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Adley Rutschman, O's face Rays for second straight weekend
Adley Rutschman will look to continue his torrid hitting on Friday when the Baltimore Orioles play the opener of a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Rutschman belted a solo homer in the sixth inning and a two-run shot in the eighth of Baltimore's 6-5 road setback to...
Sierra Leone heads Belmont Stakes field at Saratoga
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday will not produce a Triple Crown winner. However, it may very well prove decisive in determining which colt will be crowned Champion Three-Year Old for 2024.,Part of the reason is that the winners of the series' first two jewels, Mystik Dan and Seiz...
Report: UConn's Dan Hurley set to meet with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing a "massive, long-term contract offer" to Dan Hurley to become their next head coach, and the UConn coach is set to meet with the NBA team's brass on Friday in Los Angeles, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Per ESPN, Hurley was on his way west to meet with Lakers vice pr...
NCAA baseball super regionals primer: Tennessee favored to capture title
Ten top seeds held serve. Five No. 3 seeds emerged. ,And then there's Evansville, just the ninth No. 4 regional seed to ever advance to the NCAA DI baseball super regionals, which begin on Friday and will pare the field of 16 remaining schools to eight by Monday.,Evansville is making its first-ever ...
Kristaps Porzingis' return sparks Celtics in Finals opener
BOSTON -- Kristaps Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence to record 20 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics snuffed a second-half rally to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.,Porzingis hadn't played since Game 4 of Boston's first-round series aga...
Oklahoma downs Texas to secure WCWS four-peat
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma became the first program to win four consecutive Women's College World Series titles, beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday to sweep the WCWS Championship Series.,Cydney Sanders drilled a three-run double to lift the Sooners out of a 3-2 hole in the fourth, and then the bullpen too...
Rockies end five-game skid by edging Cardinals
Michael Toglia drove in a run and made a run-saving catch as the visiting Colorado Rockies edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak.,Rockies starting pitcher Cal Quantrill (5-4) blanked the Cardinals for five innings while allowing three hits and four walks. He st...
Delonte West faces arraignment on misdemeanor charges
Former collegiate star and NBA guard Delonte West is expected to be arraigned Friday morning after his arrest in Fairfax County, Va., early Thursday on multiple misdemeanor charges, according to media reports.,Fairfax County police stated they were attempting to execute a warrant on West alleging vi...
Reports: Atlanta's Giorgos Giakoumakis set for move to Cruz Azul
Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is set to move to Mexico's Cruz Azul on a $10 million transfer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic.,The reports indicated that an agreement was reached but the deal was not finalized.,Giakoumakis, 29, is in his second season in...
Braves stop Nationals' no-hit bid, then rally to victory
Marcell Ozuna capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer and the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday night.,Adam Duvall also homered for the Braves, who have won three of four.,Ozzie Albies doubled against Hunter Harvey (2-2) with two outs in t...
Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal press conference erupts into brawl
Before Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal meet in the boxing ring next month, their respective teams got in some early blows against one another during a press conference that erupted into a brawl Thursday.,A member of Diaz's support team punched Masvidal after an abrupt end to the outdoor press conferenc...
Rockies place 1B Kris Bryant (rib), OF Sean Bouchard (ankle) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to a left rib contusion, marking the second time this season the first baseman/designated hitter has been on the IL.,Bryant, who missed 31 games with a low back strain earlier this season, has been placed on the IL se...
Mariners' Bryan Woo dominates in shutout of Athletics
Bryan Woo continued his mastery of the Oakland Athletics with six shutout innings, Mitch Garver homered and drove in two runs, and the visiting Seattle Mariners prevailed 3-0 in a third straight pitchers' duel between the American League West rivals Thursday afternoon.,Woo (3-0), an Oakland native, ...
Adam Hadwin on top, Scottie Scheffler one back at Memorial
Adam Hadwin of Canada racked up eight birdies and secured the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,In a stacked field of 73 players at the $20 million signature event, Hadwin posted a 6-under 66 and leads World No. 1 Scottie Scheffle...
Improved Storm to face significant test vs. Aces
It will be an early showdown in the WNBA's Western Conference on Friday night in Las Vegas., ,The Seattle Storm have been one of the league's hottest teams and face the Las Vegas Aces, who have set the standard on what a top team looks like., ,The Aces (5-2) have won three of their last four games a...
MongolZ, FURIA win groups at YaLLa Compass
The MongolZ and FURIA Esports emerged atop their respective groups at the end of Group Stage action on Thursday at the YaLLA Compass event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,The MongolZ went 2-1 over three matches on Thursday and beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 13-6 in a pivotal showdown to win Group A. FUR...
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz favored to end new No. 1's run
Carlos Alcaraz won't leave Roland Garros with the No. 1 world ranking this week, but the young Spaniard is favored to claim his first French Open title.,Alcaraz reached his first Roland Garros final last year but lost to Novak Djokovic. To get back to Sunday's final, he will need to go through anoth...
Report: Seahawks signing veteran QB P.J. Walker
The Seattle Seahawks are signing veteran quarterback P.J. Walker to add depth going into the team's mandatory minicamp next week, NFL Network reported on Thursday.,Walker, 29, would join a quarterbacks room led by incumbent starter Geno Smith and third-year player Sam Howell, who was acquired in an ...
Crew name Issa Tall GM to replace Tim Bezbatchenko
The Columbus Crew promoted Issa Tall to general manager on Thursday.,He replaces president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko, who resigned to become president of the Black Knight Football Club, the parent organization of prominent European clubs.,Tall is in his sixth season with the Crew, hired i...
Kyle Isbel's clutch hit gives Royals edge over Guardians
Kyle Isbel delivered a two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth, and five Kansas City relievers held the Cleveland Guardians without a hit over 5 1/3 innings, during the Royals' 4-3 road win Thursday.,The Royals broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the eighth as Adam Frazier doubled against Hunter Gadd...