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Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) out 6-8 weeks
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season with a broken thumb after a bizarre play in Thursday night's game that also injured ace reliever Lucas Erceg.,The Royals announced Friday morning that Pasquantino, 26, is expected to miss six to eight weeks ...

Giants, with slim postseason hopes, host NL-worst Marlins
The postseason-chasing San Francisco Giants will face their last non-contending team of the season on Friday when they open a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins, who have the worst record in the National League.,Coming off a 2-4 trip to Milwaukee and Seattle that pushed them under .500...

With chance to pad division lead, Phillies take on Braves
With two swings of the bat, the Philadelphia Phillies turned around their series opener against the Atlanta Braves.,The Phillies will aim to extend their lead in the National League East on Friday when they continue their four-game home series with the Braves.,Philadelphia leads Atlanta by six games...

Aaron Civale, Brewers toss two-hit shutout vs. Giants
Aaron Civale threw seven scoreless innings, William Contreras stole home and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a series win over the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 6-0 triumph Thursday afternoon.,Garrett Mitchell homered and Jackson Chourio drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who were playing ...

Atlanta to host 2031 Final Four after COVID wiped 2020 tourney
The NCAA awarded the men's Final Four in 2031 to Atlanta on Thursday.,It will mark the city's first Final Four since 2013, which was hosted at the now-demolished Georgia Dome. Atlanta was scheduled to hold the Final Four in 2020 at the Atlanta Falcons' new venue, Mercedez-Benz Stadium, but the NCAA ...

Struggling Aces seek accountability in clash with Dream
The Las Vegas Aces have looked more vulnerable than vaunted amid their quest for a third straight WNBA title.,Losers of five of its past seven, Las Vegas (18-12) already has dropped twice as many games this year as it did during its 34-6 regular season in 2023.,The Aces will look to shed their recen...

Giants reinstate C Patrick Bailey from injured list
The San Francisco Giants reinstated catcher Patrick Bailey from the 10-day injured list on Thursday.,Bailey, 25, last played on Aug. 18 before being sidelined with a strained right oblique.,He missed time earlier this season with two stints on the seven-day concussion injured list.,Bailey is batting...

Giants, running out of time, seek series win vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Aaron Civale on Thursday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants, who need to string together some victories to remain in postseason contention.,Civale (4-8, 4.84 ERA) will be opposed by Giants rookie ...

Brewers back Freddy Peralta with 5-run 5th to down Giants
Freddy Peralta allowed two hits over six scoreless innings and William Contreras had a two-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night., ,Held to one hit through four innings by San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison (7-6), Milwaukee capitalized on t...

Neighbors Georgia Tech, Georgia State meet for first time
Their campuses are only a few miles apart, but Atlanta-based Georgia Tech will host Georgia State on Saturday for the first time on the gridiron.,Georgia Tech (1-0) is coming off a dramatic 24-21 win over No. 10 Florida State in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland.,Georgia State is opening its...

New-look Indiana aims to keep Keyone Jenkins, FIU in check
Although Indiana is set to begin a new era when it faces Florida International on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind., first-year coach Curt Cignetti just wants to take things one game at a time. ,Cignetti has the daunting task of rebuilding a Hoosiers program that went 9-27 under Tom Allen over...

Brewers face Giants, aim to resume march toward postseason
The Milwaukee Brewers were cruising toward the National League Central title just a week ago but have hit a speed bump with back-to-back losses.,The Brewers will look to bounce back behind right-hander Freddy Peralta and even the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesd...

Mike Yastrzemski powers Giants to victory over Brewers
Mike Yastrzemski hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as the visiting San Francisco Giants rode the long ball to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.,With Milwaukee ahead 4-3, Matt Chapman singled to open the seventh off Brewers reliever Joel Payamps (3-6). Yas...

Pitt, amid QB competition, kicks off season against Kent State
Pitt will look for favorable results in two different competitions on Saturday afternoon when it opens its season against visiting Kent State.,In addition to facing the Golden Flashes, the Panthers will continue their quarterback competition between Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein.,Yarnell, a redshirt...

Giants place LHP Robbie Ray, RHP Jordan Hicks on IL
The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left hamstring strain and later added right-hander Jordan Hicks to the list because of right shoulder inflammation., ,In corresponding moves, the Giants recalled right-handers Landen Roupp and Austin War...
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Giants place LHP Robbie Ray (hamstring) on IL
The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the injured list Tuesday with a left hamstring strain and recalled right-hander Landen Roupp from Triple-A Sacramento.,Ray, 32, was removed from Sunday's road start against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning during an at-bat against Ju...
NFL Predictions: Why the Philadelphia Eagles Will Win NFC East
The NFC East will be one of the most interesting divisions in football for 2024. The Philadelphia Eagles are the favorites to win that division, and for good reason....

Reports: Chiefs waive WR Kadarius Toney
Kadarius Toney's time with the Kansas City Chiefs apparently has come to an end.,Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that the Chiefs were waiving Toney, 25, a former first-round draft pick who had an up-and-down stay in Kansas City.,The Chiefs acquired Toney from the Giants, who selected him No. 20 ov...

Williams replaces lone American F1 driver Logan Sargeant
Williams Racing has replaced driver Logan Sargeant with Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the Formula 1 season.,Sargeant, 23, was the only American driver on the F1 circuit. He ranks 20th out of 21 drivers in the standings with zero top-10 finishes in 14 races. He placed 11th at the British Gran...