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Reds, amid rocky times and rumored trades, look to escape Colorado with series win
The Cincinnati Reds made a promising move for the future by signing star right-hander Chase Burns to a seven-year, $105 million contract extension on Saturday.,Unfortunately for the Reds, Burns' signing does little to fix the team's current predicament.,Cincinnati faces the Colorado Rockies in the r...
Garrett Mitchell, Brewers bid to add to Marlins' recent woes
The visiting Miami Marlins will turn to right-hander Eury Perez as they look to avoid a sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,Perez (5-7, 3.78 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Robert Gasser (2-4, 5.24), who struggled in his last start.,Milwaukee rallied for an 8-6 win Saturday, extending...
Padres, struggling on the road, look to avoid sweep in Kansas City
In a weekend series between underachieving clubs, the Kansas City Royals have added to the San Diego Padres' misery on the road. ,Winners of four straight at home, the Royals will try for a three-game series sweep of the Padres on Sunday. ,Kansas City is last in the American League Central but has t...
After fighting to the end, Guardians, Pirates to battle again Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates were five outs away from a doubleheader sweep at the Cleveland Guardians that would have moved them into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot.,Thanks to the heroics of Cleveland's All-Star second baseman Travis Bazzana, it didn't happen, setting up a rubber match...
Scoring runs an issue for both Phillies, Mets
Even in a lopsided victory, the Philadelphia Phillies' inconsistent ways continued Saturday afternoon.,Unfortunately for the New York Mets, consistency has been their biggest problem.,The Phillies and the Mets will each look to earn a series win Sunday afternoon, when Philadelphia hosts New York in ...
Sizzling Red Sox finding ways to win, while Rays looking for answers
The Boston Red Sox are in unfamiliar territory, and they'll hope to remain there Sunday when they wrap up a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Boston's 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday extended the team's winning streak to 12 games and moved Boston's record to 49-48. It's th...
Starting pitchers for Rangers, Braves come with questions
Texas right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness in time to make the start on Sunday when the visiting Rangers meet the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of the series between two division-leading teams.,Atlanta, the first-place team in the National League East, w...
Blue Jays turn to veterans while White Sox weary of road results
The Chicago White Sox can make a step toward improving their road record Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,Despite a breakthrough season that has taken them to first-place contenders in the American League Central, the White Sox fell to 20-29 on ...
FaZe Vegas, OpTic Texas battle for CDL Championship
OpTic Texas and FaZe Vegas will have a rematch in the grand final on Sunday at the 2026 Call of Duty League Championship in Las Vegas.,FaZe Vegas has gone unscathed at 3-0 in the event, including a 3-2 decision over OpTic Texas in the winners final on Saturday.,This is the final event and the world ...
Karmine Corp, Dplus set to face off in Esports World Cup LOL final
Karmine Corp and Dplus will face off in the finals of the League of Legends event at the Esports World Cup in Paris on Sunday after winning their respective semifinals Saturday.,Karmine Corp pulled out a 2-1 defeat of T1, while Dplus outlasted Gen.G Esports for a 2-1 win. The two losing teams will o...
PARIVISION, BetBoom Team in Dota final at Esports World Cup
BetBoom Team and PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final with semifinal victories at the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament in Paris.,Vici Gaming and Team Yandex, which lost in Saturday's playoffs, will play in the third-place match earlier Sunday.,The Dota 2 event at the Esports World Cup is t...
Report: Mavs match Knicks' 2-year offer sheet to C Moussa Cisse
The New York Knicks' effort to bolster depth at center was blocked on Saturday when the Dallas Mavericks matched their contract offer sheet for restricted free agent Moussa Cisse, his agents told ESPN.,The Knicks had signed the 6-foot-11 center earlier Saturday to a two-year, $4.7 million offer shee...
Dricus Du Plessis returns with dominant decision over Kamaru Usman
South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis leaned on his roots in his first fight in nearly a year to secure a unanimous decision victory over Kamaru Usman in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Oklahoma City.,The judges scored the bout 50-45, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of Du Plessis (24-...
Fever storm back to top slumping Liberty
Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 33 points Saturday night and the Indiana Fever pulled away from the visiting New York Liberty in the second half to earn a 108-88 win.,Mitchell rattled off 14 in the final 5:16 of the third quarter, outscoring New York by herself in the game-changing period. Indian...
Athletics end 10-game losing streak with demolition of Nationals
Jacob Wilson homered during a three-hit outing, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes also went deep and the Athletics broke a 10-game slide with a 15-1 beatdown of the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Athletics...
Dricus du Plessis returns with dominant decision defeat of Kamaru Usman
Dricus du Plessis leaned on his roots in his first fight in nearly a year to secure a unanimous decision victory over Kamaru Usman in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Oklahoma City.,The judges scored the bout 50-45, 50-45, and 49-46 in favor of du Plessis (24-3 MMA), who...
Tigers shut out Angels behind Tarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson
Tarik Skubal scattered five hits over seven innings and Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Skubal (6-5) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter while allowing only one ru...
Diamondbacks place OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr (adductor) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a strained right adductor.,In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks recalled catcher Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno. They also selected the contract of right-hander Gerardo Carri...
Orioles outlast Astros in 11 innings
Tyler O'Neill and Leody Taveras delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles with two outs in the 11th inning as the visiting Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Houston Astros 4-2 on Saturday.,O'Neill beat out an infield single to second baseman Jose Altuve that allowed Gunnar Henderson to score from sec...
Red Sox rally past Rays in 7th to extend win streak to 12 games
Wilyer Abreu homered twice to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to 12 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday.,Abreu hit a solo home run in the third, then a two-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) that erased a 6-5 deficit in the seventh. Abreu als...