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Orlando City aim to end longstanding struggles at Revolution
Orlando City SC will attempt to make it three wins in a row when they travel to face the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Orlando is coming off a dominant 5-0 win over D.C. United last weekend and has allowed just one goal against over its previous two matches. The Lions (7-9-...
Atlanta, still adjusting without Thiago Almada, visits CF Montreal
Atlanta United will see if they can figure out life after Thiago Almada on Saturday when they visit CF Montreal.,On July 6, Atlanta United announced a record transfer of the star midfielder to Botafogo in Brazil. A move out of Atlanta was expected for the young Argentinian phenom. ,In the two matche...
D.C. United, amid 11-match winless stretch, face Nashville SC
D.C. United and Nashville SC both will look to rebound from lopsided defeats when they meet on Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. United (4-11-8, 20 points) are winless in their last 11, an 0-8-3 slide that has taken the Black and Red from the top half of the Eastern Conference table to th...
Phillies release Whit Merrifield, recall IF/OF Weston Wilson
The Philadelphia Phillies released three-time All-Star Whit Merrifield on Friday.,Merrifield, 35, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent in February and appeared in 53 games for the Phillies. He split his time between left field (20 starts), second base (12) and third base (8).,Merrifield hit thre...
IOC launches esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee is launching the Olympic Esports Games 2025, with the competition to be held in Saudi Arabia.,The IOC made the announcement Friday in conjunction with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia.,It is the latest foray into sports for Saudi Arabia, which funds ...
Immaculate or sloppy, White Sox just want another win
Immaculate, by definition, is a far cry from sloppy.,Not so for Chicago White Sox closer Michael Kopech, whose immaculate inning Wednesday was the club's first since Hollis "Sloppy" Thurston on Aug. 23, 1923.,Kopech delivered the majors' first immaculate inning of 2024 -- striking out three batters ...
Lightning D J.J. Moser signs 2-year deal, avoids arbitration
New Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser signed a two-year, $6.75 million contract on Thursday as the sides avoided arbitration.,The Lightning acquired Moser and forward Conor Geekie from the Utah Hockey Club last month in a deal that sent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to Utah.,Moser, 24, spent ...
Tundra, Entity grab Day 2 lead in Riyadh Masters group stage
While Group A has seen plenty of twists and turns so far at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia, both Entity and Tundra Esports leveraged Day 1 victories into more wins on Thursday, and the two squads have taken the lead in Group B.,Tundra, now in first place, handed Entity its first loss of t...
Mercury look to stay hot, catch Fever on a slide
In search of a season-best fourth straight victory, the Phoenix Mercury begin a three-city road trip on Friday against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis.,Winners of three in a row, Phoenix (12-10) has matched its longest win streak from May 18-23. Most recently, the Mercury rallied from an early def...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes no-hits Brewers for 7, but 'pen allows hit
The Milwaukee Brewers broke up the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates' combined no-hitter in the bottom of the eighth on Thursday, with Jake Bauers opening the inning with a single, but the Pirates held on for a 1-0 win.,Pittsburgh starter Paul Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, no-hit Milw...
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has no-hitter through 7 vs. Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes has no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, has walked one while striking out 11. He also hit a batter and has thrown 65 of his ...
Three-way tie atop leaderboard at Evian Championship
Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Dryburgh and Ingrid Lindblad each carded a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday to reside in a three-way tie for first place at the Evian Championship in Evians-les-Bains, France.,Each member of that trio recorded a bogey-free round at Evian Resort Golf Club. Tavatanakit, of Thailand,...
The Utah Jazz Won the Donovan Mitchell Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers mortgaged their future for Donovan Mitchell, and they're still a middle of the road team in the NBA's Eastern Conference....
Titans agree to terms with S Jamal Adams
Free agent safety Jamal Adams agreed to terms on a contract with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Adams, however multiple media outlets reported it was a one-year contract.,Adams, 28, will be reunited with Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wil...
2024 NFC North Predictions: Detroit Lions Defend Crown, Minnesota Vikings Finish Last
The NFC North is widely expected to be one of the best, most competitive divisions in the NFL, here's how we see things shaking out....
HEROIC, Spirit start fast in Riyadh Masters group stage
Group play at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia began Wednesday, and with all eight Group A teams playing two matches, nobody in the group ended the day with a perfect record.,HEROIC and Team Spirit had the best days in the group, each winning a match and drawing in the other to finish Wedne...
Tigers edge Guardians to stay hot
Matt Vierling homered and drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers held off the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Wednesday night.,Andy Ibanez added a solo homer and Colt Keith tripled, scored two runs and drove in another as Detroit won for the fifth time in six games.,Detroit starter Reese Olson (...
Twins slip past White Sox for split of twin bill
Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back solo homers in the sixth inning, and Ryan Jeffers drove in the go-head run in the seventh as the Minnesota Twins edged the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 to split a doubleheader on Wednesday.,Chicago took the first game 3-1 as the teams made up a rainout on ...
Luis Robert's two-run shot lifts White Sox over Twins in Game 1
Luis Robert smacked a two-run home run and Erick Fedde pitched five shutout innings to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in the opener of a doubleheader.,Chicago made the most of four hits to stop a three-game losing streak and defeat Minnesota...
Spirit sign F Rosemonde Kouassi to 4-year deal
The Washington Spirit have signed Ivory Coast forward Rosemonde Kouassi to a four-year contract.,The club announced her transfer Wednesday from France's FC Fleury 91 Coeur d'Essonne. The transfer fee was not disclosed.,Kouassi, 22, is eligible to join the Spirit next Monday and her deal runs through...