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Oklahoma spoils Alabama's first CWS appearance since 1999
Jun 13, 2026; Omaha, NE, USA; Oklahoma Sooners catcher Deiten Lachance (48) scores a run on two RBI double by designated hitter Trey Gambill (not pictured) during the first inning against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Deiten Lachance connected on a two-run homer in the sixth inning after rolling his ankle on the basepaths in the first, helping Oklahoma cruise to a 9-0 win against Alabama in a first-round game at the College World Series on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.
Lachance also singled and scored three times, Jaxon Willits delivered two hits, an RBI and a pair of runs scored, and Trey Gambill and Dasan Harris each contributed two RBIs for Oklahoma, which will play the Georgia-Texas winner in the second round on Monday evening.
Sooners freshman left-hander Cord Rager limited Alabama to three hits over seven shutout innings. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter.
Alabama starter Tyler Fay allowed five runs and six hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked two.
The Crimson Tide are playing in their first CWS since 1999.
Lachance rolled his ankle while arriving at second base following a single by Willits in the first inning. The catcher was noticeably limping afterwards, but stayed in the game and eventually scored on a two-run double by Gambill to give Oklahoma an early 2-0 lead.
After the Sooners scored on a double play ground out by Lachance in the third to make it 3-0, he came up again in the sixth.
Camden Johnson was on first base after getting hit by a pitch to open the inning when LaChance lined a two-run homer into the seats in left before slowly hobbling around the bases to extend the lead to 5-0.
He singled again in the eighth to put runners on first and second with one out and Willits came through with an RBI single to make it 6-0.
Brendan Brock knocked in LaChance with a double to left-center for a 7-0 lead, and Harris then tacked on a two-run single to make it 9-0.
Rager did not allow a hit through the first four innings.
Alabama left fielder Eric Hines made a diving catch down the line to end the fifth, and John Lemm then hit the first pitch in the bottom half of the inning up the middle for the Tide’s first hit.
Hines followed with a hard single to left on the first pitch, but Rager got Brennan Holt to hit into a 3-6-3 double play and Luke Vaughn grounded out to second to end the threat.
Oklahoma went 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left only three men on base.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup vs. White Sox
Jun 11, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) advances to third base on a hit and run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fourth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Star Shohei Ohtani returned to the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Ohtani was slated to serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff position on Saturday.
He sat out Los Angeles’ 8-2 setback in the series opener on Friday, one day after left knee inflammation caused his removal from the Dodgers’ 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ohtani, 31, is hitting .305 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs this season. The two-way star also has a 6-2 record and a 1.06 ERA in 11 starts on the mound.
The four-time MVP (including each of the last three seasons) has a career .283 batting average with 293 homers and 709 RBIs across 1,081 games with the Los Angeles Angels (2018-23) and Dodgers.
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Braves place RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) on injured list
Jun 6, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (99) pitches the ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list Saturday with elbow inflammation.
Strider, 27, exited in the fourth inning of Friday’s 7-5 loss to the host New York Mets after experiencing soreness.
The former All-Star and 20-game winner surrendered seven runs on six hits (three homers) in three-plus innings.
Strider is 4-2 with a 5.31 ERA through eight starts this season. He has struck out 46 batters, walked 20 and given up nine home runs in 39 innings.
It is the latest setback for Strider since his All-Star campaign in 2023. He made only two starts in 2024 before season-ending elbow surgery, and he began this season on the injured list with a left oblique strain.
The Braves recalled right-hander Anthony Molina from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Molina, 24, made one appearance earlier this season with Atlanta, tossing two hitless innings in an 8-6 win at Colorado on May 1.
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George Russell on Barcelona pole, Lewis Hamilton P2
May 23, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) during the qualifying session of the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Lewis Hamilton finished just 0.064 seconds behind polesitter George Russell in qualifying for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, a spot Hamilton believes puts his Ferrari team “in a good position to be able to fight” for first place in Sunday’s race.
In finishing just behind the Mercedes driver, Hamilton notched his best qualifying performance ahead of a Grand Prix. His position for Sunday’s 66-lap race will be his first Grand Prix front-row start since 2024’s British Grand Prix.
“All weekend we’ve been kind of four-tenths off these guys [Mercedes], so even with the upgrade we thought maybe that’s where we were,” said Hamilton.
“But for us to be that close, less than a tenth between us, it’s a real showing of the hard work everyone at the factory has done to bring these upgrades to this track, so a big, big thank you to everyone back in Maranello.”
The seven-time World Champion topped Qualifying 1 on Saturday. His teammate, Charles Leclerc, finished less than half-a-tenth behind Russell in Q2 before suffering a crash at the start of Q3.
“We’ve just got to keep pushing, keep developing, and I’m hoping tomorrow we can squeeze some more out of this and I hope we keep up with these guys for once,” Hamilton said.
Runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli came in third in the other Mercedes, with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking the fourth slot.
“It has been a little bit of a difficult weekend for me, didn’t really have the feeling in the car,” said Antonelli, who has 156 points after just six races, a whopping 66 points ahead of Hamilton and 68 ahead of Russell.
“It’s going to be an interesting race tomorrow,” Russell said. “Lewis did an amazing job to get up there. We thought the fight was with ourselves and McLaren and Lewis was very fast in that session.”
–Field Level Media
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup vs. White Sox
Braves place RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) on injured list
