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Mets' Juan Soto (illness) scratched from lineup vs. Marlins
Slugger Juan Soto was scratched from the New York Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the host Miami Marlins due to an illness.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto came to the ballpark on Sunday with a fever to go along with body aches.,"Soto's ill, so he is out of the lineup," Mendoza...

After brief stay in U.S., Tiger Woods jets back to Switzerland
Tiger Woods' $50 million private plane returned to Switzerland on Sunday, with the injured golfer presumably in line to resume his rehabilitation process.,Per Celebplanes.com, the Gulfstream V took off Saturday night from Stuart, Fla., and flew just under nine hours to Zurich.,The New York Post publ...

Mike Trout, Angels aspire for rare feat in matchup vs. Rangers
The Los Angeles Angels will try to finish their first three-game series sweep of the season on Sunday when they close their 10-game homestand with a contest against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. ,The Angels, just 8-24 over their past 32 games, followed a 9-6 win over Jacob deGrom in Friday's ...

White Sox, Giants eager to land final blow in series rubber game
Two sparkplug outfielders who have helped deliver wins in vastly different ways the last two days hope to continue to be a nuisance for opposing pitchers Sunday afternoon when Sam Antonacci and the Chicago White Sox face Harrison Bader and the host San Francisco Giants.,The teams have split the firs...

After postponement, slumping Yankees try to salvage short series vs. Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are comfortable waiting to the late innings to pull off comebacks and certainly at ease in those situations against the New York Yankees.,The only thing that stopped the Rays so far was heavy rain postponing Saturday's game and the Yankees will attempt to beat the AL East rivals w...

Phillies' Andrew Painter follows aces into finale vs. Guardians
The Philadelphia Phillies are holding a pair of aces, and they hope a win is in the cards on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Phillies' starting pitching has been on full display in the first two games of the weekend series. Crist...

Johnny Manziel delivers quick TKO win in 1-and-done MMA debut
Johnny Manziel made his amateur MMA debut Saturday at Brand Risk 14, making quick work of social media influencer Bob Menery in a 205-pound bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.,In the opening minute, a lackadaisical Menery ran directly into a takedown. Manziel, a former NFL quarterback and the 2012 He...

Mike Trout homers, Angels best Rangers for rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a se...

Mike Trout homers, Angels get rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a...

Evander has hand in 5 goals as Cincinnati hammers Orlando City
Evander scored two goals and assisted on three others, including Kenji Mboma Dem's eventual match-winner in the 52nd minute, sending FC Cincinnati into the World Cup break with a 6-2 rout of visiting Orlando City on Saturday evening.,Despite allowing a brace to Orlando's Martin Ojeda, Cincinnati (5-...

Charlotte scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to 10 men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May ...

San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try
Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.,Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the ...

Brian White's brace guides Whitecaps to cozy win over San Diego
Brian White logged a first half brace, helping send the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps into the World Cup break with a 4-2 defeat of San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Bruno Caicedo and Ralph Priso added second half markers for Vancouver (10-2-2, 32 points), which remains tied atop the West table on poin...

Jorge Ruvalcaba records a brace as Red Bulls edge Sporting KC
Jorge Ruvalcaba scored a pair of first half goals on Saturday night to help the visiting New York Red Bulls earn a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.,Ethan Horvath made seven saves for New York (6-5-4, 22 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1).,Calvin Harris scored a second-...

Desperation setting in as Avs face 2-0 hole on road vs. Golden Knights
Already down 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals, the question of the day for the Colorado Avalanche heading into Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights is whether star defenseman Cale Makar be on the ice Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Colorado coach Jared Bednar, accused by some of thro...

Nikolaj Ehlers' 2nd goal in OT helps Canes even series with Canadiens
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,Ehlers scored from just above the right hash marks on the rush t...

Evander has hand in 5 goals as FC Cincinnati hammers Orlando City
Evander scored two goals and assisted on three others, including Kenji Mboma Dem's eventual match-winner in the 52nd minute, sending FC Cincinnati into the World Cup break with a 6-2 rout of visiting Orlando City on Saturday evening.,Despite allowing a brace to Orlando's Martin Ojeda, Cincinnati (5-...

Charlotte FC scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to ten men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May...

Zack Wheeler, Phillies snap Guardians' seven-game winning streak
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 3-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians to snap their seven-game winning streak.,Bryson Stott knocked in two runs for Philadelphia, which had dropped its previous three games. Bryce Harper chipped in three hits ...

Reports: Angels sign RHP Taijuan Walker to minor league deal
The Los Angeles Angels signed right-hander Taijuan Walker to a minor league contract, according to multiple reports, including mlb.com. ,Walker was released by the Phillies earlier this season.,The former All-Star had a tumultuous run in Philadelphia. After signing a four-year, $72 million deal with...