortes shut Cleveland down for six innings and the New York Yankees continued their torrid winning pace by beati...

Jul 02, 2022

Wickens caps week with another win and birth of his son

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (AP) - What a week for Robert Wickens, who picked up his second win in seven days on Saturday while celebrating the birth of his first child. Wickens returned to his native Canada...

Jul 02, 2022

Calhoun has 2 HRs, Pérez wins again as Rangers beat Mets 7-3

NEW YORK (AP) - Kole Calhoun homered twice and drove in four runs, Martn Prez won his seventh straight decision and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Saturday. Calhoun hit a three-run sh...

Jul 02, 2022

Canada hammers Belgium in men's rugby

HALIFAX - Canada cruised to a 45-0 win over the visiting Belgians on the rugby pitch Saturday afternoon in front of 4,412 fans who gathered in the heart of Nova Scotia's capital city to take in the in...

Jul 02, 2022

Child helps Brown put new spin on 'Let's go, Brandon' chant

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Brandon Brown wanted a way to change the narrative behind the "Let's go, Brandon" message after his first career NASCAR victory inadvertently fostered a chant that has been u...

Jul 02, 2022

Sheets drives in two, White Sox hold off Giants 5-3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gavin Sheets doubled twice and drove in two runs, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 5-3 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Dylan Cease allowed one run in ...

Jul 02, 2022

Strider strikes out 11, Riley homers as Braves beat Reds 4-1

CINCINNATI (AP) - Spencer Strider allowed one hit over six innings and matched a career high with 11 strikeouts, Austin Riley homered for the second straight game and drove in two runs and the Atlanta...

Jul 02, 2022

Reyes, Greene homer in 9th, send Tigers past Royals 4-3

DETROIT (AP) - Victor Reyes and Riley Greene hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. With one out in the ninth, Reyes ...

Jul 02, 2022