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Rockies' McCade Brown faces tall task in home debut vs. Cubs
The Colorado Rockies have used this lost season to give prospects a taste of the majors, and McCade Brown is the latest to get called up.,Brown, who made his big-league debut at Pittsburgh last weekend, will make his first start in Denver when Colorado hosts the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.,Brown...
Byron Buxton looks to propel Twins to series win vs. Padres
Byron Buxton might have an extra jump in his step when the Minnesota Twins take on the San Diego Padres on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.,Buxton is coming off an individual milestone after he secured his first career 20-20 season -- at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases -- on Friday. He became...
Haynes King's late TD run propels Georgia Tech past Colorado
Haynes King rushed for a go-ahead 45-yard touchdown with 1:07 left on Friday, propelling visiting Georgia Tech to a 27-20 victory over Colorado.,King, who lost two fumbles and threw an interception in the first quarter, completed 13-of-20 passes for 143 yards and ran for 156 yards and three scores.,...
Trevor Larnach's three hits steer Twins past Padres
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 7-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton added two RBIs and two stolen bases for Minnesota, which won the opener of a seven-game homestand after a 2-4 road trip. Royce Lewis finished...
Rockies activate RHP German Marquez (biceps) to face Cubs
The Colorado Rockies activated right-hander German Marquez to start Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs and optioned right-hander Nick Anderson to Triple-A Albuquerque.,Marquez, who has not pitched since July 20, is 3-11 with a 5.67 ERA in 20 starts this season. He has been out with right biceps ...
Padres put SS Xander Bogaerts (fractured foot) on IL
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.,Bogaerts was injured Wednesday when he fouled a ball off his foot during a game against the Seattle Mariners. He remained in the game but ensuing imaging displ...
Betting lines see movement after blockbuster Micah Parsons trade
Betting lines saw significant changes nearly immediately after the Dallas Cowboys traded All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday afternoon.,The Cowboys, already a seven-point underdog to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL's kickoff game next Thursday, saw that number r...
Reports: Injured Wisconsin QB Billy Edwards Jr. expected back soon
Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. is expected to be recovered from a leg injury in 1-2 weeks, a timeline that indicates he will be available to play against Alabama. ,According to multiple reports on Friday, Edwards avoided a major leg injury when he was forced out of his debut Thursd...
Philadelphia visits FC Cincinnati for Eastern Conference battle
FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan has been saying that the club's upcoming matches to close out the regular season are only going to get tougher.,Consider for example Saturday night's home match with the Philadelphia Union (16-6-6, 54 points), currently the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shiel...
Three tied at the top in first round of FM Championships
Allisen Corpuz, England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff and South Korea's Sei Young Kim shot 7 under par rounds of 65 and are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Twenty-seven other players are within four shots of the lead as exactly half of the 144-player field played th...
Padres hope Luis Arraez will find his swing in series at Twins
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has faith that Luis Arraez will work his way out of a month-long slump at the plate.,Arraez, after all, is a three-time batting champion.,After keeping Arraez out of the starting lineup on Wednesday, Shildt is expected to pencil him back into his traditional No. ...
Christian Walker blasts two homers, including game-winner in win over Rockies
Christian Walker's second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth inning and gave the host Houston Astros a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.,The Astros, who took the two of three in the series, also got a homer from Jose Altuve.,Ezequiel Tovar and Yanquiel Fernandez homered for ...
Chasing 21st straight home win, Washington hosts Colorado State
Washington had a losing record last season just one campaign after falling to Michigan in the College Football Playoff national championship game.,Kalen DeBoer fled to become Alabama's coach and player departures were rampant on both sides of the ball. Still, the Huskies managed a 6-0 home mark.,Now...
Yakutou Brothers added to The International
Yakutou Brothers have been added to The International 2025 field as late replacements for the Gaimin Gladiators, who withdrew from Dota 2's season-ending event.,Also known as Yakult Brothers, the team shared its addition via social media. It also gives The International a trio of Chinese teams in th...
Cubs place RHP Jameson Taillon (groin) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left groin strain.,The move is retroactive to Monday for Taillon, who completed a brief bullpen session without issue on Wednesday. That said, the Cubs opted to exercise caution.,"The way I had this prese...
Keegan Bradley Leaves Himself Off Ryder Cup Team: Bold Call or Costly Mistake?
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley passed on picking himself despite fan support and a hot season. Will leaving himself out prove costly at Bethpage?...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula into third round at U.S. Open
Last year's U.S. Open women's singles finalists advanced to the third round of this year's event with straight-set wins on Wednesday in New York.,Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the reigning champion, topped Russia's Polina Kudermetova 7-6 (4), 6-2, and fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula of the Uni...
Eugenio Suarez's homer helps Mariners hold off Padres
Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer, and the Seattle Mariners held on to defeat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 Wednesday afternoon.,The Mariners took five of six games from the Padres in the inaugural season of the Vedder Cup, named for the Pearl Jam frontman who has ties to both cities.,The Mar...
Jessica Pegula, Emma Raducanu into third round at U.S. Open
Jessica Pegula worked a tick over an hour to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Russia's Anna Blinkova.,Pegula, the runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at last year's Open, had 30 winners and no double-faults and is set for a match against three-time runne...
Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...