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Lions sign UFL K Jake Bates
The Detroit Lions signed Jake Bates from the United Football League and waived fellow kicker James Turner on Tuesday.,Bates spent the spring with the Michigan Panthers and made 21 of 28 field goals, including a 64-yard attempt and two others of at least 60 yards. He also made visits to the Washingto...
Phillies shoot for offensive encore against Padres
The Philadelphia Phillies clearly weren't affected by a sub-.500 road trip.,After dropping two of three apiece to the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Phillies returned home and blasted the San Diego Padres 9-2 with an 18-hit attack on Monday.,The Phillies will look for another home vic...
Phillies bang out 18 hits to stomp slumping Padres
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs and drove in four runs and Alec Bohm homered, singled twice and knocked in three runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 9-2 on Monday.,Rafael Marchan added four hits and two RBI for the Phillies, who hammered out 18 hits. Bryce Harper, ...
Rockies place LHP Josh Rogers (rotator cuff) on 15-day injured list
The Colorado Rockies placed left-hander Josh Rogers on the 15-day injured list on Monday due to a rotator cuff strain in his left shoulder.,The move was retroactive to Friday. In other moves, the Rockies activated right-handers Jake Bird (right elbow inflammation) and Justin Lawrence (right shoulder...
New Blue Jackets GM dismisses coach Pascal Vincent
The Columbus Blue Jackets fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season on Monday.,The Blue Jackets went 27-43-12 last season and their 66 points were the fewest in the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference.,The change comes less than three weeks after Don Waddell took over as general manag...
Phillies host Padres with Trea Turner back from DL
Even the best teams in the majors go through slumps. ,The Philadelphia Phillies still own the best record in the National League, but they have dropped five of their past seven games as they return home to open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Monday. ,After falling to the New York M...
Phillies could get Trea Turner back for opener vs. Padres
Even the best teams in the majors go through slumps. ,The Philadelphia Phillies still own the best record in the National League, but they have dropped five of their past seven games as they return home to open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Monday. ,After falling to the New York M...
Jose Miranda's blast lifts Twins in DH sweep of Athletics
Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the host Minnesota Twins held on for an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics in the nightcap of a doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis.,Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis also homered for the Twins, who completed a four-game swe...
Mets outslug Padres to finish sweep
Pete Alonso homered and finished with five RBIs as the surging New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres with an 11-6 victory Sunday.,Francisco Lindor led the game off with a homer and Luis Torrens sparked a four-run eighth inning with a solo shot for the Mets, who ...
From MVP to MVP: Tom Brady to present UFL trophy
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be in St. Louis Sunday night to present the trophy to the most valuable player of the UFL championship game.,The San Antonio Brahmas and Birmingham Stallions will meet at 5 p.m. ET in the spring league title game.,Brady knows something about receiving MV...
J.D. Martinez, Mets look to keep rolling vs. Padres
J.D. Martinez almost has single-handedly carried the New York Mets to three straight victories.,Manager Carlos Mendoza saw signs Saturday that those surrounding Martinez in the lineup might be getting ready to offer the veteran designated hitter some help.,The Mets will look to complete a sweep of S...
Warriors win second NBA 2K League crown in as many months
Warriors Gaming Squad made it back-to-back championships on Saturday, beating Celtics Crossover Gaming 2-0 to win NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,Last month, the Warriors won The Tipoff event, the first of the three NBA 2K League tournaments that lead up to the final league playoffs la...
Rapids snap skid, dispatch Austin FC
Cole Bassett and Rafael Navarro each scored a goal as the Colorado Rapids blanked Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Bassett got the Rapids on the board in the first half, and Navarro gave the hosts a two-goal cushion early in the second as Colorado (7-7-4, 25 points) picked up ...
J.D. Martinez homers twice as Mets win again, 5-1 over Padres
J.D. Martinez homered twice and the New York Mets remained hot with a 5-1 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon. ,Jose Quintana and a pair of relievers combined on a two-hitter for the Mets, who have won four in a row and 10 of 14. The Padres fell to 6-8 this month.,Martin...
Kyle Bradish (elbow) placed on IL by Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles put pitcher Kyle Bradish on the 15-day injured list Saturday, following the right-hander complaining of elbow issues during his Friday night outing against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,The team termed the injury a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament, an injury he als...
Three MLB Trade Deadline Deals That We Want To See Happen
The MLB's July 20 trade deadline is just over a month away, and here are three trades we want to see go down....
Mets aim to continue ascent in rematch vs. Padres
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza thinks reliever Edwin Diaz is back. ,And maybe the Mets are back, too.,New York will look for its fourth straight win on Saturday afternoon when it hosts the San Diego Padres in the middle contest of a three-game set. ,Left-hander Jose Quintana (1-5, 5.29 ERA) i...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand up against Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their three-...
Pirates slug 3 homers, subdue Rockies
Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds homered and finished with two hits each, Jack Suwinski also went deep, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver on Friday night.,Luis Ortiz (3-2) got the win with five innings of relief for Pittsburgh.,The Pirates were without shortstop O...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand in beating Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their thr...