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Paul Waring, Jeffrey Kang WD from RBC Canadian Open
Paul Waring and Jeffrey Kang withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.,Waring was dealing with an illness during the first round, per PGA Tour Communications. ,Kang withdrew prior to the first round and was replaced by Jeremy Paul, who will ...
Morocco address injury concerns ahead of opener vs. Brazil
Morocco made a pair of roster moves on Thursday, two days ahead of their World Cup Group C opener against Brazil in East Rutherford, N.J.,Amine Sbai is taking the place of star forward Abde Ezzalzouli, while Marwane Saadane is replacing fellow defender Nayef Aguerd on Morocco's 26-man squad.,Ezzalzo...
Spain, France open as World Cup favorites; USMNT popular longshot
The 2026 World Cup finally kicks off on Thursday with Spain and France as the clear pre-tournament favorites.,Spain, ranked second in the latest FIFA Men's World Rankings, are co-favorites at +450 by BetMGM along with third-ranked France. Spain are the book's third biggest liability and lead the way...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal (elbow) to return to mound vs. Guardians
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will return from the injured list on Saturday as the Tigers take on the host Cleveland Guardians, Detroit manager A.J. Hinch announced Thursday.,Skubal, a left-hander, underwent surgery on May 6 to remove a loose body from his pitc...
With partner Victoria Mboko hurt, Serena Williams out of doubles
Injured Victoria Mboko withdrew Thursday from the doubles competition at the HSBC Championships in London, ending -- for now -- the comeback of playing partner Serena Williams.,Mboko suffered a left knee injury Wednesday in her singles match against Karolina Pliskova at the Queen's Club in London. M...
After halting skid, Orioles seek split of series vs. Mariners
The visiting Seattle Mariners might want to be careful with the fastballs they deliver to Baltimore's Jackson Holliday when the teams meet Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series.,Holliday, a 22-year-old infielder, hit a grand slam Wednesday night to help the Orioles post a 7-2 victory th...
Pirates, after thrilling win, look for repeat victory vs. Dodgers
A dream game years in the making for Tyler Callihan has the host Pittsburgh Pirates carrying momentum into the decisive contest of the three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,The Dodgers will send left-hander Justin Wrobleski (7-2, 2.62 ERA) to the mound as they look to bounce ...
First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season
The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves lost three consecutive games in the first week of April but have not suffered a series sweep this season.,The surging -- and now division-leading -- Chicago White Sox will aim to change that on Thursday night in the finale of their three-game series against th...
Rangers eye .500 mark in series finale vs. Royals
As the Texas Rangers bid to win a fourth straight series, they have another chance to reach the .500 mark. ,They can do so Thursday afternoon by completing an already successful season series against the Kansas City Royals. ,Though the Rangers expected to be winning at a more consistent rate, they'v...
'Frustrated' Cubs, plunging in standings, in dire need of win vs. Rockies
The good start to the season for the Chicago Cubs has devolved into a slide heading into the series finale against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Thursday afternoon.,Chicago began May tied for first place and stayed atop the National League Central for the next 18 days, but a prolonged slump has ...
Cards' Jordan Walker showing what he can do vs. Mets
Jordan Walker entered the season on a mission -- to finally show consistency and become an important part of the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup.,So far, so good.,In his fourth season in the majors, the 24-year-old boasts a .303 batting average, .360 on-base percentage and .566 slugging percentage throu...
Otto Lopez strives to stay hot as Marlins chase sweep of D-backs
The Miami Marlins will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games and record their second sweep in the past three series when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set on Thursday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks, who have lost nine of their last 12 games, ...
With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again
Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit a career-high 35 homers last season. He seems intent on setting a career high this season, as the Detroit Tigers have discovered during their home series against the Twins this week.,After homering in the first two games of the series, Buxton will look to remain hot in t...
MLB roundup: Giants cap rally from 8-run deficit with walk-off slam
Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants rallied from an eight-run deficit with 10 runs over the final two innings to shock the visiting Washington Nationals 11-10 on Wednesday.,Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers homered as ...
Sterlin Thompson's walk-off hit caps Rockies' rally past Cubs
Sterlin Thompson lined a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield homered among his two hits and Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar also had two hits for Colorado.,With the game tie...
Jose Siri's walk-off helps Angels outlast Astros
Jose Siri singled in automatic runner Nick Madrigal from third in the bottom of the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 walk-off victory over the visiting Houston Astros in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday night., ,Siri lined an 0-2 fastball by Houston reliever Bryan Abr...
Phillies hit 3 homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays
Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4., ,Kyle Schwarber added a two-run blast and Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game series., ,Toronto's Max Scherzer (1-4), making h...
Tyler Callihan's first career homers deliver Pirates win over Dodgers
On a night Shohei Ohtani pitched, Tyler Callihan stole the show, hitting the first two home runs of his career, including one off Ohtani, to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-8 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night., ,Callihan's three-run home run in the bottom of the ei...
Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind 6-run fourth inning
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games.,Lopez improved his major-league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth str...
Sparks outlast Storm in back-and-forth battle
Nneka Ogwumike scored seven of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the host Seattle Storm 88-83 on Wednesday night in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Kelsey Plum added 19 points and 11 assists for the Sparks (6-6, 2-2 Commissioner's C...