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One day after bullpen meltdown, Braves recall RHP Craig Kimbrel
Former Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is set to rejoin the club where it all began after the nine-time All-Star was recalled to the Atlanta Braves from Triple-A Gwinnett.,Kimbrel, 37, spent his first five major league seasons with the Braves, collecting 186 saves while leading the National Leag...

Braves bid to rebound from 'horrible loss' in clash vs. Giants
The Atlanta Braves hope a disheartening loss and a flight to San Francisco will lead to the same type of result as last season when the struggling club opens a three-game road series against the Giants on Friday night.,Losers of four straight games and eight of their last 10, the Braves made the cro...

Robbie Ray first NL pitcher to 8 wins as Giants edge Padres
Dominic Smith capped a three-run third inning with a two-RBI double and Robbie Ray became the National League's first eight-game winner as the San Francisco Giants salvaged a four-game home split against the San Diego Padres with a 3-2 victory on Thursday afternoon.,Making his second appearance for ...

Panthers hope to use 1-0 Final deficit to their advantage vs. Oilers
The defending champion Florida Panthers are not on the ropes, but they are well aware they need to counter-punch when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday.,Florida appeared to have the series opener in hand when they held a 3-1 lead early in the second period,...

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 ...