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Eagles off to historic season start with 3-1 win over Western Illinois
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington Eagles (4-0) are off to their best regular season start in school history after ea…
Javier gives up 1 hit in 6 innings, Astros beat Mariners 2-1
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Cristian Javier allowed one hit over six shutout innings, Yuli Gurriel homered and the Houston Astros edged the Seattle Mariners 2-1 Saturday night for their third straight win.
Aces win seventh straight with victory over Fever
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jackie Young had 16 points to lead five Las Vegas players scoring in double figures and the Aces beat the Washington Mystics 88-73 on Saturday for their seventh consecutive win.
Blazers make playoffs, oust Grizzlies with 126-122 victory
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A fourth consecutive down-to-the-wire finish, a fourth consecutive win for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Column: Baseball holding its own, a third of the way through
In Los Angeles the other night, the cutouts behind home plate had extra big smiles on their faces as Mookie Betts smashed three home runs at Dodger Stadium.
Collier continues to strong play, Lynx beats reeling Liberty
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Napheesa Collier had her second consecutive double-double, Crystal Dangerfield scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 94-64 on Saturday night.
Cards sweep White Sox in return from coronavirus outbreak
CHICAGO (AP) — From Kolten Wong's opening eight-pitch walk in the first game to Andrew Miller's save at the every end, the St. Louis Cardinals' long-awaited return from a coronavirus outbreak was a smashing success.
The Latest: 9 Oklahoma football players positive for virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
A's do it again: Canha's 3-run HR in 9th beats Giants 7-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sean Murphy started things off in the ninth inning with a home run and Mark Canha had one thought: “Here we go again!"
MATCHDAY: Man United takes on Sevilla in Europa League semi
A look at Sunday's Europa League semifinal game between Manchester United and Sevilla:
Thursday Sports in Brief
NBA
NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men's and women's soccer and women's volle…
Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry after 5 seasons as team's coach
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans are looking for a new coach to oversee the still nascent Zion Williamson era.
White Sox reliever Ian Hamilton (shoulder) on injured list
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox placed reliever Ian Hamilton on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a sore right shoulder.
Kittle extension completes successful offseason for 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up all the major items on their offseason to-do list when they signed George Kittle to a five-year extension and now the defending NFC champions can begin …
Lightning beat Blue Jackets to take 2-1 series lead
TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series.