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Bailey Ober helps Twins squeeze past Tigers
Bailey Ober logged six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 victory in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon., ,Ober (1-1) was perfect until Matt Vierling singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander fanned the next two batters he faced, though, two of his ...

Bailey Ober helps Twins squeeze past Tigers
Bailey Ober logged six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 victory in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon....

Former NFL MVP Roman Gabriel dies at age 83
Roman Gabriel, who had a 16-year quarterback career in the NFL with numerous accolades, including winning league MVP in 1969, has died at the age of 83, the Los Angeles Rams organization and his son confirmed via social media....

Donovan Mitchell helps Cavaliers outclass Magic in opener
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen posted a 16-point, 18-rebound double-double, and the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire to take Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at home against the Orlando Magic, 97-83, on Saturday....

Rangers try to meet high expectations, open series with Capitals
The New York Rangers seized control of the Metropolitan Division in the opening weeks of the regular season and eventually emerged from a crowded field to claim the Presidents' Trophy....

Rays score twice in 10th, shut out Yankees
Jose Caballero hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,The Rays won for the seventh time in 11 games by putting together a rally against Caleb Ferguson (0-3).,Caballero lined a fly ball that went...

Rays score twice in 10th, shut out Yankees
Jose Caballero hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon....

Marlins place LHP A.J. Puk (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
Miami Marlins left-hander A.J. Puk, converted from a reliever to a starter this season, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of left shoulder fatigue.,Puk, who turns 29 on Thursday, fell to 0-4 with a 9.22 ERA on Friday in Miami's 8-3 loss to the host Chicago Cubs. After sitting...

Marlins place LHP A.J. Puk (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
Miami Marlins left-hander A.J. Puk, converted from a reliever to a starter this season, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of left shoulder fatigue....

North Carolina F Harrison Ingram declares for NBA draft
North Carolina forward Harrison Ingram announced Saturday that he is entering the NBA draft....

Mets put C Francisco Alvarez (thumb) on 15-day IL
The New York Mets placed starting catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 15-day injured list with a left thumb sprain on Saturday.,Alvarez, 22, appeared to sustain the injury in the second inning of the Mets' 9-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. While running the bases, he stumbled while...

Mets put C Francisco Alvarez (thumb) on 15-day IL
The New York Mets placed starting catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 15-day injured list with a left thumb sprain on Saturday....

Michael McDowell, Ford strong in Talladega qualifying
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ford led qualifying for Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with Michael McDowell earning the second pole position of his career Saturday....

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas have rematch in Barcelona
Third-seeded Casper Ruud will meet fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals on Sunday of the Barcelona Open Ban Sabadell in Spain....

Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin out for series vs. Jets
Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin will sit out the Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets with a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday....

Tigers place 3B Gio Urshela (hamstring) on 10-day injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right hamstring strain.,In a corresponding move, Detroit recalled third baseman Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Toledo.,Urshela, 32, exited the Tigers' 5-4 win at Minnesota on Friday in the second inning aft...

2-time major winner Garbine Muguruza retires
Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain announced her retirement Saturday....

Tigers place 3B Gio Urshela (hamstring) on 10-day injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right hamstring strain....

Heat look to set tone in opener of series vs. Celtics
The eighth-seeded Miami Heat will be in a familiar position when they go on the road to open their Eastern Conference first-round series against the top-seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon....

Panthers set for stern test in series opener vs. Lightning
In theory, winning the NHL's Atlantic Division should have given the Florida Panthers an "easier" first-round playoff opponent....