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Nationals' Daylen Lile out to continue hot streak in matchup vs. Braves
Atlanta will try to cool off reigning National League Player of the Week Daylen Lile when the Braves open a two-game series against the Nationals in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night.,Lile won the award for the week ending Aug. 30 and picked up where he left off with a pair of two-run homers as Was...
Padres vs. Reds Odds, Prediction and Same-Game Parlay Pick for Tuesday
The Padres look to build on Monday’s shutout win over the Reds. Our best bets include San Diego on the moneyline and the Under 9.5 runs....
Cubs ride momentum of HR onslaught into another clash vs. Brewers
The Chicago Cubs will try to carry their record-breaking month of August into September when they host the Milwaukee Brewers in the second contest of a key four-game series on Tuesday night.,The Cubs hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a 17-3 win in the series opener on Monday, giving them 62 i...
Hello again: Rays' Freddy Peralta takes aim at Mets
Tuesday night's contest between the New York Mets and Tampa Bay is centered around a pitching matchup between Rays trade deadline acquisition Freddy Peralta and his former club. ,Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA) will make his sixth start with the Rays in the game at St. Petersburg, Fla. He has faced the Met...
Red Sox undecided on Tuesday starter vs. M's as ace Sonny Gray gets extra rest
The Boston Red Sox haven't announced a starting pitcher for Tuesday night's game against the visiting Seattle Mariners, but it won't be ace Sonny Gray., ,Gray, who is 16-4 with a 2.82 ERA, initially was scheduled to start the game, but the Red Sox (75-63) announced Monday the right-hander will be gi...
Pirates' Paul Skenes eager to get back on track vs. Giants
Paul Skenes will be looking for his first career win over the San Francisco Giants in a matchup with fellow three-time All-Star Logan Webb when the Pittsburgh Pirates open a six-game homestand Tuesday night.,Although Skenes (9-11, 3.79 ERA) hasn't recorded a win since July 19, the Pirates (67-71) ha...
Padres' Randy Vasquez eager to continue hot streak in rematch vs. Reds
The San Diego Padres will continue their quest for a postseason berth when they visit the Cincinnati Reds in the second contest of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,With a 5-0 win in the series opener Monday, the Padres (73-65) snapped a three-game losing streak and kept pressure on the Arizona ...
No. 14 USC seeks another fast start vs. new Pac-12 member Fresno State
A former Pac-12 Conference member hosts a newcomer to the revamped Pac-12 on Friday when 14th-ranked Southern California welcomes Fresno State to Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) opened their third season of Big Ten Conference membership on Saturday with a 42-26 win over San Jose State. The game, play...
No. 7 Miami not taking any chances with pesky Stanford
The Miami Hurricanes open their 2026 season with the goal of taking that final step toward winning a national championship.,The start of that journey comes Friday night when the seventh-ranked Hurricanes visit Stanford (1-0) in what will also be the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.,M...
Phillies edge Diamondbacks, remain tied atop NL wild-card race
Bryson Stott hit a 464-foot homer, Aaron Nola won for the third time in four starts, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on Monday to remain tied for the top National League wild-card spot.,Bryce Harper had two hits and extended his career-high on-base streak t...
Colton Cowser's homer-stealing grab seals Orioles' win over Rockies
Baltimore center fielder Colton Cowser robbed Jake McCarthy of a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, preserving the Orioles' 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on a rainy Monday night.,Baltimore has won four straight and eight in the last 10 to move within a half-game of the Cl...
Jerry Stovall, LSU great and Heisman runner-up, dies at 85
Jerry Stovall, who was "Mr. Everything" at LSU as a player and a Walter Camp award winner as a coach, died Monday in Baton Rouge, La. He was 85.,After growing up in West Monroe, La., Stovall played for the Tigers from 1960-62 as a halfback, safety, punter and kick returner. He was the runner-up to O...
Nelson Velazquez, Cam Smith power Astros to win over White Sox
Nelson Velazquez slugged a mammoth two-run homer, Cam Smith recorded two extra-base hits and two RBIs, and the Houston Astros defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-3 in the opener of a four-game series between first-place clubs on Monday.,The Astros maintained their two-game lead in the American...
No. 10 Oklahoma hopes offense has progressed with UTEP on tap
After making a late run to the College Football Playoff a year ago, No. 10 Oklahoma opens its season against UTEP on Friday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners have spent the offseason focusing on improving the offense after averaging just 354.3 yards per game last season.,While Brent Venables worked to im...
Jacob deGrom fires 7 shutout innings as Rangers rout Athletics
Jacob deGrom threw seven scoreless innings while Brandon Nimmo and Cody Freeman each had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers earned an 8-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (10-9) allowed just one single and no walks. The 38-year-old veteran struck out eight whi...
Ryan Jeffers homers twice as Twins trounce Tigers
Ryan Jeffers connected for two of the Twins' four home runs in Minnesota's 11-1 win against the Detroit Tigers on Monday in Minneapolis.,Jeffers went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, and Taj Bradley (10-6) struck out nine while allowing one run in seven innings as the Twins won their second game in a row. Br...
Red Sox overcome late deficit, edge Mariners in 10 innings
Trevor Story singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Monday night.,Story's one-out single came against Cooper Criswell (2-2) and drove in Eli White. Leadoff hitter Nick Sogard laid down a sacrifice ...
Daylen Lile's two-homer game powers Nats' comeback over Marlins
Reigning National League Player of the Week Daylen Lile went 3-for-3 with a pair of two-run home runs and the Washington Nationals rallied past the visiting Miami Marlins 6-3 Monday night.,His fourth multi-homer game of the year gave Lile 20 round-trippers on the season for Washington, which took th...
UCLA fires athletic director Martin Jarmond amid financial strain
UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday as the university looks to overhaul the athletics department's business model amid mounting financial pressure.,Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Jarmond's departure in a letter to the UCLA community and named longtime Los Angeles Lakers executive...
Ketel Marte back in D-backs’ lineup, sorry for disappearance
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte told reporters he has apologized to his manager and will address his teammates after his bizarre disappearance earlier this month.,Having rejoined the team Monday, Marte spoke with the aid of an interpreter and said he planned to apologize to his teamm...