CHICAGO (AP) — Joshua Báez became the first player to hit a home run in each of his first three at-bats in the majors, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Called up from Triple-A Memphis before the game, Báez had 30 members of his family in attendance at Wrigley Field. The traveling party, which included his mother, Yris, gathered on the field for photos afterward in spite of rain. He hit the first pitch he saw from Matthew Boyd an estimated 449 feet. The left fielder’s next at-bat ended with a solo shot down the left-field line and the third, on his ensuing at-bat, went the opposite way.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Elena Delle Donne and Candace Parker’s WNBA career were intertwined with so many great moments. Now they are forever bonded being enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class Saturday night. They were joined by the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Chamique Holdsclaw, NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, longtime NBA official Joey Crawford, NBA coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D’Antoni and Gonzaga coach Mark Few.
Arsenal has made an explosive start to the English soccer season by scoring inside 25 seconds in the Community Shield against Manchester City. Riccardo Calafiori was the scorer at the Principality Stadium in the annual season curtain-raiser between last year’s Premier League champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners City. The match in Cardiff marks Enzo Maresca’s competitive debut as City manager after he replaced Pep Guardiola.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has had five runner-up finishes and five top 4s since his lone victory this year in January. Now he sees if he can get another trophy. He shot a 68 and has a two-shot lead over Sam Burns and Sungjae Im. Burns shot a 62. He and Scheffler are close friends and will be in the final group together for the first time. Im shot a 67. Sunday is not just about who wins. The top 50 in the FedEx Cup advance in the postseason and are assured of playing the $20 million signature events next year.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joey Logano continued his surge toward the NASCAR Chase, winning Saturday night at Richmond Raceway with a late-race charge on fresh tires. The three-time Cup Series champion scored his second victory in the past four races while climbing from 17th to ninth in the points standings. With 24 laps remaining, the Team Penske driver snatched the lead from Christopher Bell, who had pitted 20 laps earlier and was trying to stretch his tires to the finish. Logano earned his 39th career victory and third at Richmond by 0.392 seconds over Chase Briscoe, who led a race-high 171 of 400 laps.
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Police have made one arrest after a security incident caused transportation delays for fans and athletes leaving Alexander Stadium following Saturday night’s session at the European track-and-field championships in Birmingham, England. Medal ceremonies were postponed to Sunday. West Midlands Police say that a man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. He remains in custody. Police say there was “no immediate risk to the public.” They say the man was found in the stadium area "with the wrong accreditation.” The stadium is located outside the city center.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Lani Pallister of Australia has stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international 800-meter freestyle loss at the Pan Pacific Championships. Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and finished in 8 minutes, 6.10 seconds. She erased Ledecky's championship record from 2018. Ledecky took silver in 8:07.26. She is the four-time Olympic champion in her signature event. The American's only previous defeat in an 800 free final since 2010 came in a small domestic meet in February 2024 against Summer McIntosh of Canada.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Islam Makhachev sets a UFC record with his 17th straight victory, defeating Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 on Saturday night. Makhachev, who hasn't lost since 2015, won the welterweight crown in 2025 and successfully defended it for the first time. Mackenzie Dern also defended her 115-pound title with a unanimous decision over Gillian Robertson. Edson Barboza retired after a loss to Esteben Ribovics, ending a career that began in 2009. UFC returned to Philadelphia for the first time since 2019, with local fighter Jeremiah Wells winning by submission.
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Devon Witherspoon have agreed to a four-year, $132 million contract extension with $101 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract, which would make Witherspoon the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, hasn’t been finalized. On March 26, the Seahawks exercised their fifth-year option on Witherspoon. They signed him to a long-term deal on the same day they started preseason play against the Dallas Cowboys.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Kate Douglass has lowered her own world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle for the second time in the same day. She won the final in 23.19 seconds. In the morning preliminaries, she swam 23.49, taking the mark from teammate Gretchen Walsh. Walsh finished second in the evening final in 23.74. Walsh had held the record since June when she set it in Rome. This is the third time Douglass has lowered the world mark in the sprint race. Douglass, 24, is a five-time Olympic medalist.
Finals
INTERLEAGUE
Final Cleveland 6 San Diego 1
Final Boston 4 Pittsburgh 0
Final Philadelphia 9 Minnesota 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Chicago White Sox 4 Detroit 3
Final Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 1
Final Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Seattle 10 Houston 5
Final L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 0
Final Texas 5 Athletics 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 8 Chicago Cubs 4
Final San Francisco 7 Colorado 1
Final N.Y. Mets 5 Washington 4
Final Miami 8 Cincinnati 4
Final Milwaukee 4 L.A. Dodgers 1
Final Arizona 10 Atlanta 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Buffalo 29 Carolina 14
Final Chicago 34 Cleveland 10
Final Minnesota 13 N-Y Giants 10
Final Jacksonville 24 New Orleans 20
Final L.A. Rams 20 Kansas City 12
Final Baltimore 24 Philadelphia 7
Final Dallas 17 Seattle 7