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Paul Skenes, Pirates plot to slow Reds' playoff push
The final week of the season will feature one of baseball's best power pitching matchups when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series.,The Reds will start Hunter Greene (7-4, 2.74 ERA) against the Pirates' Paul Skenes (10-10, 2.03...
Diamondbacks rally past Dodgers in 9th to remain in playoff hunt
Geraldo Perdomo hit a walk-off single to cap a two-run ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a four-run deficit to spoil Shohei Ohtani's longest outing of the season in a 5-4 victory Tuesday in Phoenix.,Tanner Scott (1-4) hit Ildemaro Vargas and walked Tim Tawa to open the ninth bef...
Josh Naylor's clutch hit helps Mariners edge Rockies, clinch playoff berth
Josh Naylor's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching a playoff berth in the process.,Dominic Canzone hit a solo homer for the Mariners (88-69), who won their fifth in a row and for the 15th time ...
Jose Caballero's walk-off single propels Yankees into postseason
Jose Caballero hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.,New York (89-68) won for the 20th time in 28 games and secured the 60th postseason appearance in team history when Cabal...
High-scoring offenses clash as Kansas hosts Cincinnati
Following a well-balanced effort in a resounding victory over West Virginia, Kansas will face high-powered Cincinnati on Saturday in a Big 12 matchup in Lawrence, Kan.,Kansas (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) defeated the Mountaineers last Saturday 41-10. The Jayhawks ran for 242 yards at nearly 6 yards per carry, ...
Jays place 1B Ty France on IL, activate OF Anthony Santander
The Toronto Blue Jays placed first baseman Ty France on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique inflammation and activated right fielder Anthony Santander from the 60-day IL on Tuesday.,France's move was retroactive to Monday. Toronto also designated right-hander Alek Manoah, who has not pitched...
No. 22 Notre Dame prefers fight over flight vs. flawed Arkansas
Marcus Freeman is tired of hearing questions about his team's defense.,No, Freeman said, he will not take over defensive play-calling for No. 22 Notre Dame (1-2) when it goes up against Arkansas (2-2) on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.,Yes, Freeman said, he will look for his players to take...
Alabama LB Jah-Marien Latham hospitalized with neck injury
Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham suffered a neck injury during practice Tuesday and was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.,Latham, a sixth-year graduate student, is being assessed at UAB St. Vincent's in Birmingham and has "full feeling and motion," according to Crimson Tide coach...
Oklahoma State begins post-Mike Gundy era vs. Baylor
Oklahoma State will play its first game without Mike Gundy as its head coach since 2004 when the Cowboys host Baylor on Saturday at Stillwater, Okla.,Gundy, 170-90 since becoming the Cowboys' coach in 2005 after serving as offensive coordinator from 2001-04, lost 11 of his last 12 games dating to la...
Cards RB Trey Benson thrust into spotlight against Seahawks
The struggling Arizona Cardinals' offense sure could use James Conner on a short week as they prepare for Thursday night's game against Seattle in Glendale, Ariz.,But the Cardinals (2-1) will have to make due without Conner, their stalwart running back, who went on injured reserve Tuesday with a foo...
No. 11 Indiana has 'more difficult challenge' at Iowa after Illinois rout
What does No. 11 Indiana do for an encore after playing a near-flawless game last week in a 63-10 destruction of then-No. 9 Illinois?,According to second-year coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers' trip to face Big Ten rival Iowa Saturday will be a more difficult challenge than facing a top 10 foe.,"And...
Jets place LB Quincy Williams (shoulder) on IR, trade for Titans CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
New York Jets linebackers Quincy Williams (shoulder) and Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring) will be placed on injured reserve due to injuries suffered in last week's game and will miss at least four games, the team announced Tuesday.,Williams, 29, left Sunday's 29-27 loss at Tampa Bay late in the fi...
No. 3 Penn State out for payback in 'White Out' game vs. No. 6 Oregon
No. 3 Penn State looks to deliver a little payback in a loud atmosphere when it entertains No. 6 Oregon on Saturday night in a Big Ten showdown in University Park, Pa.,The Ducks defeated the Nittany Lions in last season's Big Ten championship game, a loss that still smarts for Penn State. The hurt w...
Jets place LB Quincy Williams (shoulder) on IR, reportedly trade for Titans CB Jarvis Brownlee
New York Jets linebackers Quincy Williams (shoulder) and Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring) will be placed on injured reserve due to injuries suffered in last week's game and will miss at least four games, the team announced Tuesday.,Williams, 29, left Sunday's 29-27 loss at Tampa Bay late in the fi...
Reports: Jets place LB Quincy Williams (shoulder) on IR, trade for Titans CB Jarvis Brownlee
New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams will be placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury and be required to miss at least four games, according to an ESPN report.,He left Sunday's 29-27 loss at Tampa Bay late in the first half with a left shoulder injury after a Buccaneers offensive linem...
'It’s Ohio State': Washington prepares for No. 1 Buckeyes in clash of unbeatens
If the Washington players wanted to spend a little extra time savoring their victory over rival Washington State last Saturday, Huskies coach Jedd Fisch quickly dismissed their intentions.,"We put the Apple Cup to rest yesterday," he said Monday of his team's 59-24 victory.,That's because the Huskie...
No. 16 Georgia Tech pursues 5-0 start against rested Wake Forest
Quickly approaching a return to national relevance with a chance to match the program's best start in 11 years, No. 16 Georgia Tech will hit the road to face Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Georgia Tech (4-0, 1-0) has won its first four g...
MLB approves ball-strike challenge system for next season
Automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season.,A Tuesday vote from the MLB Joint Competition Committee, an 11-person group that includes six team owners, four players and one umpire, made the proposed rule change official. ,"The previous rule changes that have been...
Oilers F Vasily Podkolzin inks 3-year extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The rugged forward will play this season on the final year of the deal he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in 2024. The new extension begins with the 2026-27 campaign.,Podkolzin, 24, recorded 2...
Oklahoma State fires head coach Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State fired head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons.,The reports come one day after Gundy confirmed that he had zero interest in 2025 being his final year in Stillwater. "100 percent," he said on Monday.,The Cowboys sport a 1-2 record this season and have lost 11 of the past 12 games dating ...