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Dodgers look to land next punch in heavyweight battle with Padres
The Los Angeles Dodgers literally have an entire pitching staff on the injured list.,They also own first place in the National League West, upping their lead on second-place San Francisco to 1 1/2 games with a wild 8-7, 10-inning win Monday night at the Padres in San Diego.,Los Angeles will try for ...
Cardinals aim to cool down scorching Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball, as Cardinals saw Monday night in St. Louis.,The Blue Jays will bid for their 11th victory in 13 games when they face the Cardinals on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series. Toronto won 5-4 in 10 innings Monday night after ty...
Red Sox, facing Rays, search for first win of Roman Anthony era
The Boston Red Sox will look for their first win of the Roman Anthony era when they continue a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.,The No. 1 overall prospect according to MLB.com, Anthony made his big-league debut on Monday in the series opener, a 10-8, 11-inning ...
Phils' Mick Abel looks to continue impressive career start vs. Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies rookie Mick Abel has made quite an impression in a short amount of time.,Abel gets the ball again Tuesday when the Phillies continue their three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs.,In his first two career starts, Abel (1-0, 0.79 ERA) has allowed one run in 11 1/3 innings...
Jose Ramirez, skidding Guardians take another crack at Reds
The Cleveland Guardians are two weeks into a slump that shows no signs of ending, dropping nine of their past 14 games.,The face of their franchise, however, is red hot.,Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 35 games on Monday in a 7-4 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Reds, giving him hits in 3...
Despite Jose Ramirez's heroics, Guardians still aim to stop slide
The Cleveland Guardians are two weeks into a slump that shows no signs of ending, dropping nine of their past 14 games.,The face of their franchise, however, is red hot.,Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 35 games on Monday in a 7-4 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Reds, giving him hits in 3...
MLB roundup: Chris Sale whiffs 11 Brewers; Braves end skid
Chris Sale allowed one run over seven-plus dominant innings and the visiting Atlanta Braves hit three homers to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.,Matt Olson and Eli White each hit a two-run homer and Ronald Acuna Jr. belted a solo homer for the ...
D-backs blow big lead in 9th, walk off M's with slam in 11th
Josh Naylor hit a walk-off grand slam with one out in the 11th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks recovered from a blown lead in the ninth for an 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Phoenix on Monday.,Ketel Marte was intentionally walked with one out in the 11th and Geraldo Perdomo walked to l...
D-backs blow big lead in 9th, walk off Mariners with grand slam in 11th
Josh Naylor hit a walk-off grand slam with one out in the 11th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks recovered from a blown lead in the ninth for an 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Phoenix on Monday.,Ketel Marte was intentionally walked with one out in the 11th and Geraldo Perdomo walked to l...
Dodgers score twice in 10th inning, hold off Padres
Andy Pages' RBI double snapped a 10th-inning tie and lifted the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.,Pages laced a 1-1 pitch from Wandy Peralta (3-1) to the left field wall, scoring Max Muncy, the automatic runner to start the inning. Tommy Edman added a ru...
Kayla Thornton, Valkyries sink Sparks in overtime
Kayla Thornton and Tami Fagbenle each recorded a double-double while leading the visiting Golden State Valkyries to an 89-81 overtime win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday.,Thornton put an exclamation point on her 18-point, 11-rebound performance in the final minute of the extra period when she ...
Vancouver picks D Ashton Bell to open PWHL expansion draft
Ottawa Charge defender Ashton Bell was selected by Vancouver with the first overall pick in the Professional Women's Hockey League expansion draft on Monday.,Seattle then had the next two choices and selected Ottawa defender Aneta Tejralova and Boston Fleet forward Hannah Bilka.,Bell, 25, had three ...
Rays outlast Red Sox in 11 in Roman Anthony's debut
Jake Mangum went 4-for-6 with two RBIs for the Tampa Bay Rays, who scored twice in the 11th inning to upend the host Boston Red Sox 10-8 in the opener of a three-game series on Monday night.,After Junior Caminero drew a bases-loaded, full-count walk off Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly (1-3), Mangum beat...
Panthers cruise to Game 3 win over Oilers
Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues each had a goal and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 6-1 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 4 on...
Alejandro Kirk lifts Jays to 10-inning win over Cardinals
Alejandro Kirk went 4-for-5 with a homer, and his 10th-inning RBI double lifted the visiting Toronto Blue Jays past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Monday.,Jonatan Clase hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning for the Blue Jays, who won for the 10th time in 12 games.,Toronto starter Jose Berrios a...
Wade Miley captures first win since '23 as Reds top Guardians
Jake Fraley socked a solo homer in a three-hit game while Wade Miley earned his first victory in nearly two years as the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 on Monday night.,Miley (1-0) worked five innings, allowing three runs on five hits in his second appearance since joining...
Record 2.4 million watched Texas win WCWS over Texas Tech
It wasn't just Texas celebrating a historic win in the Women's College World Series over the Texas Tech last week.,The deciding Game 3 on Friday averaged 2.4 million viewers on ESPN and ESPNU, peaking at 2.7 million, making it the most-watched NCAA softball game ever.,In total, the three-game champi...
FAMU AD arrested, accused of stealing $24K from former job
Florida A&M athletic director Angela Suggs was arrested Monday on two felony counts related to putting $24,000 in personal expenses on a corporate credit card at her previous job.,Suggs, 55, is charged with grand theft and scheme to defraud, as well as four misdemeanor counts of false claims on trav...
Greenland rejected for CONCACAF membership
CONCACAF unanimously rejected Greenland's application for membership on Monday.,The governing body made the decision at its extraordinary congress before this month's Gold Cup.,"Furthermore, based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with t...
U.S. Open field finalized with Ryan Fox, five alternates
The USGA finalized the 156-man field for the U.S. Open on Monday by granting three more full exemptions into the field and adding five alternates.,Ryan Fox of New Zealand moved into the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday, making him exempt into the field for the major championship t...