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Rangers ride momentum of late rally into opener vs. Mariners
Winning on getaway day sure beats the alternative.,The Texas Rangers know that feeling after scoring four runs in the ninth inning on Thursday to beat the Athletics 9-6 in West Sacramento, Calif.,The Rangers practically glided to Seattle, where they'll meet their American League West rival, the Mari...

Red-hot Padres strive to subdue Mike Trout, Angels
The San Diego Padres will take the majors' longest winning streak into Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night when they open a three-game series against hot-hitting Mike Trout, major league ERA leader Jose Soriano and the Los Angeles Angels. ,The Padres extended their winning streak to eight games with a ...

Giants turn to ace Logan Webb to tame improving Nats
The Washington Nationals return home from a strong road trip and open a three-game series against the struggling San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,Washington went 5-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates and enters the weekend tied for second in the National League East.,The ...

Yankees pitchers need to keep ball in yard vs. Royals
The New York Yankees encountered warmer weather and trouble preventing pitches from leaving their home ballpark during their last series.,After allowing 13 homers in their previous four games, the Yankees hope to make better pitches Friday night when they host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of...

Oddsmakers favor Presidents' Trophy-winning Avs to win Stanley Cup
The Colorado Avalanche, out to end the miserable postseason history for Presidents' Trophy winners, are the unanimous favorite to lift the Stanley Cup with the playoffs about to start.,The regular season concluded Thursday night, and the final two first-round playoff matchups were confirmed.,The Edm...

Yankees pitchers need to limit homers as Royals visit
The New York Yankees encountered warmer weather and trouble preventing pitches from leaving their home ballpark during their last series.,After allowing 13 homers in their previous four games, the Yankees hope to make better pitches Friday night when they host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of...

Craig Albernaz, Orioles seeks better result in reunion with Guardians
Craig Albernaz spent plenty of time in the home manager's office during the last two seasons as a coach with the Cleveland Guardians.,Now managing the Baltimore Orioles, he is spending this weekend in the other clubhouse while going against his longtime friend, Cleveland skipper Stephen Vogt.,Oriole...

Avalanche blank Kraken, set franchise record for points
Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Parker Kelly and Nick Blankenburg each scored a goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 2-0 in Denver on Thursday night.,Valeri Nichushkin had two assists for Colorado (55-16-11, 121 points), which set the franchise ...

Behind Matt Savoie's hat trick, Oilers wrap up 2nd in Pacific
Matt Savoie finished the regular season with his first NHL hat trick, helping host Edmonton steam to a 6-1 win over Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, giving the Oilers home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.,With the victory in the regular-season finale, Edmonton (41-30-11, 93 points) cl...

Penn State G Freddie Dilione V transfers to Georgia
Georgia added its first player from the transfer portal this cycle when Penn State guard Freddie Dilione V signed with the program Thursday.,Dilione led the Nittany Lions with 14.0 points per game, including 14.1 ppg in Big Ten Conference play. Across 32 games (15 starts), Dilione also put up 3.2 re...

Parker Messick loses no-hitter in ninth as Guardians beat Orioles
Guardians rookie Parker Messick carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before Leody Taveras led off with a single to begin a two-run rally, but Cleveland held on for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,Messick (3-0), making his 11th major league appearance, only ...

Duke coach Manny Diaz inked to extension through 2031
Duke coach Manny Diaz inked a contract extension that will keep him in Durham, N.C. through the 2031 season, the university announced on Thursday.,Diaz has posted an 18-9 record at Duke in two seasons and led the squad to its first outright ACC title since 1962 this past season. They defeated Virgin...

Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA
Bernhard Langer continued to defy Father Time, beating his age by two strokes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the Senior PGA Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.,The World Golf Hall of Famer from Germany, 68, posted his 6-under-par 66 in the morning wave and erased a back-nine doub...

Giants shut down Reds as tempers rise in late innings
Landen Roupp carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jung Hoo Lee had three hits with an RBI and the San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon., ,Roupp (3-1) allowed just a line-drive single to left to P.J. Higgin...

Whitecaps out to continue hot start against lowly Sporting KC
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to build on one of the best seven-game starts in MLS history on Friday night when they host a Sporting Kansas City side coming off one of its most concerning performances.,Vancouver (6-1-0, 18 points) earned a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC last Saturday ...

Ludvig Aberg sets pace at RBC Heritage with sterling 63
Ludvig Aberg of Sweden posted an 8-under-par 63 to take the first-round lead at the RBC Heritage on Thursday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Aberg leads Harris English and Norway's Viktor Hovland by a shot, while a six-way tie at 6-under 65 includes Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Andrew Novak, Michael Br...

Rangers break out for big ninth inning, split series with A's
Joc Pederson stroked the tiebreaking single in a four-run ninth inning as the Texas Rangers notched a 9-6 victory over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Josh Jung smacked a two-run homer among his three hits and Ezequiel Duran had two hits and two RBIs as the Rangers ear...

Stanley Cup playoffs to open with Saturday tripleheader
The Stanley Cup playoffs won't have every seed finalized until later Thursday night, when the final batch of Western Conference games sorts out three remaining teams. But the NHL has revealed how the postseason will start.,Game 1 between the Ottawa Senators and Eastern Conference top seed Carolina H...

Bryson Tiller departs Kansas for hated rival Missouri
Bryson Tiller has picked a transfer destination that will alienate Kansas fans - bitter rival Missouri.,The 6-foot-11 Tiller posted a picture of himself in a Missouri uniform on his Instagram page Tuesday to announce that he has joined the Tigers.,Tiller reportedly visited Missouri on Sunday before ...