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Blue Jays place OF/DH George Springer (toe) on 10-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed George Springer on the 10-day injured list Sunday, one day after he fractured the big toe on his left foot in a game against the Minnesota Twins.,The Blue Jays recalled fellow outfielder Eloy Jimenez from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons as a corresponding roster move.,Spring...
'Efficient' Dodgers showing Rangers their pitching, hitting prowess
The National League-West leading Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 runs over two games against the visiting Texas Rangers and will try for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.,The Dodgers have Major League Baseball's best record and have won seven of their past eight games. The defending World Series champ...
Capitals fighting for playoff life in rematch with Penguins
The Washington Capitals kept their slight playoff hopes alive Saturday with a road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. ,Now, the Capitals need another victory against the Penguins, this time at home on Sunday afternoon, to stay in the race.,With 91 points and a 41-30-9 record, the Capitals are three p...
Marlins-Tigers finale features Cy Young Award matchup
The Detroit Tigers are hoping the third time's the charm early in the season.,After failing in their two previous attempts to sweep a three-game series, Detroit will attempt to do so Sunday at home against the Miami Marlins in a battle between former Cy Young Award winners.,Detroit lost at San Diego...
Angels turn to sizzling Jose Soriano in rubber game at Reds
The Los Angeles Angels are sending the right man to the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, when they'll rely on new-found ace Jose Soriano to try to win the finale and the three-game series.,The Angels' bats cooled off after Friday's 10-2 blowout win as they dropped Saturday's game 7-...
Team Liquid 1st team to 2-0 at LCS Spring
Team Liquid moved to the top of the standings with a win over Shopify Rebellion as Week 2 of the regular season of the LCS Spring event began Saturday.,Team Liquid won 2-0 in a battle of 1-0 teams, while LYON beat Dignitas 2-1 in the other match of the day.,Eight teams will compete in best-of-three ...
Injured Carlos Ulberg pulls off improbable title victory
The dawn of a new era at light heavyweight commenced Saturday night in Miami in the main event of UFC 327, which saw Carlos Ulberg win the UFC vacant light heavyweight title over former champion Jiri Prochazka., ,Ulberg (14-1) finished Prochazka (32-6-1) after nearly losing the fight due to a knee i...
Kelvin Yeboah, Minnesota extend San Diego's winless streak
Kelvin Yeboah scored his fourth goal of the season just before halftime and visiting Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over 10-man San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Kyle Duncan also scored in the first half and Owen Gene had assists on both goals for the Loons (3-2-2, 11 points), who complete...
Stars blank Rangers, sew up first-round home-ice edge
Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal with 7:11 left in regulation for the Dallas Stars, who earned a 2-0 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.,Robertson added an empty-netter with 59 seconds left to tie Wyatt Johnston for the team lead with 44 goals. Matt Duchene assisted on bo...
Protas brothers help Capitals handle Penguins
Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists and the Washington Capitals helped their playoff chances with a 6-3 win against the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Saturday.,Ryan Leonard scored twice, and Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (41-30-9, 9...
Lightning win on late goal; Bruins reach playoffs despite loss
Defenseman Emil Lilleberg scored a rebound goal with 1:35 left in regulation, leading the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win Saturday over the Boston Bruins, who reached the postseason later in the day despite the defeat.,Moments after the Bruins were unable to clear a puck out of their own z...
Shohei Ohtani's 1st '26 HR in L.A. helps Dodgers beat Rangers
A four-run first inning for the host Los Angeles Dodgers, with a leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani and a three-run shot from Teoscar Hernandez, keyed a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.,Ohtani had not had an extra-base hit or an RBI at Dodger Stadium this season, doing much of his ...
Wings sign defensive standout Alanna Smith to reported 3-year contract
The Dallas Wings have signed free agent forward Alanna Smith, the WNBA's co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2025, the team announced on Saturday night.,ESPN reported that Smith, who spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, has agreed to a three-year max contract, per her agent Sammy Wlosz...
Michael Wacha goes stellar 8 innings as Royals blank White Sox
Michael Wacha struck out seven over eight stellar innings and Maikel Garcia clubbed a leadoff home run, as the Kansas City Royals continued their strong pitching in this series with Saturday's 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Wacha (2-0), who turns 35 in July, allowed just four hits ...
Jack Skahan, Quakes extend record start vs. Sporting KC
Jack Skahan registered his first career brace and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-best start with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,Dave Romney also scored a goal for San Jose (6-1-0, 18 points), which has outscored its opponents 13-2 t...
Golden Knights secure playoff berth with OT win at Avalanche
Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Saturday night.,Vegas (37-26-17, 91 points) jumped over Edmonton (90 points) into first place in the Pacific Division. Anaheim is third with 89 points he...
Chicago Fire use early goal to extend Atlanta's road woes
Maren Haile-Selassie scored his first goal of the season just before the quarter-hour mark for the Chicago Fire, who defeated visiting Atlanta United 1-0 on Saturday night.,Philip Zinckernagel and Jonathan Bamba assisted on the goal for Chicago (4-2-1, 13 points), which won its third consecutive mat...
Trail Blazers can clinch No. 8 seed with win vs. Kings
The Portland Trail Blazers look to secure the No. 8 position in the Western Conference when they host the woeful Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both clubs.,The Trail Blazers put themselves in position to nab a spot in the key 7 vs. 8 play-in contest by routing the visiti...
Flyers crush Jets to help playoff standing
Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 7-1 win over the host Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.,Noah Cates had a goal and two assists, while Matvei Michkov scored and had a helper. Porter Martone, Travis Sanheim and Nick Se...
Kraken blow past Flames despite playoff elimination earlier in day
Goaltender Nikke Kokko made 26 saves to win his first NHL start as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday.,Frederick Gaudreau, Chandler Stephenson, Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle scored and Ryker Evans had two assists for the Kraken (34-34-11, 79 points), who were e...