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Mammoth host first-ever playoff game in 1-1 series vs. Golden Knights
With their first Stanley Cup playoff victory in franchise history under their belts, the Utah Mammoth head home looking to take advantage of their energized fan base when they host Game 3 of their best-of-seven series against the Vegas Golden Knights in Salt Lake City on Friday night.,Logan Cooley s...
Canadiens, Lightning head into critical third game of OT-laden series
The Montreal Canadiens return home for Game 3 of their best-of-seven series against the Tampa Bay Lightning and have a chance to maintain the home-ice advantage they claimed in the opening game of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal.,Both of the games in Tampa went to overtime, with each team taki...
Orioles place RHP Dean Kremer (quad) on IL, recall Brandon Young
The Baltimore Orioles placed veteran right-hander Dean Kremer on the 15-day injured list with a right quad strain, the team announced on Thursday evening.,Kremer was slated to start Friday night's series opener against the visiting Boston Red Sox. The Orioles have recalled righty Brandon Young from ...
Mariners' big bats waking up ahead of series at Cardinals
Maybe the Seattle Mariners' big three are finally getting over their World Baseball Classic hangovers.,Over their just-completed six-game homestand, Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Josh Naylor's bats started to heat up.,The Mariners went 3-3 against a pair of American League West rivals, the Texas ...
Angels visit Mike Trout-friendly Kansas City for 3-game series
While the Los Angeles Angels have ended their first true skid on the young season, the Kansas City Royals continue to struggle.,Looking to build on a needed victory, the visiting Angels try to hand the Royals a 10th loss in 11 games on Friday night.,Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak, durin...
Qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo stuns Grigor Dimitrov in Madrid
Qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay won in his ATP Masters 1000 debut as he set aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the second round of the Madrid Open.,Vallejo, 21, is just the second Paraguayan to register a Masters 1000 win since the series began in 1990. The other was Ram...
Short-handed Lakers show grit in leading series vs. Rockets
Beyond LeBron James' individual brilliance and extensive postseason history of carrying teams to heights previously unimagined, perhaps the characteristic most overlooked within these Los Angeles Lakers was their collective ability to overcome obstacles during the regular season.,Even with James, Lu...
Blue Jays in evaluation mode as homestand opens vs. Guardians
The Toronto Blue Jays will try to gain some traction during a six-game homestand that starts Friday night against the Cleveland Guardians.,The Blue Jays completed a 4-5 road trip with a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday as they continue to seek the magic of last season.,The loss snappe...
Rangers place LHP Robert Garcia (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed left-handed reliever Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to left shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Monday. In other moves, the Rangers selected right-hander Peyton Gray's contract from Triple-A Round Rock and designated catcher Willie Mac...
Cubs win in extras to post 9th straight, send Phils to 9th consecutive loss
Dansby Swanson laced a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and extend their winning streak to nine on Thursday.,Philadelphia lost its ninth straight game and now owns the worst record (8-17) in the National League.,Javier...
Report: PGA Tour cutting 4% of workforce
The PGA Tour laid off 56 full-time employees, or about 4% of its total workforce, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,An additional 73 vacant roles would not be filled, but the tour plans to reinvest in 30 or more new full-time positions, the report said.,The moves come as the PGA Tour contin...
Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner, 2B Willi Castro injured vs. Padres
The Colorado Rockies lost their starting pitcher and second baseman to injures in the first three innings of Thursday's home game with the San Diego Padres in Denver.,Right-hander Ryan Feltner departed after two innings with right triceps tightness. Feltner, 29, worked a 1-2-3 first inning before al...
Photos from '20 show Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini kissing
Newly surfaced photos appear to show Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini kissing in a New York City bar back in 2020.,The New York Post's Page Six published the photos Thursday, one day after the New England Patriots head coach announced that he will miss Day 3 of the NFL draft on Saturday to attend coun...
Thunder's Jalen Williams week-to-week with strained hamstring
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain injury and will be re-evaluated on a weekly basis, the team announced.,Williams underwent an MRI on Thursday, one day after he left Oklahoma City's 120-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter due to t...
Report: Bucks hiring former Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins
Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins will be the next head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported on Thursday afternoon.,Jenkins, 41, was an assistant in Milwaukee in the 2018-19 season under head coach Mike Budenholzer. Jenkins was hired by Memphis in 2019 and became the franchise's a...
76ers, Celtics enter Game 3 all square; Philly 'hopeful' Joel Embiid returns
Welcome to the playoffs.,After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, those four succinct words from Jaylen Brown summarized the situation at hand for the division rivals.,The Celtics look to recover from a surprising defeat to the Sixers when the teams reconvene Friday in...
Spencer Torkelson's walk-off blast lifts Tigers over Brewers
Spencer Torkelson blasted a solo homer with one out in the ninth to give the host Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.,Torkelson, who hit his first homer of the season on Wednesday, ripped a 3-1 sinker from Abner Uribe (1-1) over the left field wall as the T...
South Carolina lands 5-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards
Five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards of Washington committed to South Carolina's 2026 recruiting class on Thursday.,The 6-foot-3 Edwards reopened her recruitment earlier this month after originally signing with Tennessee in November.,The No. 5-ranked prospect by the 247Sports composite joins Gamecocks...
JR Ritchie, Ozzie Albies power Braves past Nationals
JR Ritchie threw seven strong innings in his major-league debut and Ozzie Albies collected three hits and four RBIs, fueling the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Aside from his very first pitch, which James Wood sent 387 feet to right fiel...
Anna Bondar upends Elina Svitolina in Madrid
Hungary's Anna Bondar delivered a 6-3, 6-4 upset of No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,It was the first career top-10 win for Bondar, who advanced to face Czech teenager Laura Samson in the third round of the WTA 1000 clay-court tournament...