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Real Salt Lake seek to end cold stretch vs. red-hot Houston
The red-hot Houston Dynamo look to continue the momentum when they visit Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The Dynamo (6-5-0, 18 points) are 6-1-0 in their last seven matches in all competitions, including both the MLS regular season and the U.S. Open Cup. This impressive run includes a 4-...
San Diego looking for winning formula against recently trending Austin
San Diego FC will try to snap a nine-match winless run in league play on Wednesday when they host an Austin FC side facing a second tough away assignment in four days.,San Diego (3-5-4, 13 points) has looked close to a much-needed breakthrough in recent weeks, earning a 2-2 draw at home to LAFC on M...
Nationals slug six homers to overwhelm Reds
Daylen Lile and Luis Garcia Jr. each had three hits, including two home runs and the Washington Nationals beat the host Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night.,Lile, from nearby Louisville, Ken., hit a solo home run in the fourth and a three-run shot in the fifth for his first career multi-homer game...
Bailey Ober fires complete-game 2-hitter as Twins beat Marlins
Bailey Ober struck out seven batters in a complete-game shutout to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton stole home and Ryan Jeffers clubbed a two-run home run to lead Minnesota at the plate. The Twins have won three games in a row...
Braves limit Cubs to one hit, ride 4-run fifth to victory
Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in three runs, Austin Riley also homered and Dominic Smith went 4-for-4 on Tuesday night to help the Atlanta Braves post a 5-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Grant Holmes started and threw four innings, allowing two runs on one hit, striking out five and w...
Gabby Williams, Valkyries aim for 3-0 start as Sky pay a visit
Gabby Williams will try to parlay individual success into aiding her new team to another win when the Golden State Valkyries goes for a third straight win to open the season against the Chicago Sky Wednesday night in San Francisco.,A free agent addition who played the last four seasons for the Seatt...
Paul Skenes' no-hit bid ends in 7th as Pirates ace stifles Rockies
Paul Skenes flirted with a no-hitter for the second consecutive start, struck out 10 and allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.,Skenes (6-2), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, held the Rockies sc...
Road warrior Whitecaps out to continue points streak at FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps want to continue their run of stellar play when they travel to clash with suddenly dangerous FC Dallas on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Wednesday's match is the third of an eight-game road trip for the Whitecaps that will continue through MLS' Worl...
Kyle Schwarber homers in fifth straight game as Phillies edge Red Sox
Kyle Schwarber matched a franchise record by hitting a home run for the fifth consecutive game and Zack Wheeler pitched into the eighth inning to help the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series., ,Schwarber homered against Java...
Yankees snap out of four-game funk with win over O's
Paul Goldschmidt and Trent Grisham homered as the New York Yankees built an early lead to halt a four-game losing streak by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Tuesday night.,Grisham's three-run blast came with two outs during the Yankees' five-run third inning. Aaron Judge joined Goldschmidt ...
Daryl Morey out as 76ers’ head of basketball ops after 6 seasons
The Philadelphia 76ers are parting ways with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, they announced Tuesday.,Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, now the president of sports for the Sixers' parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, will lead the search for a n...
James Rodriguez preps for departure as Minnesota hosts Rapids
Former World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez will play in what is expected to be his final game with Minnesota United when the Loons host the slumping Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The 34-year-old Rodriguez, who became an international soccer darling when he won the ...
Guardians continue home dominance of Angels with narrow win
Angel Martinez hit a solo homer and Patrick Bailey drove in his first run since being acquired in a trade, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.,Vaughn Grissom homered in the eighth for the Angels, who are 4-29 in Cleveland since 2015 -- ...
'Fragile' Union out to end skid vs. defensively challenged Orlando
The Philadelphia Union are still searching for solutions as their manager admitted the team psyche is "fragile right now.", ,The Union visit Orlando City on Wednesday still searching for their second victory of the season. Philadelphia (1-8-3, 6 points) sits last in the Eastern Conference, while Orl...
After historic victory, Timbers try to halt Montreal's home success
After setting the club record for largest margin of victory on Saturday, the Portland Timbers head to Montreal for a midweek clash Wednesday, looking to carry the offensive momentum.,Kevin Kelsy scored a brace and added two assists as the Timbers (4-6-1, 13 points) picked up a 6-0 victory over Sport...
Struggling Sporting KC chase second win vs. Galaxy
In the midst of a dreadful season, Sporting Kansas City's brightest moment was a win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.,Sporting Kansas City (1-8-2, 5 points) will try to reverse their fortunes and feed off those vibes when they host the Galaxy (4-4-4, 16 points) on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,The lone...
Brewers activate Christian Yelich ahead of Padres series
The Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday activated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of their series opener with the San Diego Padres in Milwaukee.,Yelich, 34, has missed the last month with a left groin strain. He last appeared in an April 12 loss to the Washington Nationals. B...
Confident Cavs hope their form travels to Detroit for Game 5
Momentum has swung sharply in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and suddenly the pressure has shifted back to the Detroit Pistons.,After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stormed back to even the best-of-seven matchup at two games apiece entering G...
Jason Collins, NBA player and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 47
Jason Collins, who became the first active athlete in one of the four major North American sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, died of glioblastoma, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.,Collins was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2025, and he revealed in December that he was fighting Stage 4 g...
NYCFC stand in way of Charlotte FC halting winless stretch
Charlotte FC aim to end their four-match MLS winless streak when they host New York City FC on Wednesday.,The two clubs each have 15 points and 4-5-3 records, with NYCFC ahead in the standings on the goal-differential tiebreaker. Charlotte FC holds a head-to-head advantage after a 2-1 victory in New...