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MLB roundup: Royals cough up 3 leads, still down Rays in 11th
Nelson Velazquez homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a double as the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in 11 innings on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Kansas City scored three runs in the top of the 11th to put the game away after giving up three earlier leads.,In the...
Celtics G Jrue Holiday (illness) available for Game 3
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is dealing with an illness and is available to play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals versus the Indiana Pacers on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Holiday was listed as questionable earlier in the day and went through pregame shooting drills before the team reach...
Ty Gibbs takes top qualifying time, wins pole for Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. - Ty Gibbs saved the strongest performance of the day for the money lap in time trials for the Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Streaking around 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway in the final round of Saturday's qualifying session for NASCAR's l...
Brewers ride 5-run third inning to turn back Red Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers received a solo home run from Brice Turang and scored five runs in the third inning en route to a 6-3 road victory Saturday in Boston over the Red Sox., ,Turang's homer, his third of the season, came against Zack Kelly and increased Milwaukee's lead to 6-2 in the eighth., ,The ...
Gaimin Gladiators win to reach DreamLeague Season 23 grand final
Gaimin Gladiators won the upper-bracket final Saturday to advance to the grand final of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,BetBoom Team and Team Falcons will meet in Sunday's lower-bracket final with the winner taking on Gaimin later Sunday.,Gaimin took out Team Falcons 2-0 to secure the po...
UFL roundup: Renegades hang on to upset Battlehawks
The host Arlington Renegades, fueled by 259 yards and three touchdown passes from quarterback Luis Perez, overcame the St. Louis Battlehawks 36-22 to earn their second win in three games on Saturday.,Arlington (2-7) jumped out to a 10-point lead, surrendered it, then rebounded to ultimately take out...
Celtics G Jrue Holiday (illness) questionable for Game 3
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is dealing with a non-COVID illness and is questionable to play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals versus the Indiana Pacers on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Holiday, 33, collected 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the series opener on Tuesday and a...
Red Sox RHP Garrett Whitlock (elbow) to miss remainder of 2024
Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock told reporters on Saturday that he miss the remainder of the season to undergo an elbow procedure.,Whitlock, 27, is set to undergo an internal brace procedure that has a one-year recovery time as opposed to the potential 15-month recovery time from Tommy ...
A's place RHP Ross Stripling (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 15-day injured list Saturday with an elbow strain and selected the contract of left-hander Jack O'Loughlin from Triple-A Las Vegas.,To make room on the 40-man roster for O'Loughlin, right-hander Brandon Bielak was designated for assignm...
Stan Van Gundy remembers late wife, reveals cause of death
Stan Van Gundy's wife of 35 years died last Aug. 16, at which time her cause of death was said to be "unexpected.",On Friday, with months to reflect on Kim Van Gundy's passing, the former NBA coach and current television analyst revealed more about the circumstances of her death.,Van Gundy told long...
ATP roundup: Casper Ruud wins twice to take Geneva title
Second-seeded Casper Ruud recorded a pair of victories on Saturday to capture his third Gonet Geneva Open title in four years in Switzerland. ,Ruud advanced to the final with a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Italian Flavio Cobolli to complete a match delayed on Friday because of heavy rain. The 25-year-...
Max Verstappen streak snapped as Charles Leclerc claims Monaco pole
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, snapping Max Verstappen's streak of eight consecutive poles.,Leclerc outpaced McLaren's Oscar Piastri in qualifying by 0.154 seconds. Verstappen, of Red Bull, will start sixth after an incident rounding the first ...
Rafael Nadal not closing door on French Open
Rafael Nadal isn't ready to say "au revoir" to Roland Garros, his personal playground.,After all, he's won the men's singles portion at the French Open on the clay courts in Paris a record 14 times. Given Nadal's previous comments on the topic of retirement, it had been thought that 2024 would be hi...
Veteran C Billy Price (blood clot) announces retirement
Former first-round draft pick Billy Price announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday morning due to the potential of complications from a blood clot.,Price, a center, last played in the league with the Arizona Cardinals during the 2022 season. ,"In the blink of an eye, everything can be taken...
Storylines surround star-studded Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- Preparation for Sunday's 108th Indianapolis 500 certainly has been a high-profile work -- from a Penske Racing sweep of the top starting positions to the impressive IndyCar debut of NASCAR star Kyle Larson to the possibilities that the great race could produce its all-time winningest...
Marlins' Sixto Sanchez looks to subdue D-backs
Highly touted rookie right-hander Sixto Sanchez will get his chance to join the ever-expanding shutout club for the Miami Marlins on Saturday night when he starts against the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first time in his career. ,Miami pitchers have combined to throw five shutouts over the team's...
Versatile David Fry aims to guide Guardians past Angels
David Fry began spring training with no guarantees that he would even be on the major league roster when the season started. Now, the first-place Cleveland Guardians call him the "heart and soul" of the team.,Fry started at catcher and went 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks in the Guardians' 10-4 w...
Dylan Cease, Padres out to pull plug on Yankees' power
The New York Yankees' first road game against the San Diego Padres since 2016 went the way most of their games have this season: very well.,In an 8-0 series-opening win, New York flashed its power, sending four balls over the fence at pitcher-friendly Petco Park. The Yankees lead the major leagues w...
After rainout, Cardinals seek to stay hot in clash vs. Cubs
After waiting two months to face each other for the first time this season, the arch-rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals had to wait another day.,Their first showdown of 2024 was postponed when rain in the St. Louis area washed out Friday's game at Busch Stadium. That game will be made up as ...
Dodgers' Walker Buehler hopes for another strong outing vs. Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler appears ready to resume his role as an elite-level starter as he takes the mound Saturday night on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. ,Buehler will need his best effort against a Reds offense that unleashed some power Friday in a 9-6, series-opening...