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Gavin Sheets seeks to power Padres to series win vs. Giants
In making five deals on the trade deadline day last month, the San Diego Padres sought to fix weaknesses.,One of the newer strengths manifested itself in Wednesday night's 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants. Gavin Sheets, who started for most of the first four months but has been a bit pl...

Padres smack 4 homers to back JP Sears in win over Giants
Gavin Sheets homered twice and JP Sears earned his first win with the San Diego Padres in their 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.,Sears (8-10), making his second start with San Diego after being traded there along with closer Mason Miller at the trade deadline on July...

Giants RHP Landen Roupp knocked out of game by line drive
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp was knocked out of Wednesday night's game at the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the third inning after getting struck in the back of the right thigh by a line drive.,Roupp was drilled by Ramon Laureano's shot up the middle, which came off the bat...

The Replacements: Players primed to replace stars of 2024
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter was a one-of-a-kind player and he owns a Heisman Trophy to prove it.,Boise State's Ashton Jeanty was the breakaway king who put together the best college running back season since legendary Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State in 1988.,Hunter and Jeanty had the ultimat...

JP Sears faces Giants as Padres get a second look at left-hander
JP Sears gets a second chance to make a good impression on the San Diego Padres.,Acquired from the Athletics on July 31 as part of the six-player blockbuster trade that involved closer Mason Miller and former San Diego top prospect Leo De Vries, Sears will start for the Padres Wednesday night when t...

Nick Pivetta dominates Giants as Padres break losing skid
Nick Pivetta fired six dominant innings Tuesday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.,In beating San Francisco for the third time this year, Pivetta (13-4) allowed just three hits and a run while walking two and striki...

Braves erase 6-run deficit to slay White Sox
Drake Baldwin delivered a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 11-10 on Tuesday.,Atlanta scored five runs in the seventh to pull within 10-9 before capping the rally on Baldwin's bases-loaded sin...

Aaron Boone walks back warning on Aaron Judge’s arm
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to partially retract comments he made earlier Tuesday on the state of Aaron Judge's arm.,The Yankees' captain and two-time American League MVP returned Aug. 5 from a brief stint on the injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow. He has yet to...
NBA Schedule Hands Mavericks and Spurs Marquee Games Despite Missing Playoffs
Despite missing the playoffs, the Mavericks and Spurs land NBA Christmas Day games, while the Pacers are left off after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury....
Fantasy Football 2025: The Best Draft Mistakes to Exploit From ESPN’s Experts
ESPN’s 30th anniversary fantasy football draft was filled with mistakes. Here are 10 players picked too early or too late — and how to ace your fantasy draft....
LeBron James and Anthony Davis Share Cryptic Instagram Posts, Sparking Reunion Rumors
LeBron James and Anthony Davis posted the same cryptic Instagram message, leaving NBA fans to wonder if a reunion could be in the works after a tremendously weird offseason....
NBA Christmas Day Schedule Grades: The Best and Worst Matchups of 2025
The NBA’s 2025 Christmas Day slate is stacked. We graded every matchup, from Cavs vs. Knicks fireworks to Wemby vs. the defending champs....
Five WNBA Stars Who Will Decide the 2025 Playoff Race
The WNBA is entering the playoff push. See which five stars will decide the postseason picture, including Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas....
NFL Quarterback Battle Predictions: Who Starts for the Browns, Saints, Giants and Colts?
From Anthony Richardson to Spencer Rattler, four NFL teams have wide-open quarterback battles that could get ugly before Week 1. Here's what to watch....

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn out of practice after car accident
Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn will not practice Wednesday after the team said he was involved in a car accident earlier in the morning.,He was on his way to training camp when the accident occurred at the corner of Mint and Morehead streets, just a mile from the team's training facility a...

Robbie Ray, Giants ride momentum into matchup with Pirates
San Francisco's Robbie Ray will oppose Pittsburgh's Andrew Heaney in a matchup of veteran lefties on Wednesday afternoon when the Giants and the host Pirates play the rubber match of a three-game series.,Ray (9-5, 2.85 ERA) is coming off one of the best performances of his second All-Star season. He...

Giants, Logan Webb cool down Pirates
Logan Webb struck out 10 and allowed one run over six innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to an 8-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Webb (10-8) put together his second consecutive solid start in less than a week against the Pirates to score the Giants' first win in fi...

UL Monroe coach Bryant Vincent to double as interim AD
One day after athletic director John Hartwell stepped down, UL Monroe named its head football coach, Bryant Vincent, as his temporary replacement.,Vincent will serve as interim athletic director as he enters his second season coaching the Warhawks on the gridiron.,"I am grateful to Bryant for steppi...

Pirates aim to maintain perfect record against Giants
Nearly a week after they dueled in San Francisco, Giants right-hander Logan Webb is set for a rematch with Pirates rookie right-hander Mike Burrows on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.,Neither Webb nor Burrows factored in the decision on Wednesday when the Pirates squeaked past the Giants for a 2-1, 10-i...

Pirates pull off ninth-inning comeback to stun Giants
Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer and later scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Suwinski raced home on a grounder up the first base line by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and slid under ...