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Finding ways to win, Padres face another challenge in Mariners' pitching
San Diego Padres' first-year manager Craig Stammen can explain his team's five-run, ninth-inning rally Wednesday night that produced a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.,"Just a never-say-die mentality," he said. "We just battled and came away with the crazy victory.",That stre...
Surging Golden Knights can capture Pacific with win vs. Kraken
The Vegas Golden Knights can clinch their third Pacific Division title in four years when they host the Seattle Kraken in their regular-season finale on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Vegas (38-26-17, 93 points) brings a season-best nine-game point streak (6-0-3) into the contest and has yet to lose ...
US Soccer sporting director leaves post 2 months before World Cup.
Matt Crocker is leaving his position as U.S. Soccer Federation's sporting director to pursue what the organization labeled on Tuesday as "another opportunity in international soccer.",Fox Sports reported that Crocker was taking a similar role with Saudi Arabia.,The move, which is effective immediate...
PWHL attendance to surpass 1 million fans for first time
The Professional Women's Hockey League is approaching an attendance milestone in its third season.,Total attendance entering this week was 976,219 through 105 games, just shy of 1 million fans for the first time.,The latest boost came with Saturday's sold-out crowd of 17,850 for the first PWHL game ...
Report: U.S. Soccer sporting director leaves for role with Saudi Arabia
Matt Crocker is leaving his position as U.S. Soccer's sporting director to take a similar role with Saudi Arabia, Fox Sports reported.,The move, which is effective immediately, comes approximately two months ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.,Per Fox Sports, assistant sporting director Oguchi Onyewu,...
Tyrrell Hatton LIV Golf's lone bright spot in miserable Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- There was a palpable lack of buzz as two former Masters champions made their way around Augusta National paired together in Sunday's final round.,Sergio Garcia, the 2017 winner, and 2023 champion Jon Rahm teed off in the third group at 9:28 a.m. It was well before many of the patrons...
Kraken blow past Flames despite playoff elimination earlier in day
Goaltender Nikke Kokko made 26 saves to win his first NHL start as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday.,Frederick Gaudreau, Chandler Stephenson, Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle scored and Ryker Evans had two assists for the Kraken (34-34-11, 79 points), who were e...
MLB Playoff Teams Off to Shocking Slow Starts in 2026
Several 2025 MLB playoff teams are off to slow starts—should fans panic or stay patient? Full breakdown and analysis....
Tyrrell Hatton surges, but LIV's Masters contingent cut in half
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- And then there were five.,LIV Golf's smallest Masters Tournament representation was sliced in half on Friday, with only five players making the cut to play the weekend at Augusta National.,They are led by England's Tyrrell Hatton, who turned in the second-lowest round of the day with...
Kraken tote teeny playoff hopes into clash with Flames
The Seattle Kraken aren't quite ready to pull the plug on their season.,The Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period Thursday night to defeat visiting Vegas 4-3 in a shootout to keep their infinitesimal playoff hopes alive heading into Saturday's game against the visiting Calgary F...
Fernando Mendoza not attending 2026 NFL Draft
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is not among the 16 prospects planning to attend the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on April 23. ,There will be a large Big Ten Conference presence without the Heisman Trophy winner. Five of the six Big Ten prospects are Ohio State Buckeyes: linebackers Arvell Rees...
Scuffling Mariners hitters hope to turn tide vs. banged-up Astros
The Seattle Mariners hoped a trip to Southern California and Texas might heat up their bats.,It didn't happen.,The Mariners, considered the favorites in the American League West by most preseason prognosticators, return home Friday for a four-game series with the Houston Astros in the division cella...
Surging Knights visit scuffling Kraken as they battle for playoff position
At this time of the season, a glance at the standings doesn't always tell the full story.,For example, take the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken -- who are set to meet Thursday night in Seattle.,The Golden Knights (36-26-16, 88 points), winners of four straight games since John Tortorella rep...
Monaco's Valentin Vacherot stuns Lorenzo Musetti in Monte Carlo 2nd round
Valentin Vacherot became the first competitor from Monaco to reach the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters since 2006 with a stunning 7-6 (6), 7-5 upset of fourth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday.,Vacherot is the first Monegasque player to do so since his coach and half-brother, Benjam...
Mariners place OF Victor Robles (pec strain) on IL
The Mariners placed outfielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right pectoral strain.,Seattle called up infielder/outfielder Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma and transferred right-hander Carlos Vargas from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list in corresponding transactions.,...
Cubs place LHP Matthew Boyd (biceps) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Matthew Boyd on the 15-day injured list Monday with a biceps strain and recalled right-hander Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa.,Boyd, 35, is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA over two starts with the Cubs this season after he gave up three runs in a 2 1/3-inning relief appearanc...
Paul Rothrock’s late goal lifts Sounders over Dynamo
Paul Rothrock's goal in the 83rd minute off a headed assist by Jordan Morris was all the visiting Seattle Sounders would need to produce a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,Rothrock's tally, his team-leading third of the season, was facilitated by a centered ...
Italy coach resigns after latest World Cup failure
Italian national team coach Gennaro Gattuso stepped down Friday following the country's latest failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.,The four-time World Cup champions will miss their third consecutive tournament this summer in North America following Tuesday's shocking loss to Bosnia-Herzegovin...
Cards place rookie RHP Matt Pushard (knee) on 15-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie right-hander Matt Pushard on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of right knee patellar tendinitis.,The move, retroactive to Monday, came after Pushard made his major league debut Sunday in an 11-7 loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The 28-year-old pitc...
Reports: Mariners SS Colt Emerson lands record $95M deal
The Seattle Mariners are in agreement with 20-year-old shortstop Colt Emerson on a record-setting eight-year, $95 million extension, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The contract value would set a new record for a player who has yet to debut in the major leagues, eclipsing the eight-year, $82 mill...