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Dodgers' injuries: Enrique Hernandez returns to IL; Shohei Ohtani is OK
The Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 15-6 in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, but after the game the defending champions were focused on what they lost.,Two days after making his long-awaited season debut, do-it-all utility player Enrique Hernandez left the game and will make a return trip to the inju...
Golden Knights after sweeping into finals: 'Now the real stuff starts'
After his team completed a surprising four-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday, Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella was already looking ahead to the team's third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons.,"Now the real stuff starts," Tor...
Dodgers' revamped batting order pummels Rockies 15-6
Mookie Betts and Andy Pages combined for three home runs while thriving from new spots in the batting order as the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Betts homered twice while Pages, Enrique Hernandez and Will Smith also went deep as Los Angel...
Golden Knights head to Cup Final after completing sweep of Avalanche
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored goals and Carter Hart made 20 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to compete a four-game sweep of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which won its sixth straight playoff game, advances to the Stanley Cup Fi...
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez leaves game with oblique injury
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez left Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning with a left oblique injury.,Hernandez was playing in just his second game of the season after returning Monday from offseason left elbow surgery.,In the third inning, Hernandez made...
Rangers hold off Astros after erupting for 8 runs in first inning
Joc Pederson capped an eight-run first inning with a three-run homer and the Texas Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 10-7 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,One night after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 victory in the series ope...
Rays add veteran RHP Craig Kimbrel to bullpen
Veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel joined his 11th major league team after signing with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,He made an immediate debut, throwing a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday night as the Rays lost 6-1 to the host Baltimore Orioles. Kimbrel struck out the first two batters he faced, allowe...
Vaughn Grissom (grand slam, 6 RBIs) helps Angels tackle Tigers
Vaughn Grissom drove in six runs, including an eighth-inning grand slam, to power the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 10-6 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Grissom ripped a 2-0 pitch from Will Vest (1-4) over the right field wall to erase a 6-5 deficit and give the Angels their four...
Derwin James Jr., Chargers agree to record-breaking extension
The Los Angeles Chargers and Derwin James Jr. have agreed on a three-year, $75.6 million extension that will make James the league's highest paid safety for the second time, ESPN reported Tuesday.,James was entering the final season of a four-year, $76.4 million extension he signed in 2022 that made...
Benoit Saint Denis-Paddy Pimblett bout added to McGregor-Holloway 2
A battle between two of UFC's top 10 lightweights has been added to UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 as No. 5 Benoit Saint Denis will go up against No. 6 Paddy Pimblett on July 11 in Las Vegas.,Nicknamed the God of War, Saint Denis, 30, is 17-3 with six knockouts. Fighting out of Paris, Saint Denis ...
PGA Tour shuffles Florida events in ‘27 schedule revamp
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will move from the week before The Players Championship to the week after, and the Valspar Championship will be kicked from March to May as part of the changing 2027 PGA Tour schedule.,The changes set up a three-week span of top-tier events in Florida: the Cadillac Cha...
NCAA denies Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s appeal as he exits rehab
The NCAA denied Brendan Sorsby's request for reinstatement on Tuesday, with Texas Tech's president vowing to appeal on behalf of the quarterback.,Sorsby had been declared ineligible after investigations had found he'd made thousands of dollars of bets on a variety of sports via gambling apps, violat...
Why the Cavaliers Are Sticking With Their Core Despite NBA Playoff Failure
The Cavaliers appear set to bring back most of their roster after a disappointing playoff run, with Kenny Atkinson staying and major trade rumors cooling off....
MLB Picks and Predictions: Why Chase Burns and the Nationals Offer Betting Value
Get today’s MLB best bets, including a Chase Burns strikeout prop against the Mets and a Nationals First Five wager versus the Guardians....
Kirby Smart willing to back Georgia, SEC ‘breaking away’
If University of Georgia president Jere Morehead floated a trial balloon with his comments last week, head football coach Kirby Smart made sure that balloon got a good burst of wind beneath it.,Morehead has raised the idea of the Southeastern Conference setting its own rules and self-governing its i...
Kimberly Birrell shockingly beats No. 5 Jessica Pegula in French Open
Kimberly Birrell's first-ever French Open victory rates as the upset of the day as the Australian took down No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday in first-round action at the French Open in Paris.,Birrell lost eight of the first 10 games in the match before impressively storming back to...
Penguins re-sign F Evgeni Malkin for 21st season
Forward Evgeni Malkin will return for his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27.,The team signed the pending free agent to a one-year, $5.5 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Malkin, who turns 40 on July 31, recorded 61 points (19 goals, 42 assists) in 56 games in 2025-26.,The thre...
Two defenders among PWHL Rookie of Year finalists
Nicole Gosling of the Montreal Victoire, Casey O'Brien of the New York Sirens and Haley Winn of the Boston Fleet were named the finalists for the 2026 PWHL Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday.,Gosling and Winn, former teammates at Clarkson University, are the first two defenders to be voted finalist...
Wyndham Clark, Si Woo Kim soar in world rankings
CJ Cup Byron Nelson winner Wyndham Clark vaulted 31 spots and runner-up Si Woo Kim moved into the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking updated on Tuesday.,Clark climbed from 75th to 44th after matching the course record with an 11-under round of 60 on Sunday to defeat Kim by three strokes at TP...
Report: Rays signing veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel
The Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement with veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel on a major league contract, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The nine-time All-Star right-hander became a free agent when he refused a minor league assignment with the New York Mets, who designated him for assignment last week....