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Sean Burke's effective start helps White Sox level series vs. Astros
Sean Burke threw 5 2/3 shutout innings as the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 on Tuesday, leaving each team with one win to begin a four-game series between division leaders.,Colson Montgomery produced his second multi-hit game in as many nights for the White Sox (73-65), ...
Brandon Nimmo drives in five as Rangers top Athletics
Brandon Nimmo had four hits and five RBIs for the Texas Rangers in an 8-5 win against the Athletics in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager doubled twice and scored three runs, and Wyatt Langford had two hits and scored twice for the Rangers...
Gael Monfils matches Jimmy Connors with U.S. Open win on 40th birthday
Gael Monfils celebrated his 40th birthday with a milestone win in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.,The Frenchman downed Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 to become the first player to win a U.S. Open match at age 40 or older since 1992.,The last player to do...
Brewers rally from early deficit to beat Cubs
Christian Yelich and Joey Ortiz each hit two-run homers as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers evened their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 9-4 win on Tuesday.,Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, William Contreras and Ortiz each had two hits for Milwaukee (86-53), which bounced back from a 17...
Pirates outlast Giants after blowing six-run lead
Brandon Lowe raced home from third base on a throwing error by substitute third baseman Osleivis Basabe with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing the Pittsburgh Pirates, after blowing a six-run lead, to outlast the visiting San Francisco Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night.,Lowe led off th...
Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty (ankle) closer to return than 'some think'
Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty might be back in the lineup for the season opener against the Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas general manager John Spytek said. ,Jeanty did not participate in Tuesday's practice as he recovers from an ankle injury. Spytek said he could be back on the field sooner than ex...
10-run inning sparks Twins to second straight rout of Tigers
Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in a 10-run sixth inning as the Minnesota Twins smashed the Detroit Tigers 15-2 on Tuesday in Minneapolis.,The Twins have outscored the Tigers 26-3 in the first two games of the three-game series, with Kody Clemens and Ryan Jeffers homering in ea...
Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. hints he may sit without new deal
Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. hinted at the possibility of sitting out regular-season games without a new contract.,Porter Jr. is entering the final year of his contract but practiced Tuesday for the first time since being activated from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday. A back ...
Graham Pauley's four RBIs lift Marlins past Royals
Graham Pauley hit a two-run homer and a two-run triple, while Tyler Phillips allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, as the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Pauley was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville as major league rosters were expanded and recorded ...
Lazaro Montes goes deep in debut as Mariners trounce Red Sox
Lazaro Montes homered in his major league debut for the visiting Seattle Mariners, who scored in each of the first five innings en route to a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,All nine starters produced at least one hit for Seattle (65-74), which snapped a five-game skid with the 14-...
LLBWS attracts highest TV ratings in more than a decade
The Little League Baseball World Series drew its highest television ratings since 2015, ESPN announced Tuesday.,An average of 1.1 million viewers tuned in over the course of the event on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.,Overall, LLBWS ratings were up 7% from the previous y...
Faizon Brandon debut on center stage as No. 20 Tennessee hosts Furman
Anticipation is high in Knoxville as Faizon Brandon is slated to become the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Tennessee since Brent Schaeffer in 2004.,Brandon's debut will come as the 20th-ranked Volunteers host 1-0 Furman on Saturday afternoon. The highly touted recruit f...
Kyle Whittingham, No. 16 Michigan open vs. defending MAC champs Western Michigan
Kyle Whittingham didn't get an easy opponent in his first game as the University of Michigan's head coach.,The longtime Utah coach was hired to bring a sense of calm and order to a storied program rocked by scandals in recent years. Whittingham replaced Sherrone Moore, who was fired for having an in...
Yohandy Morales, Jared Simpson star in debuts as Nationals top Braves
Yohandy Morales finished a triple short of the cycle in his major league debut, Jared Simpson pitched three scoreless innings for the win in his debut and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-5 Tuesday.,CJ Abrams, back in the Washington lineup after getting scratched Monday ni...
Reds lean on rookies to edge visiting Padres
Jose Trevino singled home the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,Elly De La Cruz opened the game-winning rally with a walk against reliever Adrian Morejon (9-3). Sal Stewart followed w...
Gavin Williams fans career-high 13 as Guardians down Blue Jays
Gavin Williams struck out a career-best 13 over seven strong innings and was supported by three homers Tuesday night as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-1.,Williams (13-7) held the Blue Jays to one unearned run on two hits and one walk in the opener of an important t...
No. 17 Washington, Wazzu hoping Apple Cup draws major audience
The 118th edition of the Apple Cup on Sunday in Seattle between Washington State and No. 17 Washington might end up being one of the most-watched of all time.,With a 1 p.m. Pacific time slot, little competition -- the NFL season doesn't start until later in the week -- and a national television audi...
Freddy Peralta burns former team as Rays top Mets
Starter Freddy Peralta spun six spectacular innings to beat his former club and Yandy Diaz homered in Tampa Bay's three-run sixth as the Rays beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Following a slow start as the Mets scored and notched three hits in the first, Peralta (7-...
No. 22 Iowa enters opener with one question -- but it's a big one
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz promises he's not being evasive when he expresses that he has no idea who will be his team's starting quarterback in the season opener.,The competition between Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown continues as the No. 22 Hawkeyes ramp up preparations for Saturday's opening game a...
U.S. Open serves ESPN largest opening-day audience ever
ESPN's coverage of Sunday's first-round action at the U.S. Open averaged 914,000 viewers with a peak of 1.3 million across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, marking the tournament's largest opening-day audience in the network's history.,Viewership was up 13% from last year on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ABC averaged 1....