7+ hour, 50+ min ago   (450+ words) ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered to spark an eight-run fourth inning at the plate, and Tyler Mahle turned in another stellar outing on the mound to lead the Atlanta Braves to their second straight victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2 on…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (512+ words) MADISON, Ill. — Joey Logano secured the pole position in Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series postseason race at World Wide Technology Raceway, positioning himself for a needed boost in the championship Chase. Logano posted a lap of 32.817 seconds on…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago   (595+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Fourth-ranked Texas stole a 24-23 victory from No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday night, rallying from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to win on Hollywood Smothers' 1-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left. The Longhorns' 20-point comeback in the final period is…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (732+ words) BERLIN — The U.S. is in a familiar spot: playing for another FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup championship. Getting to a fifth consecutive title game at the quadrennial tournament was a little harder than the previous few, as they beat Spain…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (314+ words) ATLANTA — Victor Mesa Jr. had two hits, including a home run, Griffin Jax gave up only two hits and one run in five innings pitched, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (854+ words) NEW YORK — Coco Gauff knows what she's up against in her U.S. Open semifinal with Elena Rybakina, whose firepower has vaulted the 27-year-old to the top of the WTA Tour's singles rankings. "I know I'm going to have some aces…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (651+ words) NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev's rocky road to start the U.S. Open turned into smooth sailing to the semifinals. The No. 1 seed in the men's singles tournament beat Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets Wednesday night, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1, putting the 29-year-old German…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1059+ words) That's what made the Las Vegas Raiders ' decision to keep No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza on the bench to start the season behind Kirk Cousins a little unusual, even if it was telegraphed from the moment he was picked. Mendoza…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (716+ words) NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe kept coming back until he had reached his third U.S. Open semifinal, beating Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) on Tuesday. Tiafoe, who lost the first two sets and then trailed 3-0 in the fifth, finally ended the match in 4 hours,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (462+ words) At 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds, Georgia sophomore tight end Elyiss Williams is quite the physical specimen. And being physical is definitely a trait he seeks to exploit every Saturday. "That's one thing I do take a lot of pride in, because…...