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Detroit Tigers Are MLB’s Most Surprising Juggernaut
Detroit stunned the league last year, but 2025 proves it's no fluke. With a dominant rotation and unlikely heroes, the Tigers are built to contend....
Cubs look to blow past White Sox, sweep Windy City series
Dansby Swanson has turned the corner after a season-opening slump.,The Chicago Cubs shortstop has delivered at the plate in May, with a batting line of .373/.450/.706. His 19 hits in 51 at-bats, 10 RBIs, five home runs and 13 runs are all near or more than he put up in 96 at-bats over 24 games in A...
Phillies RHP Mick Abel making MLB debut against Pirates, ace Paul Skenes
Mick Abel hopes to become a successful major league pitcher one day, and he'll get an immediate glimpse of the prototype in his MLB debut.,Abel takes the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday when he squares off against Paul Skenes and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-...
FlyQuest, Dignitas win play-in round matches at 2025 Split 2
FlyQuest and Dignitas won critical matches on Saturday, the first of two days of cross-group battles in the League of Leagues LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles.,Eight teams advanced from the group phase last weekend to the play-in this weekend, which will determine the six teams that will advanc...
D.C. United, Nashville SC play to scoreless draw
Luis Barraza made five saves to help visiting D.C. United escape with a scoreless draw against streaking Nashville SC on Saturday night.,In a match in which Nashville (7-4-3, 24 points) generated most of the scoring chances, it still struggled to get clean looks against Barraza, who notched his seco...
Vancouver, Austin FC settle for scoreless draw in sweltering conditions
Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka stood tall in recording five stops, including the game-saver in the 83rd minute, as the Whitecaps held on for a scoreless draw with host Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,The contest was played in the sweltering heat as the Whitecaps (8-1-4, 28 p...
Minnesota United dominates St. Louis City in shutout win
Tani Oluwaseyi scored a skillful back-heel goal and added an assist and Dayne St. Clair made four saves as Minnesota United outclassed St. Louis City 3-0 on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Joaquin Pereyra also contributed a goal and an assist and Julian Gressel scored his first goal with his new...
Baribo's second half penalty kick propels Union past Atlanta United
Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the 59th minute on Saturday night, propelling the visiting Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United.,Philadelphia (9-3-2, 29 points) won its second straight game and picked up points for the sixth consecutive outing. The Union netted six shots on...
Bryon Stott's 3 RBIs back Zack Wheeler's gem as Phillies top Pirates
Bryson Stott homered and drove in three runs in support of Zack Wheeler's crisp performance as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday.,Stott and Bryce Harper had two hits apiece for Philadelphia, which will go for a three-game sweep Sunday against Pittsburgh...
Orlando City rising, Inter Miami struggling as intrastate rivals meet
Inter Miami and Orlando City face each other for the first time in more than a year when they clash Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The heated in-state rivals are trending in opposite directions as Inter Miami (6-2-4, 22 points) fights through one of their toughest stretches since Lionel Messi...
Jerry Kelly leads at Regions Tradition going into Sunday
Jerry Kelly sank seven birdies as part of a 7-under 65 round that put him in first place with a round to play at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Despite battling back issues earlier in the week, Kelly turned in his first unblemished card of the tournament in forging a one-shot lead at 15 u...
Alonso Martinez excels as NYCFC beat Red Bulls
Alonso Martinez scored 13 minutes into the match and assisted on Maxi Moralez's insurance goal early in the second half as New York City FC handled the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in a clash between the Big Apple's two sides in Flushing, N.Y., ,The latest rendition of the Hudson Riv...
Ernie Clement's big hit lifts Blue Jays over Tigers
Ernie Clement hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Brenan Hanifee (2-1) allowed Daulton Varsho's one-out double to right in the ninth. Varsho took third on a groundout. Pinch hitter Anthon...
Cubs cruise past White Sox, 7-3
Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner each went 2-for-3 for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-3 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Starting pitcher Matthew Boyd (4-2) gave up three runs on four hits and struck out eight in six innings for the Cubs, who have won the first two of the three-game s...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin plans to return for 21st NHL season
After a season when he became the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin said Saturday he still has more to give to the game and will return for his 21st NHL season in 2025-26 at the age of 40.,The Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second ...
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...