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D-backs turn to consistent Merrill Kelly in bid to jolt Cards
Merrill Kelly has remained consistent for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to stay competitive in the National League West.,Kelly (5-2, 3.26 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. The right-hander permitted just one run in 14 innings while winning his las...
Royals' Michael Wacha aims to shut down Ty France, Twins
Ty France keeps coming up in big moments for the Minnesota Twins.,France will try to keep it going when the Twins take on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game set in Minneapolis. France hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the ...
Top four seeds advance in CDL Stage 4 Major playoffs
The top four seeds -- Miami Heretics, Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas and Los Angeles Thieves -- all posted victories on Friday in the upper-bracket quarterfinals of the Stage 4 Major playoffs in Dallas.,In the lower bracket Round 1, Minnesota Rokkr, Vegas Falcons, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 and Toronto Ul...
Orioles, Red Sox try again to play rain-impacted doubleheader
As the old saying goes, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains.",The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will take another stab at playing a day-night doubleheader in Boston on Saturday. The teams were slated to play one on Friday following a Thursday rainout, but an extended...
BetBoom Team, Yakult Brothers sweep at Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague 26
BetBoom Team and Yakult Brothers swept their opening matches in Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 26 on Friday.,Facing off against Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team took a pair of 41-minute matches, first on red and then on green. Yakult Brothers defeated Team Liquid with a 35-minute victory on green, f...
Corey Heim runs away with Truck Series race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. -- This time, Corey Heim didn't just slam the door on his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competition -- he nailed it shut., ,Heim's three previous 2025 wins notwithstanding, the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota has had difficulty closing out races with a dominant truck this sea...
Islanders name Mathieu Darche new general manager
The New York Islanders confirmed early reports, announcing Mathieu Darche as the team's general manager Friday.,"Mathieu is the perfect choice to lead our hockey operations," Islanders operating partner John Collins said. "He will be given every resource available to put the Islanders first-in-class...
Pacers fend off Knicks, go home up 2-0 in East finals
Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-best 39 points and the Indiana Pacers picked up their second straight road triumph in the series by outclassing the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.,Siakam made 15 of 23 field-goal attempts to set the tone for I...
Pirates rally, edge Brewers in 10th on wild pitch
Oneil Cruz hit two home runs and Adam Frazier scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.,Cruz's ninth home run in the third opened the game's scoring and his 10th home run in the ninth...
Vastly improved San Jose set to host Houston
The San Jose Earthquakes can match their point total for the entire 2024 season with a win Saturday night over the visiting Houston Dynamo.,San Jose (5-6-3, 18 points) is eighth in the Western Conference and 4-0-2 in its last six matches, including a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday ...
Josef Newgarden, Kyle Larson chasing history at Indianapolis 500
A lot has gone against Josef Newgarden as he has pursued an unprecedented third straight Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, but Friday presented some good news.,The Team Penske driver posted the top speed at 225.687 mph during Friday's Carb Day practice session, the last teams will have on the Indi...
Wolves 'desperate' to defend home court as Thunder lead series 2-0
The Minnesota Timberwolves know that time is running out for them to make a run at the NBA Finals.,The Timberwolves will try to help their cause when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Thunder lead the best-of-seven se...
Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.,Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph.,"Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...
Whitecaps aim to continue streak, face Real Salt Lake
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions when they play a third consecutive away match on Saturday night, this time with a game against Real Salt Lake at Sandy, Utah.,Vancouver (8-1-4, 28 points) has been the surprise team of MLS this season, s...
St. Louis City hope to end losing streak at Colorado
Before a May 17 match at Minnesota United, St. Louis City SC defender Henry Kessler said the team needed to put together a complete 90 minutes in order to break a long winless streak.,The search continues into another week after a 3-0 loss that extended the team's winless streak to 10 matches. St. L...
Sporting KC possess heavy hearts as they battle Revolution
The 250th MLS match in the history of Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan., will feature two of the league's original clubs as the New England Revolution face Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,Both clubs sit outside the current playoff line, but the Revolution (5-4-3, 18 points) are closer tha...
Benjamin Hassan first Lebanese player to qualify for French Open
It has been quite the last nine months for Lebanese tennis. And Benjamin Hassan certainly seems to enjoy his stays in Paris.,In the French capital last summer, Hassan became the first representative of Lebanon to compete in tennis at the Olympic Games. Moreover, he recorded the first victory for his...
Hurricanes try to get back to high shot volume in Game 3 at Panthers
The Carolina Hurricanes have been here before. Each of their past two trips to the Eastern Conference finals has seen them fall behind 2-0 in the series and ended with the Hurricanes coming up on the wrong side of a sweep.,This time, they'll be looking to change the story as the best-of-seven series...
Minnesota seeks season sweep of Austin after U.S. Open Cup wins
Minnesota United will try to continue a torrid month of matches and post a season sweep of Austin FC when the teams square off on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both sides come into Saturday's contest off wins Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.,The Loons (7-3-4, 25 points) have won three of ...