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Reds activate OF TJ Friedl from IL, DFA Mike Ford
Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl was activated from the injured list and inserted at the top of the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,To make room for Friedl, the Reds designated first baseman Mike Ford for assignment. Ford signed a one-year contract...
Report: Vikings re-signing veteran G Dalton Risner
Veteran guard Dalton Risner is re-signing with the Vikings on a one-year contract, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Risner, 28, appeared in 15 games with 11 starts in his first season with Minnesota in 2023. He played 75 percent of the team's offensive snaps.,A second-round pick by Denver in the 2019 NFL Dr...
Rory McIlroy: 'I love playing in Canada'
Rory McIlroy has made himself at home at the RBC Canadian Open, winning the event on two occasions.,The Northern Ireland native will try for a hat trick on Thursday when play begins at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ontario.,The Hamilton course is playing host to the event for the seventh tim...
Yankees' Luis Gil vies to extend dominance in clash vs. Angels
New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will be out to finish a historic month in style when he takes the mound against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in the middle contest of a three-game series at Anaheim, Calif. ,In five starts this month, Gil has allowed one run or less, including thre...
Ascending Twins look to hand Royals another loss
The Minnesota Twins face a good problem as they prepare for Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis. ,The Twins keep winning hard-fought games. And they keep turning to their hard-throwing closer to finish the job. ,Jhoan Duran has collected a save in five of the past si...
Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach to make debut vs. Nationals
The Atlanta Braves have recalled one of their top prospects from Double-A to open the third contest of their four-game home series against the Washington Nationals.,The teams have split the first two games, with Washington posting an 8-4 victory on Monday and the Braves winning 2-0 on Tuesday.,Atlan...
A's look to make Rays' homestand difficult again
Though they sit in fourth place in the American League West and sport a minus-60 run differential, the Oakland Athletics showed Tuesday night why they have to be taken seriously, particularly in close games.,After taking the opener of their three-game series with Tampa Bay 3-0 behind a strong start ...
Orioles to start ace Corbin Burnes in rubber game vs. Red Sox
There was an oddity, in Boston manager Alex Cora's opinion, that he would like to see repeated when the Red Sox finish their three-game series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday evening., ,The Red Sox evened the set by winning 8-3 on Tuesday night., ,"Good energy," Cora said. "I haven't se...
Blue Jays strive for sweep of hapless White Sox
Toronto Blue Jays leadoff man Davis Schneider has hit safely in four of his past five games entering Wednesday night's series finale against the host Chicago White Sox.,It's a positive turnaround from a 5-for-39 slide earlier in May, one Schneider attributes to a simple adjustment.,"I feel like I've...
Another pitchers' duel on tap for Marlins vs. Padres?
Pitching has dominated the headlines in the first two games of the series between the San Diego Padres and visiting Miami Marlins. ,The series finale on Wednesday afternoon should be no different.,Left-hander Braxton Garrett is scheduled to start for the Marlins, five days after throwing a four-hit ...
At Reds, Cardinals seek fifth straight series win
The St. Louis Cardinals hope a power display from one of their stars on Tuesday night is a sign of good things to come as they close out a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. ,Nolan Arenado homered for the first time in 12 games and for just the fourth time this season, ...
Phillies hope Alec Bohm can boost offense in finale vs. Giants
The Philadelphia Phillies expect third baseman Alec Bohm back in action when they attempt to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,The team's top RBI man with 47, Bohm wasn't in the lineup Tuesday one day after his two errors contributed to an...
Vicente Salas wins eNASCAR race after learning he'll get Truck Series nod
Vicente Salas got a huge jump on a green-white-checkered restart and was never really challenged the rest of the way, pulling away to win the Sunoco 120 at a virtual Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., on Tuesday as part of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.,Driving the No. 11 Toyota for Tony...
Giants scoot past Phillies 1-0 in 10 on walk-off sac fly
Tyler Fitzgerald raced from second to third, then third to home on consecutive fly balls in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,Starting with the extra-innings courtesy baserunner on second, the Phill...
Angels edge Anthony Volpe, Yankees
Taylor Ward hit a two-run double in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.,Kevin Pillar hit a home run and starter Griffin Canning gave up three runs over five innings fo...
Blue Jays withstand rain, hammer White Sox
Davis Schneider had three hits and three RBIs and Kevin Gausman pitched six strong innings to boost the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-2 rout of the slumping Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Chicago was out-hit 13-8 en route to its seventh straight defeat and 11th loss in its past 12 games.,Toronto ...
Two more into an upper-bracket final at IEM Dallas
FaZe Clan and Team Spirit became the second set of clubs to advance to the upper-bracket final in group play at the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event, advancing with very different-looking wins on Tuesday.,In the first Group B upper-bracket semifinal, Spirit had little trouble with Natus Vince...
Matt Waldron's knuckler stymies Marlins in Padres' 4-0 win
Matt Waldron threw seven strong innings for the San Diego Padres in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in the middle game of their three-game series.,Jeremiah Estrada struck out the side in a non-save situation in the ninth, giving him 13 consecutive strikeouts over his pa...
Celtics confident Kristaps Porzingis could play in Finals
For a player left in injury recovery limbo, a nine-day layoff before the start of the NBA Finals might be just what the doctor ordered.,That's the position of the Boston Celtics with injured forward Kristaps Porzingis. He last played in the first round against the Miami Heat and is recovering from w...
Wolves stay alive with Game 4 road win over Mavericks
Anthony Edwards came through with a game-high 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns regained his form from beyond the 3-point arc and the Minnesota Timberwolves stayed alive in the Western Conference finals with a 105-100 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 on Tuesday night.,With their first wi...