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Jordan Lawlar, Diamondbacks eye series win over Giants
One day after watching fellow rookie Christian Koss celebrate the accomplishment of a lifetime, Arizona youngster Jordan Lawlar would love to follow suit when the Diamondbacks conclude a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,It took 23 games but Koss smacked...
Giants use rookie's slam, more homers to blast past Diamondbacks
Rookie Christian Koss hit a grand slam, Jung Hoo Lee and Willy Adames also went deep and the San Francisco Giants overcame a shaky start by unbeaten Robbie Ray to overtake the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night.,Ray (6-0) allowed three runs in the top of the first, then no more over...
Atlanta still looking for first road win in visit to Austin
Two teams looking to put losing streaks to bed will square off in a mid-week match on Wednesday night when Austin FC hosts Atlanta United.,Austin (5-6-1, 16 points) has dropped three straight entering play and has mustered just one goal over the winless stretch. Last time out, the club fell 2-1 at C...
Top overall prospect OT Jackson Cantwell commits to Miami
Offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, the nation's highest-rated overall player in the Class of 2026, will head to Coral Gables, Fla., to join the Miami Hurricanes, he announced during a Tuesday ceremony.,A five-star prospect out of Nixa High School in Missouri, Cantwell stands as the highest-rated off...
Maple Leafs aim to regain series lead in Game 5 vs. Panthers
The Florida Panthers appear to have found their game. The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to get back to theirs and retake the series lead when they host the Panthers for Game 5 on Wednesday.,Just less than a week ago, the Maple Leafs arrived in South Florida up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series with t...
NHL suspends Panthers minority owner for offensive posts
The NHL suspended a minority owner of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday for his recent "unacceptable and inappropriate" posts on social media.,Doug Cifu, the team's vice chairman and alternate governor, is barred from any involvement with the team or the league pending a meeting with NHL commissioner ...
Giants looking for lost offense vs. Diamondbacks
Shaking up the lineup did not have the desired effect for San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin, whose team has lost a season-high four straight games.,Melvin will look for other solutions when the Giants continue a three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.,The Giants...
Corbin Carroll's two homers power D-backs past Giants
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers and Merrill Kelly tossed seven strong innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 win on Monday night.,Kelly (4-2) allowed one run on eight hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. Jalen ...
D-backs aim to regain footing against Justin Verlander, Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks will face the Giants for the first time this season and will get acquainted with Justin Verlander in a new uniform when the National League West rivals begin a three-game series Monday night in San Francisco.,Both teams are coming off exhausting experiences that concluded wi...
Offensively challenged Braves could be salve for Nationals' losing ways
The Washington Nationals will try to end their five-game losing streak when they begin a road trip with a four-game series in Atlanta.,This will be the first of 13 meetings between the two National League East clubs. Last year, the Nationals won eight of 13 games, the first time they had beaten the ...
Panthers shut out Maple Leafs, tie series at two apiece
Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 to even their second-round playoff series on Sunday night in Sunrise.,The Eastern Conference best-of-seven series, tied at 2-2, will continue on Wednesday in ...
Pirates strike in ninth to edge Braves and claim rare series win
Joey Bart had two hits plus the walk-off fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth to lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,With the bases loaded and one out, Bart bounced a hard shot into the hole that Atlanta shortstop Nick Allen reached w...
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. comes through as Twins edge Giants in 10
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. lined a game-winning single down the left-field line to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Teammates mobbed Keirsey Jr. after the hit, which gave Minnesota its eighth win in a row. Brooks Lee fin...
Pirates strike in ninth to edge Braves
Joey Bart had two hits plus the walk-off fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,With the bases loaded and one out, Bart lined a ball to the third base side that was stopped by Atlanta shorts...
Finally at .500, streaking Twins take on Giants
A .500 record might not seem like much to an observer of the standings., ,However, for the Minnesota Twins, their .500 mark is meaningful and provides optimism this season.,After starting 7-15 and holding a 13-20 record a little more than a week ago, Minnesota has won seven games in a row to reach ....
Joe Ryan, Twins shut down Giants for 7th straight win
Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer and Joe Ryan tossed six innings of one-run ball as the Minnesota Twins held on for its seventh straight win, 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in Minneapolis., ,Larnach and Harrison Bader doubled for the only other extra-base hits for Minnesota, which c...
Last-second score pushes Panthers past Renegades
Running back Toa Taua scored a touchdown with one second remaining then converted the two-point try on another run as the Michigan Panthers edged the host Arlington Renegades 25-24 on Saturday afternoon.,Quarterback Bryce Perkins threw for 231 yards and a touchdown and ran for 60 yards and another s...
Braves triumph on wild pitch in 11th as Pirates squander multiple chances
Matt Olson homered and later scored the eventual winning run in the top of the 11th on a wild pitch to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Olson, who hit his seventh home run of the season in the third, was the automatic runner at second in ...
Giants coach Brian Daboll: Jaxson Dart came 'prepared' for minicamp
The New York Giants have an eclectic mix of players competing for their starting quarterback job, though naturally fans have a great deal of curiosity about the most inexperienced of the bunch, rookie Jaxson Dart.,On Saturday following the first day of Giants rookie minicamp, head coach Brian Daboll...
Rominigue Kouame's late score lifts Chicago over Atlanta United
Rominigue Kouame scored the go-ahead goal in the 86th minute on Saturday afternoon, propelling the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 victory over visiting Atlanta United.,After Chicago's Sam Rogers' own goal knotted the score in the 80th minute, Omari Glasgow found Kouame in the box for the game winner past Bra...