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Noah Lyles eager for another shot at men's 200m in Paris
Noah Lyles will have a shot at redemption after winning the men's 200-meter on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore. ,Lyles took bronze in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- and now has a shot to top that perfor...
Guardians bounce back with win at Royals
The Cleveland Guardians got a boost from a controversial call, then took advantage of their momentum to rebound for a 7-2 win over the host Kansas City Royals Saturday afternoon.,After having lost the first two games of the series and trailing 2-1 with two out in the fourth, Johnkensy Noel pulled Co...
Nationals end four-game skid, roll over Rays
CJ Abrams set the tone by leading off the game with a home run, Washington scored six times in the seventh, and the Nationals broke a four-game losing streak Saturday afternoon with an 8-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Before leaving after seven innings, Abrams went 2-for-3 with...
Jonathan India continues hot hitting as Reds defeat Cardinals
Stuart Fairchild, Will Benson and Jonathan India drove in two runs each to propel the visiting Cincinnati Reds past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Saturday.,India extended his hitting streak to 11 games with two doubles. He hit a double for the seventh straight game, setting a Reds record, and he ra...
Capitals acquire G Logan Thompson from Golden Knights
The Washington Capitals acquired goalie Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday for a third-round pick in the current NHL Draft.,Thompson, 27, was 25-14-5 with a 2.70 goals-against average last season and a .908 save percentage. He recorded one shutout in 46 games. His goals-against...
Jose Siri, Rays take on skidding Nats again
With their offense seemingly revitalized, the Tampa Bay Rays started the season's second half the right way on Friday.,After a 3-1 series-opening win over Washington, the Rays will attempt to win their fourth consecutive series when they meet the Nationals on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fl...
Royals vie for third straight win in series with Guardians
The Kansas City Royals are glad to have Michael Massey back in action, even if it's only as a hitter instead of his regular role at second base.,The Royals have beaten the visiting Cleveland Guardians twice to open a four-game series that continues Saturday afternoon. ,Massey missed the first 19 gam...
Cards' Sonny Gray faces former team in series with Reds
After struggling through his first two starts of June, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray vowed to pitch more aggressively.,"There's definitely a mindset shift," he said.,Gray (9-4, 2.81 ERA) will try to keep that new focus when he faces the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in the third...
Hall of Fame 1B Orlando Cepeda dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
Orlando Cepeda, unanimous NL MVP in 1967, dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
Grant Holloway wins men’s 110 hurdles at U.S. track trials
Grant Holloway won the men's 110-meter hurdles while heavily favored Noah Lyles cruised into the finals of the men's 200 meters on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.,Holloway, who set the meet record in the event of 12.81 seconds on Wednesday, finished in 12.86 on Frid...
Cardinals continue to roll, blank Reds
Andre Pallante and four relievers combined on a four-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the visiting Cincinnati Reds 1-0 Friday.,Pallante (4-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking three and striking out five. He has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless innings in his two starts against the R...
Salvador Perez, Royals jump all over Guardians in blowout
Salvador Perez hit a long home run and had two RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-3 on Friday night.,Perez led off the second inning with a 447-foot blast to left, his 13th home run of the season. Hunter Renfroe sliced his eighth homer to right for a 2-1 Royals...
Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri push Rays past Nationals
Yandy Diaz broke the Tampa Bay franchise record for longest hitting streak, Jose Siri homered twice and the Rays beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Diaz made history in a quirky manner in the third inning. The reigning American League batting champion thought he walk...
Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar (oblique) to begin rehab assignment
After spending a month on the injured list with an oblique strain, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar is set to begin a rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Springfield.,Nootbaar, 26, has not played since May 29, when his two hits gave him seven total hits in a span of four games as he was ...
Report: Nats preparing to promote OF James Wood
The Washington Nationals plan to call up outfield prospect James Wood to make his major league debut Monday, 106.7 The Fan reported Friday.,Wood, 21, is ranked as the league's No. 3 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline and is tearing the cover off the ball this season at Triple-A Rochester.,He entered F...
Cards' Andre Pallante shoots for continued success vs. Reds
When St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol shifted his pitching plans after the team's Tuesday rainout, it wasn't surprising he moved Andre Pallante back to face the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.,Pallante (3-3, 5.23 ERA) blanked the Reds on three hits for six innings in a 5-3 victory on May 29 in C...
Royals look for more home cookin' vs. Guardians
Preparing for the second game of a four-game set against the visiting Cleveland Guardians, the Kansas City Royals are glad to be home again.,The Royals' 2-7 trip to Los Angeles, Texas and Oakland had disastrous effects on their pennant hopes as they fell from second place in the American League Cent...
Valerie Constien sets steeplechase meet record at U.S. track trials
Valerie Constien set a meet record in the steeplechase, Valarie Allman dominated the discus final and Grant Holloway ran away from the field in the 110-meter hurdles semifinals Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore.,Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set...
Capitals acquire F Andrew Mangiapane from Flames
The Washington Capitals acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames on Thursday for a draft pick.,The Flames received a 2025 second-round selection that the Capitals got from the Colorado Avalanche for forward Lars Eller in March 2023.,"Today's trade provides us with an increase in va...