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Reds stumble into series against similarly struggling D-backs
The Cincinnati Reds couldn't correct their downward spiral while on the road, so they will try to level things out when they start a six-game homestand against the equally struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,The Reds have lost six of their last seven games, most recently falling 5-4 against t...
Padres optimistic Fernando Tatis Jr.'s rise can continue vs. Orioles
The San Diego Padres would like to see more signs of a power stroke returning for Fernando Tatis Jr.,The next chance for Tatis to muscle up comes in the opener of a three-game series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday.,San Diego is coming off a 5-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on We...
Nationals, smarting from historic collapse, attempt to recover vs. M's
The Washington Nationals will try to put perhaps the worst loss in franchise history behind them when they open a three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,Washington led 9-1 at San Francisco in the eighth inning on Wednesday and were poised to complete a 5-1 road trip...
Red Sox sliding, Rangers rising ahead of weekend series
Third baseman Caleb Durbin is hot, but the same can't be said for the Boston Red Sox.,Boston will enter its Friday night home game against the Texas Rangers, the opener of a three-game series, looking to end a four-game losing streak. Most recently, the Red Sox fell 7-5 at Tampa Bay on Wednesday, wh...
Orioles take down Mariners with efficient night at plate
Adley Rutschman drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday night as the teams split a four-game series.,Colton Cowser and Pete Alonso homered for the Orioles, who have won two in a row following a four-game skid. They did their damage on seven hi...
Chelsea Gray ties WNBA's single-game 3-point record as Aces blast Fire
A'ja Wilson scored 32 points and Chelsea Gray tied the WNBA record and set a franchise record with nine made 3-point baskets to lead Las Vegas Aces to a 105-89 victory over the host Portland Fire on Thursday night.,Gray scored a season-high 29 points while putting on a show from outside and betterin...
South Korea rally in second half, top Czech Republic in opener
Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyeon-gyu scored second-half goals as South Korea rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the World Cup opener for both teams on Thursday in Zapopan, Mexico.,Oh's tiebreaking goal in the 80th minute, off a centering pass from Hwang, gave South Korea three points to ...
Dodgers manager: Concern over Shohei Ohtani's knee 'not high'
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is day-to-day after exiting Los Angeles' Thursday game at Pittsburgh in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation.,Ohtani went 2-for-2 with his second home run in as many games and had reached base four times before his departure. Santiago Esp...
Paige Bueckers scores season-high 31 points to lead Wings over Mercury
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 31 points, 24 of those in the first half, to carry the Dallas Wings to a definitive 85-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup game in Arlington, Texas.,Dallas (8-4, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup play) built a nine-point lead at halftime...
Texas AG wades into Big 12's Brendan Sorsby deliberations
With the Big 12 weighing how to handle the court-mandated eligibility of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the office of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton warned the conference against sanctioning the Red Raiders.,The 15 Big 12 athletic directors excluding Texas Tech met Tuesday and unanimously...
Jordan Staal, Hurricanes take Game 5, close in on Stanley Cup title
Jordan Staal scored his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup Final, sparking the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and will try to clinch the second Stanley Cup title in team histor...
Ex-LB Darron Lee indicted on first-degree murder in girlfriend’s death
Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the case of his girlfriend's death earlier this year.,A grand jury returned the indictment on Tuesday, USA Today and others reported. Hamilton County (Tenn.) District Attorney Coty Wamp told local outlet WTVC th...
Shohei Ohtani homers, then exits hurt as Dodgers down Pirates
Shohei Ohtani homered for the second time in as many games before exiting due to left knee inflammation in the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.,Santiago Espinal came on as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning in place of Ohtani, who had two hits and ...
Liberty assert Eastern Conference dominance with win over Dream
Breanna Stewart had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists on Thursday to help the New York Liberty post a 104-90 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Satou Sabally added 19 points on 5-for-6 3-point shooting, while Marine Johannes chipped in 17 points for New York (9-4, 4-0 Commissi...
Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark lead Fever past Sky
Aliyah Boston had 34 points with 12 rebounds while Caitlin Clark scored 32 and added 10 assists, as the host Indiana Fever outlasted the pesky Chicago Sky to win 114-106 in overtime on Thursday night in a Commissioner's Cup contest at Indianapolis. ,The Fever (7-5, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup) won the...
Orioles take down Mariners with efficient night at the plate
Adley Rutschman drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday night as the teams split a four-game series.,Colton Cowser homered and Rutschman, playing in his first game in the series after missing time because of an ailing hamstring, had two run-pr...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (knee), Justin Wrobleski (hamstring) exit game
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani exited Los Angeles' Thursday game at Pittsburgh in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation.,Ohtani was 2-for-2 with his second home run in as many games and had reached base four times before his departure. Santiago Espinal replaced him as t...
Tigers go deep 6 times in 11-0 thumping of Twins
Colt Keith blasted his first homer of the season and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon.,Keith's two-run blast in the sixth inning was part of a power show by the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson and Wenceel Perez also had two...
Braves-White Sox postponed by rain; to be made up Aug. 20
Thursday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago. ,The game, originally the finale of a three-game series, will now be played Aug. 20 with a first pitch of 1:10 p.m. local time. The Braves will stop in Chicago between three-game road ...
Reports: D Darnell Nurse requests trade out of Edmonton
Defenseman Darnell Nurse is asking the Edmonton Oilers to trade him, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,Nurse, 31, has four years left on his eight-year, $74 million deal that carries a $9.25 million average annual value. His contract includes a full no-movement clause that prevents the Oi...