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Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers look to tee off on Giants in series finale
After his longest home-run drought in two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers ended, Shohei Ohtani will be out for more in Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants.,Ohtani hit two home runs Saturday in what had been an 11-run rout until the Giants scrambled for some late runs against...
Report: Heat, Spurs, Rockets top Kevin Durant's trade wish list
Potential landing spots for Kevin Durant are starting to emerge should the Phoenix Suns trade him, as expected, with the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets his preferred destinations, according to ESPN.,Those are the three teams Durant would commit to for a longer term, per the ESPN r...
Behind Jorge Polanco, Mariners vie for sweep of Guardians
Through the end of April, Jorge Polanco was among the best players in baseball.,In May, he arguably was the worst.,So what can the Seattle Mariners expect for the rest of the season?,Polanco is at least average thus far this month, however he has been instrumental in helping the slumping Mariners wi...
Cubs turn to Colin Rea in series finale vs. Pirates
After relying on a powerful offense for most of the season, the Chicago Cubs hope their success on the mound continues on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago will aim for a series win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the final meeting of a four-game set.,The Cubs, who rank second in the majors with ...
Miles Mikolas, Cardinals aim to salvage series split vs. Brewers
With their six-game skid in the rearview mirror, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to build some momentum behind veteran Miles Mikolas on Sunday when they close out the four-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers.,Mikolas (4-3, 4.48 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right-hander Quinn Priester (...
Aaron Civale to make White Sox debut vs. Rangers
The surging Texas Rangers will battle the struggling Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. ,The White Sox will turn to newly acquired right-hander Aaron Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA) for the start while Texas is expected to go with right-handed rook...
A's seek sweep vs. Royals, who will try to avoid winless homestand
The Athletics have taken advantage of the scuffling Kansas City Royals to find some needed road success. ,On Sunday afternoon, the A's will try to sweep a three-game set and send the Royals to a winless six-game homestand. ,The Athletics entered the series mired in a 14-game road skid but won 6-4 o...
For ailing Astros, it's next man up against Twins
The Houston Astros continue to win despite being decimated by injuries.,The latest example: a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday that clinched a win of a three-game home series and improved the Astros' record to 14-5 since May 24. Houston has won or split 11 straight home seri...
Marlins visit Nationals, seek first series sweep of season
The Miami Marlins will go for their first series sweep of the season when they visit the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.,For the second consecutive game in the set, the Marlins fended off a late rally Saturday, holding on for 4-3 win after the Nationals scored twice in the ninth inning and...
Phillies' Zack Wheeler looks for elusive win vs. Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler has won 109 games in his major league career, but not one of those has come against the Toronto Blue Jays. ,He'll try to change that Sunday afternoon when the host Phillies go for a sweep of the three-game series.,Wheeler (6-2, 2.85 ERA) is 0-2 with a ...
Rays riding contributions of former Mets into finale vs. New York
It mostly has been a charmed year for the New York Mets. ,Their stars generally have played like stars, and their starting pitching unexpectedly has been excellent, allowing them to compile the best record in the National League.,But the Tampa Bay Rays are a game away from sweeping their three-game ...
Surging Red Sox seek rare sweep of Yankees
The host Boston Red Sox have an opportunity on Sunday afternoon to sweep the New York Yankees for the first time in a three-game series since August 2023.,After beating New York 4-3 on Saturday, the Red Sox have a four-game winning streak and have defeated the Yankees four straight times. The Red So...
Orioles vie for series sweep vs. Mike Trout, Angels
There's less gloom and doom around the Baltimore Orioles these days.,They'll look to make their situation even brighter when they host the Los Angeles Angels in Sunday afternoon's series finale.,The Orioles will aim for their third sweep in their last five series. Baltimore beat Los Angeles 6-5 on S...
Braves building steam ahead of series finale vs. Rockies
The Atlanta Braves will send right-hander Grant Holmes to the mound on Sunday afternoon in an effort to sweep their three-game series with the visiting Colorado Rockies.,A win would give the Braves momentum heading into next week's series against the National League East-leading New York Mets.,Atlan...
Reds turn to Wade Miley in bid to shut down Tigers
Both teams have put on a power display during the first two games of the weekend series between the Cincinnati Reds and the host Detroit Tigers.,Detroit blasted four home runs in an 11-5 romp during the series opener on Friday. Cincinnati countered with four long balls on Saturday while rolling to a...
MCWS: Kade Anderson's gem lifts LSU over Arkansas
Kade Anderson allowed just three hits and one run in seven innings and No. 6 national seed LSU defeated No. 3 national seed Arkansas 4-1 in a Men's College World Series opener on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.,On Monday, the Tigers (49-15) will face UCLA, which defeated Murray State, 6-4, earlier Sat...
Geekay Esports stays undefeated at OWCS NA Stage 2
In a matchup of the top two teams, Geekay Esports defeated NTMR 3-2 to improve to 7-0 on Saturday as Week 6 opened in the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2.,Team Liquid and Extinction notched 3-0 sweeps of Sakura Esports and Supernova, respectively.,The tournament, played onli...
FaZe Clan, Team Vitality and Natus Vincere in BLAST.tv Austin Major playoffs
FaZe Clan, Team Vitality and Natus Vincere advanced to the BLAST.tv Austin Major playoffs with victories on Saturday in Texas.,In Round 4 high matches of Group Stage 3, FaZe Clan swept The Mongolz 2-0, Team Vitality routed Virtus.pro 2-0 and Natus Vincere defeated G2 Esports 2-1.,In three eliminatio...
Kamaru Usman snaps Joaquin Buckley’s streak at UFC Fight Night
Kamaru Usman returned to the win column Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Atlanta, Ga., securing a unanimous decision over Joaquin Buckley 49-46, 49-46, 48-47., ,"Those knockouts will come," Usman said after the win. "I just needed to get that monkey off my back.", ,The first tw...
MLB roundup: Down 4 in 9th, D-backs walk off Padres
Josh Naylor drove in Geraldo Perdomo from third base with a chopping ground ball to first to cap a five-run ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-7 victory over the San Diego Padres in Phoenix on Saturday., ,Pavin Smith, Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas singled to open the ninth o...