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Riding record losing skid, Marlins face challenge vs. Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler
The Miami Marlins will be heading into uncharted waters when they open a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,The Marlins have lost a franchise-record 12 consecutive games, setting the new mark with a 5-3 loss to the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Miami...
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami displaying power ahead of Yankees series
First baseman Munetaka Murakami enjoyed a career day Sunday to help the Chicago White Sox salvage a game in their weekend series against the Houston Astros.,The rookie will try to maintain that momentum on Monday night as the first-place White Sox host the banged-up New York Yankees in the opener of...
Reports: Nuggets match Thunder's offer sheet to F Spencer Jones
The Denver Nuggets are matching the Oklahoma City Thunder's two-year, $12 million offer sheet on forward Spencer Jones ahead of Sunday night's deadline, ESPN reported.,The Thunder had offered Jones, a restricted free agent, the fully-guaranteed contract on Saturday, and the Nuggets had until 11:59 p...
Reds, Guardians renew Battle for Ohio Cup in Cincinnati
The Battle for the Ohio Cup resumes Monday night as the Cincinnati Reds host the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a three-game series.,Cleveland captured the final two games of the three-game set the Guardians hosted in mid-May. The Guardians can re-capture the Ohio Cup if they can duplicate tha...
Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, captures 800 meters at USATF Outdoor Championships
Cooper Lutkenhaus, at 17 the youngest competitor by four years, became one of the youngest USATF outdoor champions when he captured the 800 meters in a time of 1 minute, 43.48 seconds.,The Texas high school senior was third at the halfway point but ran 25.32 over the final 200 meters to rally for vi...
Series vs. D-backs may tell Pirates if they are playoff contenders
The Pittsburgh Pirates envision themselves as contenders for a playoff spot with the trade deadline on the horizon.,Sitting one game out of a wild-card spot in the National League, the Pirates will look to improve their standing at the expense of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in the op...
Phillies' Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott deliver win over Yankees
Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm combined for nine RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies throttled the visiting New York Yankees 11-4 on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep.,Cristopher Sanchez (13-4) allowed three runs in six innings for Philadelphia, which had lost six of eight to open the second half o...
Keider Montero tries to steady Tigers in opener vs. Orioles
A compelling case exists for Keider Montero as the Detroit Tigers' Most Valuable Player this season.,Montero has bounced between the starting rotation and long relief, consistently providing quality innings in either role. He will start the opener of a three-game home series against the Baltimore Or...
Lions starting S Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph to start camp on PUP list
The Detroit Lions will be without starting safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph when training camp begins, as they were placed on the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.,The Lions also placed veteran tight end Tyler Conklin -- signed as a free agent in March -- on the PUP list with an inj...
Dominic Canzone, Mariners seek series split against Rangers
Dominic Canzone was closer to assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes than just about anyone on the Seattle Mariners' roster.,The two spent hours working on making Canzone more than just a platoon player.,So Canzone took it pretty hard when Magallanes was fired Thursday, the fall guy for the Marine...
Liquid, Shopify post wins to wrap LCS Summer Split Week 1
Team Liquid and Shopify Rebellion got on the board with wins to conclude Week 1 of the League Championship Series Summer Split on Sunday.,Liquid swept Cloud9 2-0, and Shopify Rebellion did the same to Disguised. The regular season kicked off Saturday with victories by LYON and Sentinels.,The LCS Sum...
MLB roundup: Marlins blow lead to Padres, lose club-record 12th straight
Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill homered in the four-run eighth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres rally for a 5-3 win on Sunday and extend the Miami Marlins' losing streak to a franchise-record 12 straight games.,Machado also had an RBI double in the fifth that sparked the comeback after...
White Sox acquire RHP Jose Urquidy in trade with Pirates
The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Jose Urquidy from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in exchange for minor league pitcher Felix Doroteo.,Pittsburgh designated Urquidy for assignment Friday after he struggled during a brief five-game stint with the Pirates. The 31-year-old went 0-1 with an ...
Freddy Peralta says Sunday was 'probably' his final Mets start
Freddy Peralta believes he may have made his final start for the New York Mets on Sunday, with the struggling club expected to trade the right-hander before the Aug. 3 deadline.,Peralta conceded the likelihood of a move after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on six hits and two walks over four i...
Jadelyn Allchin's hot bat leads Talons to AUSL title
Championship Series MVP Jadelyn Allchin homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Utah Talons to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Bandits on Sunday at College Station, Texas, to win the Athletes Unlimited Softball League Championship for the second straight year.,Allchin hit a two-run homer...
Max Scherzer returns Monday for Blue Jays on 42nd birthday
Max Scherzer will celebrate his 42nd birthday by returning to the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation against one of his former teams.,Manager John Schneider announced Sunday that Scherzer will come off the injured list to start Monday's series opener against the Nationals in Washington. Rookie right-hander...
Dani Olmo claims Argentina assistant lying about reason for shove
Spanish star Dani Olmo said he does not accept the apology of Argentina assistant coach Roberto Ayala after their physical confrontation at the end of the World Cup final last week.,Ayala was caught forcefully placing his hands near Olmo's neck in the aftermath of Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina ...
Mike Trout's 4-hit game helps Angels down Giants
Jorge Soler and Jo Adell hit fourth-inning home runs, Jose Soriano threw five sharp innings and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged one game in their road interleague series against the San Francisco Giants by holding on for a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon.,Mike Trout went 4-for-4 for the Angels, who sna...
Baseball Hall of Fame worth the wait for Kent, Jones, Beltran
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Few Baseball Hall of Famers have waited longer than Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent to feel like rookies one more time.,"This is the closest thing to my first at-bat in the big leagues," Beltran said as he opened his speech Sunday afternoon. "Where I feel excited to be...
Baseball Hall of Fame worth the wait for three '26 inductees
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Few Baseball Hall of Famers have waited longer than Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent to feel like rookies one more time.,"This is the closest thing to my first at-bat in the big leagues," Beltran said as he opened his speech Sunday afternoon. "Where I feel excited to be...