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NYCFC, Red Bulls play to draw in Hudson River Derby
In a hotly contested Hudson River Derby, host New York Red Bulls and New York City FC battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. ,Jorge Ruvalcaba scored for the Red Bulls (5-5-4, 19 points), and Andres Perea scored on a header off a free kick by Nicolas Fernandez for New York City (5-5-4, 19 points). ,In th...

Padres go up early, improve to 5-0 this season against Mariners
Gavin Sheets, Nick Castellanos and rookie Rodolfo Duran homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday.,The Padres improved to 5-0 against Seattle this season.,Right-hander Walker Buehler (3-2) went five innings for the victory. He allowed two runs on five hits, w...

NYCFC, Red Bulls play to draw in Hudson River Deby
In a hotly contested Hudson River Derby, host New York Red Bulls and New York City FC battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. ,Jorge Ruvalcaba scored for the Red Bulls (5-5-4, 19 points), and Andres Perea scored on a header off a free kick by Nicolas Fernandez for New York City (5-5-4, 19 points). ,In th...

Willson Contreras' 9th-inning blast leads Red Sox past Braves
Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. ,After Wilyer Abreu knocked a two-out double deep into the left-field corner, Contreras flipped the score in Boston's fav...

Angel Martinez helps Guardians rally past Reds
Angel Martinez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning off Pierce Johnson and scored three runs, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-4 comeback win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.,Cleveland trailed 4-2 before scoring five times over the sixth, seventh and eighth, ...

Report: Aaron Rodgers returning to play with Steelers in 2026
Aaron Rodgers has decided to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026 and is expected to sign a one-year deal worth up to $25 million, ESPN reported on Saturday night.,According to ESPN, he will receive about $22 million to $23 million in base salary with incentives that would push the total to $25 ...
Cavaliers Facing Elimination Again in Game 7 Against Pistons
The Cavaliers face massive pressure heading into Game 7 against the Pistons after a blowout loss in Detroit shifted the series momentum....

Rockies square series with D-backs in rare homer-less game
Mickey Moniak drove in two runs and the host Colorado Rockies held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Brenton Doyle went 2-for-4 with two runs and Willi Castro added two hits and one run for the Rockies, who evened the three-game s...

PGA is widest-open major in years: ‘Never seen anything like it’
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Jon Rahm studied the leaderboard on the digital screen inside the player interview tent at Aronimink Golf Club. Once before he began his first answer, then again when answering a question in Spanish.,"Can we move this? How many of them are at 3 under?" Rahm asked a PGA of Amer...

Rockies square series with Diamondbacks in rare homer-less game
Mickey Moniak drove in two runs and the host Colorado Rockies held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Brenton Doyle 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Willi Castro 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Rockies, who evened the three-game ...

Angels select OF Jose Siri, option Bryce Teodosio
The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of outfielder Jose Siri on Saturday prior to the team's home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In corresponding transactions, outfielder Bryce Teodosio was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake and right-handed reliever Ben Joyce was transferred to the 60-da...

Report: FIFA, Iran hold talks ahead of World Cup
FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom described his Saturday meeting with the head of Iran's Football Federation (FFIRI) as "constructive" as concerns about the nation's participation in next month's World Cup have not abated.,Grafstrom met with FFIRI President Mehdi Taj in Istanbul and told Reut...

Pistons look to close out Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers in Game 7
Donovan Mitchell and Ausar Thompson will battle for the last word in their individual rivalry when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Detroit Pistons for a win-or-go-on-vacation Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night.,Each team has prevailed once on the opponent's court since the...

Cardinals top Royals behind Kyle Leahy's strong start
Kyle Leahy's strong start led the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.,Alec Burleson knocked in two for the Cardinals, and Victor Scott II and Masyn Winn also added RBIs. St. Louis will go for the series sweep in Sunday's finale after beating Kansa...

Red Sox SS Trevor Story (sports hernia) lands on IL
The Boston Red Sox placed shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a sports hernia. It will be retroactive to May 15th.,The Red Sox recalled utility man Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story's roster spot.,Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin str...

Offensively inconsistent Storm to meet defensively challenged Fever
The Seattle Storm are having troubles on the offensive end, with a chance to find the bottom of the net more often when they face the Indiana Fever on Sunday night in Indianapolis.,The Fever continue to be concerned about their defense.,"We've got to be able to defend all the time," Fever guard Cait...

Yankees place LHP Max Fried on IL, recall RHP Elmer Rodriguez
The New York Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled right-handed pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,The move involving Fried is retroactive to Thursday and was made after an MRI exam and CT scan revealed a left elbow ...

Report: Red Sox SS Trevor Story headed to IL
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.,The newspaper also reported that utility man Nick Sogard will be summoned from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story's roster spot.,Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin strain for ...

Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy hoping to leave hospital Monday
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in "good spirits" after being shot in the leg at a concert last weekend and hopes to check out of the hospital on Monday, Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz told ESPN on Saturday.,Hardy, an All-American last season, returned to Columbia, Mo., earlier this week follo...

Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, delays qualifying
Rain washed out morning practice and delayed Saturday's qualifying session for the May 24 Indianapolis 500.,The IndyCar Series canceled the full-field practice session scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET. ,The 11 a.m. start for the time trials, scheduled to run through 5:50 p.m., was also delayed.,Sc...