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Walsh’s 3-run double allows Oregon to hold off Vanderbilt, 8-7 in Nashville Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman starter Turner Spoljaric pitched six strong innings and Jacob Walsh cleared the bases with a three-run double to earn Oregon an 8-7 win over top-seeded Vanderbilt at the Nashville Regional on Saturday night. The Ducks (39-20) await the winner of an elimination game between the Commodores and Xavier on Sunday.Spoljaric (7-0) was touched for three runs in the second inning to tie the game, but then held Vanderbilt scoreless over the next four innings while the Ducks took the lead.Tanner Smith homered to cap a three-run first inning to put Oregon in front and Bennett Thompson homered to center field in the second to give the Ducks a 4-1 lead, but Vanderbilt tied the game after RJ Schreck’s solo homer in the bottom half of the inning. Oregon grabbed the lead with a four-run fifth inning after Sabin Ceballos singled in one run and Jacob Walsh doubled with the bases loaded.Vanderbilt chipped away at the lead, scoring a run in the seventh, but Oregon ...

Zaffiro has 8 strikeouts, Miller has 2 RBIs; Penn beats Samford at Auburn Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cole Zaffiro had eight strikeouts over 8 innings pitched, Ben Miller went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Pennsylvania beat Samford 5-4 Saturday night at the Auburn Regional.No. 4 seed Penn (34-14) — which has won 10 consecutive games, the third-longest active win streak in the nation — awaits the winner between Southern Miss and Samford, both of which would have to beat the Quakers twice to advance to the super regionals. Miller hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning and Penn led the rest of the way. Zaffiro (6-2) allowed two runs on four hits with no walks. Edward Sarti, who came on in relief to start the bottom of the ninth, loaded the bases with a hit by pitch, a walk and a hit by pitch before he was replaced by David Shoemaker with no outs. Shoemaker induced back-to-back groundouts that trimmed Samford’s deficit to 5-3 and another run scored when Josh Rodriguez reached on a throwing error but pinch-runner Aaron Walton was thrown out at third base t...

Rubín scores twice to lead Real Salt Lake to 2-1 victory over Austin

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rubio Rubín found the net for the first time this season — scoring a goal in each half — to guide Real Salt Lake to a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night.Rubín staked Real Salt Lake (5-7-4) to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Jasper Löffelsend and scored in the 15th minute. Rubín pushed the lead to 2-0, using assists from Maikel Chang and Andrés Gómez to score in the 81st minute.Austin (5-7-4) avoided the shutout when Julio Cascante scored in the second minute of stoppage time. Emiliano Rigoni had an assist on Cascante’s first goal of the season.Gavin Beavers had four saves in his third start this season for Real Salt Lake. Brad Stuver saved four shots for Austin. Austin picked up its first road win in the series with a 2-1 victory earlier this season. Austin was trying to win three straight at home for the first time.Real Salt Lake improves to 6-27-12 all-time in matches played in Texas, including the playoffs.Real Salt Lake returns home to ho...

Carter and the Kings: A friendship and alliance — but after MLK’s assassination

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The voice of Martin Luther King Sr., a melodic tenor like his slain son, carried across Madison Square Garden, calming the raucous Democrats who had nominated his friend and fellow Georgian for the presidency. “Surely, the Lord sent Jimmy Carter to come on out and bring America back where she belongs,” the venerated Black pastor said as the nominee smiled behind him. “I’m with him. You are, too. Let me tell you, we must close ranks now.”Carter then shared a moment with Coretta Scott King, clasping hands and locking eyes with the widowed first lady of the Civil Rights Movement, their children looking on. For the Kings, closing the 1976 convention affirmed their continued reach — and their pragmatism — eight years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. For Carter, it marked the evolution of a white politician from the Old Confederacy: As a local leader and state senator who aspired for more, he had mostly avoided controversial stands during the civil rights era....

Claressa Shields wins an easy decision over Maricela Corenjo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in the first boxing card at Little Caesars Arena.Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) won with a score of 100-89 on one card and 100-90 on the other two.“You saw the best of me tonight,” she said. “The only thing I could have done better than I did tonight was get a knockout, and I think I would have knocked a lot of girls out with the punches I landed. Maricela is smart and she’s tough.”Shields has won two Olympic gold medals and professional titles at super welterweight (154 pounds), middleweight (160 pounds) and super middleweight (168 pounds).Cornejo (16-6) hasn’t beaten an opponent with a winning record in more than four years. She opened her statement by thanking Shields.“You’ve created a movement in women’s boxing, and you really are the GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time),” she said. “After fighting you, I&...

