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Way Too Early NBA Cup Picks: Winners, Sleepers and Group Breakdowns
With the NBA offseason winding down, we dive into the 2025 NBA Cup group stage matchups. Full breakdowns, winners, sleepers and surprise picks for each group in the East and West....
Padres keep winning close games; Phillies buoyed by healthy Bryce Harper
San Diego's 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night was the 20th one-run victory of the year for the Padres.,"We're good in close games," San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. "We do a lot of things well that allow you to win close games. But it's also legal to win 7-3 or 8-2.",The Pad...
Plenty of similarities when Diamondbacks visit Angels
Two teams hoping to get back to the .500 mark before the All-Star break will square off Friday night when the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Arizona, at 46-48, is five games behind the San Francisco Giants for the final wild-card spot in ...
Banged-up Cards, slumping Braves face off
With multiple players battling injuries, the St. Louis Cardinals are looking forward to the All-Star break.,But first they must finish their six-game homestand, which will continue Friday night in the opener of a weekend series with the Atlanta Braves.,"We need to continue to just have our head down...
Reds look to continue making history as they open series vs. Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds need just one win this weekend to continue a unique pursuit of history heading into the All-Star break.,The Colorado Rockies will need a lot more than one victory to halt their unwanted flirtation with the record books.,The Reds will look to build off a pair of resounding wins wh...
As Rays struggle, Red Sox aim for eighth straight win
The Boston Red Sox are feeling good.,After sweeping back-to-back cellar dwellers in the Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies, the Red Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best seven games by rallying past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. They will look for a second straight win...
Anyone’s Legend moves one step from LoL Mid-Season Invitational grand final
Anyone's Legend used a 3-0 win over Bilibili Gaming to advance to the lower bracket final at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Thursday in Vancouver, Canada.,Anyone's Legend will play T1 on Friday for a spot in the grand final against Gen.G Esports. Anyone's Legend was knocked into th...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado power Padres past D-backs
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each homered as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday night, earning a split of a four-game series.,Reliever Adrian Morejon (7-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings to pick up his second win of the series, leading a bullpen effort that sa...
White Sox, Guardians ready for split doubleheader after postponement
Kyle Manzardo was slated to bat cleanup and play first base for the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday after missing three games to be alongside family as his mother underwent successful heart transplant surgery.,His official return will have to wait, however, as rain postponed the opener of a four-gam...
MLB roundup: Yankees rally past Mariners in 10th
Anthony Volpe scored the tiebreaking run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge in the 10th inning and the host New York Yankees extended their winning streak by rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners after being held hitless by Bryan Woo through seven innings on Thursday night...
Miles Mikolas pitches Cardinals past Nationals
Miles Mikolas threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-1 Thursday night.,Mikolas (5-6) allowed just two hits while striking out six batters and walking one. This was a dramatic turnaround from his previous two starts, when he allowed 14 runs on 17 ...
Minus goalie Stefan Frei, Sounders to take on Sporting KC
The Seattle Sounders will be without their captain when they travel to Kansas City, Kan. to face Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Goalkeeper Stefan Frei was injured late in second-half stoppage time in a 1-1 draw with the visiting Columbus Crew last Sunday and is in the league's concussion pr...
Whitecaps, Rapids seek to end slumps
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids will set out to reverse some recent poor form in MLS play when they meet Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,The Whitecaps (11-4-5, 38 points) have dropped three of their last four games to lose their grip on the top spot in the Western Conference to Sa...
Without leading scorer, Austin FC to host Revolution
Austin FC will be without its main offensive weapon when it hosts the New England Revolution for the first time ever on Saturday night in an interconference match between teams craving points to move up in the standings., ,Austin (7-8-5, 26 points) is in ninth place in the Western Conference, while ...
Atlanta United meet Toronto FC, aim to stop winless stretch
Atlanta United will look to salvage a five-match road stretch on Saturday night when the club faces fellow struggling Eastern Conference team Toronto FC.,Atlanta United (4-10-6, 18 points) have gone winless in four straight matches (0-3-1), all away from home, and haven't won since May 28 at home ag...
Ceddanne Rafaela powers Red Sox to series-opening win vs. Rays
Ceddanne Rafaela's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning highlighted a 2-for-3 night, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night.,Rafaela made an impact on both of Boston's run-scoring frames, hitting a ...
Athletics demote RHP Mitch Spence after homer-filled outing
The Athletics demoted right-hander Mitch Spence to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday, one day after he served up five homers in a 9-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.,The Athletics recalled right-hander Osvaldo Bido from the same affiliate in a corresponding move.,American League All-Star starting shortstop...
White Sox home game vs. Guardians rescheduled due to rain
Thursday evening's contest between the host Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to rain.,The game, which was going to open a four-game set, has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Friday. The makeup game will begin at 2:10 p.m. CT with the other game set ...
Red Sox manager: 3B Alex Bregman (quad) to return this weekend
The Red Sox won't wait until after the All-Star break for Alex Bregman, as manager Alex Cora expects the third baseman to make his return either Friday or Saturday in Boston against the Tampa Bay Rays.,Bregman, 31, has not played since May 23 after going on the injured list with a strained right qua...
Reds pitchers stifle Marlins for shutout victory
Nick Lodolo and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Thursday for the host Cincinnati Reds, who salvaged a split of a four-game series with the Miami Marlins by earning a 6-0 win.,Spencer Steer homered while Austin Hays had three RBIs thanks to a pair of singles for the Reds, who won the fi...