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No. 11 Gonzaga struggles to put away Pacific as Graham Ike sets mark
Feb 21, 2026; Spokane, Washington, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Graham Ike (15) shoots the ball against Pacific Tigers center Isaac Jack (14) in the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images Graham Ike scored 20 points to break a school record as No. 11 Gonzaga held off pesky Pacific for a 71-62 West Coast Conference victory Saturday night in Spokane, Wash.
Davis Fogle added 18 points off the bench, Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 and reserve Tyon Grant-Foster had 10 for the Bulldogs (27-2, 15-1).
Ike scored 20 or more points for a ninth consecutive game, eclipsing the mark of eight set by both Adam Morrison and Derek Raivio in 2006.
Justin Rochelin and Elias Ralph scored 12 points apiece for Pacific (17-13, 8-9). TJ Wainwright added 10 while Rochelin grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Gonzaga shot 42.9% from the field (24 of 56) but committed just four turnovers. Pacific shot 46.9% (23 of 49), but gave the ball away 15 times, leading the Bulldogs to a 14-4 edge in points off turnovers.
Wainwright made 3-pointers for the Tigers’ first two baskets of the second half, giving them a 35-31 lead.
Adam Miller’s 3-pointer and stepback jumper in the lane put Gonzaga up 36-35.
Wainwright made two free throws after Ike was called for a technical foul after arguing he was infringed upon on the offensive end, as the lead changed hands again.
The Bulldogs took the lead for good as Ike was fouled on a turnaround jumper in the lane with 9:57 remaining. The three-point play made it 50-47.
A 3-pointer by Innocenti and three free throws by Fogle put Gonzaga up 56-49.
Isaac Jack’s three-point play with 5:06 pulled Pacific within 59-56, but that was as close as the Tigers would get the rest of the way.
The score was tied at 29-all after a ragged first half.
The Tigers shot 54.5% from the field but committed 11 turnovers. The Bulldogs shot 36.7% and were just 5 of 11 from the free-throw line but turned it over just twice.
A 3-pointer by Rochelin sparked a 10-4 run, which he capped with a layup off an offensive rebound, to give Pacific a 12-6 advantage.
Gonzaga didn’t take its first lead until there was 8:54 left in the first half, when Innocenti outmuscled four defenders to grab Ike’s miss from the top of the key. Innocenti’s putback made it 17-16.
That was part of a 10-2 run for the Bulldogs that gave them a 22-18 lead, their largest of the half.
The Tigers responded with a 9-2 run to go back up, with Jaden Clayton’s 3-pointer breaking a 24-all tie.
Gonzaga’s Mario Saint-Supery made a driving layup with 29 seconds left that evened the score at 29-29.
–Field Level Media
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Cards grab early 3-run lead, add on to put away Dodgers
May 1, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Gorman (16) hits a solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson each hit home runs, Jordan Walker had four hits and the host St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Matthew Liberatore (1-1) gave up two runs on five hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings as the Cardinals returned from a four-game sweep at Pittsburgh to win in the opener of a three-game series and six-game homestand.
Walker capped his third career four-hit game with a two-run double in the seventh inning as St. Louis improved to 11-5 since April 14. Relievers George Soriano, Gordon Graceffo and Matt Svanson held Los Angeles scoreless over the final 3 1/3 innings.
Max Muncy had an RBI double and Kyle Tucker brought home a run on a sacrifice fly as the Dodgers lost their third consecutive game and fell to 5-8 since April 18.
Emmet Sheehan (2-1) gave up four runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings as he pitched at St. Louis for the first time.
Trouble arrived early for the Dodgers as Sheehan balked in a run during the first inning when he failed to inform umpires that he was switching from the windup to the stretch position during the same at-bat.
Six pitches later, Sheehan gave up the two-run home run to Gorman, his fifth of the season, as the Cardinals took a 3-0 lead.
The Dodgers got a run back in the second when Muncy’s double to the wall in left-center scored Andy Pages from first base.
St. Louis made it 4-1 in the third when Burleson hit a home run to right field, his fifth.
Los Angeles cut the deficit in half on Tucker’s sacrifice fly in the sixth.
The Cardinals took complete control in the seventh, getting Walker’s two-run double and a run-scoring ground ball by Nathan Church to take a 7-2 advantage.
The 12-hit game from the Cardinals came after they had 14 hits in a 10-5 victory over the Pirates on Thursday.
–Field Level Media
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Braves rally from 6-run hole, defeat Rockies on late HR
May 1, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) and infielder Ozzie Albies (1) celebrate after scoring during the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Michael Harris II blasted a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied late to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Friday night.
Matt Olson also went deep, while Austin Riley, Mauricio Dubon and Ronald Acuna had two hits each. Didier Fuentes (1-0) got the win in relief for Atlanta, which erased a six-run deficit and won for the fourth time in its last five.
Mickey Moniak homered among his two hits and Tyler Johnston also had two hits for Colorado, which has lost three of its last four.
The Braves, who trailed 6-1 after six innings, got a run in the seventh and then tied it in the eighth when Zach Agnos and Jaden Hill walked the bases loaded with one out.
Dubon tripled down the right field line to make it 6-5. Then came home with the tying run on Riley’s sacrifice fly.
Juan Mejia (0-3) walked Jonah Heim to lead off the ninth and Harris followed with his seventh homer of the season to give Atlanta the lead.
Robert Suarez pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
The first six Rockies batters reached in the first inning against Grant Holmes, and 10 went to the plate in the frame. Edouard Julien led off with a walk, Moniak singled and Hunter Goodman drove in the first run with a double.
TJ Rumfield followed with an RBI single and Tyler Freeman’s bunt single brought home Goodman to make it 3-0. Johnston’s single loaded the bases, and Willi Castro grounded out to first base to score Rumfield. Freeman came home on Olson’s errant throw to the plate.
Moniak led off the second with his ninth home run of the season to make it 6-0 but Holmes settled down after that. He allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits and struck out four in his five innings.
Colorado starter Jose Quintana was sharp. He allowed just one hit until Olson’s homer in the fourth and scattered five hits over six innings.
–Field Level Media
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USL, players' union reach tentative CBA deal
May 4, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; General view of BMO Field before an MLS game between FC Dallas and Toronto FC at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The United Soccer League is set for at least four years of labor peace after coming to a tentative agreement with the players’ union on a collective bargaining agreement.
The league and the USL Players Association wrote in a statement that the agreement represents “a significant step forward for the league and its players, reflecting a shared commitment to the continued growth of the game and the advancement of professional standards.”
The deal would run through 2030, with an option to make it go an extra year depending upon talks surrounding health insurance.
The minimum salary for players in the USL Championship, currently the league’s top tier, will rise to $42,000, an increase of $11,000. The USL will start a new higher level, USL Premier, to compete on par with Major League Soccer in 2028. The minimum wage in that league will be $67,500.
Entry-level deals will be worth $34,000 in the USL Championship (a hike of $8,000) and $50,000 in the USL Premier.
–Field Level Media
Cards grab early 3-run lead, add on to put away Dodgers
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