MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Darian Mensah was almost perfect, again. And No. 6 Miami got through September with a perfect record, again. Mensah passed for 338 yards and three touchdowns, plus ran for another score as Miami capped an unbeaten September by topping Central Michigan 52-3 on Saturday ...
DETROIT — Yohandy Morales homered for the second time in three games and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday. Washington has won eight of its last 11 games. Detroit has lost six of eight. Will Dion (2-2) picked up the win despite giving up three hits and one run in two innings of relief. Yovanny Cruz got the final four outs for his first save. Framber Valdez (10-12) took the loss, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings. The Nationals ended the scoreless tie with three straight singles to start the sixth. Base hits by Andres Chaparro and Brady House put ...
DETROIT — CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and added a solo shot to give the Washington Nationals a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. The Nationals won for the seventh time in 10 games, while Detroit dropped to 2-5 in its last seven. The Tigers have scored exactly one run in all five losses, while scoring nine and 11 runs in the two wins. Both teams are 74-84 with four games left in the season. Jackson Kent (2-4) picked up the win in relief of Nationals opener Riley Cornelio. Kent pitched four innings, allowing one unearned run on six hits and two ...
DETROIT — River Ryan was outstanding in his Detroit debut and the Tigers hit three home runs to rout the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Monday night, one day after being eliminated from the American League playoff race. Ryan, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tarik Skubal trade, pitched three scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Ryan is expected to start again in the season finale Sunday — the day after Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his final major league start. Keider Montero (10-9) pitched four scoreless innings in relief of ...
Players around the NHL step on the ice Thursday, right around the same time of year training camps usually open up. Only this time, opening night is less than two weeks away. "It's quick," Philadelphia's Jamie Drysdale said. "It's going to be really fast." This is the new normal with the ...
DETROIT — Former Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who asked for a trade in the offseason, talked to his teammates Thursday about his request and answered some questions from reporters on the first day of training camp. "I'm trying to be professional about it," Larkin said. The Red Wings said on the eve of camp that Larkin would not skate in the first practice because of an upper-body injury. "I got hurt in the gym working out," he said. "I'm pushing to get healthy. I want to be out there. It was very unfortunate timing. "I wish I could show with my actions to build trust ...
