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End of a Bay Area era: Giants, A's likely play final game as neighbors
When Major League Baseball began including interleague matchups in the regular season in 1997, the Bay Bridge Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics came to life.,On Sunday, the teams are expected to meet for the final time as neighbors -- the Giants will cross the San Francis...
Osvaldo Bido shines again as A's silence Giants
Osvaldo Bido took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Seth Brown stroked three hits and the host Oakland Athletics blanked the rival San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Saturday. ,Scott Alexander, Grant Holman, T.J. McFarland and Michel Otanez completed Oakland's 10th shutout of the season by combining for t...
Giants WR/KR Gunner Oszewski to miss time, reportedly from groin injury
New York Giants wide receiver/returner Gunner Olszewski will be out "for a little while," coach Brian Daboll said Saturday, with NFL Network reporting it's due to a groin injury that happened at practice.,Olszewski, 27, is expected to be sidelined for two to four weeks, according to the report.,He i...
Giants, Athletics both on the rise ahead of two-game set
The San Francisco Giants' hopes of improving their standing in the National League wild-card race will have to come at the expense of their local rivals when the Oakland Athletics host a two-game series starting Saturday afternoon.,The Giants, just 49-55 on the morning of July 26 and a potential sel...
Giants sign FB/TE Jakob Johnson
The New York Giants signed Jakob Johnson to a contract on Friday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for the versatile veteran, who plays both as a tight end and a fullback. ,Johnson, 29, appeared in 13 games (five starts) last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. ,A native of Stuttgart, Germany, Jo...
Logan Webb deals, Giants avoid four-game sweep vs. Braves
Logan Webb won his fourth consecutive start with 7 2/3 shutout innings, Grant McCray recorded his first two big-league hits, including a home run, and the San Francisco Giants salvaged one win in their four-game home series against the Atlanta Braves with a 6-0 victory Thursday afternoon.,Casey Schm...
Giants place RHP Randy Rodriguez (elbow) on 15-day IL
The San Francisco Giants placed rookie right-hander Randy Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list on Thursday because of right elbow inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Giants recalled rookie right-hander Spencer Bivens from Triple-A Sacramento.,Rodriguez, 2...
Giants cut DB Jalen Mills, trade DL Jordan Phillips to Cowboys
The New York Giants released veteran defensive back Jalen Mills among a number of moves on Thursday.,The Giants also announced they traded defensive lineman Jordan Phillips and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a sixth-round selection.,New York also sig...
Report: Giants releasing veteran DB Jalen Mills
The New York Giants are releasing veteran defensive back Jalen Mills, ESPN reported Thursday.,Mills, 30, had been on the non-football injury list with a calf strain but is healthy now. Other teams are likely to be interested.,He signed a one-year, $1.38 million deal with the Giants in March that inc...
Braves aim for rare four-game road sweep vs. Giants
The Atlanta Braves go for their first four-game road sweep over the San Francisco Giants in 68 years when the National League playoff contenders wrap up their season series Thursday afternoon.,Separated by just 1 1/2 games when they took the field Monday, the Braves entered the showdown series havin...
Michael Harris II hits grand slam in return as Braves crush Giants
Michael Harris II hit a first-inning grand slam in his first game back from the injured list, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Sean Murphy added home runs and the visiting Atlanta Braves made it three in a row over the San Francisco Giants with a 13-2 victory Wednesday night.,Grant Holmes (1-0) went a s...
Boosted by former Bay Area players, Braves chase another win over Giants
The Atlanta Braves hope to continue what has been a happy mass homecoming when they send their transplants against the host San Francisco Giants for a third consecutive time on Wednesday night.,Former Giants players Jorge Soler (RBI double) and Pierce Johnson (one unearned run in one inning), and ex...
Braves lose late lead, beat Giants in 10 innings
Travis d'Arnaud worked his extra-innings magic again, singling home pinch runner Luke Williams in the 10th inning as the Atlanta Braves outlasted the host San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.,d'Arnaud's hit came against Randy Rodriguez (3-2), the Giants' fifth pitcher, with one out and William...
Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. gets good news after injury scare
New York Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. was carted off the field Tuesday, but NFL Network reported the diagnosis at the Hospital for Special Surgery brought significant relief before nightfall.,Tracy is likely to be listed as day-to-day with a low ankle sprain, NFL Network reported, cou...
Cowboys become first sports franchise to surpass $10B valuation
The Dallas Cowboys haven't won a Super Bowl since their star quarterback Dak Prescott was 2 1/2 years old.,That last championship was recorded on Jan. 28, 1996. Plenty of fruitless seasons have followed for "America's Team," but the lack of another Lombardi Trophy hasn't diminished their overall val...
Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (leg) carted off field
New York Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. was carted off the field Tuesday after suffering a potentially serious non-contact injury to his right leg, multiple outlets reported.,The injury reportedly occurred during a special teams drill. Trainers put an air cast on his leg before he heade...
Braves, Giants aim to wake up bats in rematch
The Atlanta Braves and host San Francisco Giants hope to get their offenses back in high gear when they meet again on Tuesday, one night after a classic pitchers' duel.,Braves right-hander Charlie Morton (6-7, 4.47 ERA) and Giants lefty Kyle Harrison (6-5, 4.08) will be tasked with the near-impossib...
Braves end scoreless deadlock in 10th, slip past Giants
Pinch hitter Travis d'Arnaud drove in the game's only run with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 1-0 road win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,The contest began with a brilliant pitchers' duel featuring left-handers Chris Sale of Atlanta and Blake Snell of San F...
Braves end scoreless deadline in 10th, slip past Giants
Pinch hitter Travis d'Arnaud drove in the game's only run with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 1-0 road win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,The contest began with a brilliant pitchers' duel featuring left-handers Chris Sale of Atlanta and Blake Snell of San F...
Giants rookie WR Malik Nabers (ankle) is sore but 'OK'
New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers' ankle is sore but does not appear to be broken, head coach Brian Daboll said Monday.,"I'm not going to get into too much of the details. I think he's OK," Daboll said, adding that the first-round pick is day-to-day and will sit out practice Monday.,...