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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...
No Sleepers, All Contenders in MLB's National League
There's a ton of contenders in the National League that will be feared come the MLB Playoffs....
Mets take on Padres with both coming off dramatic wins
Building momentum after a walk-off win wasn't difficult to do this week for the San Diego Padres.,The New York Mets hope they finally will be able to say the same thing Friday.,A pair of teams coming off dramatic wins are slated to begin a three-game series Friday night, when the Mets host the Padre...
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Vladimir Tarasenko to play in Game 3
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov and fellow forward Vladimir Tarasenko will play in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice made the announcement Thursday morning.,Barkov received a high hit from Oilers forward Leon Dr...
Rafael Nadal skipping Wimbledon to prep for Paris
Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is skipping Wimbledon next month to prepare for the Paris Olympics.,The two-time Wimbledon champion was named to Spain's team for the Summer Games on Wednesday.,The Olympic competition will take place at Roland Garros, where Nadal is a record 14-time French Op...
Pats retire Tom Brady's number, announce statue plans
The New England Patriots, while inducting Tom Brady into their Hall of Fame on Wednesday, delivered a few surprises for the legendary quarterback.,Team owner Robert Kraft revealed that the Patriots are retiring Brady's uniform No. 12 and are commissioning a 12-foot-tall bronze Brady statue that will...
Jackson Merrill’s 2nd HR caps Padres' walk-off win over A's
Jackson Merrill's second homer of the game came with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Merrill got a first-pitch slider down and in from Oakland closer Mason Miller (1-1) and cracked it into the seats...
Jackson Merrill’s second HR is game winner as Padres beat Athletics
Jackson Merrill's second homer of the game came with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Merrill got a first-pitch slider down and in from Oakland closer Mason Miller (1-1) and cracked it into the seats...
Padres OF Jurickson Profar (knee) held out vs. Athletics
San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar was not in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's game against the Oakland Athletics due to patellar tendinitis in his left knee.,Profar exited Tuesday night's victory over Oakland due to knee soreness. He aggravated the knee during a swing at a pitch in th...
Dodgers acquire INF Cavan Biggio from Jays
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in exchange for right-handed prospect Braydon Fisher.,Toronto designated Biggio for assignment on Friday. Biggio, 29, has struggled this season, batting just .200 with two homers and nine RBIs in 44 games...
Rafael Nadal to represent Spain at Paris Olympics
Two-time gold medalist Rafael Nadal will represent Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation announced Wednesday.,Nadal, 38, and Carlos Alcaraz, 21, will play in both singles and doubles at Roland Garros, where the former is a record 14-time French Open champion and t...
Reports: Dodgers acquire INF Cavan Biggio from Jays
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,ESPN reported that the Blue Jays will receive right-handed prospect Braydon Fisher in exchange.,Toronto designated Biggio for assignment on Friday. Biggio, 29, has struggled this ...
Can Padres finally complete a series sweep against A's?
The San Diego Padres have taken the field looking to sweep a series five times this season. They are 0-5 in those games.,They will hope the sixth time is a charm on Wednesday when they host the Oakland Athletics in an afternoon game.,After failing to break out the brooms against Milwaukee, Arizona, ...
Kyle Higashioka hits walk-off HR, sends Padres past A's
Kyle Higashioka led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the San Diego Padres grabbed a 4-3 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. ,Higashioka jumped on a hanging changeup from Scott Alexander (0-1) and lined it into the left field corner. The ball stayed...
49ers' Christian McCaffrey on cover of Madden NFL 25
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is the cover athlete on the Madden NFL 25 video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.,The video game will be released Aug. 16.,McCaffrey is the first member of the 49ers to don the cover of the series. ,He also becomes the first running back to recei...
Manny Machado, Padres pursue series victory over A's
The San Diego Padres' best guess that star third baseman Manny Machado would avoid an injured list stint proved to be correct.,After missing four starts due to a strained hip flexor sustained Wednesday, Machado returned Monday as the designated hitter, collecting two hits in San Diego's 6-1 win over...
Padres pitchers strike out 16 in win over A's
Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. each homered Monday night while Dylan Cease snapped a five-start winless streak as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-1.,Cease (6-5) scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, allowing just one run while striking out eight. It...
After European vacation, Phillies set to face Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox face a tall task as they look to bounce back from a disappointing trip to Chicago, facing the National League-leading Philadelphia Phillies at home for the first time since 2021 in a three-game series beginning Tuesday.,The Red Sox enter the series with a .500 record, following a ...
Padres look to take advantage of struggling A's
On paper, the San Diego Padres' three-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics that starts Monday night figures to be a golden opportunity for them to feast on a weaker foe.,But as the first two-plus months of the season have shown, San Diego's ability to play good ball against top opponents ...