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Willy Adames looks to add to historic season as Brewers face Pirates
Willy Adames has added a new element to his game this season.,Adames has a career-high 20 stolen bases for the Milwaukee Brewers heading into their Wednesday road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,He is the first shortstop in franchise history with at least 30 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a s...
Royals, amid wild-card race, search for offense vs. Nats
A pair of anemic offenses will try to find some life when the Kansas Royals visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,The Royals (83-74) won the series opener 1-0 on Tuesday night, scoring an unearned run in the 10th inning to snap a seven-game losing streak. The run ended a 27-inning score...
White Sox rally to edge Angels, avoid history
Andrew Benintendi capped a three-run eighth inning with a go-ahead RBI single as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday night to end a five-game losing streak.,Handcuffed by Angels rookie right-hander Jack Kochanowicz for seven innings, Chicago (37-120) rallied to rem...
Chiefs sign RB Kareem Hunt to active roster
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Kareem Hunt to the 53-man active roster and waived fellow running back Keaontay Ingram on Tuesday.,The Chiefs had signed Hunt, who was a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie with Kansas City in 2017, to the practice squad last Wednesday when starter Isiah Pacheco went on inju...
Scottie Scheffler talks Presidents Cup, upcoming match vs. LIV duo
Before he sets out for a December exhibition that will get the golf world talking, Scottie Scheffler has a team event of a different kind to attend to at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The World No. 1, whose incredible season included a green jacket, a Players Championship title, an Olympic gold medal an...
Minnesota United D Michael Boxall signs extension
Minnesota United signed defender Michael Boxall to a contract extension through 2025 on Tuesday.,The deal includes an option for 2026 for the 36-year-old captain and New Zealand international.,Boxall has one goal and one assist in 29 MLS matches (all starts) in 2024, his eighth season with the Loons...
Luke Altmyer, No. 19 Illinois out to upend No. 9 Penn State
It's not unexpected to see No. 9 Penn State bolt out to a 3-0 start entering Big Ten Conference play.,On the other hand, Illinois getting off to a 4-0 start and earning a No. 19 ranking in this week's Associated Press poll probably wasn't on too many bingo cards a month ago.,That makes the teams' me...
How Every MLB Playoff Team Can Win 2024 World Series
Every team in the MLB Playoffs has a serious chance of contending for the World Series this year. Here's how every playoff team can win the championship....
Stifling Caitlin Clark is Connecticut Sun's Path to WNBA Playoff Victory Over Indiana Fever
The Connecticut Sun shut down Caitlin Clark in Game 1 of their WNBA Playoff series, and that's their key to success against the Indiana Fever....
Claire Emslie, Angel City salvage draw vs. Thorns
Claire Emslie scored the tying goal on a strong charge toward the net to knock in a rebound and Angel City pulled out a 2-2 draw against the Portland Thorns on Monday night at Los Angeles.,A strong individual effort from Jasmyne Spencer on the left side created the scoring chance for Angel City. Ems...
Tigers to call up RHP Jackson Jobe amid playoff push
The Detroit Tigers are set to call up top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe and the right-hander joins the wild-card contending club in advance of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays, with six games remaining in the regular season.,The Tigers announced they are purchasing Jobe's contract from Triple-A ...
USMNT opens Nations League Nov. 18 under Mauricio Pochettino
The United States men's national team will head to St. Louis in November for its first 2024-25 Nations League game under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.,The USMNT team is set to play Nov. 18 to begin a two-leg quarterfinal series against an undetermined opponent.,The former English Premier Leagu...
Cloud of history hovers, White Sox near No. 121 with Angels up next
One loss away from setting a standard for modern major league futility, the Chicago White Sox feel justifiably miffed.,A 4-2 road loss at San Diego on Sunday tied the White Sox (36-120) with the 1962 New York Mets for the most single-season losses in MLB since 1901.,Six games remain in the 2024 seas...
Brewers back on gas pedal ahead of visit to Pirates
Coming off their largest comeback win in 20 years, the Milwaukee Brewers hope to get off to a better start when they open a three-game series at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday evening.,Milwaukee (89-67) rallied from an eight-run deficit against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday to win 1...
Tigers in playoff mode with visit from Rays ahead
Late in a season with moderate expectations, a timely surge, coupled with nosedives by other American League wild-card contenders, has put the Detroit Tigers in control of their postseason destiny.,The Tigers enter a season-ending, six-game homestand tied for the second wild-card spot with the Kansa...
Report: Lions DE Marcus Davenport's season in jeopardy
Detroit Lions defensive end Marcus Davenport's elbow injury could be season-ending, NFL Network reported Monday.,He is undergoing more tests for a "serious and significant" injury sustained during Sunday's 20-13 win at Arizona, per the report.,Davenport has recorded four quarterback hits, two tackle...
Knicks C Mitchell Robinson (ankle) to miss start of season
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will not be ready for the start of the season after undergoing offseason ankle surgery, SNY reported Monday.,Robinson, 26, is expected to return sometime in December or January, depending on his rehab, per the report.,He underwent a second surgery in May afte...
Union return to playoff position by trouncing D.C. United 4-0
A two-goal night for Daniel Gazdag and two assists from 20-year-old Quinn Sullivan powered the Philadelphia Union over D.C. United 4-0 Sunday night in Chester, Pa.,With the victory, the Union moved back into ninth place -- the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference -- with four matches remaini...
White Sox fall to Padres to equal record of 120 losses
A three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday lifted the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox, moving the winners within a victory of a National League playoff spot and the losers into a tie for history of the worst kind.,Chicago (36-120) equaled the 1962 N...
Cam Smith, Ripper GC win LIV Golf Team Championship
Cameron Smith and Ripper GC won a LIV Golf team title for their native Australia, not to mention boatloads of cash for themselves.,The all-Australian team of Smith, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman edged 4Aces GC and won the LIV Golf Team Championship on Sunday outside Dallas, bringing a ...