• Cal Raleigh homers to lift Mariners past Astros

    Cal Raleigh slugged a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-4 victory over the host Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday to claim their sixth consecutive series win. Raleigh homered for the second time in as many games, drilling an 0-2 sinker from Astros closer Josh Hader (1-3) for his eighth home run, a 394-foot blast to left field. It marked the second consecutive inning that Seattle scored off the Houston bullpen,...

  • Cal Poly Humboldt home to "nation's most entrenched protest"

    Jonathan Wolfe reports today for the New York Times from Arcata, California, home of California Polytechnic Humboldt. Here's the lede: When university administrators across the nation worry about the potential fallout from campus protests, they may have Siemens Hall in mind.The building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, includes the campus president’s office and has been occupied for a week by pro-Palestinian protesters who barricaded themselves inside and fought off an early...

  • Nonprofits seek help as poverty in Hawaii hits 15%

    Child &Family Service put out a call to action to other nonprofits Monday to join it in the battle to fight the harmful effects of poverty in Hawaii, where an estimated 15% of families are living below federal poverty guidelines.

  • Marcus Semien's homer lifts Rangers past Reds

    Marcus Semien hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Tex. Semien, who flew out to the wall in dead-center in his previous at-bat, smashed a 1-1 fastball from Cincinnati reliever Lucas Sims (1-1) 392 feet down the left field line and off the front of the second deck for his fifth home run of the season. Evan Carter also homered and had two hits...

  • Late rally lifts no.15 Gamecocks to series win at Missouri

    The University of South Carolina baseball team plated eight runs in the final three innings of play as the Gamecocks defeated Missouri, 9-4, Sunday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

  • Anika Burke's big day lifts Proctor past Hermantown

    The Rails’ senior had four hits — including a three-run home run — and seven RBIs in the win over the Hawks.

  • Denis Bouanga scores in stoppage time to lift LAFC over Portland

    Denis Bouanga scored in the second minute of stoppage time, Timothy Tillman added a goal and LAFC beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 Saturday night at BMO Stadium. Kei Kamara's header off a corner kick was swatted away by goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau but skipped out to the left side of the area where a charging Bouanga scored on a one-touch shot that ricocheted off the back post and into the net. Diego Chara made his 377th regular season appearance for the Timbers, an MLS record with a single club but...

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    Knies scores in OT, Leafs top Bruins 2-1 to stay alive

    Matthew Knies scored at 2:26 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The rookie winger scored after captain John Tavares took the puck hard to the net in the extra period to give the Leafs life. Jake McCabe had the other goal for Toronto. Joseph Woll, who got the start ahead of llya Samsonov, made 28 saves. Game 6 goes Thursday in Toronto. Game 7, if necessary, would be back at TD...

  • Hawaii baseball team claims 15-10 victory over UC San Diego

    Kyson Donahue and Sean Rimmer hit home runs to power the Hawaii baseball team to a 15-10 victory over UC San Diego today at Triton Ballpark in La Jolla, Calif.

  • Vincent Trocheck's double-overtime tally lifts Rangers past Hurricanes in Game 2

    The Rangers are heading to Raleigh in command.

  • Iga Swiatek sails past Madison Keys, scores second straight Madrid final

    Iga Swiatek booked her spot in a second straight Mutua Madrid Open final on Thursday, the world No. 1 knocking out Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. Swiatek led Keys 2-1 in their head-to-head but lost their most recent match at the 2022 Cincinnati Open; playing on a decidedly slower surface, the three-time Roland Garros champion made quick work of Keys, seeded eighteenth, to avenge the defeat and reach her 11th WTA 1000 final since 2021 in 70 minutes on Manolo Santana Stadium. ...