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Eugenio Suarez, Ketel Marte lead surging D-backs past Rockies
Eugenio Suarez homered for the third straight game, Ketel Marte had four hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Saturday night in Denver.,Suarez drove in two runs and leads the majors with 67 RBIs.,Geraldo Perdomo also went deep and added a single for Arizona, which has w...
Curacao rescues 1-1 tie with late goal against Canada
Canada let slip a golden opportunity to take a stranglehold in their group Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston, dropping an extra-time lead and settling for a 1-1 tie against Curacao.,Canada still leads Group B with four points after two games, but now Curacao has edged ahead of El Salvador...
Pacers, Thunder set to clash in Game 7 for NBA supremacy
Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams said the thought of a Game 7 in the NBA Finals "makes the hair on your arm stand up a little bit.",Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle called it "a time to celebrate.",On Sunday night, the Thunder and Pacers will square off in Oklahoma City in a decisive game...
Blackhawks acquire F Andre Burakovsky from Kraken
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken on Saturday in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno.,Burakovsky, 30, recorded 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 79 regular-season games with the Kraken this past season.,The two-time Stanley Cup winner carries a salary cap ...
Oklahoma City Thunder Seeks Game 7 Redemption After NBA Finals Collapse
The Oklahoma City Thunder blew a golden opportunity in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but a home-court advantage in Game 7 offers a shot at redemption and their first championship....
Diamondbacks, trying to catch up in NL West, visit Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks dropped the first two contests of their current nine-game road trip but have bounced back to win two in a row.,They will try to make it three straight wins in the middle game of a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in Denver. ,The Diamondbacks will...
Eugenio Suarez leads D-backs' homer barrage in win over Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit two of Arizona's four home runs to reach 300 for his career, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 14-8 in Denver on Friday night.,Suarez, who tied his season high with four hits, connected in the fifth and sixth innings. Ketel Marte homered, doubled twice and drove in fi...
Loss of A.J. Puk, Gabriel Moreno adds to D-backs' injury woes
A week after announcing closer Justin Martinez will undergo Tommy John surgery, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday that A.J. Puk will undergo the same procedure.,The club opened the season with visions of Martinez, a right-hander, and the lefty Puk potentially sharing closer duties. Now, Puk ...
Racing Louisville end Pride's three-game win streak
Arin Wright scored in the first half and Taylor Flint came through on a penalty shot in the second as Racing Louisville cooled off the visiting Orlando Pride with Friday night's 2-0 victory.,Jordyn Bloomer was credited with seven saves for Louisville (6-5-2, 20 points), which has won three of the la...
At 2-0, Stampeders out to stack up vs. Redblacks
The Calgary Stampeders will look to continue their promising start to the season on Saturday when they host the winless Ottawa Redblacks.,Fresh off a league-worst 5-12-1 record in 2024, the Stampeders (2-0) have leaned on new quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and a revamped defense to record victories ov...
Dodgers acquire LHP Zach Penrod from Red Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left-hander Zach Penrod from the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations and moved right-hander Roki Sasaki to the 60-day injured list.,Penrod, 28, has just seven games of major league experience, all with the Red Sox in relief last season. He had a 2.25 ERA in four i...
Reports: Dodgers set to acquire LHP Zach Penrod from Red Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to acquire left-hander Zach Penrod from the Boston Red Sox, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Penrod, 28, has just seven games of major league experience, all with the Red Sox in relief last season. He had a 2.25 ERA in four innings.,After Boston traded Rafael Devers ...
Hall of Famer Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle crash
Hall of Fame center Vlade Divac is recovering after emergency surgery to repair a fractured hip sustained in a motorcycle crash.,Doctors told The Associated Press that Divac, 57, was in stable condition following Thursday's accident near the Adriatic coast in Risan, Montenegro.,Divac played eight se...
Pacers cruise past Thunder, send Finals to Game 7
Obi Toppin scored 20 off the bench to lead a balanced offensive effort as the Indiana Pacers evened the NBA Finals with a 108-91 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 on Thursday in Indianapolis.,The Finals will go to a winner-take-all seventh game for the first time since 2016.,Game 7 is Sun...
D-backs, Rockies riding high entering weekend series in Denver
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are both feeling upbeat for their weekend series in Denver, but for different reasons.,Arizona ended a five-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win at Toronto on Thursday while Colorado, despite an extra-innings loss to Washington, heads home after a 4-3 ...
Diamondbacks, Rockies riding high entering weekend series in Denver
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are both feeling upbeat for their weekend series in Denver, but for different reasons.,Arizona ended a five-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win at Toronto on Thursday while Colorado, despite an extra-innings loss to Washington, heads home after a 4-3 ...
Eugenio Suarez, Diamondbacks tee off on Blue Jays
Eugenio Suarez had four RBIs, Ryne Nelson allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Thursday afternoon.,Nelson (4-2) allowed one run and two walks while striking out four as the Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of a three-game series...
Sacramento State to join Big West in 2026, except for football
Sacramento State will leave the Big Sky Conference to join the Big West Conference beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, the school announced this week.,Sacramento State officials have sought a waiver for the Hornets' football program to leave the Football Championship Subdivision for the Footba...
Report: Grizzlies' Zach Edey cited for driving 101 mph in 55 zone
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey was cited for driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone in Tippecanoe County, Ind., the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported Thursday.,The violation occurred on May 1 while Edey was driving a Kia Sorento on Indiana 25, according to the report. Edey was cited and released at...
NBA Finals Game 6: Preview, Props & Prediction
The Indiana Pacers return home for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night trying to stave off elimination while not knowing exactly what they'll be able to get out of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton.,Battling a calf strain, Haliburton is expected to try to play against the Oklahoma City Thund...