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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes first appearance vs. Giants
The banged-up San Francisco Giants will get their first look at one of their primary offseason targets, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, when they open a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.,Neither Yamamoto (4-1, 2.79 ERA) nor the Giants' scheduled starter Monday, Jordan Hicks...
Angels' Jo Adell looks to continue rebirth vs. Cardinals
Jo Adell's status with the Los Angeles Angels has been tenuous at best, even as recently as spring training this season. ,But the 10th overall pick in the 2017 draft has been given every chance to find himself as a major leaguer, and the Angels' patience appears to be paying off.,Adell likely will b...
No. 1 Novak Djokovic ousted by Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in Rome
Alejandro Tabilo of Chile upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-3 to move to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Sunday in Rome.,Djokovic, who has won six times in Rome, had just 14 winners against 12 unforced errors in the 68-minute match. Eight of those winners came on aces, a...
Guardians capitalize on sloppy White Sox play, avert sweep
Logan Allen tossed six scoreless innings and Andres Gimenez and David Fry each homered to help the Cleveland Guardians avert a four-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Estevan Florial had a triple and a double over four at-bats, while Fry walked twice and knocked in ...
Yu Darvish sharp, Padres hit three HRs in win over Dodgers
Yu Darvish retired the first 14 batters he faced Sunday and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Darvish (3-1) walked one and fanned seven in winning his third straight start. Si...
Cardinals halt seven-game skid, beat Brewers
Michael Siani doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and struggling Paul Goldschmidt added a home run and RBI single as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak.,Miles Mikolas (3-5) settled in after allowin...
Diamondbacks' offense comes alive in win over Orioles
Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally got their offense going to avoid a three-game sweep, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season -- a two-run shot -- during Arizona's six-run sixth inning....
Casey Schmitt's double in 10th gives Giants win over Reds
Casey Schmitt launched a walk-off double to left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,After Luke Jackson (1-1) had stranded runners at second and third in a scoreless top of the 10th, Schmitt came ...
Doug Barron wins Regions Tradition for first Champions major
Doug Barron posted a 4-under 68 on Sunday to win the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Barron turned in a bogey-free round with four birdies to secure his first title at a PGA Tour Champions major and his third victory overall. He finished at 17-under 271, two strokes ahead of New Zealand's Stev...
NWSL roundup: Debinha, Current edge Courage 1-0
Debinha scored in the 52nd minute and the host Kansas City Current remained unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Sunday.,Kansas City (6-0-3, 21 points), which improved to 4-0-0 at home, broke a scoreless tie on Debinha's first goal of the season. Alone at the right side of ...
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OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...
Kim Mulkey’s response to the LSU-South Carolina fight was trashy
When Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high,” she wasn’t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdo...
If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own....
Bob Nightengale keeps trying to rehab Trevor Bauer
Sometimes, there’s no choice but to cover a vile person in sports because they are doing something that can’t be ignored. Trevor Bauer is not that, but that didn’t stop Bob Nightengale from auditioning to get on his payroll, next to Rachel Luba, whatever it is she does other than be the occasional b...
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog...
NFL Safeties are getting the short end of stick this offseason
It’s cap casualty season. The new league year begins on March 13, and every team in the league has to be under the hard salary cap by 4 p.m. EST on that date. Teams across the league are bleeding talent to reach the $255.4 million number....
Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy
During the course of an NBA season, we get quite a few wow moments in many different ways. If it’s not a defender getting crossed up so badly he hits the canvas, it’s a rim-shattering dunk that makes folks rise up out of their seats. Sometimes it’s us watching in awe as players like Stephen Curry or...
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves for real or <em>American Fiction</em>?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees.The Minnesota Timberwolves’ deceptive season has been one of the hottest topics in the West so let’s start there....