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Yankees bats finally awaken to avoid 4-game sweep to Angels
Trent Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs as the host New York Yankees stopped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.,Carlos Rodon (9-5) overcame allowing three solo homers and pitched six quality innings as the ...
Tigers' Riley Greene, Tarik Skubal too much for Pirates
Riley Greene drove in four runs and Tarik Skubal collected another home victory as the Detroit Tigers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2, in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Skubal (8-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out six while running his ho...
Report: Grizzlies' Zach Edey cited for driving 101 mph in 55 zone
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey was cited for driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone in Tippecanoe County, Ind., the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported Thursday.,The violation occurred on May 1 while Edey was driving a Kia Sorento on Indiana 25, according to the report. Edey was cited and released at...
James Wood's walk-off HR lifts Nationals over Rockies in 11
James Wood hit a two-run walk-off shot in the bottom of the 11th inning, his second home run of the game, and the Washington Nationals snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Thursday.,Jacob Young led off against Seth Halvorsen (1-2) by bunting pin...
Byron Buxton powers Twins past Reds
Byron Buxton finished off a spectacular series against the Cincinnati Reds with two home runs and a double to help the Minnesota Twins salvage the finale of the three-game series, 12-5, on Thursday in Cincinnati.,The Twins center fielder opened the series by homering and taking away a potential home...
Steve Kerr adds son Nicholas to Warriors' coaching staff
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr promoted his son Nicholas to the coaching staff Thursday.,Nicholas Kerr, 32, served as the Warriors G League head coach in Santa Cruz (Calif.) the past two seasons. Santa Cruz went 20-14 and finished in fourth place in the G League's Western Conference eac...
NBA Finals Game 6: Preview, Props & Prediction
The Indiana Pacers return home for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night trying to stave off elimination while not knowing exactly what they'll be able to get out of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton.,Battling a calf strain, Haliburton is expected to try to play against the Oklahoma City Thund...
Palmeiras blank Al Ahly 2-0 at Club World Cup
Jose Lopez scored in the 60th minute to lift Brazil's Palmeiras to a 2-0 victory over Egypt's Al Ahly in Club World Cup Group A play on Thursday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,The victory placed Palmeiras (1-0-1, 4 points) atop the group standings as FC Porto and Inter Miami were scheduled to pl...
D-backs place C Gabriel Moreno (hand) on injured list
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a contusion on his right (throwing) hand.,Moreno, 25, had been in and out of the lineup since getting struck in the hand by a wild pitch on June 6. The IL move is retroactive to Monday.,Moreno is batting ...
Storm set to unleash defense on struggling Aces
Gabby Williams has the Seattle Storm defense thriving just in time for a visit Friday night to the Las Vegas Aces, who can't seem to take care of the basketball.,Williams, the star forward from France in her seventh WNBA season, had a career-high and franchise-record eight steals on Tuesday night in...
Dream face Mystics again, look to back up 33-point rout
Meeting for the second time in a week, the Atlanta Dream will look for similar success against the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-4) delivered a crushing 89-56 victory at Washington on Sunday before seeing its three-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday...
Weekend Preview: Pocono Raceway
After a thrilling inaugural event in Mexico City last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns stateside with Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 at the historic Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen punched his 202...
Canada coach Jesse Marsch under investigation by CONCACAF
The Canadian Soccer Association and head coach Jesse Marsch are under investigation by CONCACAF over claims of rules violations and the use of offensive language during Canada's 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras on Tuesday.,Marsch wasn't even on the sidelines for the game since he was serving a two-gam...
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice, rookie OT Josh Simmons OK for camp
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice and first-round rookie tackle Josh Simmons will be ready for training camp, head coach Andy Reid confirmed Thursday.,Rice, 25, missed most of last season with a torn right ACL sustained when he collided with quarterback Patrick Mahomes during a Week 4 win...
Sceptres sign D Kali Flanagan to 1-year contract
The Toronto Sceptres signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Flanagan, who recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in 30 games last season.,"It was crucial for us to retain Kali; she brings so much to ou...
Report: Rockets coach Ime Udoka signs long-term extension
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a long-term contract extension, ESPN reported on Thursday.,While no specific terms were cited in the report, ESPN said the deal would make Udoka one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA.,Udoka, 47, guided the Rockets to a 52-30 record this season ...
Williams boss James Vowles signs long-term extension
Williams Racing announced a long-term extension Thursday for team principal James Vowles.,Vowles, 45, joined Williams in 2023 following an unprecedented run of success at Mercedes.,Following a ninth-place finish in 2024, the Williams team has climbed to fifth through 10 races this season.,"He has sp...
Stars sign F Matt Duchene to 4-year, $18M contract
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Matt Duchene re-signed with the Dallas Stars on Thursday on a four-year, $18 million contract.,Duchene, who would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1, recorded a team-leading 82 points (30 goals, career-high 52 assists) in 82 games last season. He a...
Astros ride high-powered offense into finale vs. A's
The Houston Astros are finding Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., much to their liking.,Houston has racked up 24 runs, 35 hits and eight homers over the past two games. The Astros will aim to do more damage on Thursday night when they finish a four-game series against the Athletics in th...
Three Ways New PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Can Fix the Stale Golf Schedule
New PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has major work ahead. Here are three ways he can fix the Tour’s stale schedule, including shaking up signature events and thinking globally....