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Jack Leiter to make MLB debut for Rangers at Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the starting rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft.,That day has arrived. Leiter will make his major league debut in the finale of a four-game series at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Leiter earned the call-...

Jack Leiter to make MLB debut for Rangers at Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the starting rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft....

MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first shutout by a solo Red So...

MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday....

Tanner Houck tosses 3-hitter as Red Sox blank Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. He threw 94 pitches, 69 for strikes. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first...

NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning
NHL point leader Nikita Kucherov made history by recording his 100th assist of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday....

Heat G Jimmy Butler set for MRI on ailing knee
Miami guard Jimmy Butler hurt his right knee on Wednesday in the Heat's defeat against the Philadelphia 76ers, leaving his availability for the Friday play-in finale against the Chicago Bulls in doubt....

Coyotes down Oilers in likely Arizona send-off
Dylan Guenther scored once and added an assist to end the Coyotes' season, and likely the franchise's time in Arizona, with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz....

Stars top Blues in shootout, seal No. 1 spot in West
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves as the Dallas Stars earned a 2-1 shootout victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday to clinch the top Western Conference playoff seed....

Jake Irvin, Nationals shut down Dodgers
Right-hander Jake Irvin went six scoreless innings and CJ Abrams hit a leadoff home run as the Washington Nationals finished a long California trip in style with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.,Irvin gave up four hits and one walk, striking out six, after he allowe...

Coby White, Bulls hammer Hawks, earn date with Heat
Coby White poured in 42 points — the most he has scored in an NBA game — and the Chicago Bulls remained in the hunt for a playoff spot with a solid 131-116 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday....

Braves edge Astros in 10th to complete series sweep
Orlando Arcia drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series.,Arcia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, slapped the decisive single to left against Houston's Seth Martinez (...

Brewers blank Padres to end short skid
Blake Perkins drove in the game's only run with an eighth-inning single to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 victory to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.,Padres starter Michael King (2-1) had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings be...

Ryan Smith appears to confirm Coyotes' move to Utah
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith all but confirmed the worst-kept secret in hockey on Wednesday: He is set to purchase the Arizona Coyotes and move them to Salt Lake City....

Orioles cap sweep of Twins on Cedric Mullins' walk-off HR
Cedric Mullins crushed a 1-2 pitch for a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.,Mullins' fifth homer of the season sailed into the right field seats, and his first ca...

Rangers score winning run in 9th to top Tigers
Josh Smith's pinch-hit double scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the visiting Texas Rangers edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Smith brought home Ezequiel Duran, who reached on an infield single and advanced to second on an error -- one of three committed by the Tigers...

Giants stymie Marlins to win series
Keaton Winn pitched six strong innings to earn his second major league victory as the San Francisco Giants got past the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,Camilo Doval pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the season. Two of those saves came against the Marlins as the Gi...

RB J.K. Dobbins agrees to one-year deal with Chargers
Running back J.K. Dobbins will join the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year contract, his agents told numerous media outlets on Wednesday....

Strong Masters finish giving Max Homa confidence for RBC Heritage
Max Homa is as confident as ever heading into this week's RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C....

High-scoring Villanova G Lucy Olsen set to transfer to Iowa
Caitlin Clark's exit to the WNBA left the Iowa basketball program with a major scoring hole to fill....