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Caitlin Clark, Fever continue playoff push vs. Mercury
After nearly a month off, superstar rookie guard Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever return to action and continue their pursuit of a spot in the WNBA playoffs when they host the Phoenix Mercury on Friday.,The Fever (11-15) lost to the Dallas Wings 101-93 in their final game before the break for the...
Braves look to pad wild-card edge as they visit Angels
Having taken care of business in San Francisco, the Atlanta Braves will look to complete a winning trip when they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,With three wins in four games at San Francisco, the Braves built their lead to two games over t...
Guardians aim to extend win streak at Brewers' expense
August has been kind to Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez.,Gimenez is 16-for-48 (.333) through 13 games this month, and he will attempt to help Cleveland record its sixth straight win when the Guardians open a three-game set with the host Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cleveland ...
Mets hope matchup with Marlins sparks new surge
The New York Mets began turning around their season with a dramatic win over the Miami Marlins on June 13.,Two months later, the skidding Mets might need a similar jolt Friday night, when they host the Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,Left-hander Sean Manaea (8-5, 3.44 ERA) is slated to...
Cardinals take on Dodgers to begin daunting stretch
After playing one of their worst series of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals begin a grueling 22-game stretch against teams with winning records.,That grind begins Friday when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a three-game series at Busch Stadium.,The Cardinals will seek to rebound after s...
Twins rookie looks to repeat teammate's gem vs. Rangers
Simeon Woods Richardson has hit a roadblock in his bid for his fourth win of the season.,The Minnesota Twins rookie gets another opportunity when he takes the mound against the Texas Rangers on Friday in the second game of a four-game series night in Arlington, Texas.,Woods Richardson (3-3, 3.78 ERA...
Offense clicking as Phillies continue series with Nats
The Philadelphia Phillies are showing glimpses of the team that ran roughshod over their opponents during the first half of the season.,After erupting for 22 runs and 30 hits over their last two contests, the Phillies aim to continue their recent run of good fortune on Friday when they host the Wash...
Struggling to score, Mariners visit win-starved Pirates
When the Seattle Mariners ventured east to start a nine-game road trip, their offense must have stayed behind.,After scoring 26 runs in a four-game winning streak last week, the Mariners have put up just four combined in their past three games, all losses. They aim to turn things around when they vi...
With bats heating up, O's look to continue dominance vs. Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have been looking like significant offensive threats again and that should bode well for the American League East contenders., ,They meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Friday night., ,The Orioles won their second in a row by beating the Red Sox 5-1 in the series opener Thur...
Tigers try to keep streak going, facing Aaron Judge and Yankees
The New York Yankees' three-game series against Detroit will come with a twist., ,The first two games will be played in the Motor City, but they'll head to Williamsport, Pa., for the "MLB Little League Classic" on Sunday night.,The Yankees got a day off Thursday. After an embarrassing 12-2 loss to t...
MLB roundup: Phillies rookie hits for cycle
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth, crushed a solo homer in the seve...
Breanna Stewart powers Liberty to lopsided win vs. Sparks
Breanna Stewart scored 27 points to guide the New York Liberty to a 103-68 win over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.,New York has now topped Los Angeles in three straight meetings this season. The Liberty have also won eight in a row versus the Sparks since Aug. 2, 2022.,The Liberty came out...
Yulia Putintseva eliminates Coco Gauff in Cincinnati
Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. Gauff, who had won their three previous ma...
Zach Eflin remains unbeaten for O's with win over Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered and Zach Eflin continued his splendid work on the mound as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-1 to open a four-game series Thursday night.,Colton Cowser and Henderson each had two hits for the Orioles, who won their second game in a r...
Twins take down Rangers in 9th
Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the visiting Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-2 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.,Willi Castro homered and Kyle Farmer had two hits and scored a run for Minnesota, whi...
Late TD, two-point conversion lift Eagles over Patriots
Kendall Milton ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 4:23 to play and the Philadelphia Eagles added a go-ahead two-point conversion to edge the New England Patriots 14-13 on Thursday in Foxborough, Mass.,Ainias Smith caught the decisive two-point pass from Tanner McKee.,The Patriots (1-1) had two more pos...
Fourth-quarter surge lifts Lynx over Mystics
Napheesa Collier scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx surged in the fourth quarter for a 79-68 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Courtney Williams added 14 points for Minnesota (18-8), which won its first game following a monthlong break fo...
Kahleah Copper scores 29 as Mercury dominate Sky
Kahleah Copper played like gold as the Phoenix Mercury resumed WNBA play with a dominating 85-65 win over the host Chicago Sky on Thursday.,Copper, a star during Team USA's gold-medal run in Paris, scored a game-high 29 points, including 18 in the first half to lead the Mercury (14-12). The Sky (10-...
Ben Shelton faces down match point, advances at Cincinnati Open
Ben Shelton, the 12th seed, survived a match point and battled for nearly three hours to defeat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The unseeded Etcheverry of Argentina had match point on his serve at 7-6 in the se...
Russell Wilson slated to start preseason game vs. Bills
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that veteran quarterback Russell Wilson will start Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills if he doesn't have a setback with his calf injury.,Wilson suffered the injury on the eve of the team's first training camp practice and it has caused him to m...