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Red-hot Matt Chapman looks to help Giants sweep Rockies
The San Francisco Giants hope Matt Chapman remains hot when they go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,Chapman has four doubles, three singles, seven runs and an RBI in the first two games of the series.,The first-year Giant has had at least three hits in ea...

Nuggets brace for hungry Timberwolves in Game 7
After two hard-fought weeks, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves will battle to see whose season will march on and who will pack up until next fall.,The Nuggets and Minnesota meet for Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal series in Denver on Sunday night with a trip to the conference ...

Breanna Stewart-led Liberty beat Caitlin Clark's Fever for second time
Breanna Stewart led five New York Liberty players in double figures with 24 points during a 91-80 cruising past the visiting Indiana Fever on Saturday afternoon.,The Liberty made 15 baskets from 3-point range in their home opener, helping overcome rookie Caitlin Clark's 22 points and eight assists f...

Knicks look to hold home court vs. Pacers in Game 7
The biggest trends of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks continued in Game 6 Friday night.,Whether the script remains the same for Game 7 may depend on the health of Knicks forward Josh Hart.,The Knicks will host the Pacers in the winner-take-all G...

Astros face Brewers, look to extend winning streak
When Houston general manager Dana Brown recently dismissed the notion of the struggling Astros being sellers at the trade deadline, his premise was grounded in the belief that his club would reel off a lengthy winning streak that would get it back to .500 and into postseason contention.,With their 5...

Multi-run homers fuel Astros' victory over Brewers
Jake Meyers and Jeremy Pena slugged home runs before four relievers preserved Hunter Brown's first win of the season as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Friday.,The Astros extended their winning streak to six games and earned their eighth victory in nine games. They di...

Skidding Whitecaps in search of quality vs. rival Sounders
The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the month of May vying for first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.,But Vancouver (5-4-3, 18 points) has failed to score a goal in three matches this month and has dropped into seventh entering its Cascadia Cup clash Saturday at the Seattle Sounders (3-...

RSL, Rapids both on a roll entering Rocky Mountain Cup showdown
Real Salt Lake will host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, for one of the most anticipated Rocky Mountain Cup clashes in recent memory given each side's promising start.,Colorado (6-4-3, 21 points) won the teams' initial meeting March 9 in a match also played in Utah. But that wa...

Lionel Messi likely to return when Inter Miami face D.C. United
Lionel Messi looks set to return to Inter Miami's lineup on Saturday night when the Herons host D.C. United in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi missed Wednesday night's scoreless draw at Orlando City with a knee issue, marking the fifth league match he has failed to appear in for Eastern Conference-leadi...

St. Louis City eyes bounce-back at streaking FC Cincinnati
Like most MLS teams this weekend, St. Louis City FC and host FC Cincinnati will have to manage the rigors of a short turnaround when they meet Saturday night.,FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan knows there will be a time-management crunch for the team's third match in eight days, but 26 of the 29 teams ...

Surging Minnesota United searching for more vs. Timbers
Minnesota United will put a four-game unbeaten streak on the line when it hosts the Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Minnesota (6-2-3, 21 points) enters the weekend in second place in the Western Conference, four points behind Real Salt Lake, which has played two more matche...

Struggling Dynamo face quick turnaround vs. FC Dallas
The Houston Dynamo might reside higher in the Western Conference standings, but rival FC Dallas have been playing the better soccer of late.,Dallas, which has yet to win on the road this season, can sweep the annual Texas Derby on Saturday night by winning at Houston for the first time since 2016.,H...

Toronto FC, CF Montreal prepare for 'important' derby
When Toronto FC host rival CF Montreal on Saturday, they'll get their head coach and goalkeeper back from suspension.,Coach John Herdman, goalie Sean Johnson and defender Richie Laryea were suspended one match for their roles in a post-match altercation with New York City FC last weekend. They misse...

Union, Revolution meet with both desperate for win
The Philadelphia Union haven't won in over a month. The New England Revolution have the fewest points in MLS.,When the two teams collide Saturday in Foxborough, Mass., the meeting won't come close to matching the spectacle of the Revolution's most recent home contest -- April 27 against Lionel Messi...

Canucks try to ride big win into road clincher in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers are all too aware that replicating their performance from Game 5 will not be good enough to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive when they play host to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,With the Oilers down 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series, they must re...

Charlotte FC, Galaxy look to move up the table
Two fifth-place teams will meet for the first time this season as Charlotte FC host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.,Charlotte (6-5-2, 20 points), fifth in the Eastern Conference, is coming off a 1-0 road win over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday. Head coach Dean Smith's team has won its past ...

Crew, fresh off ending slide, face struggling Fire
Columbus hopes to build off a long-sought victory and take advantage of a struggling opponent for a second straight match when the Crew play at the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,The Crew (4-2-6, 18 points) extended CF Montreal's winless streak to five matches with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday to snap thei...

Cubs place RHP Colten Brewer (back) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Colten Brewer on the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow right-hander Porter Hodge from Triple-A Iowa on Friday.,Brewer, 31, has a low back strain and his IL designation is retroactive to Tuesday. He has no decisions and a 3.09 ERA in seven appearances this seaso...

Hudson River rivals running hot as Red Bulls visit NYCFC
Heading into the latest installment of the "Hudson River Rivalry," New York City Football Club and the New York Red Bulls significantly are ascending.,As the rivals attempt to climb the Eastern Conference standings, three points separate them. NYCFC will attempt to increase their advantage Saturday ...

Caitlin Clark show comes to Big Apple as Fever visit Liberty
The New York Liberty look to remain unbeaten on Saturday afternoon when they host the Indiana Fever and rookie Caitlin Clark in their home opener in Brooklyn.,"We have to show up and play our 40 minutes of best basketball in order to win," Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu said.,It is a rematch of Thurs...