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Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...
Sporting KC possess heavy hearts as they battle Revolution
The 250th MLS match in the history of Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan., will feature two of the league's original clubs as the New England Revolution face Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,Both clubs sit outside the current playoff line, but the Revolution (5-4-3, 18 points) are closer tha...
Minnesota seeks season sweep of Austin after U.S. Open Cup wins
Minnesota United will try to continue a torrid month of matches and post a season sweep of Austin FC when the teams square off on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both sides come into Saturday's contest off wins Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.,The Loons (7-3-4, 25 points) have won three of ...
White Sox reinstate OFs Andrew Benintendi, Mike Tauchman from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.,Both players returned to the lineup for Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Texas Rangers. Tauchman was second in th...
Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman exits with apparent leg injury
Boston Red Sox star third baseman Alex Bregman left the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with quadriceps tightness in his right leg. ,In the bottom of the fifth inning, Bregman lined a hit off the Green Monster in left field and appeared to sustain...
Paige Bueckers and winless Wings face Dream
Two teams looking for bounce-back performances will meet on Saturday afternoon when the Atlanta Dream host the Dallas Wings in College Park, Ga.,Each of Atlanta's first three games have been decided by five points or fewer, including an 81-76 home loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Despite Rhyne...
Nats put OF Jacob Young on IL, call up OF prospect Daylen Lile
Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Washington Nationals lost another outfielder on Friday with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Outfielder Daylen Lile, ranked as Washington's No. 9 prospect per ML...
Pacers-Knicks series opener draws massive ratings
All eyes were on the Indiana Pacers in their stirring late-game comeback and eventual overtime victory versus the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers' 138-135 win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night drew a 3.5 rating and 6.6 million viewers on TNT, making i...
Royals designate OF Hunter Renfroe for assignment
The Kansas City Royals designated veteran right fielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment on Friday.,Renfroe, 33, is batting .182 with zero home runs and four RBIs in 35 games this season.,Renfroe is a career .236 hitter with 192 homers and 510 RBIs in 996 games with seven teams in 10 seasons.,He set ca...
Twins activate SS Carlos Correa from concussion IL
The Minnesota Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the seven-day concussion injured list on Friday.,Correa's injury occurred when he collided with outfielder Byron Buxton as they chased Cedric Mullins' pop-up into shallow center field during the Twins' game against the Baltimore Orioles on ...
Stars' Jim Nill finalist for Jim Gregory GM of Year Award
Jim Nill, Kevin Cheveldayoff and Bill Zito have been named finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, the NHL announced Friday.,The voting for the award was conducted between league general managers, a panel of executives and media members following the conclusion of the second...
Belinda Bencic (arm) withdraws from French Open
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic pulled out of the French Open field on Friday due to a recurring arm injury.,"Just two days ago during a morning practice, I re-aggravated the arm injury that caused me to retire in Rome," the former World No. 4 posted on Instagram.,"The very good news is that with two w...
Friday May 23rd MLB Picks: Best Bets and Predictions
Top MLB bets for Friday May 23rd, including Cubs-Reds, Dodgers-Mets, Angels-Marlins, and Phillies-A’s with over/under and spread insights....
Angels ride high-octane offense into series opener vs. Marlins
The Los Angeles Angels will host the Miami Marlins on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., riding a seven-game winning streak, their longest since the end of the 2022 season.,The offense has been the primary factor in the Angels' recent success. The team averaged 6.8 runs per game during the just-conclu...
Mariners await positive pitching news amid series in Houston
The series opener against the host Houston Astros on Thursday resulted in a loss for the Mariners as a team, but the Seattle rotation took a step forward.,Mariners right-hander George Kirby made his season debut in a 9-2 defeat against the Astros.,Seattle will try to level the four-game series on Fr...
Thunder roll again at home, grab 2-0 lead on Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapo...
Frost earn stunning OT win over Charge, level PWHL finals
Britta Curl-Salemme scored with 16 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then tallied the winner 16:24 into the extra session as the Minnesota Frost edged the host Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Thursday to even the PWHL finals at one win apiece.,Ottawa's Jocelyne Larocque opened the scoring at 17:25 ...
Jose Altuve's two homers spark Astros' blowout of M's
Jose Altuve produced his 12th career multi-homer game as the Houston Astros topped the Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Altuve slugged a leadoff home run in the fifth inning before belting a two-run shot in the Astros' three-run sixth. After going homerless since...
Ex-major-leaguer Darin Ruf sues Reds for career-ending injury
Nearly two years after his final game, former major leaguer Darin Ruf filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds for an injury at Great American Ball Park that he claims ended his career.,According to the lawsuit filed in Hamilton County (Ohio) Common Pleas, Ruf injured himself on a tar...