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Giants, Diamondbacks committed to climbing back into NL West race
Two teams playing winning ball of late continue to set their sights on the .500 mark as the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series in Phoenix on Monday night.,The Giants flew into town after winning their three-game series against the Athletics with a 10-1 shellacking...
Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-homer game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out ei...
Corbin Carroll helps Diamondbacks beat Rockies with 2-home run game
Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs Sunday to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks post an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.,After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out eig...
Denny Hamlin rallies to win All-Star Race
Denny Hamlin tracked down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, got by with 29 laps remaining and held on to claim the $1 million payday for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del.,Briscoe's No. 19 Toyota took the point from Hamlin's No. 11 with 52 laps left after the...
Dodgers place LHP Jack Dreyer on IL with shoulder discomfort
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Jack Dreyer on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left shoulder discomfort, while right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.,In another pitching move, the Dodgers optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple...
Cubs add LHP Ty Blach, option LHP Javier Assad
The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.,In corresponding moves, the Cubs optioned right-hander Javier Assad to Triple-A and transferred right-hander Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list.,Blach, 35, is set to make his Cubs debut after he went 2...
Rockies' Michael Lorenzen strives to end skid in finale vs. D-backs
The Colorado Rockies will turn to right-hander Michael Lorenzen in a bid to win the rubber match of their three-game weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,The Rockies pulled even in the series at one win apiece after they scored three runs over the first two ...
Rockies square series with D-backs in rare homer-less game
Mickey Moniak drove in two runs and the host Colorado Rockies held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Brenton Doyle went 2-for-4 with two runs and Willi Castro added two hits and one run for the Rockies, who evened the three-game s...
Rockies square series with Diamondbacks in rare homer-less game
Mickey Moniak drove in two runs and the host Colorado Rockies held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Brenton Doyle 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Willi Castro 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Rockies, who evened the three-game ...
Chargers OC Mike McDaniel in NFL accelerator program
Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel and Kansas City Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy are two of 34 coaches and executives scheduled to participate in the NFL's revamped accelerator program, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The NFL began holding accelerator events at its spring meetings startin...
Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, delays qualifying
Rain washed out morning practice and delayed Saturday's qualifying session for the May 24 Indianapolis 500.,The IndyCar Series canceled the full-field practice session scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET. ,The 11 a.m. start for the time trials, scheduled to run through 5:50 p.m., was also delayed.,Sc...
Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, threatens qualifying
Intermittent rain forced the cancellation of morning practices and threatened Saturday's Indianapolis 500 qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,The IndyCar Series canceled the full-field practice session scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET. ,Time trials for the May 24 race were scheduled...
D-backs' Eduardo Rodriguez shoots to extend unbeaten mark vs. Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look for a strong performance from starter Eduardo Rodriguez as they try and clinch a series win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in Denver.,The D-backs started off the weekend set with a commanding 9-1 win on Friday night and celebrated a major milestone as Merril...
D-backs' Merrill Kelly fires first career CG in rout of Rockies
A six-run first inning set the table for Merrill Kelly's first career complete game as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Friday night.,Ildemaro Vargas was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Arizona, which was coming off back-to-back roa...
Pace of play crawling at PGA; Scottie Scheffler points to ‘absurd’ pins
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley and Cameron Young were put on the clock early in their second round at the PGA Championship, and they didn't understand why they were singled out.,They were far from the only ones whose round was dragging. As Thomas argued, they weren't holding up...
NASCAR's All-Star Race making Northeast debut at Dover
Watkins Glen's incredible closing run Sunday by Shane van Gisbergen and the NASCAR All-Star Race this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway represent the complete opposite ends of certainty in the Cup Series.,After winning for the sixth time in seven road races, van Gisbergen has established himself as pe...
Emma Raducanu reunites with coach from '21 U.S. Open run
Emma Raducanu is reuniting with the coach who guided her to her only career title -- the U.S. Open in 2021.,That is Andrew Richardson, a veteran coach and former singles player on the ATP Tour. Raducanu said in a statement issued Friday that she is "grateful to have reconnected with someone who has ...
Rockies, Diamondbacks have opportunity to shed losing ways
Struggling Merrill Kelly is coming off his strongest start of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks' right-hander will try to build on that against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Denver.,In a matchup of veterans, Kelly (2-3, 7.62 ERA) will oppose Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-4, ...
Report: Warriors' top 2 assistant coaches won't return
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr's top two assistants will not return next season, ESPN reported.,The contracts for Terry Stotts and Jerry Stackhouse expired after the 2025-26 campaign.,Stotts, 68, just completed his second season on the Warriors' bench. His NBA coaching career began in 1...
After 'exhausting series,' Cards head home to face Royals
Ahead of an interleague series against the struggling Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals continue to find ways to win.,After suffering through three straight years without a postseason appearance, fifth-year manager Oliver Marmol and company have passed tests through the first quarter of th...