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Cardinals' Andre Pallante faces Pirates, aims to halt his August swoon
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante is trying to get his season back on track after a sharp downturn in August.,Fellow right-hander Mitch Keller of the Pittsburgh Pirates is trying to do the same.,Pallante (6-11, 5.17 ERA) and Keller (5-12, 4.34) will seek turnaround performances Tue...
Cal Raleigh hits 50th HR, joins Mickey Mantle in exclusive club
A day after standing alone in the record books, the Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh took his place alongside one of the all-time greats on Monday night.,With one out and the bases empty in the first inning, Raleigh hit a solo home run off San Diego Padres starter JP Sears, his 50th long ball of the se...
Helpful Giants hope to help themselves vs. Cubs
Having aided the Chicago Cubs' hopes of winning the National League Central title, the San Francisco Giants now set their sights on the NL wild-card leader when the playoff hopefuls begin a three-game series Tuesday night in California.,The set kicks off with an intriguing matchup of Cubs left-hande...
Injury-plagued Braves try to turn around season in opener vs. Marlins
Since winning the World Series in 2021, the Atlanta Braves have not won a playoff series.,Worse yet, this year's Braves are on pace to miss the postseason for the first time since 2017.,The Braves on Monday are set to start a 10-game road trip -- three at the Miami Marlins, four at the Philadelphia ...
Jayden Hibbert, Atlanta United play Toronto FC to scoreless draw
Goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert made two saves in his second career MLS start, as Atlanta United tied visiting Toronto FC 0-0 on Sunday.,Sean Johnson made one save for Toronto (5-13-9, 24 points), which posted its third straight draw and saw its winless stretch extended to five straight games. Toronto has...
Giants overtake Brewers late in 4-3 win
Heliot Ramos drove in two runs with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday.,The win gave San Francisco the three-game set. Milwaukee's Trevor Megill (5-3) blew his second save of the series.,Matt Chapma...
Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant card sells for record sum
Now that is one expensive card.,A signed card featuring Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant sold for $12.932 million on Saturday, establishing a record for most ever paid for a sports collectible card.,This record-setting card is known as the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autograph...
Brewers look for big hits, series win against Giants
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to bounce back following a rare lopsided loss when they host the San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Logan Webb pitched six strong innings -- giving up one run and five hits -- and Casey Schmitt homered and drove in fou...
Mets display power (6 homers) to rout Braves
Mark Vientos and Jeff McNeil each hit two home runs and the visiting New York Mets outslugged the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Saturday night.,The Mets went deep six times -- one short of their season high -- to win the second game of the three-game series. The Mets have won five of their last seven games....
Casey Schmitt drives in four to power Giants past Brewers
Casey Schmitt hit a three-run homer and doubled in a run as the visiting San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing skid with a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Logan Webb (12-9) allowed one run on five hits over six innings for San Francisco, which won for just the third tim...
Giants place RHP Landen Roupp (knee) on IL
The San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes took a further blow Friday when right-hander Landen Roupp landed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Roupp, who is 7-7 with a 3.80 ERA in 22 starts this season. He has allowed five runs in each...
Liberty visit Dream in battle of Eastern heavyweights
The class of the Eastern Conference will clash for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon when the Atlanta Dream host the New York Liberty in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (23-13) has won eight of its last 10 games and leads New York (22-14) by a game atop the East standings. The def...
Vikings reportedly inquire about reunion with Panthers' Adam Thielen
The Minnesota Vikings inquired about acquiring veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen from the Carolina Panthers, ESPN reported on Friday.,A trade would bring a reunion for Thielen and the Vikings, who began his career as an undrafted free agent in 2013 and played in games with Minnesota from 2014-22.,T...
Panthers RT Taylor Moton agrees to 2-year extension
Carolina Panthers right tackle Taylor Moton agreed to a two-year contract extension on Friday. ,The extension runs through the 2027 season. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Panthers, however multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth $44 million with $40 million guaranteed.,Moton, 31...
Tommy DeVito Steals the Show, but the New York Giants Still Might Cut Him
Tommy DeVito threw three TDs in the Giants’ preseason finale, but roster cuts could end his run with the New York Giants as soon as next week....
MLB-best Brewers present daunting task for sinking Giants
After ending their longest losing streak in over three months, the Milwaukee Brewers bring their major-league-best 80 wins into the series opener with the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,The Brewers snapped a three-game skid on Thursday in the finale of a five-game series with the Chi...
Giants QB Jaxson Dart cleared after injury scare
Jaxson Dart got another taste of life as an NFL quarterback on Thursday night.,His first injury scare.,With less than three minutes to go in the first quarter of the Giants' preseason game against the visiting New England Patriots, the New York rookie took off out of the pocket and broke free for a ...
NFL preseason roundup: 4 field goals lift Steelers past Panthers
Ben Sauls made all four of his field-goal attempts, with three accounting for the only second-half scoring, as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Carolina Panthers 19-10 on Thursday in Charlotte.,The teams' starting quarterbacks -- Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers and Carolina's Bryce Young -- both...
Four field goals send Steelers to victory over Panthers
Ben Sauls made all four of his field-goal attempts, with three accounting for the only second-half scoring, as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Carolina Panthers 19-10 on Thursday in Charlotte.,The teams' starting quarterbacks -- Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers and Carolina's Bryce Young -- both...
Manny Machado sparks big inning in Padres' win over Giants
Manny Machado's two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning Thursday afternoon for the host San Diego Padres, who overcame an early deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in the finale of a four-game series between the National League West rivals.,Machado also had an RBI single in the fo...