A's hammer Rangers, 8-3
The right-hander gave up consecutive home runs to his former team in the second inning and retired only 10 batters as the Oakland Athletics beat Griffin and the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Heaney fans career-high 10 as Angels beat A's
Andrew Heaney struck out a career-high 10, Martin Maldonado had three hits and scored twice and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Monday night.
49ers' Eric Reid resumes national anthem kneel
San Francisco 49ers strong safety Eric Reid has resumed his kneeling protest for human rights during the national anthem, after joining then-teammate Colin Kaepernick's polarizing demonstration last season.
Samardzija pitches gem in Giants' 3-0 win over Padres
Jeff Samardzija allowed just three singles in pitching his first shutout since 2015, and Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik homered to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Hoyer has stellar half for 49ers, before 32-31 Vikings rally
After sputtering through the first two preseason games, Hoyer passed for 176 yards and two touchdowns for the 49ers in the first half before the Vikings rallied for a 32-31 victory on Sunday night.
Corbin solid, Martinez has 2 HRs and Dbacks beat Giants 11-0
Corbin pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start, J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Diamondbacks used a nine-run eighth inning to thump the San Francisco Giants 11-0 on Sunday.
Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0
Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent Saturday night, letting McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenseless and exhausted on the ropes in the 10th round.
Elliott has preseason cameo before Cowboys rally by Raiders
Elliott had eight touches in 10 plays in his only series of the exhibition season with a looming six-game suspension for domestic violence before undrafted rookie Cooper Rush rallied the Cowboys with two touchdown passes in a 24-20 win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday night.
Pinder's 2 HRs help A's beat Rangers 8-3, end Hamels' streak
Pinder homered twice to help Oakland end Cole Hamels' five-game win streak with an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Diamondbacks make most of homers in 2-1 win over Giants
The 40-year-old closer struck out Brandon Crawford and Pablo Sandoval to get his 32nd save Saturday night, finishing off the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
