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Padres get to Yankees' bullpen, rally for 6th straight win
Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run single off Luke Weaver with two outs in the eighth inning as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night in a game featuring two short weather delays and constant heavy rain.,The Padres won their sixth straight by er...
Padres star OF Jackson Merrill set to return Tuesday
San Diego All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill is on track to return to the Padres' lineup on Tuesday, according to manager Mike Shildt.,The 2024 Rookie of the Year runner-up is in New York as the Padres open a three-game series against the Yankees on Monday.,"Scheduled day off today to recover f...
Guardians-Nationals rained out; doubleheader Tuesday
The Washington Nationals' home game against the Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to rain Monday evening.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 3:35 p.m. local time. The second game will follow about 30 minutes after the end of the first.,The Nationals a...
Amazon tabs Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Candace Parker as NBA analysts
Amazon Prime announced a star-studded quartet of analysts for its first season of NBA coverage in 2025-26, with Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Candace Parker and Udonis Haslem joining the streaming service's NBA on Prime team.,Amazon reached an 11-year, $20 billion deal as an NBA rightsholder, with TNT no...
Rams angle for reunion with CB Jalen Ramsey
Seven-time Pro Bowler Jalen Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins agreed to consider a trade, and the Los Angeles Rams have emerged as a leading option if the 30-year-old cornerback is down for a reunion. ,Rams head coach Sean McVay didn't deny the Rams are pushing to the front of the line and are very much...
Padres pitching will be challenge on road vs. slugging Yankees
The San Diego Padres own the best pitching in the majors, but their performance on the mound ranks around the middle of the pack on the road.,The Padres would like to start getting on a roll away from home and their next challenge is the opener of a three-game series with the Yankees, who have slugg...
Bullpen big for Cardinals, who finish sweep of Mets in twin bill
Right-hander Michael McGreevy was solid in 5 2/3 innings of relief to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Mets, sweeping Sunday's twin bill series and claiming the three-game series.,McGreevy (1-0) struck out five and held the Mets to one hit and one walk in his f...
Willy Adames goes deep twice, Giants dump Rockies
Willy Adames had his first two-homer game for San Francisco, Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores chipped in with two-run hits and the Giants bombed the visiting Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Logan Webb (4-2) coasted through seven innings for his ninth career win against the Rockies, helpi...
Casper Ruud tops Jack Draper in Madrid for 1st Masters 1000 title
No. 14 seed Casper Ruud of Norway won the first ATP Masters 1000 title of his career, defeating fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday.,Ruud, 26, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, has won 125 matches and 12 titles on clay since the beg...
Padres blank Pirates 4-0 to complete three-game sweep
Xander Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Bogaerts drove in all three runs off Pirates starter Andrew Heaney (2-3) in the first two innings as San Diego won its fifth in a row and completed a three-g...
Padres go for sweep against struggling Pirates
The San Diego Padres have adjusted their rotation and tabbed right-hander Stephen Kolek to make his first major league start Sunday when they attempt to sweep a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,Kolek, who will make his 2025 season debut, will oppose Pirates lefty Andrew Heaney ...
Mikko Rantanen's third-period hat trick propels Stars past Avs in Game 7
Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist to help the Dallas Stars rally for a 4-2 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their first-round series Saturday.,Dallas advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and will face the winner of the Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Bl...
D.C. United make halftime lead hold up against Rapids
Hosei Kijima scored in stoppage time in the first half and D.C. United shut down the visiting Colorado Rapids the rest of the way in a 2-1 win on Saturday night.,Returning to the lineup after missing a game with a quad injury, Christian Benteke also scored as D.C. United (3-5-3, 12 points) captured ...
Union stay hot, edge CF Montreal on goal in 84th minute
Mikael Uhre scored the eventual match-winning goal in the 84th minute as the visiting Philadelphia Union defeated CF Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night.,Uhre, who entered as a second-half substitute with just over 15 minutes remaining, scored his second goal of the season for the Union (7-3-1, 22 points...
Fernando Tatis Jr. uses legs to lift Padres over Pirates in ninth
Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled to lead off the ninth, swiped third and scored on a wild pitch to lift the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Tatis Jr.'s heroics followed a game-tying solo homer by Manny Machado in the seventh inning off Pirates sta...
Padres edge Pirates 2-1 on run-scoring wild pitch
Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled to lead off the ninth and scored on a wild pitch to lift the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Tatis Jr.'s heroics followed a game-tying solo home run by Manny Machado in the top of the seventh inning off Pirates sta...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff for record-tying third Madrid title
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka withstood a second-set charge from No. 4 Coco Gauff to win 6-3, 7-6 (3) and earn her record-tying third Mutua Madrid Open title on Saturday.,Sabalenka started out strong, winning four straight games without conceding a point and building a dominant 4-1 lead. Gauff battled...
Mets-Cardinals postponed; DH set for Sunday
The Saturday game between the New York Mets and the Cardinals in St. Louis was rained out Saturday, with the makeup scheduled for Sunday in a split doubleheader.,Game 1 will be played at 12:15 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 5:15 p.m.,Mets right-hander Blade Tidwell, making his major league ...
Should the Bucks Trade Giannis Antetokounmpo? Milwaukee Faces Franchise-Altering Decision
After another first-round playoff exit, the Milwaukee Bucks face a massive decision: keep or trade Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here's what's at stake for the franchise....
'Rested' Bradley Blalock set to start for Rockies vs. Giants
Right-hander Bradley Blalock will get an attempt to crack the Colorado Rockies' rotation as Brett Wisely tries to reassert himself as a staple in the Giants' lineup when the teams continue their four-game series Saturday afternoon in San Francisco.,The clubs have split the first two contests of the ...