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White Sox pursue another memorable performance vs. Padres
Will Venable made it back to where it all began on Friday night: San Diego.,His MLB career started with the Padres in 2008, and he spent 7 1/2 seasons there, then went to the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers before retirement. While he made plenty of memories playing in San Diego, Venable, 43, ...
Cavaliers Facing Defining Playoff Moment Against Raptors in Game 7
The Cleveland Cavaliers face a win-or-go-home Game 7 against the Toronto Raptors. Can Donovan Mitchell lead Cleveland to the next round?...
Munetaka Murakami homers again, White Sox pound Padres
Munetaka Murakami blasted his league-leading 13th homer Friday night and rookie starter Noah Schultz allowed just two hits in six shutout innings as the visiting Chicago White Sox routed the San Diego Padres 8-2.,Murakami capped a six-run second inning outburst against German Marquez, ripping a hang...
Galaxy in need of 3 points vs. Whitecaps
While there's a lot of time left in the MLS season, it's also true that every result you book now means one less you need in October.,That's why the Los Angeles Galaxy could use three points from Saturday night's fixture with the Vancouver Whitecaps in Carson, Calif.,While Vancouver (8-1-0, 24 point...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski no-hits Nats thru 5 1/3, leaves with injury
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals but left the game with an apparent injury.,After throwing a 98.9-mph swinging strike one to James Wood with one out, Misiorowski looked into the dugout. Manager Pat Murphy and trainer ...
Improving Minnesota United aim to snag win at Crew
Despite a pair of losses, Minnesota United coach Cameron Knowles is optimistic about grabbing a historic win at the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,Minnesota United seek their first win in Columbus since joining the league in 2017, but due to quirks in the schedule they have played there only twice -- lo...
Atlanta United, CF Montreal enjoying rare positive streaks
Atlanta United strive to build on a promising run of form when they face visiting CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Atlanta (2-7-1, 7 points) enters the match just one step above last place in the MLS Eastern Conference standings. But it is on a two-game winning streak across all competitions, which in...
Cameron Young in driver's seat halfway through Cadillac Championship
Cameron Young built a five-shot advantage at the Cadillac Championship by posting a 5-under-par 67 on Friday at Trump National Doral outside Miami.,Young rocketed up to 13-under 131 while Alex Smalley (second-round 71) found the water on No. 18 for a bogey that dropped him into a tie at 8 under with...
With Orlando in town, Miami seeks first win in new stadium
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami make a fourth attempt at earning their first win in their new stadium on Saturday night when they welcome an Orlando City squad managing an unusually busy recent schedule.,The Herons (5-1-4, 19 points) earned consecutive away wins in their first two matches following the...
Surging Sounders primed to avoid 'trap' vs. lowly Sporting KC
The surging Seattle Sounders will try to continue their excellent away form when they visit struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.,The Sounders (6-1-1, 19 points) tied the best eight-game start in club history with a 2-1 home victory over FC Dallas last Saturday, powered by first-hal...
Report: Formal offer made to relocate Whitecaps to Vegas
There is a formal offer on the table to purchase the Vancouver Whitecaps and relocate the MLS club to Las Vegas, The Athletic reported.,An investor group led by Grant Gustavson, the son of Kentucky billionaire Tamara Gustavson and grandson of Public Storage founder B. Wayne Hughes, submitted a bid t...
Wrongful death suits filed in Greg Biffle plane crash
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed this week in connection with the December plane crash in North Carolina that claimed the lives of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others.,Biffle, 55, was killed along with his wife, Cristina, and their two children, family friend Craig Wadsworth, and t...
Stewart Cink, Alex Cejka lead Regions Tradition, 2nd senior major
Stewart Cink birdied his final hole to tie Germany's Alex Cejka for the lead after one round of the Regions Tradition on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.,Cink won the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season, the Senior PGA Championship, two weeks ago. Now he's in prime position to contend for the s...
Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr seeks first homer, wins in series vs. White Sox
It's safe to say that no one had San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. getting to May 1 without a homer on his stat sheet.,But that's the case as Tatis and San Diego gear up for the first game on Friday of a three-game weekend series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,It would be ironic if T...
MLS commish blames hacker for inflammatory post
MLS commissioner Don Garber said his X account was "compromised" after a since-deleted post appeared to taunt British Columbia Premier David Eby.,Eby posted a 45-second video on his X account on Wednesday pledging that he is working to prevent the Vancouver Whitecaps from relocating.,"The Whitecaps ...
Jake Knapp (thumb) WDs from Cadillac Championship
Jake Knapp withdrew prior to Thursday's first round at the Cadillac Championship with a left thumb strain.,Norway's Kristoffer Reitan replaced him in the field at Trump National Doral's Blue Monster Course in Miami.,Knapp, 31, currently ranks No. 36 in the world and 13th in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup ...
Lady Byng finalists: Anze Kopitar, Cole Caufield, Jake Sanderson
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar, Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield and Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson were named the finalists for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy on Thursday.,Kopitar is no stranger to the award, presented annually to the NHL player who best combines sportsman...
Brewers place LHP Angel Zerpa (forearm) on 15-day injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness on Wednesday.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Brewers called up left-hander Brian Fitzpatrick from Triple-A Nashville.,Zerpa, acquired in an offseaso...
Tigers put RHP Casey Mize (adductor), SS Javier Baez (ankle) on IL
Detroit Tigers' right-hander Casey Mize and shortstop Javier Baez were placed on the injured list on Wednesday after both were hurt during Tuesday's loss to the Atlanta Braves.,Mize, 27, is on the 15-day IL with a right adductor strain. The 2025 All-Star appeared to be in pain after a second-inning ...
White Sox rally, walk off Angels to complete sweep
Colson Montgomery lined a walkoff single to center field in the 10th inning and Austin Hays had two hits as the Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Wednesday to finish off a three-game sweep.,Vaughn Grissom hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning and Mike Tro...