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After lengthy rehab, Gerrit Cole rejoins Yankees to face Rays
Gerrit Cole spent the past two months gradually building up his arm and getting into minor league rehab games in anticipation of his return to the New York Yankees.,The former Cy Young Award winner finally will start for New York on Friday when the Yankees host the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in an A...
Corbin Carroll's walk-off single lifts surging Diamondbacks past Rockies
Benefitting from a pitch-timer infraction, the Arizona Diamondbacks scratched across a run in the last of the ninth inning on a two-out, two-strike single by Corbin Carroll to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-1 for a fifth consecutive win Thursday night.,After the Rockies tied the game in the ei...
Dearica Hamby (27 points, 15 rebounds) steers Sparks past Mercury
Dearica Hamby posted season highs of 27 points and 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks prevailed in their first road game of the season, beating the Phoenix Mercury 97-88 on Thursday night.,Hamby, who produced her first double-double of the season and the 55th of her career, led six Los Angeles pl...
Knicks ride third-period explosion to 2-0 lead over Cavaliers
Josh Hart bounced back from a quiet series opener by scoring nine of the New York Knicks' 18 consecutive third-quarter points Thursday night, when the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93.,Hart finished with 26 points in Game 2 for...
Blue Jays shut out rival Yankees to even up series
Rookie Spencer Miles pitched a career-high 4 1/3 innings in his role as a bulk reliever and helped the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 2-0 victory over the host New York Yankees on Thursday night.,The Blue Jays won the final two games after seeing ninth-inning comebacks fall short against David Bednar and ...
Valkyries dominate Liberty, continue hot start to season
Golden State held host New York to a season-low in points as the Valkyries defeated the Liberty 87-70 on Thursday night.,The game was a matchup between the WNBA's top-scoring team (New York, 100.0 average) and the league's best defensive squad (Golden State, 76.0). In four previous games, New York's...
Blue Jays shutout rival Yankees to even up series
Rookie Spencer Miles pitched a career-high 4 1/3 innings in his role as a bulk reliever and helped the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 2-0 victory over the host New York Yankees on Thursday night.,The Blue Jays won the final two games after seeing ninth-inning comebacks fall short against David Bednar and ...
Surging division leaders clash when Dodgers visit Brewers
The visiting Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to left-hander Justin Wrobleski to slow down the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series between surging division leaders.,Wrobleski (6-1, 2.49 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Logan Henderson (1-1, 3.50 ERA) in the first meetin...
Taylor Moore shoots 62 for early lead at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Taylor Moore birdied his last hole to complete a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 and take a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka during the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.,Koepka posted a sterling 63, the lowest round of the morning wave at TPC Craig Ranch, with an eagl...
Report: Status for Thunder's Jalen Williams (hamstring) is game-to-game
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams' status in the Western Conference finals is game-to-game while he is evaluated daily for a left hamstring injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Williams is getting treatment after a second injury to the same hamstring in less than a month. He started but playe...
Mets' Bo Bichette delivers in narrow win over Nationalns
Bo Bichette's two-run single provided the offense, David Peterson pitched five solid innings and the New York Mets held on to beat the Nationals 2-1 on Thursday in Washington to earn a split of the four-game series.,Peterson (3-4), who entered his last two appearances after an opener, started and al...
Giants uncertain when WR Malik Nabers (knee) will return
New York Giants coach John Harbaugh said Thursday that the goal is for star wide receiver Malik Nabers to return from a knee injury at some point in training camp and be ready for the season opener in the fall, but he's not certain.,Nabers, who tore his right ACL in September and underwent a full me...
Ducks F Troy Terry to undergo hip surgery
Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry will undergo hip surgery after playing through an injury during the postseason, the team said on Thursday.,Terry, 28, was dealing with a chronic hip impingement but still managed to finish second on the team with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 12 playoff g...
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal throws off mound in bullpen session
Two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose bone chip from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-handed ace Tarik Skubal threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Thursday and came away pleased with the results. ,"It was a certain velocity I was trying to get to today," said Skubal, w...
NYCFC F Maxi Moralez to have surgery for torn ACL
New York City FC midfielder Maxi Moralez will have season-ending surgery for a torn left ACL, the team announced on Thursday.,Moralez, 39, sustained the non-contact injury during the first half of Saturday's 1-1 road draw with the rival New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J.,The Argentina native will ...
Mayor secures $50 World Cup tickets for NYC residents
New York City residents will have a chance to secure affordable World Cup tickets after a deal struck by the mayor with the FIFA boss.,Mayor Zohran Mamdani negotiated a deal with FIFA president Gianni Infantino for 1,000 tickets priced at only $50 for games played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfo...
Lions sign All-Pro LB Jack Campbell to extension
All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell agreed to terms on a contract extension with the Detroit Lions on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team on the deal, however NFL Network reported it was a four-year contract that extends through the 2030 season.,"I signed my extension. I'm excited ...
LeBron James puts focus on winning, unwilling to 'start over' in Year 24
LeBron James might not be willing to play for the league minimum, but if the potential Lakers free agent keeps retirement on the backburner, he's prioritizing winning over all other factors when considering his options for 2026-27. ,James has not officially determined his plan for next season but he...
Montreal's Ann-Renee Desbiens leads goaltender award finalists
Montreal Victoire netminder Ann-Renee Desbiens looks to become the first two-time winner of the PWHL Goaltender of the Year award.,Last year's recipient was named a finalist on Thursday along with Aerin Frankel of the Boston Fleet and Gwyneth Philips of the Ottawa Charge.,The award is presented to t...
PrizePicks founder donates $10M to Georgia hoops
Georgia alumnus Adam Wexler donated $10 million to the Bulldogs' men's basketball program, marking the largest philanthropic commitment by one donor in the school's athletic history, the school announced on Thursday.,Wexler, who graduated from Georgia in 2007, is the founder of PrizePicks, one of th...