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Shohei Ohtani could return Saturday after welcoming second child
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be back in the Los Angeles lineup on Saturday after missing one game for the birth of his second child.,Ohtani was not present Friday night due to the baby's impending birth when the Dodgers defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-5.,The Dodgers declined to pl...
Three NHL Teams Ready to Make Major Offseason Moves
The NHL offseason is here. Find out why the Sharks, Canadiens and Blues are positioned to make major moves before next season....
UFC Vegas 119 Predictions: Best Bets for Kape vs. Horiguchi Fight Night
Get ready for UFC Vegas 119 with expert betting analysis on Kape vs. Horiguchi, Cutelaba vs. Stirling and more....
Astros' Jose Altuve hopes to heat up vs. Guardians
Before Houston's Jose Altuve flipped the opener of a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, he struck out twice in two at-bats, the first of which ended with Altuve slamming his bat and helmet into the turf in disgust.,Altuve will look to lead t...
Marlins' Max Meyer strives to continue torrid play in matchup vs. Giants
Miami Marlins right-hander Max Meyer's emergence this season is not surprising in one sense -- but it's very surprising in another.,Meyer, who is set to start against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon, is having an All-Star-type season with a 7-0 record and a 2.75 ERA.,That kin...
Rangers ride positive response into rematch vs. Padres
After posting their largest comeback win of the season, the Texas Rangers will look to carry that momentum into the second contest of a three-game set with the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Texas, which had dropped five of its last six games, trailed 5-0 in the first in...
Reds ask Andrew Abbott to slow surging Yankees, Ben Rice
While Cam Schlittler dominates every few games, Ben Rice seemingly is productive every day for the New York Yankees.,Rice is among the reasons the Yankees are off to a good start since losing Aaron Judge to a right rib stress fracture, and the first baseman will attempt to contribute to another vict...
Shohei Ohtani misses game, away from Dodgers awaiting birth of child
For the second Friday in a row, the Dodgers held Shohei Ohtani out of the lineup.,But it wasn't knee inflammation sidelining him this time.,Prior to their game against Baltimore in Los Angeles -- a game the Dodgers won on a walk-off 6-5 -- the Dodgers announced their star is away from the team on pa...
Layne Riggs wins wild NASCAR Truck debut race at Naval Base Coronado
CORONADO, Calif.-- Short on fuel and long on perseverance and good fortune, Layne Riggs won Friday's inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Naval Base Coronado on the Qualcomm Circuit.,It wasn't until the final two corners of overtime that Riggs was able to claim his fourth victory...
Rangers keep responding, defeat Padres in high-scoring affair
Wyatt Langford went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to earn a 9-7 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.,Alejandro Osuna and Jake Burger each drove in two runs, while Jacob deGrom (6-4) threw six innings of six-hit, six-run bal...
Jeremy Pena blasts 2 homers as Astros pull away from Guardians
Jose Altuve slugged a game-altering three-run homer and Jeremy Pena delivered a multi-homer game as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday.,The Astros improved to 16-10 since May 22 and moved within five games of .500 for the first time since April 17. Altuve and Pe...
Surging Marlins win back-and-forth battle with Giants
Rookie Owen Caissie went 3-for-3 with three RBIs as the host Miami Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night.,The Marlins are 12-4 this month, giving them MLB's best record so far in June. Overall, Miami has reached .500 at 38-38.,It was a bullpen day for the Marlins, who used ei...
Cam Schlittler (13 Ks) stifles Reds in Yankees' eighth '26 shutout
Cam Schlittler recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in six dominating innings for the New York Yankees, who earned a 5-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.,The Yankees won for the 16th time in their past 22 games and improved to 10-5 since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured ri...
Joaquin Niemann uses U.S. Open penalty as motivation to make cut
Bouncing back after a costly penalty in the first round, Joaquin Niemann carded a 5-under 65 in the second round on Friday and made the cut at the U.S. Open.,Niemann received a two-stroke penalty for throwing his club on the sixth hole Thursday, just before play ended for the day at Shinnecock Hills...
UFC Freedom 250 Falls Short of Super Bowl Hype but Delivers Massive Win
Dana White predicted Super Bowl-sized ratings, but UFC Freedom 250 still shattered viewership records with 17 million viewers across the Americas....
Report: Big 12 keeps Brendan Sorsby lawsuit active amid draft questions
The Big 12 is not ready to close the book on the Brendan Sorsby case, even after the Texas Tech quarterback moved to leave college football behind.,The conference's presidents and chancellors have not withdrawn the federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, with lingering questions about Sorsby's NFL ...
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev survives upset bid in Germany
Germany's Alexander Zverev was the only one of the top four seeds to escape the upset bug during quarterfinal action on Friday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.,The top-seeded Zverev held off Belgium's Raphael Collignon 7-6 (10), 7-6 (2) as both players uncorked 14 aces and lost no servi...
Surprising Ivory Coast not lacking confidence against Germany
Both Germany and Ivory Coast could wrap up Group E with a match to spare if they win Saturday's clash in Toronto.,While victory by itself cannot guarantee the group title, it would move the winner at worst a point away. The right result in the other group match between Ecuador and Curacao later Satu...
Ismael Saibar's early goal proves enough as Morocco downs Scotland
Ismael Saibari fired in a goal in the second minute, sending Morocco on the way to a 1-0 win over Scotland on Friday in World Cup play at Foxborough, Mass.,The result lifts Morocco (1-0-1, 4 points) to the top of the Group C standings, at least until Brazil (0-0-1, 1 point) face Haiti (0-1-0, 0 poin...
Jing Yan claims 1-shot lead midway through Meijer LPGA Classic
Jing Yan fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 on Friday to climb into the lead midway through the LPGA Meijer Classic in Belmont, Mich.,Yan sits at 10 under 134 through 36 holes at Blythefield Country Club, which gives her a 1-shot edge over England's Lottie Woad and Australia's Cassie Porter.,China's ...