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Brewers sign veteran RHP Elieser Hernandez
The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent right-hander Elieser Hernandez to a one-year major league contract on Saturday.,In corresponding moves, the Brewers optioned rookie right-hander James Meeker to Triple-A Nashville and moved left-hander DL Hall (left knee sprain) from the 15- to 60-day injured ...
Mets RHP Kodai Senga won't return before All-Star break
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday that there isn't an established timeline for the projected return of injured right-hander Kodai Senga.,In fact, Mendoza said "it is fair to say" that Senga likely won't make his season debut until after the All-Star break -- and that's five weeks aw...
League parts ways with Minnesota GM Natalie Darwitz
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Saturday that it has parted ways with PWHL Minnesota general manager Natalie Darwitz.,Jayna Hefford, the PWHL senior vice president of hockey operations, said in a Zoom interview that the decision involved more than one person after a review of team o...
Rays activate LHP Colin Poche (back) from 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays activated left-hander Colin Poche from the 15-day injured list Saturday following his recovery from mid-back tightness.,In a corresponding move, the team placed left-hander Richard Lovelady on the 15-day IL because of a left forearm flexor strain.,Poche, 30, last pitched April 23 ...
Iowa's Ava Jones medically retiring from basketball
Iowa's Ava Jones is medically retiring from college basketball, two years after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash that killed her father.,Jones, from Nickerson, Kan., was with her parents and brother on July 5, 2022, standing on a sidewalk when they were struck by an allegedly intoxicated d...
Oilers' Warren Foegele to play in Game 1 vs. Panthers
Edmonton Oilers forward Warren Foegele will return to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed on Saturday morning that Foegele will return from a three-game absence for undisclosed reasons. H...
Sterling Shepard: Baker Mayfield text led to signing with Bucs
Sterling Shepard credited quarterback Baker Mayfield for putting the wheels in motion that led to the veteran wide receiver signing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,Shepard told the New York Post that Mayfield reached out to him last week.,"I got a text from my boy and I just thought it was (a) 'regular ol...
Report: Caitlin Clark to be left off Olympic team
Caitlin Clark apparently will need to wait until Los Angeles and 2028 to represent the United States in the Summer Olympics.,The Athletic reported Saturday that the WNBA rookie is not expected to be among 12 players selected to compete for Team USA in Paris when the 2024 Summer Games begin next mont...
Iga Swiatek dominates Jasmine Paolini to claim 4th French Open title
Iga Swiatek completed her dominating run to a fourth French Open title with 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the women's final at Roland Garros on Saturday in Paris.,The top-seeded Swiatek dropped only one set en route to her third consecutive title at the French Open, where she also won in ...
PGA Tour on PIF talks: 'We want to get this right'
A meeting between the representatives of PGA Tour Enterprises and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, and his staff yielded "progress," the PGA Tour announced Saturday.,The meeting was held Friday night in New York as the two sides work together to form an alliance.,"Rep...
Angels' hard-throwing Ben Joyce ready for chance against Astros
Much of the Los Angeles Angels' struggles this season can be blamed on an inconsistent and ineffective bullpen, but the club hopes the recent promotion of hard-throwing right-hander Ben Joyce can provide a boost.,Joyce did not pitch in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros, and the two clubs will ...
Guardians turn to Ben Lively in rematch vs. Marlins
As Ben Lively tries to continue his surprisingly successful season, the right-hander also needs to help the Cleveland Guardians end a minor rut. ,Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins are aiming to string together some wins. ,Lively will look to keep the visiting Guardians from a third straight defeat when t...
Homer-happy Orioles chase more success vs. Rays
Ryan Mountcastle, Jordan Westburg and Anthony Santander have flexed their muscles in the face of the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching this season.,That trio will look to pad their statistics on Saturday afternoon when the Baltimore Orioles play the second contest of a four-game series against the Rays in St...
Cardinals hope offense stays hot vs. Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals have been searching for more offense. Dylan Carlson has been searching for his lost swing.,The Cardinals' 8-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday brought a night of discovery. Carlson hit an RBI single and a two-run double to pace St. Louis' attack.,"It's rea...
Mariners aim to shake off collapse against Royals
No lead is safe for the Seattle Mariners when they play in Kansas City.,The Royals rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Mariners 10-9 on Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and then scored the winning run on Nelson Velazquez's fielde...
Looking to move on from lopsided losses, Tigers face Brewers
The Detroit Tigers lost their past two games by a total of 19 runs.,The good news is they don't have to dwell on their back-to-back poor outings. They will play the second game of a weekend series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,After getting blasted 9-1 by the Texas Ra...
Blue Jays aim to shake off difficult day in Oakland
The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,The A's won the series opener 2-1 on Friday, taking advantage of a team that not only had flown across the country the...
Charlie Morton, Braves look to solve Nationals
Atlanta right-hander Charlie Morton will be looking for a measure of revenge when the Braves visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Morton (3-2, 3.88 ERA) faced the Nationals in Atlanta on May 27 and it did not go well. In his worst outing of the season, Morton allowed eight runs on 12 hits in ...
Framber Valdez throws complete game as Astros top Angels
Yordan Alvarez's three-run double highlighted a five-run seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Astros starter Framber Valdez handled the rest, throwing his first complete game of the season and seventh of his career. H...
JJ Bleday's walk-off blast lifts A's past Blue Jays
JJ Bleday hit Chad Green's first pitch for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, delivering the Oakland Athletics a walk-off, 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Green was summoned to begin the ninth after Toronto starter Chris Bassitt threw eight innings of...