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Rockies place LHP Kyle Freeland (neck) on 15-day IL
The Colorado Rockies placed veteran left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list with a pinched nerve in his neck and selected the contract of right-hander Blake Adams from Triple-A Albuquerque.,Freeland, 33, departed his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in the fourth innin...
Playoff paths of Padres, Pirates vastly changed over past month
If you want to know how much the fortunes of a baseball team can change in a month, look at the San Diego Padres.,On July 23, after a loss to the Atlanta Braves, the Padres were 50-53. A month later, the Padres have a 63.6% chance of qualifying for the playoffs -- an increase of 54.3 percentage poin...
Miyu Yamashita rolls to 9-shot win in Canada, ties LPGA scoring record
Miyu Yamashita tied an LPGA Tour scoring record as she sailed to a nine-shot victory at the CPKC Women's Open on Sunday in Edmonton.,Yamashita was ahead by six shots after the third round and carded a 4-under-par 66 Sunday to finish at 23-under 257 for the week at Royal Mayfair Golf Club. Yuri Yoshi...
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits two HRs as Padres complete sweep of Twins
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and knocked in four runs Sunday, while Jackson Merrill added a homer as the San Diego Padres finished off a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins by exploding late for an 8-1 win.,Walker Buehler (8-6) earned the victory, allowing only four hits and a run in six inn...
Deion Sanders facing lawsuit by 'Prime' logo designer
A court declaration from Deion Sanders became publicly available Friday, revealing new details about a lawsuit involving a graphic designer.,Sanders is alleged to have convinced Alan Tipp to sign away his rights to two logos he claims he designed for Sanders' personal brand.,The logos, which include...
LLBWS roundup: Big innings propel Nevada, Nicaragua to wins
Logan Edwards scampered home on an error to break a scoreless tie and lead off a five-run, fifth-inning outburst, sending Henderson, Nev., to a 5-0 win over Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday morning at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,The first two batters of the fifth, Edwa...
Chargers put C Tyler Biadasz on season-ending IR
The Los Angeles Chargers placed center Tyler Biadasz on season-ending injured reserve Sunday, less than a week after he went down with a serious left knee injury that included ACL damage.,Biadasz, 28, was injured in a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday. San Francisco defensive ta...
Rockies 3B Kyle Karros returns to 7-day concussion IL
Colorado Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Sunday for the second time this month.,In corresponding moves, the Rockies recalled infielder/outfielder Ryan Ritter from Triple-A Albuquerque, while infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman was reinstated from the ...
LLBWS: 5-run outburst sends Nevada to shutout win over Washington
Logan Edwards scampered home on an error to break a scoreless tie and lead off a five-run, fifth-inning outburst, sending Henderson, Nev., to a 5-0 win over Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday morning at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,The first two batters of the fifth, Edwa...
Padres seek sweep of Twins after another comeback win
While the San Diego Padres would prefer not to have to rally from behind so often, they have become one of the top comeback teams in the majors this year.,Saturday night's 7-5 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins, which saw San Diego erase a 5-1 deficit, was its 36th win after trailing at any p...
CJ dos Santos, San Diego FC shut out Rapids
Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri scored first-half goals and Gabriel Pirani added a second-half tally as San Diego FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Goalkeeper CJ dos Santos made two saves and turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season for San Diego ...
Miyu Yamashita expands lead at CPKC Women’s Open
Japan's Miyu Yamashita moved closer to her fourth career win on Saturday in Edmonton, carding a 5-under-par 65 at the CPKC Women's Open.,Her day included six birdies and a solitary bogey at Royal Mayfair Golf Club.,That performance expanded her five-shot lead to six, as she improved to 19 under for ...
Early goals produce draw between Austin FC, Union
Early goals from Philadelphia's Cavan Sullivan and host Austin FC's Brendan Hines-Ike before the conditions took over accounted for all the scoring as the teams settled for a 1-1 draw on Saturday in just their second-ever meeting.,The start of the match was delayed an hour because of extreme heat in...
Padres dig out of early hole, surge past Twins
Ty France's RBI single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night that helped the San Diego Padres rally for a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins.,The rally started with the Padres down 5-2 when Freddy Fermin reached by catcher's interference on Ryan Jeffers. F...
Padres RHP Casey Mize exits vs. Twins with ankle sprain
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Casey Mize left Saturday night's game versus the visiting Minnesota Twins with a right ankle sprain with two outs in the top of the third inning.,Manager Craig Stammen and the training staff came out ahead of the inning to check on Mize after he appeared to be favor...
LLBWS roundup: Canada eliminates Australia
Sha Hassko hit a three-run home run and Felix Hoyano struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings as Canada shut out Australia 4-0 on Saturday in an elimination game at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.,Canada will face Panama on Monday.,Cruz Krpan reached first on a fielder's...
Blue Jays activate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from 7-day concussion IL
The Toronto Blue Jays activated first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the seven-day concussion injured list on Saturday ahead of their game against the host New York Yankees.,Guerrero, 27, collided with Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. during a play at third base on Aug. 14. Guerrero was remo...
Consistent Ty France, Padres look to take down Twins again
In the spirit of Players' Weekend, San Diego Padres first baseman Ty France brought out a bat Friday night that was half baguette, half French flag.,Like most of the bats France has used this year, it hit the ball well. He cracked a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly to key his team's 6-2 win o...
In search of 'spark,' Mariners' Kade Anderson to make debut vs. Cubs
Seattle Mariners fans have been searching for a ray of hope for much of the season.,They might have just received a couple of them.,Struggling Cal Raleigh belted a three-run homer and light-hitting Leo Rivas drove in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday, giving the M...
Ty France, Padres back sharp Randy Vazquez in win over Twins
Ty France homered and knocked in three runs Friday night while Randy Vasquez sailed through seven innings as the San Diego Padres knocked off the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-2.,Vasquez (9-6) allowed only two hits and two runs, walking none and fanning three, in an 87-pitch effort. It was only the fou...