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Mike Yastrzemski's 2-run HR helps Giants take down Dodgers
Logan Webb snapped a personal three-game losing streak, Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run and the San Francisco Giants salvaged a win in their three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.,Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos also drove in runs for the G...
Kevin Kelsy's goal lifts FC Cincinnati past Atlanta
Kevin Kelsy's seventh-minute goal held up for FC Cincinnati, who collected a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday.,FC Cincinnati (8-2-3, 27 points) are on a five-match winning streak and are a point behind Inter Miami for the overall league lead.,Atlanta United (3-6-3, 12 points) are mi...
Giants to make 'Hard Knocks' debut
The New York Giants will make their "Hard Knocks" debut this year on the long-running HBO docuseries, the network announced Wednesday.,"Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants" will premiere on July 2. The Giants are preparing for their 100th season.,The franchise opting to take part in this...
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts lead Dodgers' rout of Giants
Shohei Ohtani came within a triple of a cycle, Mookie Betts collected a triple and a single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers made it two in a row over the host San Francisco Giants with a 10-2 romp Tuesday night.,Rookie Gavin Stone (4-1) extended his unbeaten streak to six games with six innings of one-...
Bruins edge Panthers, head home for Game 6
Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins stave off elimination with a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading to Game 6 on Friday night ...
Giants place C Patrick Bailey back on concussion IL
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey was placed back on the seven-day concussion injured list on Tuesday after having a stint there earlier this month.,The Giants recalled shortstop Marco Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento in advance of Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Bailey, 24...
FC Cincinnati cruising into clash with Atlanta United
Red-hot FC Cincinnati will look to continue their winning streak Wednesday when they host struggling Atlanta United.,Cincinnati (7-2-3, 24 points) has won its past four matches, including a noteworthy 2-1 away victory over Ohio rival Columbus Crew on Saturday. That ended the Crew's 27-match (18-0-9)...
Bills sign WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to 1-year contract
Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday morning.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Bills, however multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth up to $4.5 million.,The Chiefs released Valdes-Scantling i...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn
One day after he had to share the stage with countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the spotlight will shine directly on Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers go for two straight wins over the host San Francisco Giants.,Yamamoto pitched the first 5 2/3 innings of the Dodgers' 6-4 win in 10 i...
Will Smith comes through as Dodgers top Giants in 10
Will Smith bombed a two-run double with one out in the top of the 10th inning Monday night, sending the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the rival San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series.,Neither team had scored since Enrique Hernandez's pinch-hit solo homer in th...
Giants place OF Jung Hoo Lee (shoulder) on 10-day IL
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee landed on the 10-day disabled list on Monday after dislocating his left shoulder on Sunday.,Lee, 25, injured his shoulder on the center field fence while trying to catch a first-inning drive by the Cincinnati Reds' Jeimer Candelario. ,The Giants are awai...
Panthers host Bruins in Game 5 on brink of advancing
The Boston Bruins face tall odds in their effort to keep their Eastern Conference semifinal series alive when they face the Florida Panthers in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Bruins trail the best-of-seven series 3-1 after losing the past three games, including Games 3 and 4 in Boston....
Bruins F Brad Marchand skates, will travel to Florida
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand skated Monday morning and will travel with the team to Florida.,Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said the left winger is day to day, responding "yep" when asked if Marchand is feeling better.,Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series is Tuesday night ...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes first appearance vs. Giants
The banged-up San Francisco Giants will get their first look at one of their primary offseason targets, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, when they open a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.,Neither Yamamoto (4-1, 2.79 ERA) nor the Giants' scheduled starter Monday, Jordan Hicks...
Casey Schmitt's double in 10th gives Giants win over Reds
Casey Schmitt launched a walk-off double to left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,After Luke Jackson (1-1) had stranded runners at second and third in a scoreless top of the 10th, Schmitt came ...
Giants OF Michael Conforto (hamstring) on IL; Jung Hoo Lee hurt
San Francisco Giants oufielder Michael Conforto landed on the 10-day IL before outfielder Jung Hoo Lee left Sunday's game with a separated left shoulder.,Conforto was injured in Saturday night's 5-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, exiting in the fourth inning with a right hamstring strain. Th...
Panthers rally past Bruins in third, grab 3-1 series lead
The Florida Panthers scored twice in the third period to cap a comeback from a two-goal deficit, giving them a 3-2 win over the host Boston Bruins on Sunday in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series. ,Anton Lundell posted a goal and an assist while Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov both sc...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog...