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LAS VEGAS (AP) — David Benavidez hasn't given up the dream of facing Canelo Alvarez — and now he might have leverage.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was a late scratch from the lineup Saturday night before a 3-2, 10-inning loss to Kansas City with what manager Dan Wilson termed “general soreness.”
SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Massey scored on Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals overcame a dominant 14-strikeout performance from Seattle starter Emerson Hancock to beat the Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night.
Oswald Peraza hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets. Jorge Soler drew a leadoff walk from Austin Warren to open the 10th and Jo Adell singled to load the bases with no outs. Warren got Josh Lowe and Vaughn Grissom on flyouts and was one strike away from escaping the jam when Peraza, who singled in the fourth and doubled in the sixth, dunked an 0-2 curve into left-center field for the winning hit. Sam Bachman struck out three in 1 2/3 innings and Ryan Zeferjahn threw a scoreless ninth and 10th for the win.
Mathias Laborda scored in the 82nd minute for the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-1 tie with the LA Galaxy. The Whitecaps (8-1-1), who were only the second MLS team in the post-shootout era (since 2000) to win eight of their first nine games to begin a season, had their club regular-season record four-game win streak snapped. Sebastian Berhalter played a free kick from the left side to the back post and Laborda headed home the finish from point-blank range to cap the scoring. The Whitecaps had 58% possession and outshot LA 19-7, 5-2 on target. Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring in the 46th minute.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Philadelphia forward Owen Tippett sat out the Flyers’ 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his postseason tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturday night to open the second-round series.
DENVER (AP) — Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs, Chris Sale allowed one run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves rolled past the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night.
Sofia Cantore scored two goals, Trinity Rodman added a goal and two assists, and the Washington Spirit won their fourth straight with a 4-2 victory over the Orlando Pride on Saturday. In other National Women’s Soccer League matches, the Utah Royals beat Angel City FC 1-0 on the road and the Kansas City Current took down the hosts North Carolina Courage 2-1. The game in Orlando was delayed by 90 minutes because of weather. The Pride's Barbra Banda also scored a pair of goals.
Ryan Hollingshead scored his first goal this season in the 14th minute of stoppage time and Denis Bouanga added a goal for Los Angeles FC in a 2-2 tie with San Diego FC. Mathieu Choiniere’s soft header off a corner kick played to the back post by David Martinez bounced in front of the goal and Hollingshead slammed home the finish to cap the scoring. Marcus Ingvartsen scored goals in the seventh and 71st minutes — his first career multi-goal game in MLS — for San Diego. CJ Dos Santos made his season debut and had three saves for San Diego but left due to injury in stoppage time and was replaced by Duran Ferree.
DENVER (AP) — Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Saturday night's game against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning with left hamstring tightness.
Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. V.J. Edgecombe finished with 23 points and Paul George had 13. Philadelphia, the No. 7 seed, will visit No. 3 New York on Monday in Game 1 of the second round. The Sixers franchise, including its time as Syracuse Nationals, improved to 2-10 all-time in road Game 7s.
Golden Tempo has won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. DeVaux is just the second female trainer to win any Triple Crown race after Jena Antonucci won with Arcangelo in the 2023 Belmont Stakes. Jockey Jose Ortiz won the Derby for the first time in his 11th try. Renegade was second, with brother Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, and long shot Ocelli was third. DeVaux during the week shifted from downplaying what it would mean to be the first woman to train a Derby winner to understanding she’s a role model to girls who might want to follow in her footsteps someday.
Miguel Vargas hit a two-run single with two outs in the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 to win their season-high fifth straight game and for the 10th time in 14 games. The Padres loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against Grant Taylor, but he struck out Gavin Sheets and then Seranthony Domínguez came on to get the final two outs and earn his eighth save. The Padres were shut out for the first time at home since May 31, 2025, against Pittsburgh, a span of 69 games that was the longest active streak in the majors.
NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger went 4 for 4 with two homers and four RBIs, leading the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 on Saturday for their 12th win in 14 games.
Jordan Walker homered and Michael McGreevy shut out the punchless Dodgers for six innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles 3-2 for their sixth straight win. The Dodgers have lost a season-high four in a row and have gone five straight games without a home run for the first time since May 2015. After back-to-back doubles by Iván Herrera and Alec Burleson to start the third inning, Walker smashed a hanging split-fingered fastball from Roki Sasaki (1-3) just over the left-field wall for a 3-0 St. Louis lead. The 372-foot home run and gave Walker a hit in seven consecutive plate appearances. McGreevy (2-2) benefited from double plays in four of the first five innings. Max Muncy and Andy Pages had RBI singles in the ninth inning off St. Louis closer Riley O’Brien.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Watching from the stands, trainer Cherie DeVaux was not worried when her horse Golden Tempo was last in a field of 18 horses for much of the Kentucky Derby. Aboard the horse, jockey Jose Ortiz wasn't either.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It may be human nature that things prohibited are the most desirable.
HOUSTON (AP) — Lawrence Ennali scored his third goal of the season, Jonathan Bond had two saves, and the Houston Dynamo beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday night.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jose Ortiz didn't just save his best for last to win the Kentucky Derby.
CHICAGO (AP) — Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as “Evander” — scored three goals, his first career hat trick in MLS, and Roman Celentano had eight saves Saturday night to help for FC Cincinnati beat the Chicago Fire 3-2.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds issued a Major League Baseball record-tying seven straight walks during the second inning of a 17-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer, Keider Montero pitched into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Saturday night.