Vegas goalie Adin Hill makes highlight-reel stick save in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adin Hill made the save of the playoffs — maybe of his life — in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.If the Vegas Golden Knights go on to win their first championship in franchise history, it will go down as one of the biggest moments of their run.Hill wrenched back in the crease and extended his stick to keep Florida’s Nick Cousin from scoring what would have been a surefire goal early in the second period. Hill got his blade in front of the puck just in time to keep the score tied, setting the table for his team to beat the Panthers 5-2 and take the series lead.“I reached out my stick and was able to get a piece of it with my paddle,” Hill said. “Felt good.”The save by the journeyman goalie-turned-starter was reminiscent of the stop made by Washington’s Braden Holtby in Game 2 of the 2018 final in Vegas. It became known as “the save” in Capitals lore after they won the Cup for the first time in franchise history.Hill knew all about that save.“Holtby,...

Lynx edge Mystics for first win of season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell put back her own miss with 3.0 seconds left to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 80-78 Saturday night and avoided tying the franchise record for consecutive losses to open a season.Minnesota (1-6) lost seven straight to open the 2007 season. Mitchell took an inbounds pass on the right side and had a driving layup attempt blocked by Brittney Sykes but grabbed the offensive rebound and made the go-ahead layup.Ariel Atkins finished with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Shakira Austin had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (3-3). SPARKS 92, STORM 85SEATTLE (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Layshia Clarendon had 16 points, six assists and three steals and Los Angeles beat Seattle, which is off to its worst start since it lost four in a row in its inaugural season.Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points and Lexie Brown scored 14 for Los Angeles (3-2). Jordin Cana...

Penn gives Ivy League an NCAA regional finalist for 2nd year in row; No. 2 Florida faces tall task

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year. No. 2 national seed Florida, meanwhile, is a loss away from getting eliminated on its home field for a third straight year.The Quakers held off Samford 5-4 on Saturday night thanks to a reliever who hadn’t pitched in three weeks and a game-ending play in which the tying run was thrown out at third base.Florida will need to win three games to win its regional after losing 5-4 to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders, looking to make the super regionals for the fourth time since 2018, got a tiebreaking, two-run homer from Gavin Kash in the eighth inning and Brandon Beckel got Gators star Jac Caglianone to pop out with a man on base to end the game.“We are disappointed, but have to flush it,” Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “We put ourselves in this position, but it’s certainly doable. We have enough pitching to do it.”No. 1 Wake Forest got a late start to its game against Maryland ...

Nneka Ogwumike has 27 points, leads Sparks over Storm 92-85

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Layshia Clarendon had 16 points, six assists and three steals and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 92-85 Saturday night. Seattle (0-4) is off to its worst start since it lost four in a row in its inaugural season in 2000. Jewell Loyd hit a 3-pointer that gave Seattle a two-point lead with 3:36 left in the third quarter but the Sparks scored 17 of the next 23 points to make it 72-61 — L.A.’s biggest lead of the game. Brown capped the spurt with a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Loyd scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and Jade Melbourne’s 3-pointer — which Loyd assisted on — trimmed Seattle’s deficit to 86-82 with 1:42 remaining but the Storm got no closer. Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points and Lexie Brown scored 14 for Los Angeles (3-2), Jordin Canada had nine points, seven assists and four steals. Loyd tied her career high with eight 3-pointers and finished with 37 points for Sea...

Arriaga helps Minnesota United earn late 1-1 draw with Toronto

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:25:27 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kervin Arriaga scored late in the second half to thwart Sean Johnson’s bid for his 100th career clean sheet, rallying Minnesota United to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday night.Arriaga’s equalizer was his second goal of the season for Minnesota United (5-6-5) and it came unassisted in the 89th minute.Neither team scored until Lorenzo Insigne found the net in the 58th minute to give Toronto (3-5-9) the lead. Richie Laryea and Federico Bernardeschi had assists on Insigne’s second goal this season.It was quite a difference between previous matches when the clubs set a league record by combining to score 19 goals over a three-match span. The home team won all three contests.Dayne St. Clair had four saves for Minnesota United. Sean Johnson saved two shots for Toronto. Johnson was trying to become the fourth goaltender to post 100 career shutouts.Toronto was coming off a scoreless draw with the Chicago Fire — its league-high fourth of the s...