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Hunter Greene, Reds take aim at reeling Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds have a stable of young pitchers in their rotation, and after Andrew Abbott started the series opener, it's 25-year-old Hunter Greene's turn against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon in Denver.,Greene (2-2, 2.35 ERA) will face Colorado's Antonio Senzatela (1-3, 4.81) in a...
Guardians look to stay hot in doubleheader vs. Red Sox
Following a successful series against the leaders of the American League East, the Cleveland Guardians will take aim at the other storied franchise in that division. ,After rain postponed their series opener on Friday, the Guardians and visiting Boston Red Sox will play a split doubleheader on Satur...
Cardinals take on Brewers, attempt to continue home success
After losing six of seven games on their last road trip, the St. Louis Cardinals are trying to regain their footing at home.,They will bid for their second straight victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game series in St. Louis.,The Cardinals won the ...
Rested Tigers brace for doubleheader vs. Orioles
The Detroit Tigers got an extra day of rest on Friday.,They had a day off on Thursday, and their scheduled home game against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday was postponed by inclement weather. ,The teams will play a split doubleheader on Saturday in Detroit.,The Tigers will start right-hander Casey ...
MLB roundup: Paul Skenes fans 9 as Pirates blank Dodgers
Paul Skenes struck out nine over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory on Friday.,Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and later scored in a two-run fifth inning as the Pirates improved to 3-1 on their six-ga...
NBA roundup: Big second half lifts Wolves over Lakers
Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points, Anthony Edwards had 29, and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished strong for a 116-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle added 22 points for Minnesota, which took a 2...
NHL roundup: Devils top Canes in 2OT, avoid 3-0 hole
Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime Friday night for the New Jersey Devils, who got back into their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 at Newark, N.J., ,The Hurricanes lead the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Sunday in Newark., ...
Ramifications of NCAA's new world reach NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Quarterbacks Tyler Shough and Dillon Gabriel, both taken on the second day of the draft, might be considered rookies by the NFL, but their extensive game experience reflects the current nomadic culture of college football.,Each of their paths -- with three schools apiece, a combin...
President Trump rips NFL teams for passing on Shedeur Sanders
President Donald Trump called NFL owners "stupid" for not selecting Shedeur Sanders in the first round of the draft -- and that was before the Colorado quarterback went undrafted in the second and third rounds, too.,In a post Friday on the Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "What is wrong with NFL ...
Paul Skenes fans nine as Pirates shut out Dodgers
Paul Skenes got the best of a pitching showdown with nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory.,Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and scored in a two-run fifth inning as the Pirates improv...
Braves stay hot in Arizona, blow out Diamondbacks
Left-hander Chris Sale won his first game of the season to remain perfect against Arizona and the Atlanta Braves beat the Diamondbacks 8-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday in Phoenix. ,Eli White and Austin Riley each had two hits and two RBIs for the Braves, Michael Harris II had two hits...
Focus shifts to defense in NFL draft as Shedeur Sanders continues to wait
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- On a night where teams focused on defense over offense, the talk around the NFL draft on Friday night was still all about the quarterbacks.,Particularly one who wasn't drafted.,Of the 70 players selected in the second and third rounds, the defensive line and secondary accounted fo...
Shane Baz, Rays send Padres to rare home defeat
Shane Baz fired seven shutout innings Friday night and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays nipped the San Diego Padres 1-0.,Baz (3-0) permitted just four hits and a walk while striking out six. Manuel Rodriguez worked the eighth, preserving the shutout by slipping a called third strike past Xander Bogaerts ...
Reds keep taking leads, eke out 8-7 win over Rockies
Spencer Steer homered, Noelvi Marte and Santiago Espinal had three hits each, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on a drizzly Friday night in Denver.,Elly De La Cruz, Blake Dunn and Austin Hays had two hits each, Graham Ashcraft (1-2) pitched an inning of relief and Emilio Pagan p...
Another day, another fall: Shedeur Sanders remains undrafted
After two days, three rounds and 102 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft, Shedeur Sanders is still waiting to hear his name called.,The highly hyped Colorado quarterback, who stunningly fell out of the first round on Thursday night, was not among the 70 players selected in the second and third rounds o...
Habs cut Capitals' series lead to 2-1 with six-goal outburst
Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook recorded one goal and one assist each as the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Friday.,The Capitals lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday in Montrea...
Cardinals hang on to edge Brewers
Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday night.,Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore (2-2) allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits in six innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.,Kyle Leahy, Ph...
Pride rally, upend Angel City in stoppage time
Marta and Barbra Banda guided host Orlando out of a two-goal deficit before an Angel City own goal in second-half stoppage time handed the Pride a thrilling 3-2 victory Friday night., ,In the third minute of stoppage, Orlando's Carson Pickett lofted a long cross into the box. It took one hop before ...
Canadiens cut Capitals' series lead to 2-1 with six-goal outburst
Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook recorded one goal and one assist each as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Friday night in Montreal.,The Capitals lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday in Montreal.,...
Saints draft QB Tyler Shough as Shedeur Sanders' wait continues
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There was only one quarterback taken in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday, and it wasn't Shedeur Sanders.,While Sanders' draft stock continued to plummet, the New Orleans Saints took Louisville's Tyler Shough at No. 40 overall. The 25-year-old Shough, whose career has be...