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Giants OC: Team targeted QB Jaxson Dart ‘relatively early’
Before the New York Giants' organized team activity session Thursday ended abruptly with a fight, the team's trio of quarterbacks cycled through their reps and a pecking order began to take shape.,Russell Wilson practiced with the team's projected starters, but rookie Jaxson Dart took over for him f...

Yankees optimistic Giancarlo Stanton could elbow way into lineup soon
Fingers seemingly crossed, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone implied good news is right around the corner for Giancarlo Stanton. ,Nearly two weeks after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Stanton was "getting really close to doing a rehab assignment," Boone said on Wednesday that Stanton ...

Robbie Ray, Giants look for series split with Padres
One day after a newcomer contributed to the team's best offensive output in almost three weeks, the San Francisco Giants hope for more from another fresh face when they seek a four-game series split with the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon.,With Daniel Johnson chipping in with two hi...

Giants overcome 5-run deficit, nip Padres 6-5
Heliot Ramos tied the game with a two-RBI double in the seventh inning, Jung Hoo Lee followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 5-0 deficit to overtake the visiting San Diego Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night.,Patrick Bailey began the comeback with an RBI double i...

Oilers rally, upend Panthers in OT in Game 1 of finals
Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play goal 19:29 into overtime, fueling the host Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.,Edmonton erased a 3-1 deficit in regulation and made Florida pay for Tomas Nosek's delay-of-game penalty ...

Balloting opens for MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta
Voting got underway Wednesday for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 15 in Atlanta.,The 95th Midsummer Classic will be the first at Truist Park and the third played in Atlanta (1972, 2000).,The American League All-Stars have won the last two years to extend their series lead to 48-...

Giants DFA LaMonte Wade Jr., sign Dominic Smith
The San Francisco Giants designated veteran first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. for assignment on Wednesday and signed former first-round pick Dominic Smith to a major league contract, among several moves.,In addition, catcher Sam Huff was also DFA'd and infielder Christian Koss was optioned to Triple-A ...

Stanley Cup Final G1: Panthers-Oilers Preview, Props & Prediction
The 2025 Stanley Cup Final begins Wednesday night in Edmonton, with the Oilers seeking to atone for last year's seven-game finals loss at the hands of the Florida Panthers.,While the Panthers are seeking to repeat, the Oilers opened as series favorites at many sportsbooks. But winning Game 1 at home...

Giants continue search for missing offense vs. Padres
One day after the San Francisco Giants sent a message that offensive help could soon be on the way, the San Diego Padres hope their own prospect can contribute again as they go for a third straight road win on Wednesday night.,Mired in an offensive slump that dates back to mid-May, the Giants wasted...

Padres get by Giants in 10th inning again
Manny Machado's fourth hit tied the game in the ninth inning, Jake Cronenworth delivered a two-out RBI single in the 10th and the San Diego Padres stunned the host San Francisco Giants with a second straight extra-inning win Tuesday night, 3-2.,Cronenworth's hit came off the fifth Giants pitcher, Sp...

Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte slug Diamondbacks past Braves
Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll both hit a pair of home runs and starting pitcher Zac Gallen pitched seven strong innings to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.,Arizona evened the season series at 2-2 and has won two ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who spent more than three decades as a player and manager for the Yomiuri Giants, died Tuesday. He was 89.,The Giants said Nagashima died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital.,Nagashima won an impressive 11 Japan Series championships in his 17-year pla...

Oilers' 'complete focus' is on keeping Panthers from Stanley Cup repeat
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid addressed the big picture of what lies ahead for his team as it prepares for a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.,Several feet behind McDavid, however, was a big picture of Florida alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk celebrating...

Living a dream, Luke Clanton set for debut at RBC Canadian Open
Luke Clanton is champing at the bit to make his professional debut this week at the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto.,"It's something you dream for always, constantly," Clanton said Tuesday. "To kind of now be here and to call myself a professional is a little bit -- honestly, a little bit weird at ...

Braves hire ex-skipper Fredi Gonzalez to fix 3B coaching woes
The Atlanta Braves brought back former manager Fredi Gonzalez back to coach third base on Tuesday after a series of base-running blunders.,He replaces Matt Tuiasosopo, who accepted a new position as a minor league infield coordinator.,The Braves have seen four runners thrown out at home plate this s...

Padres' Ryan Bergert faces Giants in first big-league start
The San Diego Padres and host San Francisco Giants will send out first- and second-year starters, respectively, on Tuesday night when they continue a four-game series.,Right-handers Ryan Bergert of the Padres and Landen Roupp of the Giants are the scheduled starters in the rematch of a tense series ...

Padres get small-ball run in 10th, edge Giants 1-0
Jose Iglesias drove in the game's only run with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the San Diego Padres spoiled a brilliant pitching effort by Logan Webb in a 1-0 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,While winning for just the second time in five extra-inning affairs this year, t...

Three Heisman winners headline 2026 Hall of Fame nominees list
Heisman Trophy winners Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton and Mark Ingram headline the list of 79 players nominated by the National Football Foundation for the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.,Ingram rushed for 3,261 yards and 42 touchdowns in three seasons at Alabama, which included winni...

Falcons TE Kyle Pitts dealing with undisclosed injury
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is working through an undisclosed injury, coach Raheem Morris said Monday.,Pitts, 24, is entering the final year of his contract and his absence from practice sessions that were open to the media last week sparked questions about a potential holdout.,Morris appea...

Report: Suns narrow coaching search to 2 Cavs assistants
The Phoenix Suns have whittled their list of potential head coaches to two, both currently on the staff of the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported Monday.,The finalists, per ESPN, are Cleveland associate head coach Johnnie Bryant and assistant Jordan Ott. Both are set to meet with a Phoenix contingen...