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Yankees brace for Nationals in battle of top two HR teams
The New York Yankees will look to build on Thursday's offensive surge when they end the first half of the season with a three-game series at the Washington Nationals starting Friday night.,New York entered Thursday having lost 14 of its past 18 games and struggling to score. Behind two home runs fro...
Trending Tigers prep for pre-All-Star test vs. Phillies
The Detroit Tigers will look to finish a strong push to the All-Star break when they host the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend.,The Tigers have won five straight games to move within 4 1/2 games of first place in the American League Central ahead of their final three contests of the first half of ...
Rangers blow lead but walk off Angels to move atop AL West
Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Tex., ,Lang...
Conor McGregor makes long-awaited return vs. Max Holloway at UFC 329
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight main event on Saturday night at UFC 329, closing out International Fight Week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not competed since sustaining a broken ...
Brewers take down Cardinals to win 4 of 5 in series
Jake Bauers and Brice Turang went deep for the Milwaukee Brewers, who capped a long week in St. Louis by beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday and taking four of the five games.,Turang (2-for-5) and Bauers (2-for-4) were joined by Jackson Chourio (2-for-5), Sal Frelick (2-for-4) and Cooper Pratt (2-...
Team Falcons grab group lead in Esports World Cup Dota tourney
Team Falcons took sole possession of first place in Group A with their second straight win at the Dota 2 event of the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Paris.,Falcons defeated GamerLegion 2-0 to emerge from a three-way tie at the top with BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming. BetBoom Team split a 1-1 decis...
Janson Junk returns to help Marlins top Mariners for 6th straight win
Janson Junk, pitching for the first time since May 25, earned the win as the streaking Miami Marlins defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4.,Miami has earned six straight victories, matching its best streak of the season. The Marlins have also won 16 of their past 18 home games.,The Mariners, wh...
Jesus Luzardo dominates, Phillies edge Reds 1-0
Justin Crawford drove home pinch runner Derek Hill for the game's only run to support seven masterful innings from Jesus Luzardo as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies claimed the rubber game with the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Thursday night.,Luzardo (8-4) outdueled Cincinnati starter Brady Singer (3-9)...
Tigers rely on homers to keep rolling vs. Athletics
Framber Valdez threw seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Thursday night.,Jake Rogers, Zack McKinstry and Eduardo Valencia hit home runs for Detroit, which won its fifth consecutive game and completed a sweep of the A's, who have droppe...
Mike Yastrzemski's grand slam punctuates Braves' win over Pirates
Mike Yastrzemski's ninth-inning grand slam was one of three home runs that propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 10-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.,With Atlanta leading 6-5 heading into the final frame, Yastrzemski's sixth home run of the season and third career grand slam ...
Don Mattingly open to becoming Phillies' full-time manager
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly made it clear Thursday that he's open to staying on beyond this season.,Talking to reporters after ESPN reported his interest on Wednesday, Mattingly confirmed the possibility.,"I like doing it," Mattingly said. "I didn't come here to do it, but I ...
Phillies' Bryce Harper, Cardinals' Jordan Walker enter HR Derby
Bryce Harper will represent the home team at a Home Run Derby once again.,"Derby at home? Sure why not?" Harper wrote in an Instagram post Thursday evening, becoming the sixth known entrant out of eight.,Harper last appeared in the Derby in 2018, when he was a member of the Nationals and All-Star fe...
Dru Brown steps in for Blue Bombers against Argonauts
Zach Collaros will miss the contest and Dru Brown will be the starting quarterback when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.,Collaros sustained a neck injury during the second quarter of Sunday's 14-13 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He didn't practice Wednesda...
Report: Two groups emerge as favorites in Seahawks' sale process
One group from the Boston Celtics and another from the San Francisco 49ers are the leading candidates to buy the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reported on Thursday.,Current Celtics minority owner Aditya Mittal and former Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck lead one gr...
Firestone tamer Jerry Kelly claims lead at Kaulig Companies Championship
Jerry Kelly took the first step toward his third title at the fabled Firestone Country Club with a 5-under-par 65 during Kaulig Companies Championship first-round action on Thursday in Akron, Ohio.,Kelly tallied six birdies and one bogey negotiating his way around Firestone's South Course to take a ...
Lucas Glover stays hot, part of 4-way lead at ISCO Championship
Lucas Glover is back in contention on the PGA Tour after a near miss at the John Deere Classic last week.,The 46-year-old Glover opened with a round of 63 for the second straight week, taking a share of the first-round lead at the ISCO Championship alongside Troy Merritt, Steven Fisk and Germany's S...
Kylian Mbappe 'fine' after early exit; 20th WC goal helps France top Morocco
FOXBOROUGH -- The nation of France can relax. Kylian Mbappe is fine.,After Mbappe scored his eighth goal of this World Cup and the 20th of his tournament career Thursday, he departed early from France's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco but insisted that he'll be ready to go for next week's semi...
US, Mexico World Cup matches officially set TV viewership records
The United States men's national team officially broke the record for most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history twice in a row.,As disappointing as Monday's 4-1 round of 16 loss to Belgium was for fans, the pregame excitement helped attract 33.086 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media resea...
Kylian Mbappe nets 20th World Cup goal, exits France win vs. Morocco early
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his eighth goal of this World Cup and the 20th of his tournament career after halftime, but exited before full time in a potential injury scare in France's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco on Thursday.,Mbappe exited in the 77th minute after he had been ...
5-star recruit Marcus Spears Jr. reclassifies to 2026, picks Texas
Five-star basketball recruit Marcus Spears Jr. will reclassify and has committed to Texas for the 2026-27 college season, he informed ESPN on Thursday.,The 17-year-old Spears, a native of Plano, Texas, is regarded as the nation's No. 1 prospect. He elected to play for Texas and coach Sean Miller ove...