Whitecaps' White and Müller overpower San Diego FC

 

SAN DIEGO. On Saturday night, the Vancouver Whitecaps beat San Diego FC 4-2 at home, with Brian White scoring two goals and providing two assists while Thomas Müller contributed three assists to set up multiple Whitecaps goals. The match followed a period in which Marcus Ingvartsen had scored six goals...

Holliday’s odd homer; Cowser decides split doubleheader

 

Baltimore — Jackson Holliday hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the fourth inning that traveled 337 feet and slipped just over the left-field wall under the foul pole at Camden Yards, coming to rest on the concrete block supporting the pole. The unusual blast...

Cooke and Johnson lead Storm to 77-59 win Friday

 

Seattle — Zia Cooke scored a career-high 25 points and rookie Flau'jae Johnson added 17 as the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 77-59 on Friday night. The game was played in Seattle, and the Storm built a 37-28 halftime lead before extending it in the third quarter to secure...

Angels rally behind Neto, Meckler in 9-6 win

 

Anaheim — The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 9-6 Friday night as Zach Neto hit two home runs and Wade Meckler launched a three-run homer in his Angels debut. Oswald Peraza added a homer and a diving defensive play, while Grayson Rodriguez worked 5 2/3 innings and was...

Arkansas Eyes Women's College World Series Berth Saturday

 

Fayetteville — Arkansas freshman pitcher Saylor Timmerman returned to the circle after a 4-hour, 10-minute rain delay at Bogle Park on Friday and forced an inning-ending pop-up to strand Duke runners; Arkansas had won Game 1 and the Fayetteville Super Regional Game 2 was scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m....

Astros Win; Walker's Two Homers; Braves Walk Off

 

CHICAGO — Christian Walker homered twice and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Saturday, extending Chicago's losing streak to seven games. In Atlanta, Chadwick Tromp delivered a two-out, walk-off single in the 11th inning, giving the Braves a victory over the Washington Nationals this week. Saturday's box scores...

Trump Contemplates New Military Strikes Amid Iran Talks

 

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump met with senior national security officials on May 22–23 as his administration prepared contingency plans for potential fresh strikes on Iran while diplomatic contacts continued; multiple outlets reported no final decision and described ongoing negotiations as agonizing with drafts exchanged. Diplomacy proceeded this week with Pakistan...

Orange County Orders Evacuation After Chemical Tank Leak

 

Garden Grove, California. Emergency officials on Thursday ordered approximately 40,000 residents to evacuate after a storage tank at the GKN Aerospace facility began venting methyl methacrylate; fire units responded to an overheated tank and reported a cooling-system failure that raised the prospect of a spill or thermal runaway at the...

Max Muncy exits Dodgers game after wrist hit

 

MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy exited Friday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being struck around his right wrist by a 95.5-mph sinker from Aaron Ashby in the eighth inning. Muncy grimaced, walked slowly to first base and was replaced by pinch-runner Santiago Espinal while the...

Twins rally with seventh-inning homers beat Red Sox

 

Boston — Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning Friday night, powering the Minnesota Twins’ comeback from a four-run deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 at Fenway Park. Twins reliever Travis Adams earned the win and Anthony Banda...