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Cardinals look to continue newfound road success vs. Reds
After winning consecutive road games for the first time this season, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to capture their first road series victory Thursday when they finish a four-game set with the Cincinnati Reds.,The Cardinals entered a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday with a 2-12 mark away from ...
MOUZ edge paiN in BLAST Rivals Spring opener
MOUZ eked out a 2-1 win over paiN Gaming as play got underway Wednesday in the BLAST Rivals Spring event at Copenhagen, Denmark.,Joining MOUZ in logging an opening-match victory in Group A was Team Vitality, who beat Wildcard 2-0.,In Group B, Team Spirit swept FlyQuest 2-0 and Team Falcons downed Fa...
Journalism (4-1) aims to end Kentucky Derby favorites' hex
The betting favorite has not won the Kentucky Derby since 2018, adding to the drama when Journalism enters the starting gate at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday evening.,The 3-year-old colt, trained by Michael McCarthy, was a 4-1 favorite on Wednesday after opening at 3-1 on Saturday follo...
Rudy Gobert, Wolves knock out Lakers in Game 5
Rudy Gobert scored 27 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday.,Julius Randle put up 23 points as the sixth-seeded Timberwolves finished off a 4-1 first...
After 2 lopsided losses, Jets strike back, take Game 5 vs. Blues
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets knocked off the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-3 in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night.,The Jets lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading to Game 6 on Friday in St. Louis.,Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niede...
Andre Agassi falls in second U.S. Open Pickleball match
Andre Agassi saw his professional pickleball debut end after one day and two matches.,The Hall of Fame tennis player and partner Anna Leigh Waters, competing at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla., fell in the mixed pro doubles Round of 16 on Wednesday night.,Trang Huynh-McClain a...
After 2 lopsided losses, Jets strike back and take Game 5 vs. Blues
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night.,The Jets own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 6 on Friday in St. Louis.,Vladislav Namestnikov...
Ninth-inning home runs lift Athletics over Rangers
Brent Rooker lined a two-run tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Lawrence Butler followed with a grand slam as the Athletics turned it on late to beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Rooker was the first batter faced by Texas closer Luke Jackson after the Athletics' Tyl...
Jake Bauers key hit helps lift Brewers over White Sox
Jake Bauers ripped a two-run tiebreaking double during a three-run eighth inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers post a 6-4 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.,William Contreras reached base four times on two singles and two walks as the Brewers defeated the White Sox for the s...
Blue Jays complete 6-run comeback, stun Red Sox in walk-off win
Alejandro Kirk singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a 6-0 deficit to defeat the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday night.,Anthony Santander had tied the game with a three-run home run in the seventh. Daulton Varsho added a two-run blast and Kir...
Fan falls 21 feet onto warning track during Cubs-Pirates game
A fan attending the Wednesday game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates fell out of the right field stands during the seventh inning and landed on the PNC Park warning track 21 feet below.,The game was delayed for 10 minutes while paramedics and the teams' trainers strapped the fan to a b...
Capitals close out Canadiens with Game 5 romp
Tom Wilson collected a goal and an assist to help the Washington Capitals advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals courtesy of a 4-1 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday in Game 5 of their first-round series.,The Capitals, who recorded a 4-1 win in the series, will face the ...
Orioles rally, hold off Yankees to secure series win
Six Baltimore Orioles relievers kept the visiting New York Yankees mostly in check during a 5-4 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series Wednesday night.,Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias homered for the Orioles. Adley Rutschman and Heston Kjerstad each rapped two hits as Baltimore picked u...
Royals' Noah Cameron takes no-hit bid into 7th in debut, beats Rays
Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his major league debut, propelling the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,In the seventh, Cameron retired Brandon Lowe on a grounder. Danny Jansen walked before Curtis Mead singled to left, endin...
Phillies belt three homers, cruise past Nationals
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home run and J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler socked solo shots as the Philadelphia Phillies won their fourth straight game, beating the visiting Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday.,Realmuto, Bryson Stott and Johan Rojas each had two hits for Philadelphia in support of ...
Cards race to 9-0 lead in Game 2 and sweep Reds
Willson Contreras belted a three-run homer and Pedro Pages added a solo shot to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-1 win and a sweep of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday against the host Cincinnati Reds.,After hitting four home runs to win Game 1 by a 6-0 count, the Cardinals broke to a 9-0 lea...
Wild 'made for it' despite backs to wall vs. Golden Knights
Marcus Foligno knows the Minnesota Wild are one loss away from the end of their season.,He also knows they are one win away from forcing a winner-take-all Game 7.,Forgive Foligno if he is taking the glass-half-full approach as the Wild prepare to face off against the Golden Knights in Game 6 of thei...
Aryna Sabalenka wins two tiebreakers to reach Madrid Open semis
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk forced world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka into a tiebreaker in both sets of their Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinal on Wednesday, but the top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus prevailed 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).,Sabalenka required two hours, 32 minutes to subdue the 24th-seeded Kostyuk as she won ju...
Jack Draper dismantles Tommy Paul to reach Madrid Open quarters
Fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain cruised past No. 11 Tommy Paul of the United States 6-2, 6-2, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. ,Draper had four aces on the clay court and won 86 percent of his first-serve points while limiting the American to zero aces and just 5...
In control of series, Nuggets aim to bounce host Clippers
The Denver Nuggets were wobbling and in complete disarray after losing by 34 points in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers.,Their plight has changed quickly with back-to-back victories, and now the Nuggets will try to close out the Western Conference series when they ...