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Chicago, Orlando aim to end recent struggles
Two sides struggling to score look to get going when Orlando City visits the Chicago Fire on Wednesday.,Orlando (4-6-4, 16 points) has scored 15 goals, fourth fewest in MLS this season and has been shut out three times in the past five matches, including the most recent outing, a 2-0 setback against...

Hot at home, Austin FC host surging Timbers
Austin FC will look to build on an assertive five-match home winning streak when they host the up-and-down Portland Timbers on Wednesday in a Western Conference clash.,Austin (6-4-5, 23 points) returns home after coming back to salvage a 1-1 draw at San Jose on Saturday. Brendan Hines-Ike scored the...

A's activate Aledmys Diaz from 60-day IL
The Oakland Athletics activated third baseman Aledmys Diaz from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, while third baseman Tyler Nevin was designated for assignment.,Diaz, 33, has been on the IL since the start of the season with a strained right calf. He batted .229 with four home runs and 24 RBIs for th...

With winning streak over, Guardians look to rebound vs. Rockies
It might be the end of May but the Cleveland Guardians are looking like a team that can make an October run.,As long as they don't face the Colorado Rockies.,Cleveland saw its nine-game winning streak snapped in an 8-6 loss at the Rockies in Denver on Monday. Still, the Guardians have the second-bes...

Controversial umpire Angel Hernandez to retire
Umpire Angel Hernandez, who stirred controversy on the field with questionable calls and in court against Major League Baseball, is retiring, he said Monday night, confirming what numerous outlets reported.,Hernandez, who debuted as a major league umpire in 1991 and was hired full-time two years lat...

Two women sue K Brandon McManus, alleging sexual assault
Former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on a team flight last year.,McManus and the Jaguars are named in a lawsuit by women identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, filed last Friday in Duval County, where Jacksonville is located.,The wom...

Rays put 'all-encompassing' struggles up against A's
The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays meet for the first time this season Tuesday night at the start of a three-game series at St. Petersburg, Fla., that matches a pair of clubs trending in opposite directions.,In Oakland's 112-loss campaign in 2023, not much went right on or off the field. This ...

Rafael Nadal ousted in straight sets at Roland Garros
German Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the French Open on Monday, ending what could be the Spaniard's final career appearance at Roland Garros. ,Zverev defeated the 14-time French champion 6-3, 7-4 (4), 6-3 at Paris to advance to the second round.,"To be honest I don't kno...

Suddenly surging Rockies face Guardians in latest test
The Colorado Rockies have the worst record in the National League but have played their best against the best this month. They swept the Texas Rangers in Denver, did the same on the road against the San Diego Padres and just took two of three against the hottest team in the majors.,Colorado gets ano...

LIV’s Richard Bland shoots 63 to win Senior PGA Championship
Englishman Richard Bland eagled the 15th hole on his way to an 8-under-par 63 at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, polishing off a major championship victory in his first senior start on Sunday in Benton Harbor, Mich.,Bland, a 51-year-old playing for LIV Golf, led after each of the first two r...

Diego Rossi scores twice as Crew blank Orlando City
Diego Rossi's brace led the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 victory over host Orlando City on Saturday for their third straight victory, all on the road.,Rossi, with goals in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and the 61st minute, became the first Crew player to score in three consecutive road matc...

Diego Rossi scores twice as Crew top Orlando City
Diego Rossi's brace led the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 victory over host Orlando City on Saturday for their third straight victory, all on the road.,Rossi, with goals in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and the 61st minute, became the first Crew player to score in three consecutive road matc...

A's place RHP Ross Stripling (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 15-day injured list Saturday with an elbow strain and selected the contract of left-hander Jack O'Loughlin from Triple-A Las Vegas.,To make room on the 40-man roster for O'Loughlin, right-hander Brandon Bielak was designated for assignm...

Max Verstappen streak snapped as Charles Leclerc claims Monaco pole
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, snapping Max Verstappen's streak of eight consecutive poles.,Leclerc outpaced McLaren's Oscar Piastri in qualifying by 0.154 seconds. Verstappen, of Red Bull, will start sixth after an incident rounding the first ...

Rafael Nadal not closing door on French Open
Rafael Nadal isn't ready to say "au revoir" to Roland Garros, his personal playground.,After all, he's won the men's singles portion at the French Open on the clay courts in Paris a record 14 times. Given Nadal's previous comments on the topic of retirement, it had been thought that 2024 would be hi...

Richard Bland still on top at Senior PGA Championship
LIV Golf's Richard Bland is alone in first place after two rounds of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.,The Englishman followed his opening 64 with a 5-under 66 at Harbor Shores Resort to take a one-shot lead over Scott Dunlap on Friday in Benton Harbor, Mich.,After his bogey-free trip around t...

Davis Riley moves to 10 under for Charles Schwab lead
Davis Riley moved up the leaderboard with a bogey-free, 6-under 64 on Friday to claim the second-round lead of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Riley enters the weekend at 10-under 130, two shots clear of the field. Hayden Buckley shot 65 to take sole possession of second place at ...

'A spectacle' ahead when Crew, Orlando City meet
The Columbus Crew and host Orlando City look to continue their upward trends when they square off Saturday.,For the Crew (5-2-6, 21 points), it was a solid rebound last week with road wins against CF Montreal and the Chicago Fire, each by a 3-1 score, after a 2-1 home loss to rival FC Cincinnati on ...

New York City FC tries to maintain momentum at New England
The early-season difficulties of scoring once in a three-game losing streak to begin the season are in the past for the New York City Football Club.,Now NYCFC are one of the hotter teams in the MLS and, coming off an emotional win over the New York Red Bulls in last week's Hudson River Derby, they a...

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet retiring after Roland Garros
Alize Cornet played in her first French Open in 2005 at the age of 15. She is now about to play in her last.,Cornet said she will retire after the upcoming tournament at Roland Garros. She plays No. 7 seed Qinwen Zheng of China in Tuesday's first round after receiving a wild card from the French Ten...