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Orioles gaining confidence in chase of AL East-leading Rays
The Baltimore Orioles see the Tampa Bay Rays at the top of the American League East standings and know there's work to do, but there's confidence brewing for the Orioles.,They'll go into Tuesday night's meeting with the visiting Rays on a big-time high.,"It feels like the AL is kind of a toss-up rig...
SEC Commissioner: No imminent decision on expanded CFP in works
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey attempted to quiet any notions on Monday that the league would vote on expansion of the College Football Playoffs during its spring meetings this week in Destin, Fla.,Sankey favors expanding the current field of 12 to 16, but the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 prefer a 24-team ...
Miami says Lionel Messi dealing with ‘overload,’ fatigue in hamstring
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi was suffering from muscle fatigue in his left hamstring when he requested a sub Sunday during a 6-4 win over the visiting Philadelphia Union, the club said Monday.,"After undergoing further medical tests this Monday, the initial diagnosis indicates an overload associate...
No. 1 seed Princeton thrashes Notre Dame for men’s lax title
Chad Palumbo tallied four goals, Colin Burns had three and Princeton used a dominant second quarter to roll to a 16-9 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA men's lacrosse national championship game Monday in Charlottesville, Va.,It marked the Tigers' first national title in men's lacrosse since 2001 a...
Wander Franco ‘criminally responsible’ but given judicial pardon
Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible of the sexual abuse of a minor but was granted a judicial pardon and won't face prison time.,A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday that Franco was both a defendant and a victim in his case, for which he was origina...
Nathan MacKinnon ailing as Avs face must-win Game 4 vs. Knights
With his Presidents' Trophy-winning team on the brink of elimination following a 5-3 loss on Sunday night, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious heading into Tuesday night's must-win Game 4 of their best-of-seven Western Conference finals with the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas...
In pivotal Game 5, Thunder aim to be early aggressor vs. Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have gotten off to big starts in each of the last two games of the Western Conference finals.,Heading into Game 5 on Tuesday with the seven-game series deadlocked at 2, the host Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to reverse that trend.,"They just punched us in our face early," T...
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez (elbow) activated, in lineup vs. Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will make his season debut Monday night against the Colorado Rockies.,Hernandez, who has recovered from left elbow surgery, will bat ninth and play third base.,Hernandez, 34, underwent surgery in Novemb...
Wyndham Clark WDs from Colonial after winning Byron Nelson
Wyndham Clark followed Brooks Koepka in deciding to withdraw from this week's Charles Schwab Challenge after Clark won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday.,Clark posted an 11-under-par 60 in the final round to post a winning score of 30 under, just one shot shy of Scottie Scheffler's winning score the...
FIFA confirms Iran’s World Cup base camp moved to Tijuana
FIFA confirmed Monday that Iran relocated its planned World Cup training base from the United States to Mexico amid the war in the Middle East and security concerns.,Iran had originally selected a sports complex in Tucson, Ariz., to serve as their national team's de facto headquarters during the Wor...
Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease (hamstring) to go on 15-day IL
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Toronto ace right-hander Dylan Cease will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a left hamstring injury. ,Cease, 30, left Sunday's start against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning with what the team called "mild left hamstring ...
Red Sox desperate to turn it around at home with Braves on tap
It's been a season full of questions for the Boston Red Sox, none more perplexing than this: Why has Boston struggled so much at Fenway Park?,The Red Sox are 8-17 at home, the worst mark in Major League Baseball, entering Tuesday's matchup with the visiting Atlanta Braves, who happen to have the spo...
Tyrrell Hatton out of LIV Golf Korea following birth of first child
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton will not play in this week's LIV Golf Korea after he and his wife, Emily, welcomed their first child last week, his LIV Golf team announced Monday.,German Max Rottluff, 33, will replace Hatton in Legion XIII's lineup in his LIV Golf debut.,Hatton, 34, will return next week ...
Flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski fans 12, Brewers top Cardinals
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run on two hits over seven innings and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,In the opener of a series between the top two teams in the National League Cen...
Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. owes $3.74M in future earnings ruling
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out in court and must give Big League Advance about $3.74 million in back pay as a result of his future earnings agreement with the group.,Tatis signed a future earnings contract with Big League Advance (BLA) in 2017 and received $2 million from the fi...
Timbers part ways with Phil Neville after two-plus seasons
The Portland Timbers mutually parted ways with head coach Phil Neville on Monday as the club sits in 13th place in the Western Conference heading into the World Cup break.,The England native guided the Timbers to a at 4-8-2 record this season and a 27-31-24 record since joining the club prior to the...
Tigers, Angels meet as both see reasons for optimism
The Detroit Tigers finally exhaled on Sunday. Their long losing streak ended in the second game of a doubleheader in Baltimore.,They will now try to make the long climb back into division contention when they host the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game series that begins Tuesday.,Closer Kenley Jans...
UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set
UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.,The tournament begins Friday at 16 regional sites, all hosted by the top 16 seeded teams in the field.,The Bruins went 51-6 during the regular season an...
Reports: Lakers fill one of two new assistant GM posts
The Los Angeles Lakers started their offseason front office expansion, hiring Rohan Ramadas away from the New Orleans Pelicans to fill one of two new assistant general manager positions, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Ramadas most recently was the Pelicans' vice president of basketball operations...
Rays OF Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) out 6-8 weeks
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jonny DeLuca will be sidelined six to eight weeks with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, the team confirmed Monday after an MRI.,DeLuca landed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday after getting hurt while running out an infield single on Friday in a 4-2 win against the New ...