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Louisiana edges Wake Forest on Kenneth Almendares' FG
Sep 28, 2024; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns quarterback Ben Wooldridge (10) throws a touchdown pass under pressure by Wake Forest Demon Deacons defensive lineman Jasheen Davis (30) during the first half at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Kenneth Almendares delivered the go-ahead 31-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to lift Louisiana over Wake Forest 41-38 in a non-conference game Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Ben Wooldridge completed 20 of 29 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns without an interception for Louisiana. Two of his touchdowns went to Lance Legendre, who finished with six catches for 123 yards for the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1).
Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier tallied for 254 yards with a touchdown and an interception on 30-of-36 passing. Tate Carney had three 1-yard rushing touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (1-3), who never led in the game.
Carney’s third touchdown tied the score with 1:55 remaining, but Zylan Perry returned the ensuing kickoff 57 yards to the Wake Forest 43, leading to the winning kick.
Bachmeier drove the Demon Deacons to the Louisiana 24, but Matthew Dennis’ 42-yard field goal hit the left upright and fell into the end zone as time expired.
Louisiana received the second-half kickoff and drove to Almendares’ 50-yard field goal that increased the Cajuns’ lead to 24-17.
On the ensuing possession, Demond Claiborne, who left the game in the first half because of a knee injury, ran 60 yards for a touchdown to tie the score.
Louisiana answered with Wooldridge’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Legendre to take a 31-24 lead.
Carney’s second touchdown run tied the score at the end of the third quarter.
Tyree Skipper intercepted Bachmeier for the game’s only takeaway and returned it to the Wake Forest 38 early in the fourth quarter. Louisiana capitalized on Bill Davis’s 2-yard run to pull ahead 38-31 with 8:07 left.
On the Cajuns’ first possession of the game, Wooldridge completed all eight of his passes for 57 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown throw to Tavion Smith for a 7-0 lead.
The Deacons drove to Dennis’ 39-yard field goal before Davis’ 60-yard run set up Wooldridge’s 1-yard plunge that gave Louisiana a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Carney’s first touchdown trimmed the lead to 14-10 before Wooldridge threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Legendre.
Bachmeier answered with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Deuce Alexander, leaving Louisiana with a 21-17 halftime lead.
–Field Level Media
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Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
Apr 22, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee (87) steals second base against St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Thomas Saggese (25) during the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Janson Junk allowed just one hit and a walk over five innings, and Jakob Marsee drove in a pair as the Miami Marlins beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday to claim the deciding contest of their three-game series.
Junk (1-2) pitched efficiently, needing just 56 pitches to go five. He struck out two and only gave up a single to Pedro Pages in the third and a fifth-inning bases on balls to Nathan Church as the right-hander posted his first victory since Aug. 6, 2025.
Javier Sanoja had his third three-hit game of the season, getting three singles in four at-bats to lead a 12-hit attack, all singles, for the Marlins. Augustin Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI, and Heriberto Ramirez enjoyed a 2-for-4 day with a run scored.
Miami jumped ahead thanks to a two-run second inning. Liam Hicks started the frame with a leadoff single off Kyle Leahy (2-3), and Ramirez followed with another hit. After Hernandez forced Hicks at third, Owen Caissie singled home Ramirez.
Leo Jimenez took first, getting hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sanoja popped out, but Marsee added to the Marlins’ lead by drawing a walk.
Marsee made it 3-0 in the fourth when his one-out single brought home Jimenez. In the next inning, Ramirez’s second hit of the game scored Otto Lopez.
Leahy gave up eight hits and walked three over five innings. All four runs he allowed were earned as the right-hander struck out a pair.
It stayed 4-0 until the top of the ninth. Ivan Herrera welcomed Lake Bachar with a home run, his third of the season, and Nolan Gorman walked. Bachar did get Ramon Urias to pop out before right-hander Pete Fairbanks came in to get Jose Fermin on a warning-track flyout to left fielder Hernandez and struck out Church swinging to earn his fifth save.
Andrew Nardi, Anthony Bender and Michael Petersen combined for three scoreless innings in relief for the Marlins. They gave up just two hits and struck out six.
–Field Level Media
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Athletics place OF Denzel Clarke (foot) on 10-day injured list
Apr 17, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke (1) attempts to catch the ball during the first inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images The Athletics placed outfielder Denzel Clarke on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a bone bruise in his right foot.
In a corresponding move, the Athletics recalled outfielder Colby Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Clarke, 25, last played on Monday as a defensive placement in center field in the eighth inning of a 6-4 road victory over the Seattle Mariners.
A native of Canada, Clarke is batting .170 (9-for-53) with six RBIs and two stolen bases in 22 games. He has struck out 24 times and walked four times.
Last season as a rookie, Clarke hit .230 with a .274 on-base percentage, three home runs, eight RBIs, eight doubles, two triples, six steals, six walks and 61 strikeouts in 47 games.
The Athletics selected Clarke in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Thomas, 25, made his major league debut in 2025 and hit .225 (27-for-120) with six homers and 19 RBIs in 49 games. He hit .309 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 17 games for Las Vegas this season.
–Field Level Media
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Record 216 WNBA games to be broadcast nationally this season
Aug 31, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; A Wilson EVO Nxt WNBA basketball on the court at the Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images A record 216 WNBA games and tentpole events for the upcoming 2026 season will be broadcast on national television.
The league announced its full slate of nationally televised games for the first year of its new media rights deal on Wednesday. It includes games being broadcast by returning partners in the Walt Disney Company (ABC/ESPN), Amazon Prime Video, CBS/Paramount+ and Scripps (ION).
New television/streaming partners for the 2026 season are NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock/NBCSN) and USA Network.
With two new expansion teams starting play in the upcoming season, the league will put on a record 330 regular-season games, with all 15 teams playing 44 games.
Disney will distribute 30 games this year for the league’s milestone 30th season. ABC will broadcast 13 of those — tied for its most ever — including a season-opening doubleheader May 9 which will see the Indiana Fever face the Dallas Wings and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces face the Phoenix Mercury in a rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals.
Amazon Prime will also broadcast 30 regular-season games for 30 years of the league’s existence, along with the championship game of the Commissioner’s Cup tournament.
NBC, which broadcast the first WNBA game in 1997, is back as a media partner this season and will broadcast seven Sunday games throughout the season. Peacock, in addition to streaming regular-season games, will stream every WNBA Finals game, which will also be broadcast on either NBC or USA.
USA will broadcast 48 regular-season games, trailing only ION, which will broadcast 50 games through its “State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight” series.
After broadcasting the first primetime broadcast television WNBA game last season, CBS will air eight primetime games this season.
NBA TV, which is in its 24th year distributing WNBA games, has a 15-game slate it will be broadcasting.
WNBA League Pass will deliver select live games throughout the season (local blackouts may apply), along with next-day access to every matchup through the WNBA app or at WNBA.com.
–Field Level Media
Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
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