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Royals place starters Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo on IL
The Kansas City Royals' starting rotation took a hit Saturday when left-hander Cole Ragans and right-hander Seth Lugo both were placed on the 15-day injured list.,Ragans is dealing with a left groin strain, while Lugo has a third finger sprain, with his IL move retroactive to Wednesday.,To take thei...

Team Spirit, Astralis move to grand final at PGA Astana
Team Spirit and Astralis each recorded 2-1 wins on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the $625,000 PGL Astana 2025 tournament in Kazakhstan.,Team Spirit dispatched FURIA after rebounding from a 13-7 setback on Train with a 13-9 win on Nuke and 13-7 victory on Mirage.,Astralis, in turn, overca...

White Sox LHP Tyler Gilbert (knee) heads to 15-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed left-hander Tyler Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a sprained MCL in his left knee.,The White Sox recalled left-hander Jared Shuster from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move.,Gilbert exited the team's 13-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday in the ...

Newcastle United, Arsenal close in on Champions League bids
Second-place Arsenal and third-place Newcastle United will both be looking to potentially seal their places in the UEFA Champions League next season when they meet Sunday in their penultimate league match in North London.,Arsenal (18-4-14, 68 points) enter the weekend virtually assured of UCL qualif...

Hot-hitting Cubs eager to keep rolling against White Sox
The Chicago Cubs will aim to continue their dominant season at the plate on Saturday afternoon when they host the visiting Chicago White Sox in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,The Cubs have won three of their past four games overall and eight of the past nine against their crosst...

Twins SS Carlos Correa placed on 7-day concussion list
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa landed on the seven-day concussion injured list Friday after his collision with outfielder Byron Buxton during Thursday's game.,Buxton was not placed on the concussion list and exited concussion protocol on Friday, FanDuel Sports Network North reported. Buxton...

Richard Green one ahead of Steven Alker at Regions Tradition
Richard Green of Australia birdied his final two holes Friday to shoot a 4-under-par 68 and carry a one-shot lead at the Regions Tradition into the weekend in Birmingham, Ala.,Green is at 13-under 131 after opening the first senior major of the season with a 63. His closest competitor is New Zealand...

Nashville covets home cooking, aims to taste victory vs. D.C. United
With five straight all-competition wins at home, including their first ever victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, Nashville SC are flying high entering their match Saturday against visiting D.C. United.,The recent success, which has been propelled by 2022 MLS MVP Hany Mukhtar, has lifted...

Pete Crow-Armstrong drives in 6 as Cubs rout White Sox
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-5 with a home run and six RBIs as the Chicago Cubs demolished the visiting Chicago White Sox 13-3 on Friday.,Seiya Suzuki and Moises Ballesteros each drove in two, while Cade Horton (2-0) threw five innings of seven-hit, three-run ball in his first career start. He als...

Atlanta hosts Philadelphia searching for first win since March
A pair of Eastern Conference teams on the opposite ends of the league table will square off Saturday night when Atlanta United host the Philadelphia Union.,Philadelphia (8-3-2, 26 points) has gone 4-0-1 in its last five games and hasn't lost since a 1-0 setback at New York City FC on April 12. The U...

NWSL: Match should've ended after player's collapse
The National Women's Soccer League acknowledged Friday that last weekend's match should have ended after a player collapsed on the field.,Play resumed on May 9 after about 10 minutes of medical attention for Angel City FC defender Savy King, who fell to the ground in the 74th minute and was taken aw...

Guardians-Reds to start earlier with bad weather looming
The start time of Friday's game between the Cleveland Guardians and Reds was moved up 90 minutes in anticipation of the forecasted severe weather in the Cincinnati area.,The game at Great American Ball Park will begin at 5:10 p.m. ET.,Friday's series opener features Reds manager Terry Francona squar...

Aurora oust MongolZ as PGL Astana playoffs begin
Aurora Gaming eliminated The MongolZ as the playoffs got underway on Friday at the $625,000 PGL Astana 2025 tournament in Kazakhstan.,Aurora swept The MongolZ, who went 3-0 in the group stage of the Counter-Strike 2 competition, with a 13-5 win on Mirage and a 16-14 decision on Anubis.,In the other ...

St. Louis City seeking stronger finish at Minnesota United
Minnesota United and St. Louis City will get to know each other rather well when the clubs begin a two-match set on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.,Amid a stretch of nine matches in 30 days, the Loons (6-3-4, 22 points) also will host St. Louis City (2-6-5, 11 points) in a U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 enco...
3 NFL Matchups We're More Excited About Than the Super Bowl LIX Rematch
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Austin FC aim to avenge loss to first-place Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps will shoot for a season sweep of host Austin FC and look to extend their unbeaten streak when the sides square off on Saturday.,The teams met on April 12 in Vancouver, with the Whitecaps shellacking Austin 5-1.,The Whitecaps (8-1-3, 27 points) continue to top the Western Conf...

Hurricanes knock out Capitals, advance to Eastern Conference finals
Andrei Svechnikov's goal with 1:59 remaining lifted the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a series-clinching 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals in Thursday's Game 5 of the teams' best-of-seven second-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Svechnikov's eighth tally of the postseason was assist...

Cubs intend to extend crosstown dominance over White Sox
The Chicago Cubs have had little trouble with the Chicago White Sox over the last two seasons -- a trend the club wants to prolong in their Rivalry Weekend opener Friday afternoon against the visiting South Siders.,The Cubs have won five straight in the crosstown rivalry and taken seven of eight sin...

Richard Green shoots 63 to grab top spot at Regions Tradition
Australian Richard Green made a long eagle putt and finished his round with a birdie to fire a 9-under-par 63 and take a two-shot lead after one round of the Regions Tradition on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.,Green, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour Champions, gave himself a nice head start toward w...

Royals face Cardinals out to rediscover recent form
The St. Louis Cardinals enter rivalry weekend filled with confidence, while still amid their most successful stretch of the season. ,Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals have cooled off since their lengthy winning run. ,The "I-70 Series" begins Friday night at Kansas City, where the Royals look to keep...