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Phillies place RHP Spencer Turnbull (lat) on 15-day IL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right lat strain and recalled right-hander Yunior Marte from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.,Turnbull, 31, is 3-0 with a 2.65 ERA in 17 appearances (seven starts) this season. As a starter, he is 2-0 wi...
Resurgent Rays set to put winning ways up against Nationals
The Tampa Bay Rays have reached the halfway point of the 2024 campaign, and while it has taken some time, good times finally appear to be ahead.,Manager Kevin Cash's squad begins its serious second-half push for a sixth straight postseason berth Friday night, hosting the Washington Nationals in the ...
Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid healthy for Team USA training camp
Head coach Steve Kerr expects to have all hands on deck when Team USA begins training camp in Las Vegas, ramping up to the Olympics in Paris.,Kerr said three players with injuries at the end of the playoffs -- Kawhi Leonard (Clippers), Joel Embiid (76ers) and Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) -- would not ...
Sky C Elizabeth Williams (knee) out for season
Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams will miss the rest of the season following surgery for a torn meniscus, the team announced Thursday.,Williams, 31, sustained the injury to her right knee during Chicago's 79-71 victory at Washington on June 6.,The former WNBA All-Star averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 r...
Chris Sale faces original team as Braves visit White Sox
The Chicago White Sox were playing .200 ball when the Atlanta Braves left Guaranteed Rate Field after a rainout postponed the finale of the second series of the season.,Chicago's winning percentage has improved only marginally in the 12 weeks since. As for the Braves? They're in the thick of the Nat...
Phillies host Marlins, aim for another winning series
After winning the past three series, the Philadelphia Phillies will look to start another series on a positive note when they host the Miami Marlins on Thursday.,Brandon Marsh led the offense with four hits, including a home run, and four RBIs, in a 6-2 victory on the road against the Detroit Tigers...
Dodgers' Gavin Stone shuts out White Sox to cap sweep
Rookie Gavin Stone pitched a four-hit shutout and Shohei Ohtani smacked his National League-best 25th home run as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.,Stone stymied the White Sox on a career night. He never had pitched more than...
MWCS attendance, TV viewership dip slightly from records
Television ratings and attendance at the Men's College World Series in Omaha, Neb., narrowly failed to surpass the records established a year ago.,A total of 371,820 spectators attended the 15 games over 10 days this year. Last year, 392,946 attended 16 games at Charles Schwab Field.,With one fewer ...
Sean Strickland not interested in Robert Whittaker fight
Sean Strickland is holding out for a rematch with middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis rather than taking on Robert Whittaker, he posted on social media on Tuesday.,Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) posted a unanimous decision over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 earlier this month after relinquishing his t...
Brandon Marsh drives in 4 runs as Phils top Tigers
Brandon Marsh had four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,Bryson Stott scored three runs for the Phillies, who took two games in the three-game series. Bryce Harper extended his hitting...
CF Montreal transfer Chinonso Offor to Bulgarian side
CF Montreal striker Chinonso Offor has been transferred to Bulgarian first division club FC Arda Kardzhali, the MLS side announced Wednesday.,FC Arda Kardzhali elected to activate the permanent transfer option for Offor, who had been on loan to the club since February 2023. ,Offor, 24, recorded four...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani chases history in clash vs. White Sox
Shohei Ohtani has played only 78 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he already holds a place in team lore.,Ohtani can establish a frachise record if he drives in a run during Wednesday's visit to the struggling Chicago White Sox.,Ohtani has collected at least one RBI in nine straight games. He's...
Spencer Turnbull set to face ex-team as Phils take on Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Spencer Turnbull will have some extra motivation when he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon.,Turnbull will get to go up against his former team as Philadelphia faces the host Detroit Tigers in the decisive game of a three-game series.,"I'm excited," Turnbull sa...
Dodgers get lift from bullpen to edge White Sox
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered and six pitchers combined for seven innings of scoreless relief to boost the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory against the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Los Angeles won for the seventh time in its past nine games despite being outhit 8-7. The Dodgers...
Late goal lifts Argentina past Chile, into Copa quarters
Lautaro Martinez scored off a corner kick in the 88th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Chile in East Rutherford, N.J., allowing the reigning champions to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of Copa America.,Lionel Messi sent a corner kick into the box where Claudio Bravo saved a shot by G...
Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese III scores WNBA's best rating in 23 years
The third showdown featuring star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese made Sunday's game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky the most-watched WNBA game in 23 years. ,Reese's Sky edged Clark's Fever 88-87, with 2.3 million viewers tuning in on ESPN. At one point, 3.3 million viewers were watc...
Tarik Skubal, Tigers keep Phillies guessing in 4-1 win
Tarik Skubal tossed seven shutout innings and the host Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night.,Skubal (9-3), who had lost his previous two starts, allowed three hits and one walk while striking out seven.,Andy Ibanez had two hits and drove in two runs for the Tigers, wh...
Champion Celtics enter draft, free agency with few needs
Celtics president Brad Stevens faces a short turnaround from the NBA championship celebration to the first round of the draft on Wednesday night. ,But with 11 players under contract and negotiations expected toward a new deal with Derrick White, acquired by Stevens and the Celtics in 2022, Boston's ...
Five NFL Rookies With The Most To Prove in 2024 Season
These five NFL rookies have a lot of pressure to succeed early on in their professional football careers....
Brooks Koepka celebrates as Panthers capture Stanley Cup
LIV Golf superstar Brooks Koepka was the talk of social media after he attended a Florida Panthers game in 2023.,On Monday, Koepka could hardly contain himself as the Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history with a Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Fla.,...