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VISION, Spirit still unbeaten in The International group stage
TEAM VISION and Team Spirit remained unbeaten after the second day of group stage action at The International 2026 on Friday in Shanghai.,Sixteen teams are competing in the 15th annual Dota 2 tournament. The crowd-funded prize pool has a base of $1.6 million and a current value of $2.97 million.,The...
Texans fear torn ACL for backup QB Graham Mertz
Texans second-year quarterback Graham Mertz likely tore his ACL during Thursday's preseason opener, ESPN reported.,A sixth-round draft pick in 2025, Mertz sustained a knee injury during a scramble late in the second quarter. Before leaving, he completed 4 of 7 passes for 23 yards in the 27-7 loss to...
San Francisco awarded 2028 MLB All-Star Game
The San Francisco Giants will host the 2028 All-Star Game at Oracle Park, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The 98th Midsummer Classic will be the first held at the 42,000-seat Bay Area ballpark since 2007.,"With its passionate fanbase, world-class ballpark, and rich baseball history, San Fran...
Dodgers call on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in effort to shut down Brewers
The pitcher who got the Los Angeles Dodgers to the finish line in the 2025 World Series is headed to the mound in a key regular-season, four-game series as Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. ,The Dodgers will need Yamamoto at his best after they were two outs aw...
Rangers seek to halt slide at expense of reeling A's
The Texas Rangers don't have much time to put an ugly series against the Los Angeles Angels behind them, but manager Skip Schumaker vowed there will be changes entering Friday's opener against the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Rangers dropped the final three contests of a four-game set ag...
Nationals dreaming of wild card, Mets of escaping NL East cellar
For the Washington Nationals, a weekend series against the New York Mets is another chance to emerge as a serious contender in the National League wild-card race.,For the Mets, this weekend might be their last chance to begin climbing out of the NL East basement.,The Nationals will look to build off...
Royals vie to boost poor road record in weekend series vs. Angels
The Los Angeles Angels can match their longest winning streak of the season when they open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels pounded out 15 hits, including 14 singles, and rookie right-hander Walbert Urena allowed two hits over six innin...
Resilient Astros intent on 'finding a way'; Mariners up next
With their 2-1 comeback victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, the Houston Astros secured a split of a six-game road trip and maintained their tenuous position atop the American League West.,The Astros will look to win again on Friday night when they begin a crucial nine-game homestand ...
Yankees, Blue Jays in need of jolt on offense in series opener
Both teams will be out to revive their sluggish bats on Friday night when the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays to open a three-game series.,Toronto and New York were blanked in home games on Thursday. The Blue Jays were going for a four-game sweep when they lost 7-0 to the Boston Red Sox...
Resurgent Padres set sights on slumping Guardians
The playoff picture has become considerably better for the San Diego Padres, who will begin a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,San Diego has won 15 of its last 19 games to move into the second wild-card spot in the National League, a half-game ahead of the Phil...
Red Sox eager to build momentum in opener vs. Pirates
The Boston Red Sox will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the opener of a three-game series on Friday night, and both teams have rested bullpens and some much-needed momentum.,Boston ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in the finale of a four-game...
Marlins' Sandy Alcantara strives to extend streak, fluster Reds
Sandy Alcantara will try to extend his latest scoreless streak for the Miami Marlins on Friday evening when he takes the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,Alcantara (13-6, 3.52 ERA) has not allowed a run in his past three outings covering 20 innings, markin...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe bringing the heat to open key series vs. White Sox
When the Detroit Tigers traded away Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, they had a former top prospect waiting in the wings.,Jackson Jobe missed most of last season and more than half of this one after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The right-hander dazzled in his return last weekend and will make his seco...
Cardinals open crucial 11-game trip with 3 games vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a day of rest on Thursday. They probably are going to need it.,The Cardinals will begin an 11-game road trip on Friday afternoon when they play the opener of a three-game series against the rival Chicago Cubs.,St. Louis plays 17 of its final 41 games against National ...
Jackie Young powers Aces to playoff-clinching win over Mystics
Jackie Young pumped in a season-high 32 points with a stellar start and a clutch late-game stretch as the Las Vegas Aces fended off visiting Washington for an 83-76 victory on Thursday, topping the Mystics for the second time in three nights.,With the result, Las Vegas (24-11) clinched a playoff ber...
MLB roundup: Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft goes distance, fans 10 Marlins
Braxton Ashcraft pitched his first career complete game and struck out 10 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates ended Miami's four-game winning streak by defeating the host Marlins 13-1 on Thursday afternoon.,Other than Owen Caissie's shutout-spoiling homer to lead off the ninth, Ashcraft (12-5) did not...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom optimistic arm ailment is minor
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom hopes he won't miss additional time after exiting his Thursday start due to what the team announced was right triceps fatigue.,deGrom lasted just two innings in Texas' 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said postgam...
Walbert Urena (6 IP), Mike Trout (3 hits) lead Angels past Rangers
Mike Trout went 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored another while rookie Walbert Urena allowed two hits over six innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their third straight win, a 7-0 drubbing of the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was Trout's second consecutive three-hit ga...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek tops Elena Rybakina for first title of '26
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while defeating Rybakina for the seve...
Brewers rally for 3 runs in ninth, overtake Dodgers in series opener
Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell and Jake Bauers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers struck the first blow in a key four-game series by rallying for a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,The National League Central-leading Brewers rebounded ...