ATLANTA (AP) — Saba Lobjanidze scored a goal in each half and Atlanta United rallied to beat CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday night.
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia stalwart Andre Blake stood toe-to-toe with rookie goalkeeper Brian Schwake as the Union played high-scoring Nashville SC to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals, Anthony Markanich added a goal and an assist, and Minnesota United rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Ronja Savolainen and Fanuza Kadirova each scored a goal, Gwyneth Philips had 30 saves, and the Ottawa Charge beat the Boston Fleet 3-1 on Saturday night at the Tsongas Center to level the best-of-five series at a game apiece.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Carles Gil scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to rally New England to a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday night, extending the Revolution's unbeaten streak to six.
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Petar Musa scored his 10th goal of the season, Samuel Sarver scored his first career goal in MLS, and FC Dallas beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless streak.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Great White is doing well after flipping before the Kentucky Derby, throwing his jockey and getting scratched minutes before the Triple Crown race, trainer John Ennis said.
Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run single in Tampa Bay’s three-run fifth inning and the Rays defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-1. Cedric Mullins and Jake Fraley also drove in a run for the Rays, who became the second AL team to reach 20 wins, joining the New York Yankees. Tampa Bay has won eight of its last 10 games. Heliot Ramos’ flyout appeared to hit the catwalk at Tropicana Field in the second inning and the Giants challenged that it should’ve been ruled a home run. But the call on the field stood and San Francisco pitcher Adrian Houser and director of pitching Frank Anderson were ejected for arguing the call from the dugout.
ROME (AP) — Defending champion Napoli was held to a 0-0 draw at Champions League-chasing Como on Saturday — a result that could help Inter Milan clinch the Serie A title.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nearly a dozen members of Cherie DeVaux's family piled into a big white van, driving all the way from New York to Louisville to watch Golden Tempo run in the Kentucky Derby. Stories were told, shenanigans ensued and only one topic was off limits during the 14-hour drive.
The New York Mets have rewarded Luis Torrens with a two-year, $11.5-million contract extension, locking up one of baseball’s best backup catchers through the 2028 season. Torrens agreed to the deal on Saturday, which was also his 30th birthday. Torrens was a journeyman who spent time in five other organizations when the Mets acquired him from the New York Yankees in May of 2024. He quickly established himself as a defensive force. Torrens was a National League Gold Glove finalist last season, when threw out 20 of 49 runners attempting to steal, the second-highest rate in the majors.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Nelly Korda capped off a strong finish with a big drive and an 8-iron to 18 inches for eagle on the final hole Saturday, giving her another 5-under 67 that stretched her lead to three shots in the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kimi Antonelli helped Mercedes rebound from a disappointing showing in the Saturday sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix by winning the pole in qualifying just a few hours later.
José Ramírez stole his 300th career base, David Fry and Kyle Manzardo both hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians used a four-run fifth inning to rally past the Athletics 14-6. Ramírez became the second player in franchise history with 300 or more stolen bases, joining Kenny Lofton. Cleveland rookie Travis Bazzana got his first major league hit and RBI on a two-run single in the seventh and immediately stole his first base. Austin Hedges hit his first homer of the season for the Guardians. Shea Langeliers hit two homers for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz was 2 for 5, but had his streak of consecutive games with a walk end at 20, tied for the second-longest in MLB history.
MIAMI (AP) — Max Meyer and two Miami relievers combined on a one-hitter, Xavier Edwards homered and the Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Saturday.
BOSTON (AP) — Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall to rob Willson Contreras of a hit that spoiled a potentially big inning, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carmen Mlodzinski had a career-high 10 strikeouts, Pittsburgh tied the MLB record for consecutive walks in an inning, and the Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 17-7 on Saturday.
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics star Jayson Tatum was ruled out for Game 7 against Philadelphia on Saturday night with left knee stiffness.
MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies activated catcher J.T. Realmuto from the injured list on Saturday.
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Teenager Zavier Gozo and Diego Luna scored first-half goals and Rafael Cabral posted his first clean sheet of the season to lead Real Salt Lake to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Golden Tempo crosses the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Harrison worked in and out of trouble for six innings, Brandon Lockridge drove in two runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Saturday.
Wu Yize became the latest Chinese player to reach the title match in the world snooker championship by winning an epic semifinal 17-16 against Mark Allen, who missed an easy final black in the next-to-last frame to seal victory on Saturday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Stewart Cink increased his lead to three strokes Saturday in tricky wind conditions at the Regions Tradition in his bid to win consecutive senior major titles.
The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano. The family of late owner Peter Seidler formally announced the deal Saturday. The sale must still be approved by Major League Baseball. The deal with private equity billionaire Feliciano and his wife took shape last month at an MLB-record valuation of $3.9 billion. The Padres’ announcement of the deal didn’t give specifics on the members of the investor group or the purchase price. Seidler’s family began to explore a sale of the Padres last November, two years after the death of the popular Peter Seidler, who became the Padres’ primary owner in 2020.
Young still in control at Doral, leads Cadillac Championship. Rain forecast for Sunday's final round
Cameron Young didn’t have as easy of a time in the third round of the Cadillac Championship as he did while building a big lead Thursday and Friday. It didn’t seem to matter, either. Young is still in full control at Trump National Doral, after his round of 2-under 70 on Saturday got him to 15 under for the week. He took a six-shot lead over a group that includes top-ranked Scottie Scheffler into a potentially rainy final round Sunday.

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