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The Milwaukee Bucks Are Out, Giannis Antetokounmpo Might Be Next
After yet another first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks might have to worry about Giannis Antetokounmpo's future....
No Game 7s, No Problem: The NHL Playoffs Are Already Unhinged
Wild comebacks, overtime chaos, and controversial hits, this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are delivering nonstop drama from the very first round....
Yankees look to continue offensive success vs. Orioles
The New York Yankees will have a big challenge Wednesday night to come close to matching what happened a night earlier.,But the Yankees will enter the series finale against the host Baltimore Orioles with all sorts of positive feelings. That's what happens when you homer six times in a 15-3 runaway ...
Guardians bid to pick up steam in rematch vs. Twins
Perhaps a much-needed, spirited victory can spark the Cleveland Guardians to start streaking in a positive direction. ,For that to happen, however, the Guardians likely will need to find rare home success against right-hander Pablo Lopez when they continue their four-game set with the Minnesota Twin...
Padres looking to beefed-up lineup as they seek sweep of Giants
It wasn't a mystery how the San Diego Padres followed a 15-4 start by going 2-7 in their next nine games. Their offense went from robust to non-existent, managing just three runs in a four-game losing streak.,Nor was it a mystery that they snapped the skid Tuesday night when Luis Arraez (concussion)...
Jorge Polanco, surging Mariners take on Angels
Do the Seattle Mariners dare take Jorge Polanco out of the lineup?,That will be the question facing manager Dan Wilson on Wednesday afternoon when the American League West leaders host the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a two-game series.,The Angels are scheduled to start left-h...
Xander Bogaerts helps end skid as Padres top Giants
Xander Bogaerts homered and knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.,After scoring just three runs in its previous 43 innings, going back to a 2-0 win on April 22 in Detroit, San Diego worked ove...
Hot-hitting Jorge Polanco hits two HRs as Mariners defeat Angels
Jorge Polanco homered twice and drove in all five runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Right-hander Bryce Miller (2-3) pitched five scoreless innings for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won their third in a row and for the 14th ti...
Kyle Manzardo's walk-off homer lifts Guardians over Twins
Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,After a weather delay of more than three hours before first pitch, Manzardo, who had two of Cleveland's six hits for th...
Shedeur Sanders' Browns jersey ranks third in rookie sales
Just three days after being drafted by the Cleveland Browns, Shedeur Sanders' No. 00 ranks as the third-best selling jersey among all NFL rookies.,Sanders, who has yet to be assigned an official number, trails only former Colorado teammate Travis Hunter (Jacksonville, No. 12) and No. 1 overall pick ...
Yankees again start with three homers, trounce Orioles 15-3
Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York's four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday.,Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the p...
Hurricanes escape 3-goal hole, eliminate Devils in 2OT
Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime period, and the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,With less than a minute remaining on ...
Rangers' bats break out in 15-2 rout of Athletics
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford both had a three-RBI double in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers broke out of their scoring slump in a huge way in a 15-2 win over the Athletics on Tuesday in the second of a four-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas., ,The collective sigh that wa...
Ex-Michigan G Jace Howard, son of Juwan, commits to Fordham
Former Michigan guard Jace Howard announced Tuesday night that he is transferring to Fordham.,Howard is the son of former Michigan star player and former coach Juwan Howard.,"Let's get it @FordhamMBB !!! Time to work," Howard said on social media in reference to the Atlantic 10 program.,<blockquote ...
Yankees' latest homer explosion sinks Orioles, 15-3
Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York's four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday.,Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the p...
Guardians place RHP Paul Sewald (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Cleveland Guardians placed reliever Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday after an MRI revealed a right shoulder strain.,Sewald, 34, was injured pitching to Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers in the fifth inning of Monday's 11-1 home loss to the Twins. Sewald faced two batters to open the inni...
Tyrese Haliburton rallies Pacers past Bucks to win series
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points, including the go-ahead layup with 1.4 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers rallied for a 119-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks to clinch their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Tuesday evening in Indianapolis., ,Haliburton jumped on to the...
Minus Aaron Ekblad, Panthers look to eliminate Lightning
In a pair of two- and five-minute spans, the Tampa Bay Lightning had their chances of advancing out of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers diminish greatly.,Down 3-1 to their in-state rivals in their best-of-seven series, the Lightning return home in a must-win s...
Panthers' Aaron Ekblad suspended 2 games for elbow to head
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his elbow to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, the NHL announced Tuesday.,Ekblad had a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety before the discipline was handed down. The Panthers hold a 3-1...
Reports: Vikings signing LB Andrew Van Ginkel to $23M extension
The Minnesota Vikings signed Pro Bowl linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel to a contract extension on Tuesday, with multiple reports saying it was a one-year, $23 million extension through the 2026 season.,Van Ginkel, 29, had signed with the Vikings as a free agent in March 2024 on a two-year, $20 million c...