e Page 192 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tigers aim to continue red-hot June in series vs. Guardians
All hands are on deck and all options are on the table as the Detroit Tigers make their first visit to Cleveland on Friday night since their 2025 American League wild-card series.,The Tigers are 7 1/2 games behind the two-time defending AL Central Division champion Guardians and eight back of the fi...
Red-hot Phillies are next test for Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski
Jacob Misiorowski will put his triple-digit fastball to the test Friday when the Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Misiorowski (7-2, 1.50 ERA) is coming off an electric performance against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in which he allowed just one ...
Valkyries look to ride momentum against struggling Storm
The Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA expansion franchise to finish above .500 and also make the playoffs in 2025.,That not only increased expectations around the league, but in their own locker room, as well.,Gabby Williams and Veronica Burton each scored 25 points Tuesday as the Valkyri...
Rangers get back to .500 with rubber-match defeat of Royals
Corey Seager homered to help the Texas Rangers defeat the host Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Thursday in a game that was delayed two hours and twenty minutes because of rain and threatening weather.,Ezequiel Duran was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Brandon Nimmo 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Rangers, wh...
GM pledges that star Cale Makar will finish his career with Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche want to sign star defenseman Cale Makar to a contract extension so he completes his career with the team, president of hockey operations and general manager Joe Sakic said on Thursday.,Makar, 27, is eligible to sign an extension on July 1 to his six-year, $54 million contract ...
A's hope homestand builds excitement for Las Vegas arrival
LAS VEGAS -- The Athletics have almost two full seasons to play before they move into their new climate-controlled stadium at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, but excitement already is building in anticipation of adding Major League Baseball to a city once viewed as off-limits by professional s...
Brooks Koepka among 5 co-leaders at RBC Canadian Open
Brooks Koepka is part of a five-way tie atop the leaderboard after one round of the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday in Caledon, Ontario.,The five-time major winner shot a 6-under-par 64 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley's North course, as did Sahith Theegala, Eric Cole, Sam Burns and Argentina's Emilian...
Seiya Suzuki's slam helps Cubs sail past Rockies
Seiya Suzuki hit a grand slam, Alex Bregman and Carson Kelly also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Denver.,Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch had two hits apiece to back a solid outing by Edward Cabrera (4-3). Chicago manager Craig Counsell w...
Argonauts open season against East Division rival Alouettes
The Toronto Argonauts hope their recent success in even-numbered years continues as they open their season on Friday night at the Montreal Alouettes. ,The Argonauts won their 18th and 19th Grey Cups in 2022 and 2024 but missed the CFL playoffs last season with a 5-13 record that included three losse...
Gemma Dryburgh, Nicole Broch Estrup among 3 teams tied for Dow lead
Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark were one of three teams to shoot a 3-under-par 67 to share the lead at the first round of the Dow Championship on Thursday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,Dryburgh and Broch Estrup are tied with Camille Boyd and China's Michelle Zhang as...
Surprising Tempo, struggling Mystics heading in opposite directions
The expansion Toronto Tempo look to stay hot and in the thick of the Commissioner's Cup race with a visit on Friday to the struggling Washington Mystics.,Toronto (7-5, 2-1 in the Commissioner's Cup) enters on a two-game winning streak, riding big production from veteran guards Brittney Sykes and Mar...
Royals CF Kyle Isbel expected to miss significant time with plantar fascia tear
The Kansas City Royals placed center fielder Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with left plantar fasciitis.,On Thursday, Isbel was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of his left plantar fascia, which is considered severe. He's expected to miss significant time. A timeline for his return ...
Phillies obtain veteran OF Derek Hill from White Sox
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for two minor leaguers, outfielder Dylan Campbell and infielder Jose Colmenares.,The Phillies, who also gained $250,000 in international bonus pool money, made room on the 40-man roster by designa...
Ex-Raiders WR Henry Ruggs denied parole in fatal crash
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was denied parole on Thursday for his role in a fiery drunken-driving crash that killed a woman in Las Vegas in 2021.,Ruggs, 27, was sentenced to three to 10 years in a Nevada state prison in August 2023 after agreeing to a plea deal in death of 23-year-o...
Mexico kick off World Cup with 2-0 win over 9-man South Africa
Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez both scored their first career World Cup goals, and co-hosts Mexico kicked off the 2026 edition with a comfortable 2-0 win over nine-man South Africa on Thursday afternoon to open Group A in Mexico City.,The Colombian-born Quinones scored only nine minutes into his W...
WTA roundup: No. 3 seed Elise Mertens upset in Netherlands
Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania saved 8 of 9 break points and knocked off No. 3 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,The only seeded player to advance Thursday was Czech No. 8 Barbora Krejcikova, a 6-1, 6-...
ATP roundup: Defending champ Taylor Fritz survives in Stuttgart
Defending champion Taylor Fritz received a big test in his first match at the BOSS Open, surviving 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (3) over Spain's Martin Landaluce in second-round play at Stuttgart, Germany while notching his 350th career tour-level victory.,The second-seeded Fritz was two points away from losin...
Japan's Wataru Endo out of World Cup, international career over
Japanese captain Wataru Endo withdrew from the World Cup due to injury Thursday and announced his retirement from international competition.,The 33-year-old Liverpool midfielder has been dealing with an ankle injury that required surgery in February. He was hoping to be fit for the competition in No...
Report: PIF has only funded a third of what LIV Golf needs for '26
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which is pulling funding from LIV Golf after this year, has only provided a third of what the circuit requires to make it through the rest of this season, the Financial Times reported Thursday.,LIV Golf needs $600 million to cover the remainder of the 2026 sche...
Juan Soto's blast helps Mets upend Cardinals
Juan Soto went 2-for-4, including the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Mets avoided a sweep with a 5-4 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.,Mets starting pitcher Christian Scott allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings. Brooks ...