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Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi back against Mariners for key AL West battle
The Texas Rangers hope to get a lift from the return of ace pitcher Nathan Eovaldi when they clash with the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in the opener of a key three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Eovaldi (4-3, 1.56 ERA) will return to the mound to start for the Rangers after missing almost a ...

Spencer Torkelson, Tigers take aim at Twins
The American League-leading Detroit Tigers haven't played division rival Minnesota since mid-April. ,That will change this weekend when the Twins head to Detroit for a three-game series that begins on Friday night.,The Tigers took two of three games in Minneapolis during that early-season series. Th...

Guardians face uphill battle vs. Sonny Gray, Cardinals
A six-week downward spiral by the Cleveland Guardians reached a low point in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.,The Guardians matched their season high with four errors -- three by first baseman Kyle Manzardo in one inning -- and managed only two hits in a 6-0 loss. They ...

Fever's Caitlin Clark (groin) might miss game vs. Wings, Paige Bueckers
The much-anticipated first professional meeting between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers might have to wait.,Clark's Indiana Fever will visit Bueckers' Dallas Wings on Friday night, but Clark might be unable to play because of a left groin injury that kept her out of her team's 85-75 loss to the Los...

Upsets dominate opening day of PGL Wallachia Season 5 playoffs
After one day of playoffs, the PGL Wallachia Season 5 has been flipped upside down.,Three of the four upper-bracket opening-round matches played in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, saw the lower seed upset the higher seed, quickly putting some of the best teams in group play one loss away from elimina...

Report: Daily fantasy sports likely to be banned in California
California, the most populous of the 50 United States, already doesn't allow sports gambling.,Online daily fantasy games might soon be illegal in the Golden State, too.,California attorney general Rob Bonta is likely to ban fantasy sports gambling, KCRA 3 in Sacramento reported on Wednesday.,Daily f...

Mets RHP Griffin Canning heading for MRI on injured ankle
New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning was helped off the field Thursday night after sustaining a left ankle injury in the third inning of their home game against the Atlanta Braves.,After the game, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters the team believes it is an Achilles injury and tha...

NBA draft shifts Cooper Flagg's biggest ROY threats
Cooper Flagg is still the prohibitive favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors next season, but the players viewed as his biggest competition shifted after the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.,Flagg opened as the -400 ROY favorite by BetMGM, although those odds were trimmed to -225 with the No. 1...

Padraig Harrington, Mark Hensby co-leaders at U.S. Senior Open
Padraig Harrington of Ireland and Mark Hensby of Australia each shot 3-under-par 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs.,Harrington and Hensby are ahead by one stroke over seven players tied at 68, with three rounds to go at th...

Twins topple Mariners 10-1 to split four-game series
Trevor Larnach homered, singled, drove in three runs and scored twice for the Minnesota Twins in a 10-1 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Thursday, helping them earn a split of the four-game series in Minneapolis.,Brooks Lee and Matt Wallner also homered, Carlos Correa had two RBIs and By...

Mets starter Griffin Canning (leg) helped off field vs. Braves
New York Mets starting pitcher Griffin Canning was helped off the field Thursday night after sustaining an injury to his left leg in the third inning of their home game against the Atlanta Braves.,Canning threw a pitch to Atlanta shortstop Nick Allen, who grounded out to shortstop Francisco Lindor. ...

'Battle-tested' Padres set to face Reds after rare rest day
The San Diego Padres were able to exhale after completing a dizzying stretch of 26 games in 27 days.,After enjoying a rare day off on Thursday, the Padres will be back in action on Friday when they play the opener of a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds.,"I could not be (prouder) of ...

Marlins beat up on host Giants for series sweep
Agustin Ramirez came within a triple of a cycle, Kyle Stowers clubbed a three-run home run five pitches after his manager was ejected in the first inning, and the Miami Marlins ran up a season-high run total in a 12-5 romp over the San Francisco Giants to complete a three-game road sweep on Thursday...

Lynx, Dream head into matchup off frustrating losses
Following a rare setback, the Minnesota Lynx will try to avoid another loss on Friday when they face the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Minnesota (12-2) has gone 3-2 since its 9-0 start to the season, falling in its most recent outing 68-64 on the road Tuesday against the Washington Mystics. Des...

Aldrich Potgieter, Kevin Roy break course record at Rocket Classic
The course record at Detroit Golf Club was threatened, tied and then finally toppled on Thursday at the Rocket Classic.,After budding Australian star Min Woo Lee carded a 9-under-par 63 to match the course record, it came down when Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa wrapped up a 10-under 62.,Just min...

Shota Imanaga dominant as Cubs shut out Cardinals again
Shota Imanaga came off the injured list and allowed just one hit in five innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Thursday afternoon.,The Cubs pitched their second straight shutout to earn a 2-2 split in the four-game series.,Imanaga (4-2) walked one and struck out th...

Kevin Roy, Aldrich Potgieter shoot 62s to open Rocket Classic
Kevin Roy and South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under-par 62 to break the single-round scoring record at Detroit Golf Club and take the first-round lead at the Rocket Classic on Thursday.,Roy and Potgieter only have a one-shot edge over Mark Hubbard, Max Greyserman and Australia's Min Wo...

Auburn flips 4-star QB Peyton Falzone from Penn State
Auburn, a late entry into the recruitment of four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone, got the recruit to flip from Penn State to the Tigers on Thursday.,Falzone announced on social media and told recruiting websites that he is committing to Auburn, after decommitting from Virginia Tech in November 2024...

Wander Franco found guilty of sexually abusing minor
Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and sentenced to a two-year suspended prison sentence on Thursday. ,Franco, 24, and the mother of the victim were sentenced nearly two years after investigators opened the case into his illegal relationship with a th...

Blue Jackets bring back F Brendan Gaunce in trade with Wild
Columbus acquired former Blue Jackets forward Brendan Gaunce from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in exchange for minor league forward Cameron Butler.,Gaunce, 31, collected one assist, four penalty minutes, seven blocked shots and 18 hits in 12 games last season, his lone campaign with the Wild.,For ...