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Inside the Orlando Magic’s Quest To Shock the NBA Against Detroit Pistons
The Orlando Magic are one win away from a historic upset over the top-seeded Pistons....
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Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara in bid for series win vs. Dodgers
A pair of early-season workhorses will square off when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series.,The Marlins will send National League innings leader Sandy Alcantara (3-2, 3.05 ERA) to the mound, and the Dodgers will counter with fell...
Yankees RHP Elmer Rodriguez to make MLB debut against Rangers
The New York Yankees are excited about Elmer Rodriguez's major league debut on Wednesday afternoon. ,They also are enthusiastic about the prospect of capping a nearly perfect road trip with another win.,Rodriguez, a 22-year-old right-hander, will be on the mound when the Yankees finish a nine-game j...
Free-falling Angels staying positive ahead of finale vs. White Sox
While a scuffling pitching staff is one reason the Los Angeles Angels have lost five in a row and nine of their past 10 games, the men charged with guiding them continue to preach patience.,As visiting Los Angeles aims to avoid a three-game series sweep at the hands of the Chicago White Sox on Wedne...
Tigers RHP Casey Mize headed for MRI on sore groin
Detroit starter Casey Mize left in the third inning of the Tigers' Tuesday game against the host Atlanta Braves due to right groin tightness and he will undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday.,Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, appeared to grimace after fielding a soft grounder from Atlanta's...
Martin Perez leads Braves past Tigers in matchup of division leaders
Martin Perez pitched five scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies homered to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-series between division-leading clubs.,The journeyman left-hander allowed two hits and four walks, striking out five. Perez (2-1)...
Janson Junk outduels Shohei Ohtani as Marlins edge Dodgers
Janson Junk pitched six scoreless innings, Otto Lopez had three hits and the visiting Miami Marlins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday to even a three-game series.,Owen Caissie and Kyle Stowers each drove in a run as the Marlins improved to 2-3 on a six-game West Coast...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres gain edge on Nashville SC
Angel Correa scored a long-range goal in the first half as Tigres UANL earned a 1-0 road win over Nashville SC on Tuesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal series.,The second leg of the two-match, total-goal series is scheduled for May 5 in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico.,In t...
Cam Schlittler dazzles again as Yankees hold off Rangers
Cam Schlittler pitched six stellar innings to best Jacob deGrom and Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game as the visiting New York Yankees hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,The Yankees won for the 10th time in 11 games and Schlittler (4-...
Drew Romo switch-hits 2 home runs as White Sox bash Angels
Drew Romo homered from both sides of the plate, Colson Montgomery also went deep and Davis Martin pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Tuesday.,Chicago has won the first two games of the series against skidding Los Angeles, wh...
Mammoth not sweating handing home ice back to Golden Knights
After dropping a tough overtime game and a chance to take a commanding a 3-1 series lead, the Utah Mammoth were still feeling positive heading to Las Vegas for Game 5 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.,"There's still plenty...
Martin Perez leads Braves past Tiger in matchup of division leaders
Martin Perez pitched five scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies homered to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-series between division-leading clubs.,The journeyman left-hander (2-1) allowed two hits and four walks, striking out five. It wa...
Tigers RHP Casey Mize leaves start vs. Braves with groin tightness
Detroit starter Casey Mize left in the third inning of Tuesday's game against the host Atlanta Braves with right groin tightness, the team announced.,Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, appeared to grimace after fielding a soft grounder from Atlanta's Drake Baldwin and tossing an und...
Tigers RHP Casey Mize leaves start vs. Braves with apparent leg injury
Detroit starter Casey Mize had to leave the game with an apparent leg injury in the third inning of Tuesday's game against the host Atlanta Braves.,Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, appeared to grimace after fielding a soft grounder from Atlanta's Drake Baldwin and tossing an under...
NHL hearing with Senators F Ridly Greig set for May 4
The NHL's Department of Player Safety set a hearing for May 4 to address Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig's sucker punch of an opponent.,The department's announcement Tuesday did not describe it as an in-person hearing, which would be necessary to issue a suspension longer than five games. The Ot...
Penguins look to ride momentum, stave off elimination in Game 6
The momentum in the first-round playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins has officially shifted to the west.,The Penguins have won two straight games with their season on the line and will look to continue their rally against their intrastate rivals Wednesday when they ...
Report: NBA finalizing '3-2-1' draft lottery reform proposal
The NBA has shared details of its anti-tanking, "3-2-1 lottery" draft reform plan with team general managers, according to a report from ESPN.,There could be minor tweaks to the proposal ahead of it being voted on by the league's owners on May 28, but the larger points of the plan have a majority of...
Lightning, Canadiens enter pivotal Game 5 of closely contested series
The Tampa Bay Lightning have returned home tied 2-2 in their Eastern Conference first-round matchup with the Montreal Canadiens, and according to coach Jon Cooper, it may not be that way if not for the play of Max Crozier. ,Game 5 takes place in Tampa on Wednesday night after a two-day break followi...
Vancouver police denied motorcade request for FIFA's Gianni Infantino
Vancouver's police department denied a request for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to utilize a motorcade escort for his trip to the city this week for the annual FIFA Congress.,Per a report from Global News, the request was for a full motorcade escort, which would have allowed Infantino to travel t...