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Giants trade up to grab QB Jaxson Dart at No. 25
The New York Giants, who tied for the worst record in the NFL last season, made a bold move in the draft on Thursday in their bid for improvement.,Having already added Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter with the third overall pick, the Giants swung a trade with the Houston Texans and chose Ole Miss...
Zach Neto’s 8th-inning homer propels Angels past Pirates
Zach Neto's home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Neto was a triple shy of the cycle, hitting a double in the first inning and a single in the fifth. The Ange...
Wild take series lead with 5-2 win over Golden Knights
Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which took ...
Titans take QB Cam Ward; Jaguars go bold; Giants land QB
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the Tennessee Titans tabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from No. 5 to grab Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter with the second pick.,In addition to the second overall pick, which...
Revitalized Guardians host Red Sox in opener of three game series
Following a successful series against the leaders of the American League East, the Cleveland Guardians take aim at the other storied franchise in that division.,Yet to lose a series at home, the Guardians open a three-game set Friday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox, who look to avoid their...
Reds send Andrew Abbott to mound to start series with lowly Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds have started the season on the proverbial roller coaster ride. ,The Reds suffered through a four-game losing streak early, but balanced that with a four-game winning streak a week later. Since then, they have sprinkled individual wins between a pair of two-game losing streaks.,Th...
Jaguars GM: Travis Hunter can change 'trajectory of the sport'
Jaguars general manager James Gladstone was in a celebratory mood in the hours after trading up from the No. 5 spot to select two-way star Travis Hunter with the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday. ,Gladstone said the Jaguars won't be shy about how they viewed Hunter. ,"There are ...
Knicks hold off Pistons for 2-1 series edge
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points and Jalen Brunson added 30, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to give the visiting New York Knicks a 118-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,OG Anunoby put up 22 points for the Knicks...
Leafs take 3-0 series lead vs. Senators on latest OT win
Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime to lift the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 on Thursday and a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round series.,Auston Matthews won a faceoff and send the puck back to the defenseman, who fired it from the left po...
Mets activate former batting champ Jeff McNeil from IL
The New York Mets activated former batting champion Jeff McNeil from the 10-day injured list on Thursday night.,The two-time All-Star second baseman hasn't played for the Mets this season due to a right oblique strain. He batted .393 with two homers in eight rehab games across three minor-league lev...
MLB roundup: Giants continue hot start with comeback win vs. Brewers
The Giants continued their surprisingly hot start to the season, as pinch runner Christian Koss scored from third base when left fielder Christian Yelich dropped Willy Adames' flyball to cap a two-run, eighth-inning rally that lifted San Francisco to a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Trailing 5-...
Joao Fonseca, 18, wins Madrid opener with Tommy Paul up next
Brazilian 18-year-old Joao Fonseca took down Danish qualifier Elmer Moller 6-2, 6-3 in a tidy 73 minutes in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday in Spain.,Fonseca outstripped Moller 5-0 in aces and pushed Moller to break point 13 times. Though Moller managed to save nine of those, he...
Orioles hold Nationals' offense in check, salvage Game 3
Cade Povich and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday night to salvage the finale of the three-game series.,Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins provided RBI singles for Baltimore, which had lost three straight.,After a ...
Nate Schmidt, Sergei Bobrovsky stake Panthers to 2-0 series lead over Lightning
Nate Schmidt's early goal held up as the winner and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky posted the shutout as the visiting Florida Panthers claimed a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Florida, the defending Stanley Cup champions, lead the be...
Orioles hold Nationals offense in check to salvage Game 3
Cade Povich and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday night to salvage the finale of the three-game series.,Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins provided RBI-singles for Baltimore, which had lost three straight.,After a ...
Haeran Ryu, Yan Liu tied for first-round lead at Chevron
Haeran Ryu of South Korea and Yan Liu of China carded bogey-free rounds of 7-under-par 65 before play was suspended on the first day of the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of the season, on Thursday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Ryu and Liu have a two-shot lead over South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim (...
Titans land QB Cam Ward, Jaguars splash with Travis Hunter move
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the Tennessee Titans tabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from No. 5 to grab Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter with the second pick. ,In addition to the second overall pick, whic...
Grades for all 2025 first-round picks
Grading the draft in real-time is an exercise in scrutiny, projecting player and position value against the history and roster needs of each team as the picks come off the board. ,We're slapping letter grades on each pick in the first round with a summary of what we love, dislike and all things in b...
Rangers place Kumar Rocker on 15-day IL
The Texas Rangers announced a pair of roster moves Thursday evening, including the team putting rookie right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker (right shoulder impingement) on the 15-day injured list.,Rocker, 25, was the third overall pick of the Rangers in the 2022 draft. He had three appearances in 2024 ...
Rays lagging in attendance, foul poles provide controversy
It comes as no surprise that the Tampa Bay Rays are near the bottom of the majors in attendance.,Because the roof at Tropicana Field was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton in October, the Rays are playing their 2025 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.,Steinbrenner Field has a capa...