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Dream G Holly Winterburn to miss season due to injury
Atlanta Dream guard Holly Winterburn will miss the entire 2025 WNBA season due to an unspecified injury, the team announced this week.,The Great Britain native signed a training camp contract with Atlanta in early February and currently is playing with Besiktas JK in Turkey's Super League.,The Dream...
Reds banking on strong pitching heading into finale vs. Giants
The Cincinnati Reds have summoned offensive reinforcements from the minors as they go for a third straight road win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon in a pitching-dominated series.,Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo were the driving forces in combined shutouts as the Reds have claimed...
Nick Lodolo spearheads Reds' shutout of Giants
Nick Lodolo teamed with two relievers on a four-hitter, Spencer Steer doubled and scored the game's only run on an infield out, and the Cincinnati Reds won a second straight pitchers' duel against the host San Francisco Giants, 1-0, on Tuesday night.,Lodolo (2-1), who beat the Giants 3-2 in the seco...
Panthers halt skid, trim Leafs' Atlantic Division lead
Eetu Luostarinen scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Florida Panthers stopped a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.,Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers (45-29-4, 94 points), who got...
Panthers F Sam Bennett (upper body) out until playoffs
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will miss the final five games of the regular season with an upper-body injury but is expected to be ready for the start of the playoffs.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice updated the veteran's status prior to the club's Tuesday home game against the Toronto Maple Leaf...
Behind Nick Lodolo, Reds seek to build on victory over Giants
The Cincinnati Reds go for their first winning streak of the season when they continue a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,The Reds recorded just their fourth win of the young campaign in the series opener Monday, riding Hunter Greene's 8 2/3 shutout innings a...
Hunter Greene goes 8 2/3 as Reds end Giants' streak
Hunter Greene came within one out of his first career shutout, Blake Dunn ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds ended the host San Francisco Giants' seven-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a three-game series Monday night...
O's swap OF Daz Cameron to Brewers for LHP Grant Wolfram
The Baltimore Orioles acquired left-hander Grant Wolfram from the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in exchange for minor league outfielder Daz Cameron and cash considerations.,Wolfram, 28, who received his first call-up to the majors on Sunday but was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville postgame without ...
Maple Leafs shoot to expand division lead at Panthers' expense
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim for a repeat win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., that would tighten their grip on the Atlantic Division lead.,The Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 points) entered Monday four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and six ahead of the Panthers (44-29...
Falcons bring back starting CB Dee Alford
The Atlanta Falcons re-signed cornerback Dee Alford on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Alford, 27, posted a career-high 83 tackles with one sack and one forced fumble in 16 games (11 starts) in 2024.,In three seasons in Atlanta, he has 149 tackles, 24 passes defensed and one interception in 48 gam...
Panthers sign college basketball player to play TE
Colin Granger doesn't have any football experience, but the Carolina Panthers are taking a chance that the former Division I basketball player could play tight end in the NFL.,The Panthers announced the signing of the 6-foot-9, 235-pound Granger on Monday. ,With this move, Carolina is trying to stri...
Giants take 7-game win streak into Opening Day rematch vs. Reds
Two teams will get a chance to revisit Opening Day when the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants kick off a three-game series Monday night, this time in California.,One team would love a reset, while the other is perfectly content.,The Giants took two of three in their season-opening visit to Ci...
FaZe, Thieves pick up wins in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifiers
Week 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifiers concluded on Sunday, with one team winning its first match to be one of only three unbeaten teams in the standings and two more teams getting their first win of the event.,The Minnesota ROKKR kicked off the day with a tight 3-2 win over the ...
Red Wings extend Panthers' losing streak to five
Cam Talbot made 32 saves to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Sunday.,The Red Wings (36-33-7, 79 points) won for the third time in four games and stayed in the hunt for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.,Alex DeBrincat and J.T. ...
Giants walk off Mariners for seventh straight win
Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores drove in Luis Matos from second base with a two-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the San Francisco Giants to beat the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-4 to complete a three-game interleague sweep.,Flores' hit came on the first pi...
Playoff angles loom large in Panthers-Red Wings matchup
The Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings will have the playoffs on their minds when they meet Sunday in Detroit.,The Red Wings hope for one last surge to reach the postseason for the first time since 2016. Detroit (35-33-7, 77 points) is six points behind Montreal for the second and final wild-car...
Mariners ask Bryan Woo to tame hot Giants
Oakland native Bryan Woo will put his unbeaten homecoming record on the line when the Seattle Mariners seek to avoid a three-game road sweep by the San Francisco Giants in the interleague series finale Sunday afternoon.,Woo (1-0, 1.50 ERA) has pitched four games in the San Francisco Bay Area since m...
Robbie Ray beats former team as Giants defeat Mariners
Robbie Ray overcame five walks to hold the Seattle Mariners to just one run over six innings, Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman combined for four doubles and four runs, and the San Francisco Giants won their sixth in a row Saturday night with a 4-1 home win.,Pitching against the team that signed him to ...
Petar Musa's second-half goal helps FC Dallas salvage 1-1 draw with Atlanta United
Petar Musa scored an equalizing goal in the 60th minute as visiting FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Musa's third goal of the season tied Lucho Acosta's team lead as Dallas (3-2-2, 11 points) picked up at least a point for the third straight game, following one-s...
Roundup: Journalism rallies at Santa Anita to secure Kentucky Derby spot
Journalism secured his spot in the May 3 Kentucky Derby and perhaps also as the race's favorite on Saturday with a stirring victory in the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.,The Michael McCarthy-trained colt rallied from the back of the pack in the five-horse 1 1/8-mile race, w...