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Reds nip Pirates, stay within 1 game of 3rd NL wild card
Nick Lodolo tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while Noelvi Marte made a game-saving catch in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the series finale against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Thursday afternoon.,Gavin Lux, Ke'Bryan Hayes, TJ Friedl and Miguel Andujar each had two hits as the Re...

Giancarlo Stanton's 3-run double keeps Yankees tied for first
Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead bases-clearing double with two outs in the fifth inning and the New York Yankees stayed tied atop the American League East with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.,The Yankees (91-68) won their fifth straight game and remained even wi...

Daulton Varsho blasts grand slam as Jays upend Red Sox
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night.,Varsho's second grand slam of the season snapped a 0-0 tie in the sixth and helped the Blue Jays salvage the finale of the three-game series. George Springer added a two-run homer la...

Walker Buehler, Phillies snuff out Marlins' slim playoff hopes
Walker Buehler and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Miami Marlins 1-0 on Thursday.,Buehler (10-7) pitched five scoreless innings to help Philadelphia (94-65) move within two games of idle Milwaukee (96-63) for the top seed in the National Lea...

Tigers halt skid; knot Guardians for first place in AL Central
Jahmai Jones, Wenceel Perez and Riley Greene all hit solo homers in the first four innings as the visiting Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Thursday night, moving into a first-place tie in the American League Central Division.,Cleveland (86-73) owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over...

Conor McGregor names his price for UFC White House fight
Conor McGregor says he wants in on the UFC event planned at the White House, and he set a high price for his participation.,McGregor, who hasn't fought since breaking his leg in a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier, posted Thursday on X that he'd appear on the card for "$100 million to fight at the White H...

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet to play vs. Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet and Arizona Cardinals starting left tackle Paris Johnson are on their teams' active rosters for Thursday night's game in Glendale, Ariz.,Charbonnet was cleared to play after sitting out Seattle's 44-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints this past weeken...

Broncos, Bengals have chance to put tough losses behind them
The Cincinnati Bengals and the host Denver Broncos each will be looking for a rebound win when they meet Monday night.,In a rematch of one of the more memorable games of the 2024 season, the Bengals (2-1) head to Denver to take on a Broncos squad coming off a 23-20 road loss to the Los Angeles Charg...

Blue Jays RHP Jose Berrios (elbow) hits IL for 1st time in MLB career
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to right elbow inflammation.,It marks the first time the 10-year veteran has been on the IL as a major leaguer.,Berrios, 31, will undergo an MRI. His velocity has dipped slightly in recent weeks, and he...

Astros snap 5-game losing streak with crucial win over A's
Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings, Christian Walker homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Houston Astros posted a crucial 11-5 victory over the Athletics on Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Valdez (13-11) allowed one run on seven hits, striking out 10 and walking two. Jose Alt...

Rangers, Bruce Bochy to discuss future after season
An untimely eight-game skid knocked the Texas Rangers out of the playoff race.,Next up is determining whether Bruce Bochy remains as manager of the club.,Bochy and president of baseball operations Chris Young will discuss the Texas future after the season and see if the two still share the same visi...

Dodgers clinch NL West crown with shutout of Diamondbacks
Freddie Freeman homered twice, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages also went deep, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to their 12th National League West title in 13 seasons with an 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon in Phoenix.,Freeman led off a four-run second inning with a 41...

Reds nip Pirates to pull within half-game of 3rd NL wild card
Nick Lodolo tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while Noelvi Marte made a game-saving catch in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the series finale against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon., ,Gavin Lux, Ke'Bryan Hayes, TJ Friedl and Miguel Andujar each had two hits as th...

Heat bring back big man Precious Achiuwa
The Miami Heat signed former first-round pick center/forward Precious Achiuwa and released rookie guard Gabe Madsen on Thursday.,A first-round pick (20th overall) by Miami in 2020 out of Memphis, Achiuwa was traded to the Toronto Raptors in August 2021 and spent the past season and a half with the N...

Lakers extend contract of coach JJ Redick after one season
The Los Angeles Lakers are extending the contract of second-year head coach JJ Redick, president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka said at a press conference on Thursday.,Redick signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Lakers in June 2024 that took him through the 2027-28 season. Terms o...

Byron Buxton, Bailey Ober carry Twins over Rangers 4-0
Byron Buxton hit two home runs and drove in all four runs to back Bailey Ober's splendid start as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,Ober (6-9) allowed two hits and walked one in six innings with f...

Mercury aim to ride momentum vs. Lynx in pivotal Game 3
The Phoenix Mercury have turned seizing home-court advantage into their postseason identity. ,The Mercury gained the upper hand in their WNBA semifinal series against the top-seed Minnesota Lynx with a Game 2 road victory Tuesday, and they will begin defense of their home floor in the third game of ...

Reds nip Pirates, now half-game out of 3rd NL wild card
Nick Lodolo tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while Noelvi Marte made a late game-saving catch the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the series finale against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon., ,Gavin Lux, Ke'Bryan Hayes, TJ Friedl and Miguel Andujar each had two hits as the Reds (81-...

FCS playoffs offered plan to go private
A proposal to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) commissioners could eventually turn over management of the NCAA's Division 1 FCS playoffs to a private equity firm, Front Office Sports learned on Thursday.,Sequence Equity, a private equity firm, recently presented a plan to transfer the man...
Giants Dump Russell Wilson After 0-3 Start, Rookie Jaxson Dart Takes Over
The New York Giants have benched Russell Wilson in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart after an 0-3 start. Can Dart revive Brian Daboll’s team, or will this season mark the end of Wilson’s NFL career?...