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Phillies send RHP Aaron Nola to IL with ankle sprain
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a sprained right ankle and the club recalled right-hander Daniel Robert from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.,Nola, 31, has struggled this season, going 1-7 with a 6.16 ERA in nine starts. He gave up nine runs on ...

Atlanta hosts Philadelphia searching for first win since March
A pair of Eastern Conference teams on the opposite ends of the league table will square off Saturday night when Atlanta United host the Philadelphia Union.,Philadelphia (8-3-2, 26 points) has gone 4-0-1 in its last five games and hasn't lost since a 1-0 setback at New York City FC on April 12. The U...
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Mets acquire LHP Jose Castillo from Diamondbacks
The New York Mets added a left-hander to their bullpen on Thursday, acquiring Jose Castillo from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations.,Castillo has pitched in parts of five seasons in the majors, debuting for the San Diego Padres in 2018. The Venezuela native excelled, fannin...

D-backs in search of traction against downtrodden Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks will get their first view at the new-look Colorado Rockies this weekend, although the Rockies have looked a lot like their old selves since owner Dick Monfort fired manager Bud Black on Sunday.,Buoyed by the return of Ketel Marte, the Diamondbacks have won three of five game...

Richard Green shoots 63 to grab top spot at Regions Tradition
Australian Richard Green made a long eagle putt and finished his round with a birdie to fire a 9-under-par 63 and take a two-shot lead after one round of the Regions Tradition on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.,Green, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour Champions, gave himself a nice head start toward w...

Padres' Stephen Kolek out to shut down Mariners, his former club
In tossing 14 1/3 scoreless innings during his first two MLB starts, San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek has at the very least staked his claim on a rotation spot down the road, even though Yu Darvish is about to come off the injured list.,Kolek has a chance to make another statement Friday ...

Xander Bogaerts' 1st-inning blast sends Padres past Angels
Xander Bogaerts blasted a three-run homer Wednesday night and Randy Vasquez pitched six effective innings for the victory as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-1.,Vasquez (3-3) won his second straight start, allowing one run and four hits with one walk and five strikeouts...

Tom Brady will ride with Jimmie Johnson during Indy 500 parade laps
Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady will get a feel for IndyCar's speed when he rides with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champ Jimmie Johnson during the parade laps ahead of the start of the Indianapolis 500.,Before the 109th running of the Indy 500 on May 25, IndyCar and the Indiana...

Cardinals bomb Phillies 14-7, get split in twin bill
Alec Burleson drove in four runs to fuel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 14-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in the second game of a split doubleheader.,Burleson, Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn homered for St. Louis, which had its nine-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 ...

Reports: Flyers to hire former player Rick Tocchet as coach
The Philadelphia Flyers are closing in on hiring Rick Tocchet as their next head coach, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Tocchet, 61, spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers during his playing career.,Now, he is expected to rejoin the franchise to effectively replace John Tortorella, ...

Matt Carpenter, former Cardinals All-Star, retires
Matt Carpenter, a three-time All-Star who played 14 major league seasons, is retiring from baseball.,He made the announcement Wednesday on Sports Spectrum's "Get in the Game" podcast hosted by former teammate Scott Linebrink.,Carpenter, an infielder, was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round o...

With an early MVP candidate in tow, Padres look for series win over Angels
The quarter pole of a 162-game MLB season might be a bit early to speculate about Most Valuable Player candidates, but there's no question that San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is playing like someone determined to win the award in the National League.,His game-winning two-run homer...

Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. beats Angels with walk-off homer
Fernando Tatis Jr. belted a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres rallied for a 6-4 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Elias Diaz started the ninth by drawing a walk from Kenley Jansen (0-2). Tatis jumped on a 2-2 cutter over the he...

Josh Jung powers Rangers past reeling Rockies
Josh Jung accounted for all the scoring with two home runs to back the solid pitching of Jack Leiter as the Texas Rangers defeated the hapless Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won their fourth game in a row and the...

Illinois' Brad Underwood agrees to contract extension through 2031
Illinois has rewarded men's basketball coach Brad Underwood for five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and six straight 20-win seasons with a three-year contract extension that takes him through the 2030-31 season.,Athletic director Josh Whitman announced Tuesday that Underwood's new deal also boos...

San Diego FC get another shot at Rapids
For the third time in four games, San Diego FC will be facing a team for a second time in their young MLS tenure when they play host to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday.,While expansion San Diego FC have split with Real Salt Lake, they have earned points in two games against St. Louis City, includin...

Cardinals-Phillies postponed; twin bill set for Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies' game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday was postponed due to rain in the region.,Now, the teams will conclude their three-game set with a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game will begin at 1:05 p.m. local time and the second will follow at 6...

Twins-Orioles rained out; doubleheader Wednesday
The Baltimore Orioles' home game Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday to kick off their three-game series. Because of more rain in the forecast for Wednesday evening, Game 1 will start at 12:05 p...

Keegan Bradley keeping eye on Ryder Cup hopefuls at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE -- Whether Keegan Bradley is playing in Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship or if he's a spectator, he'll be carefully analyzing what he sees.,As the U.S. captain for the Ryder Cup, he's vested in the outcome and the details this week at Quail Hollow.,"I think these majors kind of...